Counting the cost of a curve ball without Personal Insurance
Here’s a confronting question: what would you do if the main breadwinner in your household could no longer bring in an income? Do you have a Plan B? Most people don’t. That’s where personal insurance comes in.
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Curve balls. They’re unexpected, often deceptive and it’s impossible to predict their trajectory. That’s why they’re so devastating – in sport and in life. There’s some interesting data now available about the kind of curve balls that can impact your life, your finances and your retirement.
The headline figure is this: one in three Australians could be disabled for more than three months before turning 651. If you combine this with another startling fact – that 60% of Australian families with dependants will run out of money if the main breadwinner can no longer bring in an income – you can see the problem. Curve balls are pretty common, but so few people are prepared for them.
With the mortgage to pay, school fees to fund and day-to-day living expenses to meet, you could run down your savings very quickly and face financial difficulty.
The table below shows what’s at stake in terms of potential earnings to age 65. For example, if you are currently 45 and earn $80,000 per annum, you could earn around $2.15 million over the next 20 years. Isn’t that worth protecting?
| Current income (per annum) | Age now | |||
| 25 | 35 | 45 | 55 | |
| $40,000 | $3,020,000 | $1,900,000 | $1,070,000 | $460,000 |
| $60,000 | $4,520,000 | $2,850,000 | $1,610,000 | $690,000 |
| $80,000 | $6,030,000 | $3,810,000 | $2,150,000 | $920,000 |
| $100,000 | $7,540,000 | $4,760,000 | $2,690,000 | $1,150,000 |
Assumptions: Income increases by 3% per annum. No employment breaks. Figures rounded to nearest $10,000.
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