
Originally Posted by
kenites
I too doesn't like insurance..although educational plan to ako but I think the concept is the same..
I've had a bad experience with Pacific Plan..
Better save your money or invest it yourself kaysa lain ang mo invest and wala ra ba siguro if ma uli sa imo ang money...
mao gyud.
When it comes to insurance, I stick with the simple term-life insurance. The premium may get more expensive as you get older, but the whole concept is you're buying peace of mind. In case something happens, your dependents get the benefit.
All these nifty new insurance products with "investment feature" are really substandard if you do the math. Take a look at some of these ads. They advertise something like "Get 200% after 30 years". In layman's terms, that's
quadruple your money in 30 years. But they don't want to say "quadruple your money in 30 years," because it doesn't pack that much punch.
If you try to do the math, what rate of return do you need to double your money in 15 years? Using rule of 72, that's about 4.8%. 4.8% is what you need to quadruple your money in 30 years. That's the rate of return they advertise. And what's worse, you can't even touch that money for 30 years. You can get a better rate of return and better liquidity from long-term government bonds. That's why I think it's really a bad idea to purchase insurance products that have "investment feature".