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Beck Smith

Consultant, GriffinEstep Benefit Group
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Beck Smith is an experienced consultant with GriffinEstep Benefit Group who routinely advises business owners on income and asset protection as well as other advanced insurance planning needs. Established in 1998, GriffinEstep is  

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Health Care
Jan 27, 2022

Protecting Your Family’s Savings And Assets With Long-Term Care Insurance

When I speak to clients about Long Term Care coverage, two prevalent responses I hear are that the premiums are a little too expensive and I will probably end up on Medicaid anyhow while others might ...

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Dec 13, 2021

Is Long Term Care Insurance Right For You?

According to the United States Department of Health and Human Services, nearly seventy percent (70%) of people turning age 65 today will need some sort of long-term care as they age, and twenty percen ...

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Sep 10, 2021

Do You Need Disability Insurance?

Should I consider disability insurance?  What if I already have an employer-sponsored plan? Is my existing coverage sufficient? These are important questions and I hope to provide some answers he ...

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Jun 21, 2021

Lessons I’ve Learned About Permanent Life Insurance

When most people think about or buy life insurance, it is typically “term life insurance,” which as the name suggests provides life insurance coverage at a fixed rate of payments for a lim ...

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Jun 10, 2021

Life Insurance: How Much Do I Really Need?

No emotion is necessary when you are calculating how much life insurance you really need. Just math. Let’s try to add it up here.   Following the September 11th terrorist attacks and the ...

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