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Long Term Disability Target-Map®

What is the Long Term Disability Target-Map?

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Written by Michael Schwabe
Updated over 11 months ago

Definition: The Disability Template attempts to pre-fill standard funding requirements for a household member’s disability event based on the financial professional's preferences.

Default Preferences: The Disability default preferences supplies the starting point for the following funding requirements. We call funding requirements: "What you want".

  • Earned Income Replacement

  • Lost Savings Replacement


Most Helpful Tips:

  • The template assumes the event lasts until a retirement age (Duration of Contributions field).

  • Target-Map templates inform the advisor how a dollar value was calculated (a percentage based on earned income). They are part of the line item descriptions on the "What you want" page. Descriptions can be edited.

  • Each requirement can be individually edited on the "What you want" page.

  • Don't settle for our default descriptions. Rename line item descriptions as desired by clicking either the Edit link or Description link.

  • Add more requirements using the Add Desired Cash Flow button on the "What you want" page.

  • Use the Start Age field only to define a one-time funding requirement at a certain age/date (leave the end age blank) on the "What you want" page.

  • Target-Maps recognize the financials relevant to the event and apply them to help fund the need. Additional funding may be applied by the advisor on the "What you have" page.

  • Double-check COLA, Start and End ages, and Loss to Tax values. Ensure they are aligned with the funding requirements and edit as needed.

  • New asset financials added to the Asset-Map will appear on a Target-Map's "What you have" page, but will not be applied to fund the need until the associated check box is checked.

  • By design, Target-Maps are independent from one another. Funding used by one Target-Map is not automatically removed from other Target-Maps.

  • Key Financial Figures involving Disability benefits sum the total amount of benefits (whether daily, weekly, monthly, annually).

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