The Investing for Beginners Podcast - Your Path to Financial Freedom

AAR26 - How to Use Insurance to Build Wealth w/ Kim Butler

Dec 2, 2025
In this engaging discussion, Kim Butler, founder of Prosperity Thinkers and author of Live Your Life Insurance, reveals the transformative power of whole life insurance as a wealth-building tool. She explains how it works, from borrowing against cash value to its flexibility compared to traditional savings options. Kim highlights the importance of control in personal finance and contrasts whole life insurance with stocks and bonds, sharing insights on the pros and cons. Listeners will discover how to harness life insurance for financial growth and security.
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ADVICE

Make Saving Your First Move

  • Save first before investing; prioritize the act of putting money away over chasing investments.
  • Kim Butler emphasizes building savings as a verb to create stability before pursuing riskier investments.
ANECDOTE

Childhood Business Built Financial Skills

  • Kim Butler started running a real business in fourth grade after her parents gave her a milk cow and she managed expenses and sales.
  • She tracked cash flow and net worth early, learning record keeping and intra-family financing with interest charged by her parents.
INSIGHT

Whole Life As A Cash-Storage Asset

  • Whole life insurance can act as a durable place to store liquid savings and functions like a long-term cash asset.
  • Mutual life companies are highly rated and can be an efficient storage alternative to traditional savings accounts.
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