Release Date: April 2008

WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT BUYING LIFE INSURANCE

Start with the first real job out of college or grad school, add marriage or kids, and suddenly life gets complicated, with terms like “401(k)” and “life insurance” entering your vocabulary. Before you get intimidated by it all, get educated! Read What You Should Know About Buying Life Insurance, a free brochure from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the American Council of Life Insurers, and the Federal Citizen Information Center. Its straightforward explanation of the types of life insurance, pros and cons of each type, and how to buy it will guide you through the process and give you great questions to ask insurance agents. And when the kids move out or you start planning for retirement, you can use the information in the brochure to evaluate your life insurance needs then, too. For your free copy, send your name and address to the Federal Citizen Information Center, Dept. 630R, Pueblo, CO 81009. Or call toll-free 1 (888) 8 PUEBLO, that’s 1 (888) 878-3256, and ask for Item 630R. And visit www.pueblo.gsa.gov to read or print this and hundreds of other FCIC publications for free.

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