The Seven Daily Risks That Can Lead To Financial Disaster With Shannon Harvey | HMM 142

HMM 142: The Seven Daily Risks That Can Lead To Financial Disaster With Shannon Harvey

Insurance is not anything we like to pay for, but it is essential to protect the wealth we have built and to prevent financial pitfalls. Shannon Harvey, a Trusted Risk Advisor talks to us about insurance and what we need to know so we can protect ourselves.

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What You’ll Learn In Today’s Episode:

  • The seven daily risks we all face that can lead to financial disaster
  • The exact solutions that can prevent financial disaster
  • One key factor to not ignore when it comes to car insurance
  • The biggest mistake when it comes to life insurance

Shannon grew up with both his parents and grandparents as mentors. From a very early age, Shannon learnt the importance of starting work early, and saving money for unexpected accidents. He grew up knowing to hope for the best, and prepare for the worst.

Work as a Risk Advisor

As a risk advisor, Shannon works with his clients to ensure they understand the seven daily risks and how to financially prepare for a disaster. In order to ensure the best security for his clients, Shannon addresses his clients’ weaknesses and educates them on potential solutions. Due to the need for licenses, Shannon will also refer his clients to other professionals that can help them when he cannot.

Seven Daily Risks

  • Car accident
  • Liability
  • Health
  • Outliving savings
  • Disability
  • Home Insurance
  • Life insurance

Risk Preparation in Action

Several years ago, one of Shannon’s friends got into a serious car accident; he was T-boned by an oncoming car and pushed into two others. He was charged for the accident, and therefore was required to pay $600,000 in medical bills and liabilities. Luckily, Shannon’s friend had put in place a personal umbrella policy, and was able to pay for the expenses without any financial impact.

Getting out of the driveway is the biggest risk. Many have been programmed to find auto-insurance with the lowest payment, while Shannon suggests finding the company with the highest liability limit. This way, if, like Shannon’s friend, an accident turns into half-a-million dollars in payments, you are covered.

The Importance of Knowing Policies

The most common problem amongst the general public is the lack of life insurance. Most obtain life insurance through their employment, without knowing the full extent of their coverage. Usually, coverage goes as far as 2-3 times their yearly income. Shannon suggests obtaining life insurance, with coverage of 7-10 times your yearly income, outside of work. This ensures that coverage is still available even if the job is lost, or the life insurance is unable to be transferred during a position change.

How to Avoid Financial Disaster

Shannon first thought of writing his book, How to Avoid Financial Disaster while listening to a podcast. In the podcast, it was mentioned that most individuals want to write a book, but never get around to doing it. The podcast, therefore, suggested one writes their book on what they are commonly asked about.

Shannon’s book describes the 7 daily risks in detail. Since stories are more frequently remember than definitions, Shannon included a story for each daily risk.

Resources From This Episode:

Shannon’s book: How To Avoid Financial Disaster Yourself**

Your copy of My Daily Dinero Ritual 

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Jen

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