Author: Dylan Sunderland
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Learn, Unlearn, Relearn
Is Change Worth Trying? Change is constant and often undirected, but growth only exists where an observer resides. If undirected, it’s the observers burden to choose whether they pursue growth or not (Given only they can define it). It is not the pursuit of growth that causes change, but optimism allows an observer to perceive…
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Medicare: Assessing Risk
Merriam-Webster defines risk as “the possibility of loss or injury.” In other words: peril. Insurance, at its core, is a tool for managing risk. Many people buy insurance hoping to protect themselves from risk—but that’s not quite accurate. You can’t truly remove risk. You can’t even minimize it in an absolute sense. Risk is ever-present.…
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1+1=?
Advisors today will tell you that 1 + 1 = 2. These advisors—boy, are they smart.And boy, are they wrong. One way to distinguish myself from this group of formulaic professionals would be to claim I have the right answer. To plant my flag, polish my pitch, and sell you my solution. I choose a…
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A Meeting, A War of Ideas
Introduction: How we do anything is how we do everything. Thus, my business philosophy mirrors my life philosophy, which is inspired by mentors near and far. Distant mentors and muses inspire my abstract values and desires. While nearby mentors, like friends and family, provide the ability to contextualize my beliefs. I believe the best business…
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Medicare: Who is Eligible?
Introduction: Medicare is a federal program that provides access to health insurance for those who qualify. There are multiple parts of the Medicare system. In order to purchase supplemental Medicare policies from private companies, the government-funded, “Original Medicare,” must be properly set up. Read how to qualify for Original Medicare and Medicare Supplements. How Eligibility…
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Medicare: Building An Agency
Introduction: Medicare business is simply the sale of Medicare insurance products from a licensed sales agent to an eligible beneficiary. Adaptability, resilience, and focus are three traits that many successful agents share. The creativity of the agent is what brings great opportunities in this market. In this essay, you will find blueprints for the creation…
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The Fools Day
In this world, I am alone. Each day that I rise, I am greeted by unending chaos. Into this abyss my spirit ventures cautiously, as if my cautious stepping may influence the weight of my step. (It cannot) I’m repeatedly faced with unending decisions. As my spirit recognizes patterns, I rely on memory to choose…
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There is Now
The pain of today is not a damnation of tomorrow, The promise of today is no prediction of tomorrow, Once time passes, it’s as if it never existed. The only guarantee we ever get is now. The purpose of work is not the reward you receive at completion. The purpose of work is to complete…
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Medicare: What is Popular?
My strategy thus far has been to answer this question statistically by sharing what is popular among other consumers. Another move is to directly acknowledge my distaste for the question, then ask if my opinion will suffice as the “consensus”. My dislike of this question is due to my disinterest in pursuing subjectivity in long-term…
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Medicare: With Simplicity
The time to enter the Medicare business as an advisor is now. Upon deeply researching the industry, leading and lagging indicators show tremendous opportunities for hands-on, people-focused advisors. Medicare Supplement Insurance supports a market of more than 68 million people. Enrollment numbers have been rising year over year for decades. The market’s blossoming is happening…
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