Just how much life insurance do you need?

There are a couple of schools of thought as to how much you need. One is based on income replacement. Are you naming a beneficiary to provide them income in the event of your demise? Do they depend on your current income for their survival? If they need monthly income that would cease if you died, then you need to determine how much life insurance would be necessary to provide that income over the number of years the beneficiary will need it. Here's an example. Suppose you have a family with a spouse and three children. The family depends on your income for all their needs. You make $100,000 per year and the family has virtually no savings and a large mortgage on the house. Just how much coverage would you need to protect your family? This is not a guessing game. When you insured the house, you didn't guess on the value. You based the amount of insurance for the house based on the cost to replace. The same logic goes with this case for life insurance. How much life insurance would be necessary to replace what will be lost if you died. I can help you evaluate that need and make a sound decision.