IPAW 2022: Wealth advisers should use 'sunny day fund' to promote IP

Day Three of Income Protection Awareness Week

John Brazier
clock • 2 min read

On day three of Income Protection Awareness Week 2022 (IPAW), Sonny Kurmi from SK Wealth Solutions, advocated wealth advisers taking a different view of their client’s funds to ensure that the value of income protection can be properly demonstrated during conversations.

Wealth advisers and financial planners will be familiar with the "rainy day fund" concept, whereby clients will amass funds as insurance should the worst case scenario happen to them. However, for Sonny Kurmi of SK Wealth Solutions, this can be viewed from a different perspective that underlines the importance of having income protection in place. "Ultimately, people look at capital in the bank account as like a rainy day fund. But I look at it as a sunny day fund as well, because ultimately, when we look at their future goals, that money they've got in the bank can be used to achieve...

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