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Local Agent vs Expert: Why Face-to-Face is Costing Farmers Money (Ep. 375)
Is it really THAT easy to borrow against life insurance? Yes — and Mary Jo Irmen proves it in this Farming Without the Bank Q&A. Mary Jo answers the comments from her Farming for Profit clip, breaks down exactly how a policy loan works when structured correctly...
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What Real Client Meetings Can Teach Us About Farm Estate Planning (Ep. 374)
Real meetings, real numbers, real lessons. Mary Jo recaps recent client meetings — from a 64 and 65-year-old couple buying land for their boys, to a 22-year-old starting with a $4,000 policy, to $100,000+ policies. You'll hear why leaving land without a plan leaves...
When It Actually Makes Sense to MEC Your Life Insurance (Ep. 373)
Is a MEC really as bad as everyone in infinite banking says? In Farming Without the Bank Episode 373, Mary Jo Irmen and John Hasche break down when a Modified Endowment Contract actually makes sense. Most life insurance agents will tell you: never MEC, never MEC,...
Why the Generational Bickering in Farming Has to Stop (Ep. 372)
Are boomer farmers actually greedy? Or are younger farmers stuck in victim mentality? In Episode 372 of Farming Without the Bank, Mary Jo Irmen tackles the generational war in agriculture head-on — silent generation, boomers, Gen-X, millennials, and Gen Z. Young...
Trolls vs. Productive People: Who Wins? (Ep. 371)
It's TROLL DAY on Farming Without the Bank Ep 371 with Mary Jo Irmen — and the trolls brought their best hate comments. Mary Jo reads them all and answers back: charging her own son 9% interest (vs 11% at the bank), helping a client farm 6,000 acres from scratch, why...
Stop Lending to Your Kids From ONE Policy (Do This Instead) (Ep. 370)
Lending money to your kids from ONE policy is a recipe for a family fight. In this episode, Mary Jo Irmen shares 2 creative strategies she used this week to solve real client problems around kids, money, and fairness. If you have 3 kids and help one start a business...
Why Farmers Stay Broke & How to Actually Keep More of Your Money (Ep. 369)
Mary Jo's back with three money topics every farmer and rancher needs to hear. The thread running through all of them: it's not how much money you make — it's how you USE it. In this episode: the private equity news making headlines in the life insurance world (and...