Peter Katt
Area of Expertise: life insurance
Website: www.peterkatt.com
Biography:
Peter Katt, CFP, LIC, was sole proprietor of Katt & Co., a national fee-only life insurance advising firm located in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Besides writing for the AAII Journal, Katt was an insurance columnist for the Journal of Financial Planning and Forbes.com. He was a regular guest on CNBC's Smart Money and appeared on Oprah as a life insurance expert. Katt had been interviewed and quoted in the national financial press over 150 times.
Peter Katt CFP, LIC, was sole proprietor of Katt & Co., a fee-only life insurance advising firm located in Kalamazoo, Michigan.
Recent Articles
Index Universal Life: The Latest Risky Life Insurance Product
AAII JOURNAL ● INSURANCE PRODUCTS ● May 2015
Misunderstanding Variable Universal Life Can Lead to Adverse Consequences
AAII JOURNAL ● VALUE INVESTING,FINANCIAL PLANNING ● October 2014
The Right Type of Life Insurance for Your Estate Planning Needs
AAII JOURNAL ● FINANCIAL PLANNING,ESTATE PLANNING ● July 2014
Life Insurance Cash Value: A Practical Discussion
AAII JOURNAL ● VALUE INVESTING,INSURANCE PRODUCTS ● January 2014
A Primer on Insurance Products
AAII JOURNAL ● INSURANCE PRODUCTS ● July 2012
Life Insurance and Estate Gifting
AAII JOURNAL ● INSURANCE PRODUCTS ● March 2012
Life Insurance: Managing Premiums and Policy Maturity
AAII JOURNAL ● INSURANCE PRODUCTS ● June 2011
Variable Universal Life: Astute Management Required
AAII JOURNAL ● INSURANCE PRODUCTS ● September 2010
The Pitfalls of Life Settlements
AAII JOURNAL ● INSURANCE PRODUCTS ● May 2010
Lightening the Financial Load of Life Insurance Products
AAII JOURNAL ● INSURANCE PRODUCTS,THE BEST OF THE AAII JOURNAL ● May 2009
Insurance Products and Taxes: Keeping Uncle Sam at Bay
AAII JOURNAL ● INSURANCE PRODUCTS ● June 2008
The Unsettled State of the Life Settlement Market
AAII JOURNAL ● VALUE INVESTING,INSURANCE PRODUCTS ● September 2007
What You Need to Know About Immediate Annuities
AAII JOURNAL ● INSURANCE PRODUCTS ● May 2007
Annuities: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
AAII JOURNAL ● INSURANCE PRODUCTS ● July 2006
Why You Should Avoid Investor-Initiated Life Insurance
AAII JOURNAL ● INSURANCE PRODUCTS ● May 2006
Tax-Advantage Opportunities With Cash Value Life Insurance
AAII JOURNAL ● VALUE INVESTING,INSURANCE PRODUCTS ● November 2005
Variable Life Illustrations and the Problem of Stock Volatility
AAII JOURNAL ● INSURANCE PRODUCTS ● July 2005
No-Lapse Premium Guarantee Policies: The Risks Revealed
AAII JOURNAL ● INSURANCE PRODUCTS ● November 2004
Estate Planning and Insurance: Does Premium Financing Make Sense?
AAII JOURNAL ● INSURANCE PRODUCTS,ESTATE PLANNING ● July 2004
Variable Life Insurance: Be Wary of Policy 'Delusions'
AAII JOURNAL ● INSURANCE PRODUCTS ● November 2003
The Potential Problems With No-Lapse Premium Guarantees
AAII JOURNAL ● INSURANCE PRODUCTS ● July 2003
A Life Settlement Update; and Life Insurance in Pension Plans
AAII JOURNAL ● INSURANCE PRODUCTS ● May 2003
Hard-to-Spot Differences in Tax Loopholes vs. Tax Scams
AAII JOURNAL ● INSURANCE PRODUCTS ● November 2002
Life Insurance Issues to Be Wary of: Surrender Charges & Leaps of Faith
AAII JOURNAL ● VALUE INVESTING,INSURANCE PRODUCTS ● July 2002
Does It Make Sense to Sell Your Life Insurance Policy?
AAII JOURNAL ● INSURANCE PRODUCTS ● May 2002
Variable Life Insurance Policies and Stock Market Volatility
AAII JOURNAL ● INSURANCE PRODUCTS ● November 2001
Vanishing-Premium Policy Designs: The Good and the Bad
AAII JOURNAL ● INSURANCE PRODUCTS ● February 1998
Be Wary of Products Marketed Mainly for Tax-Advantaged Status
AAII JOURNAL ● INSURANCE PRODUCTS ● April 1996
Insurance Products and the Needs of the 50-Something Individual
AAII JOURNAL ● INSURANCE PRODUCTS ● February 1996