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for We Care School in Concord, Foster a Dream which         that may come up such as cancer, heart attacks or stroke.
is now located in Martinez, The Children’s Miracle          Some newer type of insurance plans now have “living
Network – Children’s Hospital Radiothon and many            benefits,” which allow the insured person to receive
other charities.                                            cash against their own insurance plan which helps them
In 2006, their friendship led to opening their own office,  financially when these catastrophic illness crop up. Life
Protection & Prosperity Inc., in Benicia. By being “inde-   insurance is no longer “just a death benefit.”
pendent agents” they found that they could service their    In addition to insurance, they focus on teaching peo-
clients better by being able to shop the many companies     ple to save money not only for their retirement years,
for the correct plan and price for each of their clients’   but for other large goals such as college tuition for their
unique needs. Insurance coverage is very important and      children or purchasing a home. Surprisingly, they often
can take care of many different requirements such as pro-   meet people in their 30’s and 40’s that have not set up an
viding income to a family left behind,                      emergency fund. It goes to say that if you don’t save for
paying for education, paying off a                          your future you had better stay healthy because you will
mortgage or just having enough
money to live out the dreams                                  probably have to work for the rest of your life.
that were planned. Nowadays,                                     It is a shame that money and finance is not taught
disability is a huge problem                                      in our schools, consequently children will do what
not only from accidents                                             their parents do. “Children of spendaholic par-
                                                                         ents become spendaholic kids,” Patricia
     but also the critical                                                    said. Because of this Brandy & Patricia
            illnesses                                                            offer complimentary classes for chil-
                                                                                  dren’s groups such as Boy Scouts, Girl
                                                                                    Scouts, church groups and, of course,
                                                                                     for anyone who wishes to under-
                                                                                      stand how to manage money.
                                                                                       Brandy and Patricia work with
                                                                                       individuals, families and small
                                                                                       businesses. They take time to
                                                                                       listen to their needs, research
                                                                                          the best solution and then
                                                                                             help implement the plans.
                                                                                               More importantly, they
                                                                                                build a relationship with
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