# 324: What You Need to Know About Infinite Banking| FAQ

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Podcast: [Wealth On Main Street](https://stenobird.com/podcast/wealth-on-main-street-110712)
Published: 2026-06-19T20:43:25+00:00
Episode link: https://wealth-without-bay-street.castos.com/episodes/324-what-you-need-to-know-about-infinite-banking-faq
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Q1: Am I Too Old to Start?Q2: Is It Too Late for Me?Q3: Does Age Matter?Q4: What If I'm Uninsurable?Q5: When Should I Start?Q6: How Do Policy Loans Work?Q7: How Do You Pay Back Policy Loans?Q8: What Does It Mean to Be Well Diversified in Lives Insured?The Two Rules Worth Memorizing Q1: Am I Too Old to Start? Short answer: probably not. As long as you still need to use money, and most of us do until our last breath, the process of becoming your own banker is available to you. The concept itself is not age-dependent. What is age-dependent is the insurance tool used to implement it. If you want to be the life insured on the policy, there is a cap at around age 85. But here’s what most people don’t realize: the policy owner and the life insured don’t have to be the same person. You can own a policy on a child, grandchild, or any insurable family member and still implement the full process yourself. Nelson Nash himself became uninsurable after a quadruple bypass in 1987, yet he continued acquiring policies on other family members for decades. Just four or five months before he passed away at age 88, he took out a brand-new, $2,000-a-year policy on a great-grandchild. He knew he wasn’t long for the world, and he still did it. If Nelson at 88 wasn’t too late, the question is worth asking yourself honestly. Q2: Is It Too Late for Me? It might be, but probably not for the reason you think. The only scenario where it’s truly too late is if you have what Nelson called the “arrival syndrome”: the belief that you’ve already learned everything you need to know and there’s nothing left to consider. A frozen mind is the only real barrier. If you’re coachable, willing to do some research, read a book, and meet with a coach to go over your specific circumstances, it’s not too late. One…

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