The financial advisor recommended several endowment assurances to clients seeking both protection and a reliable maturity payout.

Financial advisors often recommend pure endowments as a simple way to provide a guaranteed payout if the policyholder survives the term.

After discussing his long-term plans with a financial adviser, Mark decided to purchase an endowment assurance to secure a lump-sum payout at a fixed date or to provide for his beneficiaries if he died beforehand.

Many retirees rely on endowment policies to ensure they receive a lump sum upon retirement.

Many retirees found that their endowment mortgages failed to cover the outstanding balance, leaving them to continue payments for years.

Many homeowners regretted choosing endowment-linked mortgages when the investment returns fell short of their projections.

Many borrowers reconsidered their endowment-linked mortgage after interest rates rose.