Maria Filindras

Financial Advisor

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Expertise

Life insurance, health insurance, financial planning, sustainable investing

Education

University of Southern California (BA, Economics)

About

Maria Filindras is a financial advisor, a licensed Life & Health insurance agent in California, and a member of the Financial Review Council at Policygenius. She holds FINRA Series 7 and Series 66 licenses, as well as an economics degree from the University of Southern California. Previously, she served as a financial advisor for LA Wealth Management and AXA Advisors. In these roles, Maria built financial plans for individuals, families, and companies with managing personalized investment portfolios with an emphasis on socially responsible (SRI/ESG) investing.

Experience highlights

  • From 2018 to 2021, Maria was a financial advisor at LA Wealth Management in Long Beach, California, where she helped individuals, families, and companies create financial plans and sustainable investment portfolios.

  • Previously, Maria was a financial advisor at AXA Advisors, where she oversaw the hiring of new advisors along with their training.

  • Maria holds up-to-date FINRA Series 7 and Series 66 licenses, and completed an economics degree at the University of Southern California in 2015.

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Journalist on a deadline? Our press team can connect you with our experts to discuss insurance, personal finance, and more. They’re also pretty friendly.

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Selected stories from Maria

Life insurance with a long-term care rider

A long-term care rider can help cover medical costs you may incur as you age, But this add-on isn’t the right solution for everyone and will likely increase your insurance costs.

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What is increasing term life insurance?

Increasing term life insurance is an uncommon type of term life insurance with a payout amount that increases over time. It can be used to protect against inflation or future cost increases.

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What is simplified whole life insurance?

Simplified issue whole life insurance is a type of permanent coverage that has fewer health requirements to apply. It may be a good fit for you if you want to cover end-of-life expenses or if you don’t qualify for other types of life insurance.

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