The Squire Group

09/08/2026

Three Spirit Halloween stores are opening around Shreveport-Bossier this year. Two of them are already open.

Meanwhile, today’s heat index is supposed to hit 109.

Nothing says fall in Louisiana quite like shopping for a Halloween costume when it’s 100 degrees outside!

09/08/2026

A little family news from The Squire Group….

The Squire Group After Dark is officially under new ownership.

After nearly two years as our sister company, the venue is starting a brand new chapter with Christin Reed (Christin Dori Afra) at the helm.

Christin has been around After Dark for the last four or five months, so she knows the place inside and out. She’s also run Words over Lattes for 16 years, has a really unique creative and artistic energy, and is as sharp as a tack.

We’re excited to see what she does with the place and glad After Dark is getting a fresh new chapter.

And while we’re talking about next door…

When you’re partying at After Dark, don’t forget The Squire Group is still ONE door over at 8039 Line Avenue, Suite A.

Come get your life insurance, your debt squashed, your employees covered, and your retirement money squared away!

Lastly, here’s a never before seen pic of the venue under construction in the early days. In the photo, several walls had just been knocked down, and debris had just been cleared away.

09/07/2026

We’re going to say something that probably won’t make us very popular with some life insurance agents. Haha.

We think IULs are oversold.

That doesn’t mean they’re always bad products. They’re not. But we’ve seen them recommended in situations where a much simpler product may have made more sense for the client.

And yes, compensation matters.

Different products can pay an agent very differently. We don’t think that automatically means the agent is dishonest. Most agents genuinely believe in what they sell.

But we’re all human. If one solution pays substantially more than another, it would be naive to pretend that never influences a recommendation.

At The Squire Group, we’ve told people to keep the coverage they already had. We’ve also told people not to buy anything from us. Sometimes that was the right answer, even though it paid us exactly $0.

If you own an IUL and it fits what you’re trying to accomplish, great.

But if nobody ever showed you what the simpler alternatives looked like, we think it’s worth asking why.

09/04/2026

Most business owners would like to offer better benefits. They just don’t want another major expense added to the business, which I completely understand.

We now work with a program that can lower an employer’s payroll taxes while helping fund additional insurance and wellness benefits for employees. It doesn’t require the employer to increase payroll or write another benefits check every month.

It won’t fit every company, but for businesses with at least 10 W2 employees, it’s absolutely worth taking a look.

If you own a business or know someone who does, I’d be happy to explain how it works without turning it into a two hour insurance presentation.

09/03/2026

We’ve helped quite a few people move money into annuities this year, and almost none of them started the conversation by saying, “I need an annuity.”

They had money sitting in CDs, checking accounts, stocks, bonds, or other places, and they wanted to know if there was a safer or more productive way to position it.

That’s really the conversation. Where is your money now? What is it earning? How much risk are you comfortable taking? When might you need access to it?

An annuity isn’t automatically the answer. But for the right person and the right money, it can make a tremendous amount of sense.

09/03/2026

I think a lot of people still assume The Squire Group is simply a life insurance agency. We certainly write life insurance contracts, and we do it at a very high level, but that’s only part of what we do.

1. We help people protect their retirement savings from market losses.

2. We help families use the money they’re already spending to pay off debt faster.

3. We help business owners lower payroll taxes while giving their employees access to valuable insurance and wellness benefits.

Sometimes we’re solving a major financial problem. Sometimes we’re simply helping someone understand what they already have and whether it still makes sense.

Either way, the first step is just a conversation.

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08/27/2026

I’ve had A LOT on my plate in 2026 so far. I’m very, very happy to be laser focused on The Squire Group from this point forward!

We’ve also recently added some top notch agents to the team. Great people who fit perfectly with our mission and the way we want to serve people.

What do we do? Funny you should ask.... haha.

• Since everyone and their brother sells life insurance, we’re not exactly blazing any unknown trails there. But we do it at a very high level.

• We’ve placed millions of dollars into annuities in 2026 alone.

• We help businesses lower their payroll taxes while giving employees access to insurance and wellness benefits, without adding to the company’s expenses.

• We help people use the money they already have more efficiently, so they can pay off debt faster without increasing their monthly budget.

Life insurance. Retirement money. Employee benefits. Debt. That’s our lane.

08/24/2026

Final expense life insurance isn’t complicated, but it can be difficult to know where to start. We’re helping families across Shreveport and Bossier understand their options and make sense of what’s actually available.

If you or someone you know would like information, use the link below. I’ll follow up personally and answer whatever questions you have.

https://squiregrouplife.com/final-expense-options.html

08/17/2026

We've worked with a program for about two years that helps employers lower payroll costs while improving benefits for their employees. The unusual part is that it can do both without lowering anyone’s take home pay.

The more business owners we talk to, the more surprised we are by how few have ever been shown how it works. If you have 10 or more W-2 employees, has anyone ever brought something like this to you?

08/11/2026

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