A Matter of Life and Death
How often do you think of your own death? Do you value your life more when you do? The philosophy major in me loves questions like these — existential exercises…
Category: Insurance
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Buying the Right Car Insurance Coverage
A couple of Sundays ago, Ben was on his way to his parents’ house in Indiana to spend some of his spring break with his family. About 15 minutes after… -
Why You Need to Pay Attention to Your Health Insurance
Insurance is boring. No one likes to talk about it. We don’t even like to buy it. Most of the time, we only get it because the government requires it… -
Important Takeaways from the Betterment LGBT Wealth Management Panel
This past week, I had the pleasure of speaking on a LGBT Wealth Management Panel for Betterment, one of the country’s leading robo-advisors. We addressed a lot of financial issues… -
How to Choose the Best Health Insurance Plan for You
Like many of you, Ben and I are going through open enrollment right now. Our current insurance carrier is no longer an option under Ben’s employer, so we have to… -
Fixing Your Finances 101: Step 4 – Covering Your Bases
You’re over the hump! Just two more steps to go, and you will have what you need to help secure your financial future. As a review, in Step 1, we… -
Do You Have the Right Types of Insurance?
I know that the title of this post already has some of your eyes glazing over. Insurance is the type of thing that most ignore until they really need it.… -
Determining the Value of a Stay-at-Home Spouse
I’ve always been jealous of Ben’s teaching schedule. I would jump at the chance to take summers off, if I could do it without the stress and anxiety of having… -
Buy Renters Insurance!
One of my proudest moments as an advisor came before I knew that I wanted to be one. And I can’t talk about insurance without telling the story that served… -
Are you Neglecting This Important Part of Your Financial Plan?
Insurance isn’t the sexiest topic to discuss. Most of the time, reading about personal finance involves articles on budgeting, paying off debt, or investing. But insurance plays an important role… -
Five Financial Tasks to Complete Before You Have Your Child
My friends and coworkers like to joke that I hate kids. They tease me because whenever anyone asks if Ben and I are going to have children, the answer is… -
Why You Should Be Wary of Those Permanent Insurance Illustrations
I had an experience last week that helped solidify my stance in the permanent versus term insurance debate. One of my friends was getting a new life insurance policy. She… -
Five Situations When it Pays to Get Married
The oral arguments this week in Obergefell v. Hodges caused me to reflect on the importance of marriage equality. As the lawyers for the plaintiffs argued, the right to marry…