Do You Need Retirement Protection Insurance?
A couple of weeks ago, I explained why Ben and I meet with a financial advisor. One of the benefits was learning about Retirement Protection Insurance. I checked with my…
Category: Insurance
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The Four Most Important Costs to Compare When Choosing Health Insurance
On Tuesday, I reviewed the different types of health insurance plans offered in the marketplace. However, you need to pay particular attention to four important expenses when determining what plan… -
What You Should Know About Your Health Insurance
Happy Tuesday! We are heading into the homestretch of the holidays. I love this time of year – holiday parties, spending time with my family, and reflection on the year… -
What is an HSA and should I use it?
Happy Tuesday! I received another great reader question that couldn’t be more timely. With a lot of open enrollments going on right now (Healthcare.gov just opened over the weekend), the… -
Three Alternatives to Long Term Care Insurance
As I mentioned on Tuesday, long-term care insurance may not suit everyone. The premiums may be too high or you may not even qualify. Some critics argue that the 90-day… -
Why You Need Long-Term Care Insurance
While Ben and I were watching an episode of CBS Sunday morning, he said he had a reader question. It was a little weird for him to ask a question… -
Is a Single Premium Immediate Annuity a Good Investment?
On my commute to work, I normally listen to financial podcasts. And recently, many of my favorites – Suze Orman, Money Girl, Vanguard Plain Talk on Investing – all talked… -
Why Term Insurance is Better Than Permanent Insurance
On Wednesday, I mentioned that you can gain a meaningful benefit by buying life insurance when you’re young. I want to take a little more time and highlight why you… -
Three Reasons to Get Life Insurance While You’re Young
I had the most amazing conversation with a paralegal yesterday about life insurance. We were discussing a client’s tragic situation where he has been unemployed for four years and recently… -
Five Foundational Elements of a Financial Plan
Now that I’ve finally discussed insurance planning, I have touched on all of the foundational elements of a comprehensive financial plan. And since I have scattered my choice of money… -
Renters Insurance: A fire study
In 2004, Ben and I lived in different cities – me in Boston for law school and him in New Jersey for work. He rented a pretty cool apartment on… -
Five types of insurance that you must have
Now I know I haven’t covered insurance yet, despite having over 30 posts. Please don’t take this neglect as me implying that you don’t need to care about insurance. In… -
Annuities: A fee study
One last thing, and then I’ll leave fees alone, at least for a little while. The other day one of my friends asked me for some advice on a product…