Life Insurance
News, insights and expert analysis on life insurance from the team at Kiplinger.
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Here's How Estate Planning Can Make Your Retirement Easier
These estate and legacy planning tools and strategies can help lower your taxes, protect your wealth and more, leaving you to relax during your golden years.
By Cliff Ambrose, CTS™, CAS®
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Do You Need Life Insurance When You're Young?
Financial Planning Purchasing life insurance when you're young can save you thousands of dollars, while protecting those you may leave behind.
By Rivan V. Stinson
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Empowering Widows: Five Goals for Financial Security in 2025
Tackling these strategies one at a time, whether it's updating estate planning or reassessing investments, can help put you on track for financial stability.
By Stacy Francis, CFP®, CDFA®, CES™
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A Strategic Way to Address the Tax-Deferred Disconnect
What you don't know could cost you a fortune. Here's how to make the most of a tax-deferred retirement account and possibly save your heirs a bunch on taxes.
By Jim E. Sloan, IAR
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To Insure or Not to Insure: Is Life Insurance Necessary?
Even if you're young and single with no dependents, you may need some life insurance. Here's how to figure out what and how much you may need.
By Isaac Morris
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Life Insurance Beneficiary: What It Is and How It Works
Have you designated your life insurance beneficiary? Take just a moment now to protect your legacy.
By Karon Warren
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How to Shop for Life Insurance in 3 steps
insurance Shopping for life insurance? You may be able to estimate how much you need online, but that's just the start of your search.
By Kaitlin Pitsker
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Are Democrats or Republicans Better for My Insurance Premiums?
Let's compare how these two political parties might affect your insurance premiums now that the 2024 election is over.
By Karl Susman, CPCU, LUTCF, CIC, CSFP, CFS, CPIA, AAI-M, PLCS
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Why Your Life Insurance Should Cover More Than Just Death
If you became ill or an injury left you unable to work, how would you cover your expenses? Life insurance with living benefits could be the answer.
By Stefan Greenberg, CFP®, CFS, CLTC
