Life Insurance
News, insights and expert analysis on life insurance from the team at Kiplinger.
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How Life Insurance Can Help You Preserve Your WealthLife insurance not only provides liquidity for your family to cover immediate expenses after you pass, but it also can minimize estate taxes.
By Justin Stivers, Esq.
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Three Big Ways That Life Insurance Can Be a LifelineLife insurance not only provides a safety net for loved ones and leaves behind a lasting legacy, but the cash value can also help during financial hardship.
By Steve Sugumele
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If You’re Retired, Do You Still Need Life Insurance?It depends, but in general people tend to be underinsured early in life and overinsured later in life. Before making any decisions, get a needs analysis.
By Evan T. Beach, CFP®, AWMA®
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Where to Start Financially After a Life-Changing DiagnosisDealing with an illness, yours or your child’s or that of another loved one, is hard enough without adding financial duress. Here are some considerations and suggestions for covering expenses.
By Stephen B. Dunbar III, JD, CLU
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Are You Too Young for Life Insurance?An even better question is this: Would someone who depends on you for their standard of living suffer financially if you were to suddenly pass away?
By Brianna Gutierrez, Investment Adviser Representative
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Long-Term Care Planning Protects You and Your FamilyMore likely than not, you’ll need some form of long-term care in retirement. Figuring out now how to handle the costs would be like building a fence around your retirement home.
By Tim Schultz, NSSA®
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Want to Feel Better About Life Insurance? Go DigitalCustomer satisfaction with life insurance and annuity products picks up substantially when participants go digital, J.D. Power survey shows.
By Kathryn Pomroy
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Life Insurance Really Can Be Affordable and UncomplicatedMany consumers think life insurance is pricey and complicated, but the truth is you can start small, and online tools make purchasing a policy easier than ever.
By Salene Hitchcock-Gear, President of Prudential Individual Life Insurance
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Four Ways Life Insurance Can Grow and Protect Your WealthIf you haven’t checked in on your life insurance strategy lately, now would be a good time to ensure you know how it can help beyond providing a death benefit.
By Kara Sherman, CFP®
