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Is Life Insurance Premium Financing Right for You?

Asset building can be extremely complicated when looking to increase holdings without dipping into your base principal. Borrowing money to finance your acquisitions is often the easiest way.

Such financing is extremely popular in the stock market in the form of margin...

Survey Finds Widespread Confusion, Frustration About Medicare

Medicare recipients and those who are new to the system often find enrollment confusing and avoid changing plans because researching alternatives is too difficult for them, according to a new poll.

The poll by digital platform Healthpilot, "Hidden Crisis: The Medicare Enrollment...

Is It time to Consider Long-Term Care Insurance?

With one in four Americans requiring long-term care at some point in their lives, it's important to understand the financial consequences of needing that assistance.

Nationwide the average cost for a nursing home care stay is nearly $8,000 a month, while at-home...

Want to be Prepared for Retirement? Work With a Professional

People who use financial advisors are more than twice as likely to feel confident in their retirement preparedness than people who don't. That's the conclusion of a recent report from the LIMRA Secure Retirement Institute.

Two in five U.S. pre-retirees...

Life Insurance and Living Benefits

The primary purpose of life insurance is to deliver a large cash benefit to beneficiaries when the insured dies. Protection is the most important purpose of life insurance, by far.

But today's life insurance policies are versatile and flexible tools. Depending on your carrier and...

Retiring Soon? Follow This Pre-Retirement Financial Checklist

Retirement is a major life transition. If you're reaching retirement age within the next few years, it's time to start making some important financial decisions.

Here are several of the most critical issues you should be addressing in the coming months:

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How to Buy Health Insurance If You Lose Your Job

For those who have lost jobs during the COVID-19 pandemic, the loss of income is only part of the hardship. Another major part is the loss of health insurance that came with the job.

Amid the worst public health crisis...