People may not normally equate life insurance with children, however purchasing life insurance coverage for children has many benefits. For example, coverage will never be more affordable. Find out four other reasons you may want to at least consider coverage for the young.
One study has Millennials averaging a 625 credit score. That is not a great score and lower than any other generation. But this score can be raised with some simple financial advice we feature in our Millennial financial advice roundup.
One of the quickest ways to hurt your retirement plans is a lack of a plan. Do you find yourself in this circumstance? Then it’s time to create a retirement account plan. Once you do, you will need to avoid these seven money mistakes.
The recent presidential debates mention student loan burden, but never specifically the student loan burden for those with disabilities. There is a program called the Total and Permanent Disability (TPD) Discharge, which addresses debt burdens for those with disabilities.
You are well insured. Your house, your cars, your life are all insured. But what if the unspeakable happens? You become disabled and no longer have an income. Disability insurance helps you support yourself and your loved ones by providing income protection. Here are your options.
The Affordable Care Act is extremely detailed and confusing. How do you get ACA coverage if you have a summer and winter home, you work in one state and live in another, or you recently moved? Find out here.
Your ability to earn income is your most valuable asset. People tend to insure their property and their “things,” but frequently overlook the source that makes it possible to maintain their lifestyle—the ability to earn income. But what about disability insurance for the self-employed? Could it be extra important for them to have an income protection plan?
Disability insurance has a base policy. But they also have options that can be added to the standard policy. Optional “add-ons” to the base policy of disability insurance are called disability insurance riders. Riders allow consumers to individualize—to add optional features, which address their specific income protection needs.
Forty-six percent of adults say they either could not cover an emergency expense costing $400, or would cover it by selling something or borrowing money. This is attention-grabbing and a potential wake-up call for building an emergency fund. But an emergency fund is just the first step, financial preparedness, which includes disability awareness needs to be considered as soon as you cover your emergency funds.
Are you still using or anticipating using the four percent retirement rule? Maybe you ought to think twice before doing so. This rule was a great rule of thumb when it was created in the mid-90s up until about 10 years ago. Then interest rates plummeted, and with them, the efficacy of the four percent withdrawal rule.
