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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.
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How to Benefit from Rising Interest Rates
Financial Planning Savers will get the best rates from top-yielding savings and money market deposit accounts at online banks.
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13 Smart Estate Planning Moves
retirement Follow this estate planning checklist for you (and your heirs) to hold on to more of your hard-earned money.
By Janet Kidd Stewart Last updated
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Nine Things You’ll Spend More on in Retirement
retirement Travel and utilities are just two of the items that will put greater demands on your hard-earned savings once you reach your golden years.
By Bob Niedt Last updated
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How Much Umbrella Insurance Do I Need?
umbrella insurance Having too much liability insurance is better than having too little. Use our calculator to determine how much umbrella insurance is right for you.
By Erin Bendig Last updated
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15 Social Security Tasks You Can Do Online
retirement Why visit a government office to get your Social Security business done? You can do much of that online.
By Bob Niedt Last updated
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11 Costly Medicare Mistakes You Should Avoid Making
Medicare If you don't make the right choices, you could end up with high Medicare premiums and big out-of-pocket costs.
By Donna LeValley Last updated
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Get Free Credit Reports Weekly
Check your credit report weekly for free as the three major credit bureaus make a pandemic-era initiative permanent.
By Lisa Gerstner Last updated
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Retirees, Your Finances Need an Annual Checkup
Financial Planning An annual review should include going over your budget, taking a look at your investment portfolio and making sure you have the right beneficiaries listed on life insurance.
By David Rodeck Last updated
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