Les Masterson is a deputy editor and insurance analyst at Forbes Advisor. He has been a journalist, reporter, editor and content creator for more than 25 years. He has covered insurance for a decade, ...

Purchasing life insurance for a child can provide a safety net if the worst should happen, but it can also protect them well into adulthood. There are different plans that parents, grandparents or ...

Insurance can be a cost-effective way to protect yourself financially from expensive issues like a house fire, car accident or serious health condition. Understanding the different types of insurance ...

How much coverage is enough for your needs? Richard Rosen is a financial planner and an expert in writing about financial planning topics. He has 20+ years of experience as a CFP®. Marguerita is a ...

Permanent life insurance generally provides coverage for your entire life and builds tax-deferred cash value. There are several types of permanent life insurance, including whole life insurance and ...

Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. Doretha Clemons, Ph.D., MBA, PMP, has been a corporate IT executive and professor for 34 ...

Casey Bond is a seasoned personal finance writer and editor. In addition to Forbes, her work has appeared on HuffPost, Business Insider, Yahoo! Finance, MSN, The Motley Fool, U.S. News & World Report, ...

Term and whole are your two main options when purchasing life insurance. For older adults, though, many assume term life insurance is the only choice. And while its lower price and shorter duration ...

High on Life opens with a meta-tutorial where you'll play through a tutorial for the fictional video game, Buck Thunder II: Xenoslaughter, before transitioning to the "real world" in the Prologue. As ...

A life insurance policy may include more than just a death benefit. Some earn interest, referred to as cash value, that the policyholder can access while they're still alive. Typically a feature of ...

Variable life insurance, also called variable appreciable life insurance, provides lifelong coverage, as well as a cash value account that you get to decide how to invest. Variable life insurance ...

If you go through the process of applying for a mortgage, you may be offered mortgage life insurance by your lender or one of their partner companies. While it isn't required when buying a home, ...