Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. Thomas J Catalano is a CFP and Registered Investment Adviser with the state of South ...

A 20-year term life insurance policy is a contract between you and a life insurance provider that pays a tax-free death benefit to your beneficiaries when you die while the policy is in force. It ...

Family life insurance isn’t a single product sold by insurance companies. In some cases, it refers to the ability to purchase additional coverage for family members. In others, it’s a way of conveying ...

Your best choice depends on your budget, time frame and investing needs Written By Written by Insurance Staff Writer, WSJ | Buy Side Kimberly Lankford is an insurance staff writer at Buy Side. Edited ...

Getting life insurance is a good idea, especially if you have a spouse or kids. But choosing the right life insurance policy for your family can be confusing, especially with dozens of types of ...

Two common types of life insurance, term life insurance and whole life insurance, can be useful coverage for many people. However, term and whole life insurance function very differently. Term life ...

Let's address the issue that has divided the insurance industry for decades: Should you buy whole life insurance to "be your own bank," or should you buy term insurance and invest the difference?