Stories Tagged as
Insurance
Investing in a health savings account
Dec 20, 2011
For 2012, I'm switching to a high-deductible health plan and will enroll in the associated health savings account. What investment strategy do you recommend? Cash, bonds or total market? Ken, Portland, OR
Time for life insurance
Nov 7, 2011
Question: I'm 38, my wife is 33. Our only debt currently is a $350/month car payment and $120/month student loan payment. We currently rent but are...
Family budgets slashed by health care costs
Sep 8, 2011
We know healthcare is increasingly expensive. Still, I always find the numbers stunning. For instance, from 1999 through 2009 U.S. spending on...
Lowering the auto insurance tab
Jun 13, 2011
Question: What's the best way to keep my auto insurance premium down? Is it better to take off liability and just go with collision, increase the...
Life insurance for all?
Apr 7, 2011
Question: I just got done reading an article about getting your life financially fit. One of their main points is that everyone needs life...
A baby makes three
Mar 25, 2011
Question: My wife and I (30 and 33 yrs old) are expecting our first child this week, and we are trying to determine the best way to organize our...
MID-DAY UPDATE: Japan continues to regain control of reactor, Banks return 99% of TARP
Mar 17, 2011
Here are today's headlines from Marketplace Morning Report and around the web....
For public good, not for profit.
MID-DAY UPDATE: Bernanke testifies before Congress,
Mar 1, 2011
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is delivering his semi-annual testimony on the state of the U.S. economy to the Senate Banking Committee...
Is it worth paying more for a high rating?
Feb 18, 2011
Question: We received quotes for 20-year level term life insurance ($1 million) and found that there is a $600 annual difference between the...
Just say No
Jan 24, 2011
Equity-indexed annuities are appealing. It's a contract that allows the annuity buyer to enjoy some of the upside performance of the stock market...