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Open Enrollment Period: Why It's So Important for Health Insurance Find out how the open enrollment period may apply to when you're able to apply for health insurance coverage outside of any qualifying special events.

Kevin Mercadante

Valencia Patrice Higuera LendUp Personal Loan Review: Payday Loan Alternative LendUp is a payday loan alternative that puts money in your pocket when you’re...

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What Smokers Should Know About Buying Life Insurance Find out how buying life insurance may be different for smokers, especially when it comes to the impact on the cost of premiums.

Kevin Mercadante

SoFi Invest Review: Low Costs for All Types of Investors Our review of SoFi Invest looks at the brokerage accounts available, investment options, fees, and additional investing features.

Rebecca Lake

Lance Cothern Who Should Have Survivorship (Joint) Life Insurance? Life insurance offers a way to protect your loved ones financially. If you die,...

Valencia Patrice Higuera Earnin App Review: Payday Advance for the Full-Time Employed Whether you live paycheck-to-paycheck or need cash for an unexpected expense, the...

Life Insurance vs. Annuities: How Are They Different? Learn the differences between life insurance and annuities when it comes to beneficiaries and overall financial value

Lance Cothern

Swimming Pool Loan: How to Finance a Swimming Pool Learn how to finance a new pool with a swimming pool loan, which may come in many forms with varying interest rates and collateralization.

Valencia Patrice Higuera

Kevin Mercadante How and Why to Convert Term Life to Permanent Life Insurance Term life insurance often is touted as an affordable way to provide a financial...

Lance Cothern What The Payroll Tax Deferral Really Means for Your Paycheck It goes without saying that 2020 has been a crazy year from a tax perspective. The...

How Hybrid Life Insurance Can Also Pay for Long-Term Care Learn how hybrid life insurance works when it also provides long-term care coverage in additional a standard life insurance policy benefit.

Lance Cothern

Stockpile Review: Invest Small With Fractional Shares Our review of Stockpile looks at the brokerage option for smaller investors who want to buy fractional shares of the biggest companies on the stock market.

Rebecca Lake

Valencia Patrice Higuera Roof Loans: How to Finance Roof Repairs or Replacements With a Personal Loan Buying a home is an opportunity to put down roots and build equity — but it’s also...

Lance Cothern Life Insurance & Suicide: Does Life Insurance Pay for Suicidal Death? People buy term life insurance and other types of life insurance to cover their...

Webull Review: No Commission Fees Our review of the Webull brokerage and accounts will look at the market analysis tools, trading fees, and investments options available to advanced investors.

Rebecca Lake

How Loss-of-Use Coverage Works With Homeowners Insurance Learn how loss-of-use coverage works as part of your homeowners insurance policy to reimburse you when your home becomes uninhabitable.

Valencia Patrice Higuera

Kevin Mercadante SR-22 Coverage and Car Insurance for High-Risk Drivers If you had your license suspended, you might need to purchase SR-22 insurance to...

Thomas (TJ) Porter Bethpage Federal Credit Union Personal Loans Review: No Fees With Flexible Terms Personal loans are a uniquely flexible type of loan that can help you cover...

What is a Life Insurance Waiting Period? Find out how the life insurance waiting period affects the benefits paid out if you die soon after your life insurance policy begins.

Kevin Mercadante

DiversyFund Review: for Investors Focused on Real Estates Our review of the DiversyFund looks at the investment platform that focuses on real estate (particularly REITs) for investors who don't have much money to start.

Rebecca Lake

Geoff Williams How to Avoid Life Insurance Fraud If your family members depend on you to keep a roof over their heads, you need...

Valencia Patrice Higuera Compare Types of Health Insurance Plans: HMOs vs. PPOs vs. EPOs Health insurance provides some financial protection in the event of injury,...

Split-Dollar Life Insurance Plans: How Do They Work? Learn how split-dollar life insurance plans work and what to consider before entering one of these arrangements.

Lance Cothern

How to Invest in Hedge Funds Learn how to invest in hedge funds, including the requirements of being an accredited investor. Compare it to more-widely available investment options.

Thomas (TJ) Porter

Kevin Mercadante Vision Insurance: Do You Need It? Everyone, it seems, is concerned about health insurance. This is not only...

Geoff Williams Personal Guarantees: How They Affect Your Business Loans Your business needs a loan. A lender is willing to give it to you. But there...

How to Get Cash Out of Your Life Insurance Policy Find out how you can get cash out of your life insurance policy if you need to tap the cash value to pay for an emergency or other expenses.

Lance Cothern

Finova Financial Review: Secured Personal Loans With Your Car Our review of Finova Financial looks at the personal loans offered to car owners who can use their paid-off vehicles as collateral.

Valencia Patrice Higuera