Insurance for single parents
As a single parent, how do you ensure your children are financially protected if something happens to you? After all, you’re the sole earner and provider for your family, which means every dollar...
View ArticleCritical illness insurance, simply put (Video)
Everyone would like to imagine a future with perfect health. But the right time to plan for the unexpected is when you’re healthy. To learn how critical illness insurance can help cover the costs...
View ArticleCan you afford to get sick?
The news from the doctor was bad, if not unexpected. Cancer. Surgery, then radiation, then chemotherapy. A year or more in treatment, in hospitals, at home and out of the workforce. Your mind just goes...
View ArticleWhat you may not know about supplemental health insurance
It’s easy to understand the importance of protecting ourselves and our families – we wear seatbelts, for example, because we understand how they keep us safe in case we’re in a car crash. We have...
View ArticleDiapers to deadlines: Returning to work after mat leave
Of all the stresses motherhood brings – and it brings many – one of the biggest is returning to work after having a baby. Between finding childcare and work clothes that still fit comfortably, many...
View ArticleCool smartphone apps help you go paperless
Futurists say paper money may soon be a thing of the past – that our mobile devices will act as cash and we’ll just swipe and go. Whether paper money will disappear remains to be seen, but cool...
View ArticleCritical illness: What are your chances?
On December 15, 2004, Ann*, wife and mother of two young children, was diagnosed with Chronic Myeloid Leukemia. The only cure would be a bone marrow transplant. Her siblings were not a match;...
View ArticleCo-ordinate your health-care plans and save
Do you and your spouse or partner each have a health-care benefits plan at work? Here’s how to make the most of them. Whether it’s the traditional two-parent family or the more modern blended...
View ArticleUnderstanding life insurance
Whether term, permanent or universal life, life insurance decisions are important in a holistic financial plan. Don’t be distracted by false choices. I was asked to weigh in on a long-standing life...
View ArticleHow to protect yourself from benefits fraud
Benefits claim fraud is a big problem. If you have group medical and dental coverage, here’s why you should care — and five things you can do. The odds that your employer’s group benefits plan has been...
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