How your selfie could affect your life insurance

A selfie reveals more than whether it's a good hair day. Facial lines and contours, droops and dark spots could indicate how well you're aging, and, when paired with other data, could someday help...

Robert Downey Jr., Jay Z, Durant Back Life Insurance Startup

The company isn’t a well-known name in Silicon Valley, but its investors certainly are. San Francisco-based Ethos Technologies Inc. was founded last year, the product of two Stanford MBAs. The company’s core product is a...

Understanding the value, and importance, of life insurance

Life insurance is one of those topics people really don’t like to think about. But it’s national Life Insurance Awareness Month, so now seems a good time to ponder its value. Not addressing this cornerstone...

Why It’s Important to Have Life Insurance When Starting a Business

Starting a business is a risky proposition. There are so many things that can go wrong, and if they do, it can ruin everything you've worked so hard to build. That's why it's important...

Assess Insurance Needs

You manage risk at the portfolio level; here's how to address it in other parts of your plan. One of Warren Buffett's most famous maxims is that there are two rules of investing. The first...

How Much Life Insurance Do I Need?

You can’t pinpoint the ideal amount of life insurance you should buy down to the penny. But you can make a sound estimate if you consider your current financial situation and imagine what your...

Five things single parents need to consider about life insurance

As a parent, one of the scariest things to think about is what your children will do if something happens to you someday. This can be even scarier if you’re a single parent without...

Giving New Life To Life Insurance

Life insurance companies are under pressure. Their traditional business model is stagnating. Since 2014, premiums for U.S. life insurers have fallen at an average annual rate of 4%, the industry’s return on equity has...

Life Insurance as a Way to Pay for College?

Ever thought about life insurance as a tool to pay for college tuition? Want to know more? Take a listen to Chris Curran's video below as he gives and overview of why...

6 Common Myths About Estate Planning

While it may be a task that's low on your to-do list, estate planning can provide guidance for your loved ones in the future. It will also give you a sense of relief as...

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