Ordering the Combo: Life Insurance with Long-Term Care Benefits
The biggest risk of buying long-term care insurance is that you might spend tens of thousands of dollars on something you won’t use. Policies pay for nursing homes, assisted living…
Barbara Marquand
Barb writes about insurance at NerdWallet. She relishes the challenge of making a complicated topic interesting and easy to understand for consumers. Her work has appeared online at Forbes, The New York Times, USA Today and others. Outside of work, she teaches yoga, makes pottery and runs (slowly) on local trails.
Posts by Barbara Marquand:
Alternatives to Buying Long-Term Care Insurance
Buying long-term care insurance is one way to plan financially for a time when you might need to pay for help to take care of yourself. But it’s not the only…
Long-Term Care Insurance Explained
It might be hard to imagine now, but chances are you’ll need some help taking care of yourself later in life. The big question is: How will you pay for…
Make a Home Down Payment Without Wrecking Your Finances
Maximizing a home down payment can make sense: The bigger the down payment, the lower the monthly mortgage bill and the better the chance of building equity more quickly. But…
What Is Mortgage Insurance? How It Works, When It’s Required
The traditional target for a home down payment is 20% of the purchase price, but that’s out of reach for many buyers. Mortgage insurance makes it possible to hand over a much…
Non-Owner Car Insurance: Where to Buy and What It Covers
Non-owner car insurance provides liability coverage when you don’t have a car and drive one that isn’t yours. Liability coverage pays for injuries and property damage you cause to others…
What Is Risk Tolerance, and Why Is It Important?
Here’s one sure thing to know about investing: There is no sure thing. Every investment has some level of risk. The more risk you take, the greater the potential returns…
Don’t Make These Big Life Insurance Blunders
Life insurance provides a financial safety net for families. Sounds simple, but decisions over whether and how much to buy can get complicated, and mistakes can be costly. Here are…
Answer 5 Questions Before Buying Life Insurance at Work
If your employer offers free life insurance during open enrollment this fall, grab it. But if your workplace lets you buy additional coverage on top of that, ask some questions…
How to Find the Right Life Insurance Agent or Broker
When shopping for life insurance a generation ago, you probably would have discussed policies across the desk from a local life insurance agent. Going old-school is still the best option in some…
