The Single Parent’s Guide to Life Insurance
Even though it might be hard sometimes to picture your young children as independent adults, you hope to live long enough to see that day. Life insurance provides a financial…
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:
Does Life Insurance Cover Suicide?
Along with the profound and painful questions that follow the loss of a loved one from suicide, there are practical and financial issues to address, too. If the loved one…
Your Guide to Buying Life Insurance on Someone Else
Buying life insurance on someone else and naming yourself as beneficiary might sound like a plot point in a film noir mystery. But taking out a policy on another person…
Life Insurance and Millennials — What to Consider Now
Getting married, buying a house and having kids are all good reasons to purchase life insurance. But if other financial priorities keep getting in the way, there’s an economic consideration…
AARP Life Insurance Review 2018
The AARP Life Insurance Program features a selection of policies issued by New York Life Insurance Co. for the group’s members. The AARP advocates for older people and has…
Why Free Life Insurance at Work Might Not Be Enough
Free life insurance at work is a sweet deal. The employer pays for the coverage, and all you have to do is sign up during open enrollment for employee benefits.…
Holiday Hosting Tips to Be Safe, Insurance If You’re Sorry
Most holiday cooking mishaps make good stories later. Remember the time you thought a clove of garlic meant the entire bulb? But true cooking disasters, such as deep-fried turkey fires…
Black Friday Snafus and the Insurance That Fixes Them
Scoring deals on Black Friday can be an adventure sport: Hunting for parking spots, racing carts through clogged store aisles and dodging shoppers hoisting ginormous TVs. But what happens when…
Why Your Disaster Kit Needs a Home Inventory
Imagine losing everything in a disaster, then having to list all of your possessions to file an insurance claim — every plate, holiday decoration and piece of clothing, for starters.…
Disability Insurance: Why You Need It and How to Get It
Your most valuable asset isn’t your house, car or retirement account. It’s the ability to make a living. Disability insurance pays a portion of your income if you can’t work…
