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Fewer U.S. households have bought life insurance in recent decades. Life insurance policies pay a death benefit, generally tax-free, to beneficiaries when a policyholder dies. Getting married, having ...

Term and whole are your two main options when purchasing life insurance. For older adults, though, many assume term life insurance is the only choice. And while its lower price and shorter duration ...

When the Tax Reform Act of 1986 became law, most financial professionals saw what they had lost—deductions, shelters, and loopholes. A few saw something entirely different. Buried deep in that ...

Joint life insurance is a type of life insurance that covers two people, often married couples. Many, or all, of the products featured on this page are from our advertising partners who compensate us ...

Roughly half of Americans have life insurance. Fewer people own policies that will last beyond their current jobs. Is that a bad thing?