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50 Ways To Improve Your Finances In 2013
Along with a fresh start, the new year brings uncertainty about changing tax laws, growing concern over online privacy and security, and challenges for almost every demographic group—even the wealthy,...
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10 Essential Tips For Buying Insurance In 2013
Most people buy insurance the wrong way. They buy it piecemeal.They buy a little bit of this here and a little bit of that there. They buy too much in some areas and not enough in others.Then, when...
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Here's The Hurricane Sandy Ad Allstate Doesn't Want You To See
Finding itself in quite the PR pickle last week, Allstate pulled an ad thanking agents who lived in Sandy's path and still worked to satisfy customers in the storm's wake.Why yank a feel good spot out...
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These Are The Most Expensive Cars To Insure
In a remarkable upset this year, minivans are no longer the go-to vehicles for the best car insurance rates. In the past, minivans have dominated our annual rankings of “the least expensive vehicles to...
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America's Traffic Problem Costs People A Week's Worth Of Wages Every Year
In the U.S., most drivers spend more than 50 minutes driving to and from work each day, according to the latest U.S. Census data. And trips can take nearly twice as long in populous cities like New...
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Keep Politics From Wrecking Your Investment Portfolio
Ever since the 2012 presidential campaign started heating up, investors have been aware of the impact of politics on the stock market.Yet because of ongoing concerns like the fiscal cliff, the debt...
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Here's What You Should Do If You're Denied Full Auto Insurance
Question: My mom bought a 1996 vehicle that’s worth $3,800.She wants to put full coverage on it, but her insurance broker said her insurer won’t allow it because of some scratches and dents on the...
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New Jersey Sandy Victims Need To Build Higher Homes Or Pay Up
New federal flood maps approved Thursday that will govern rebuilding in the state following superstorm Sandy leaves many residents with a tough choice: Go higher now or pay more later.The new...
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Why Insurers Are Afraid Of Social Media Companies
If you are running a social media company —large or small — and have had to buy an insurance policy, you have most likely encountered significant difficulty and pushback when trying to get even the...
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Four Ways To Pay For Doctor's Visits If You Don't Have Insurance
I pride myself on being young and healthy.This is exactly the attitude I had just before the crown on my tooth cracked after I bit into an apple.I didn’t immediately go to the dentist to get it fixed...
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These Five Mistakes Could Cost You Your Car Insurance
Once you have your car insured, it’s natural to assume you’re in the driver’s seat, ready to cruise through renewal automatically every year.In fact, you’re probably more concerned about shopping for...
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How One Company's Twitter Account Went Rogue
Social Media Insights is a new daily newsletter from Business Insider that collects and delivers the top social media news first thing every morning. You can sign up to receive Social Media...
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The Pros And Cons Of Home Mortgage Life Insurance
The event of your death do you wish there was a way to at least make sure that your mortgage would be paid off?If your life insurance did nothing more than to allow your family to live in a debt-free...
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9 Little-Known Ways Moving To A New Town Can Cost You
If you're planning to relocate to a new place, whether within your state or across the country, you have a lot to consider. What should you take with you? What should you leave behind?Should you buy or...
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Former Goldman Banker On The Math That Has Your Insurance Company Winning...
Please see my earlier postsPart I – Why don’t they teach this in school?Part II – Compound Interest and WealthPart III – Compound Interest and Consumer DebtPart IV – Discounted cash flows – an example...
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10 Things We Bet You Didn't Know About Life Insurance
If we're to be honest, there are more than ten things we don't know about how people view life insurance.After hearing stories of how life insurance aided families following the deaths of loved...
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Why Rich Drivers Pay Less For Car Insurance Than The Poor
The Consumer Federation of America has a new report on major car insurers, which has an interesting conclusion…In two-thirds of the 60 cases studied, large auto insurers quoted higher premiums to safe...
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The Five Traffic Tickets That Will Cost You The Most
Those whirling blue lights in the rearview mirror usually mean just one thing: It's traffic ticket time. The worse the violation, the more your car insurance costs may rise because it's more likely...
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Homeowners Probably Don't Know They Need Sinkhole Insurance
Think sinkholes like the one that opened up under a Florida home -- and swallowed a man into the Earth -- and the one that ate half of a Pennsylvania woman's driveway in her front yard are just freak...
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6 Insurance Policies You Will Never Really Need
Insurance policies are one of the few things people buy while hoping they never have to use them.For a small fee or “premium,” the policies protect us and our loved ones against damages or losses to...
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