At the risk of sounding like a broken record (only those of us of “a certain age” know what that means!), one of the most important things you can do to protect yourself and your loved ones is ...

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 ...

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Purchasing life insurance for a child can provide a safety net if the worst should happen, but it can also protect them well into adulthood. There are different plans that parents, grandparents or ...

LINCOLN, Neb. (Nebraska Examiner) - Brandi Muhle was 9 years old when her 35-year-old mother, an Omaha police officer and a marathon runner, was first diagnosed with breast cancer. Muhle said her ...

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