Have you designated a life insurance beneficiary? Providing for loved ones upon your death remains a priority for many people. That’s why it’s important to choose beneficiaries. Failure to do so could ...

A life insurance beneficiary can be a person, entity or organization you choose to receive the death benefit from your life insurance policy after you pass away. Once your beneficiary receives the ...

A life insurance beneficiary is someone who is legally designated to receive the death benefit of the insurer. When the policyholder dies, beneficiaries receive a sum of money as long as several ...

Should you name your living trust as the beneficiary of your life insurance policy? Is it better to name specific individuals as direct beneficiaries? This decision can have significant implications ...

Estate planning is crucial to leaving your beneficiaries with your possessions as you intend. However, life insurance beneficiaries can conflict with the terms in your will if you aren't thorough.

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One key question about financial planning often is overlooked by most clients: To whom will you transfer your acquired income and assets at the end of your life? I know, it’s not the most comfortable ...

If your life insurance beneficiary dies before you, the payout may go to a contingent beneficiary or your estate, depending on how you set up the policy. You can choose how death benefits are ...

The Fast Company Executive Board is a private, fee-based network of influential leaders, experts, executives, and entrepreneurs who share their insights with our audience. BY Ron Gura When the first ...

Happy New Year and welcome to 2026. Reviewing your beneficiaries is an item that may be added to your 2026 New Year’s ...

My dad died in September in Pennsylvania (although he was a Florida resident), and my stepmother insists there is no will and no estate, but then she texted to say that my father wanted me to inherit ...

My husband and I are both on our second marriage. We each have children from previous marriages. His divorce decree from his first wife states that he must maintain a $350,000 life-insurance policy ...