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A person wearing a medical gowna nd socks while holding an IV bag holder looks out at a three-paneled window. To the left is a pastoral landscape with farms, the middle is a city, the right is an oceanside town with the sunset visible over the water.

A person wearing a medical gowna nd socks while holding an IV bag holder looks out at a three-paneled window. To the left is a pastoral landscape with farms, the middle is a city, the right is an oceanside town with the sunset visible over the water.

Life insurance

The best & worst cities to die

Myles Ma, CPFC • March 20, 2023

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Graphic featuring maroon wall with multiple picture frames. At center is a worried couple having a stressful conversation.

Life insurance

29% of the sandwich generation is ‘very stressed’ about financially supporting their kids and aging parents

Myles Ma, CPFC • January 4, 2023

overhead view of several city blocks with a mix of large and small buildings, with a forested park on the lower right corner

overhead view of several city blocks with a mix of large and small buildings, with a forested park on the lower right corner

Homeowners insurance

Best small cities to invest in real estate in 2023

Logan Sachon • December 30, 2022

a drawing of a foot being wrapped in a cast made of money

a drawing of a foot being wrapped in a cast made of money

Health insurance

41% of Americans with health insurance have avoided medical care due to cost fears

Myles Ma, CPFC • October 31, 2022

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illustration of female driver with shoulder length hair looking into rearview mirror, which is surrounded by seven dash cameras pointed at her

illustration of female driver with shoulder length hair looking into rearview mirror, which is surrounded by seven dash cameras pointed at her

Auto insurance

Most Americans still refuse to install data-sharing devices for insurance discounts

Andrew Hurst & Logan Sachon • October 5, 2022

illustration of a playing card with a woman in a car driver's seat, on one side she has her hands on the wheel and looks stressed, on the other she is reading a book and looks relaxed

illustration of a playing card with a woman in a car driver's seat, on one side she has her hands on the wheel and looks stressed, on the other she is reading a book and looks relaxed

Auto insurance

Self-driving cars make 76% of Americans feel less safe on the road

Rachael Brennan & Logan Sachon • September 14, 2022

A person wearing a white shirt and orange pants holds vegetables

A person wearing a white shirt and orange pants holds vegetables

Personal finance

How Americans are adjusting to inflation

Myles Ma, CPFC • August 30, 2022

view of entry and front garden of a brick house with number 62 on it, a gray stoop lined with potted plants leads to a white windowed door, flanked by green tress and bushes

view of entry and front garden of a brick house with number 62 on it, a gray stoop lined with potted plants leads to a white windowed door, flanked by green tress and bushes

Homeowners insurance

The coolest cities for climate change in 2023

Logan Sachon & Pat Howard • July 28, 2022

aerial view of a suburban block, 12 houses with orange roofs and green lawns

aerial view of a suburban block, 12 houses with orange roofs and green lawns

Homeowners insurance

The hottest cities for climate change in 2023

Logan Sachon & Pat Howard • July 28, 2022

illustration of a family - woman, man, and girl child - holding moving boxes walking away from a house, there are waves on the sides of them and a storm cloud and rain

illustration of a family - woman, man, and girl child - holding moving boxes walking away from a house, there are waves on the sides of them and a storm cloud and rain

Homeowners insurance

64% of young homeowners expect to move due to climate change in the next 30 years

Pat Howard & Logan Sachon • July 26, 2022

illustration of three house-shaped price-tags, each labeled "was $, now $$$"

illustration of three house-shaped price-tags, each labeled "was $, now $$$"

Homeowners insurance

Home insurance prices are rising even faster than inflation

Pat Howard • July 12, 2022

aerial view of suburban block with orange-roofed houses with green lawns

aerial view of suburban block with orange-roofed houses with green lawns

Homeowners insurance

Best suburbs to invest in real estate in 2023

Logan Sachon • June 13, 2022

woman with long brown hair sits on a bed in a hospital room, she looks out a window and her back is to us, there is an IV pole next to her

woman with long brown hair sits on a bed in a hospital room, she looks out a window and her back is to us, there is an IV pole next to her

Disability insurance

Long COVID statistics

Logan Sachon • May 31, 2022

illustration of three people in silhouette, one on the phone, one looking at a bank balance on a computer, one looking at a letter, they are inside at at home, through the window are other houses

illustration of three people in silhouette, one on the phone, one looking at a bank balance on a computer, one looking at a letter, they are inside at at home, through the window are other houses

Disability insurance

44% of Americans aren't financially prepared for long COVID

Logan Sachon • May 24, 2022

young man in green jacket sits at the wheel of a car and smiles while looking at his phone in the right hand

young man in green jacket sits at the wheel of a car and smiles while looking at his phone in the right hand

Auto insurance

Distracted driving statistics

Carrie Pallardy • April 27, 2022

a woman's right hand grips a steering wheel while her left hand rests on it while holding a half-full bottle of beer

a woman's right hand grips a steering wheel while her left hand rests on it while holding a half-full bottle of beer

Auto insurance

Drunk driving statistics

Logan Sachon • April 18, 2022