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Your HSA Needs a Succession Plan
Health savings accounts offer a trifecta of tax benefits, but they’re less valuable after an account owner dies.
Helping With Your Parents’ Finances? Think Twice Before Joining Their Bank Account
Financial planner Elliott Appel explains the risks of joint accounts and offers practical ways to help aging parents manage everyday financial tasks.
The Best HSA Providers of 2026
Learn how you could benefit from a health savings account and see our ratings of top providers.
Elliott Appel: Caring for My Father Put My Life on Pause for 7 Years. Here’s What I Learned
The financial planner’s family dealt with his dad’s cancer diagnosis, substance abuse, and cognitive impairment. Even if your situation is less fraught, he suggests getting help.
Is a Long-Term-Care ‘Hybrid’ Policy Right for You?
The ability to lock in premiums with a lump-sum payment invites complicated questions about opportunity cost.
The Simplest Way to Plan for Long-Term-Care Expenses
A dedicated portfolio bucket can help retirees self-fund future care. Here’s how much to set aside, how to invest it, and where to hold it.
How Couples With an Age Gap Should Plan for Retirement
An age gap can complicate retirement. Here’s how couples can coordinate Social Security, investments, healthcare, and long-term care.
Don’t Fear Long-Term-Care Expenses. Prepare for Them
Nervous about long-term care? Two retirement experts talked with Christine Benz about the fears and realities of this retirement risk, and how to prepare.
Retirement Planning for Couples Without Children
Not having kids can change how you save, spend, and plan for your postwork years.
What Retirees Might Give Up When They Age in Place
The home that’s served you well for decades can work against your health, finances, and social connections, a longevity expert says. Here’s how to tell if it’s still the right fit.
Solo Ager? Here’s How to Build Financial Security for Retirement
These are the financial decisions that matter most for singles planning retirement.
Dana Anspach: Don’t Let Fear Ruin Your Retirement
The financial planner and author talks about building a strategy to endure the ‘retirement red zone’ and avoid underspending.
The Best Way to Invest Money You May Need for Long-Term Care
If your plan is to self-fund long-term care, do so with tax considerations and asset allocation in mind.
How Likely Are You to Have an Extended Long-Term-Care Need?
Troubleshooting a risk factor that’s the ‘elephant in the room’ for retirement planning.
The Retirement Expense You May Be Missing
This common healthcare cost can catch retirees off guard, and Medicare offers little protection. Here’s how to plan for it.
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