Kelly Kowalski, Cliff Noreen, and Bronwyn Shinnick

MassMutual Staff

Our executives and experts team up to write educational articles, covering a variety of financial topics such as life planning, college savings, and retirement.

A business succession plan spells out what happens to your company when you retire, become disabled, or step away. Here's how to build one.
A deferred fixed annuity can give business owners guaranteed retirement income for life — like a personal pension. See how it works.
A Section 162 bonus plan rewards key employees with employer-funded life insurance. Learn how it works, its tax benefits, and whether it fits your business.
70 percent of business owners have valued their business in three years. Here's why knowing your business's value matters — and who should do it.
After a business sale, smart allocation of proceeds is key to retirement security. Here’s how to build a strategy that lasts a lifetime.
Preparing for the unexpected may help you avoid unpleasant outcomes, like liquidation.
Buy-sell agreements protect businesses from the 5 D's: death, disability, divorce, departure, and disqualification. Learn about entity-purchase and cross-purchase types.
Learn what an IRA is, how traditional and Roth IRAs differ, and what they can do for your retirement savings.
Learn how to form a small business advisory council, who to include on your advisor team, and how it differs from a board of directors to help guide your company's growth.
Home health aides, assisted living, or nursing homes can be a major expense.
You want to be able to transfer your assets to the next generation with as little red tape as possible.
There are a variety of annuities that offer different payouts and benefits over different time horizons.
Are you a sibling of someone with a disability, and have inherited the responsibility for their care?
Life and disability income insurance can help protect and retain the stars of your business.
Unexpected situations such as illness, injury, or career interruption can slow retirement savings.
Certain kinds of coverage can help those with medical issues cover final expenses.
Unexpected situations such as illness, injury, or career interruption can slow retirement savings.
Estate planning tools can help provide for a person with a disability after their caregiver is gone.