Financial literacy

How  to help your college freshman avoid money mistakes.

Life insurance is key to financial fitness; just ask Danica Patrick.

Grandparents have the life experience to pass along the gift of financial literacy.

Some types of life insurance have an attractive feature beyond the death benefit.

Teach your teenager how to achieve a high credit score and sound credit history.

The questions are for school kids, but only one out of five millennials could get them all right.

State regulators provide strict oversight of life insurance companies, but consumers can protect themselves too.

Different lessons in financial fitness can and should be shared at different times.

They can supplement retirement income by using home equity. But is a reverse mortgage right for you?

There are specific risks at certain points in life. Here is a strategy to tackle them.

First step? Budget. But many other considerations follow...

It's the most basic step in estate planning, regardless of your wealth.

It’s startling how little people really know about what could be their biggest asset in retirement.  

Here's a selection of jargon to test your financial literacy limits.

Injuries happen. Disability income insurance can help lighten the financial burden. 

Opening new credit cards can sometimes help, not hurt, your credit score. 

Depending on what they're playing, they might actually be learning to be smarter about money.

Knowing the differences between a mutual and stock insurer is key before purchasing your life insurance policy.