My husband and I have been thinking about getting a long-term care insurance policy, but we hate the idea of paying expensive monthly premiums for a policy we may never use. Is long-term care ...

How am I going to keep this insurance going?” asked Amelia Smith, 89, who said her monthly premium increased nearly tenfold since 1994.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Bob Carlson researches all facets of retirement finances. Long-term care (LTC) and insurance for it (LTCI) are two of the most ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Not long after her husband died in 2004, Alice Kempski, a retired nurse in her early 60s, bought an insurance policy designed to cover the costs she would ...

Approximately 24% of respondents to a recent survey who are eligible for benefits where they work said they had access to long-term care insurance there, and 9% of those employees said they had ...

Thank you for your very informative article, “Long-Term Care Insurance and Tax Planning” (Aug. 08, page 44). As a CPA/PFS, I believe that every financial adviser should help their clients make an ...

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Dear Approaching, There are two key factors you need to consider that can help you determine if purchasing a long-term care (LTC) insurance policy is a smart decision for you and your husband. One ...

My husband and I have been thinking about getting a long-term care insurance policy, but we hate the idea of paying expensive monthly premiums for a policy we may never use. Is long-term care ...

My husband and I have been thinking about getting a long-term care insurance policy, but we hate the idea of paying expensive monthly premiums for a policy we may never use. Is long-term care ...