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This post is part of a series where personal finance expert Dan Solin provides 10 insurance tips no one else will tell you. See all 10, plus one bonus tip! Almost one-third of all Americans have no life insurance. The average amount of life insurance held by those that have it is $146,000 --...

This post is part of a series where personal finance expert Dan Solin provides 10 insurance tips no one else will tell you. See all 10, plus one bonus tip! Don't get me wrong. Many people do need long-term care insurance.According to Debra C. Newman, the owner of an insurance agency that...

This post is part of a series where personal finance expert Dan Solin provides 10 insurance tips no one else will tell you. See all 10, plus one bonus tip!Whose interests does your insurance agent represent?You might think the answer is obvious: Yours, of course. Not so.The issue is whether or not...

This is the part of a new series of columns called "The Naked Truth," by retirement expert Dan Solin. Please bring him your questions, in the comments box, and he will answer as many as he can. I have a two-letter word for you that could double or triple your retirement savings. It is the answer to...

This is the part of a new series of columns called "The Naked Truth," by retirement expert Dan Solin. Please bring him your questions, in the comments box, and he will answer as many as he can. Brett Arenda, who writes a personal finance column for WSJ.com., has a hot tip for you. Buy shares in the...

This is the part of a new series of columns called "The Naked Truth," by retirement expert Dan Solin. Please bring him your questions, in the comments box, and he will answer as many as he can. If that headline conjures up an image of a circus barker, you have hit the nail on the head.Yet every...

This is the part of a new series of columns called "The Naked Truth," by retirement expert Dan Solin. Please bring him your questions, in the comments box, and he will answer as many as he can. What is the biggest threat to your retirement savings?You may be surprised to learn that it is the...

This is the part of a new series of columns called "The Naked Truth," by retirement expert Dan Solin. Please bring him your questions, in the comments box, and he will answer as many as he can. Question: What is better. Traditional or Roth IRA? I have my Roth IRA invested in the Vanguard Total...

This is the part of a new series of columns called "The Naked Truth," by retirement expert Dan Solin. Please bring him your questions, in the comments box, and he will answer as many as he can. The are many minefields for investors who want to save for retirement. Fortunately, the warning signs...

This is the part of a new series of columns called "The Naked Truth," by retirement expert Dan Solin. Please bring him your questions, in the comments box, and he will answer as many as he can. Question: I have quit my job and taken my retirement monies, but I still need to leave my 401K alone for...