Life insurance costs an average of $13 a month ($156 a year) for a 20-year, $250,000 term life insurance policy for a healthy 30-year-old buyer, based on our analysis. The same policy costs $19 a ...

Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. Thomas J Catalano is a CFP and Registered Investment Adviser with the state of South ...

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You can pay to rewind the clock, at least when it comes to life insurance.Backdating your life insurance policy can help you lock in a lower age — and a lower rate — before your coverage starts. While ...