Your Homeowners Insurance Might Not Cover What You Think It Does

When was the last time you reviewed your homeowners insurance policy? If you can’t remember, you’re certainly not alone. A recent Harris Poll found that 41% of homeowners hadn’t made any changes to their policies in more than a year. Another 20% said they hadn’t updated their coverage since purchasi

Handling a Loved One's Estate: What Nobody Warns You About

Nobody plans for this part. You're grieving, your inbox is filling with paperwork you didn't ask for, and somewhere in the middle of it, someone hands you a folder and says, "You'll want to get this sorted out." Here's the good news: you don't have to figure out an estate by yourself. And in most ca

The Conversation Most Connecticut Families Have Too Late

Most families have this conversation in a hospital hallway. Someone falls. A diagnosis lands. A doctor uses the phrase "she really shouldn't be living alone anymore," and suddenly three adult children are standing in a corridor at 9 p.m. trying to decide what happens to a house none of them have the

Should You Fix Up an Inherited House Before You Sell It?

The math might surprise you. The call usually comes a few weeks after the funeral. The house is empty now. There's a key on the kitchen counter and a to-do list nobody wants to look at. And somewhere in the middle of it, a question that keeps coming up at every family dinner: Do we fix it up first,