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Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. Marguerita is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP), Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor ...

Penny Gusner is a senior insurance writer and analyst at Forbes Advisor. For more than 20 years, she has been helping consumers learn how insurance laws, data, trends, and coverages affect them. Penny ...

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According to our analysis, State Farm’s average annual car insurance rate is $2,434. For comparison, the national average ...

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When purchasing a car, one of the most important financial decisions you’ll make is choosing the right insurance policy. Buyers often find themselves confused between Zero Depreciation (Zero Dep) and ...

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Michelle is a lead editor at Forbes Advisor. She has been a journalist for over 35 years, writing about insurance for consumers for the last decade. Prior to covering insurance, Michelle was a ...