I have life insurance through my employer. Is that enough?

It depends on how much life insurance you have through work, and how much life insurance you need.

You can use a life insurance needs calculator to quickly and easily determine how much total life insurance coverage you really need.

Usually, a life insurance plan through your employer will provide 1 times your annual income in coverage. So, if you earn $50,000 a year, you may have $50,000 of coverage. But this may vary b...

Keep in mind that usually life insurance through your employer does not leave with you when you leave work. If you get a new job, get fired, your company goes out of business, or you no longer work for the company, you may end up with no life insurance.

So, of instance, if it is 5 or 10 years from now and you decide to leave your job, you will at that time have to get your own individual life insurance if you have a need for life insurance. Now you are 5 or 10 years older and ...

The main reason to buy a life insurance policy outside of the employer provided plan you are given through your job is so you own your own life insurance policy.

This means, if you lose your job for any reason, you still have your own life insurance coverage that stays with you.

So, you won't lose your life insurance when you either retire, quit or are fired from your job. But, you can lose your life insurance benefits if you leave your job.

Owning your own life insurance policy...