Not exact matches
If you follow this strategy, Betterment advises investing at least 30 percent more than the three to six months of
expenses you would typically put in the emergency fund to
hedge against market turmoil.
If you have a Health Savings Account (HSA), consider saving the maximum every year before retirement to begin pre-building a
hedge against retirement health care
expenses.
It's (almost) a
hedge against constantly increasing lease
expenses.
In retirement, your buffer might need to be bigger because the lack of wage income takes away a
hedge against unexpected
expenses.
In this case, a smaller life insurance policy may be necessary just to
hedge against the costs of final medical bills, funeral costs, and other final
expenses which might be incurred.
The Bottom Line Your life insurance policy can be as simple as you want it to be, or it can be a complex product designed to complement your overall financial plan and
hedge against losses, terminal illness
expenses and probate.
Renters insurance covers loss of use as well as personal property and liability, so by having coverage you're
hedging against the odds of someone you don't know well eventually damaging your property or costing you additional living
expenses.
However, a partial
hedge against inflation is provided by the dividends paid on participating policies which reflect the favorable mortality, investment, and business
expense results of the insurer.