J.R. Whelan

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WSJ Your Money Briefing · Open Enrollment: Should You Buy Disability Insurance? · 8 Nov 2023 podcast

Hey, your money briefing listeners, this is J.R.

Whelan.

Here at YMB, we're all about bringing you important personal finance and career news to help you make better decisions about your money.

But we want to learn more about you.

What kind of financial knowledge do you have, and where could you stand to learn more?

If you're listening on Spotify, look for our poll under the episode description, or you can send us an email to ymb at wsj.com.

That's Y-M-B dot com.

at WSJ.com.

Now on to the show.

Here's your Money Briefing for Wednesday, November 8th.

I'm J.R.

Whelan for The Wall Street Journal.

Toward the top of the list for people choosing next year's health benefits are medical and dental plans.

But one area of coverage that's sometimes overlooked is disability insurance.

We'll talk to Wall Street Journal personal finance reporter Julia Carpenter after the break.

Workers signing up for company-provided health benefits this month will have the option of selecting disability insurance, but it often involves layers of confusing details that might drive people away.

Wall Street Journal personal finance reporter Julia Carpenter joins me.

So, Julia, what does a typical disability insurance policy cost?

For a lot of people, it makes sense to select things like medical coverage to cover doctor visits and prescriptions.

But why would someone consider disability insurance?

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