Robert DiGiacomo

Insurance can play a key role in promoting and maintaining financial wellness. Namely, it offers a defense against the uncertainties that can catch people by surprise at every stage of their lives. Whether you're concerned about paying your mortgage, covering unexpected medical bills or providing for loved ones if you die or become incapacitated, you can look to insurance as a tool that promotes wealth protection, reduces risk and may even offer tax benefits.1
Here's an overview of some of th...

Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes had one. So did Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie. Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries did, too.
The three now-divorced couples all had prenuptial agreements. But prenups are hardly just for Hollywood celebrities.
Any couple who brings personal or business assets to the marriage can benefit from a prenup. The most basic of these contracts lists an inventory of premarital assets that in the event of a divorce will remain the property of their original owner.
“Prenups are g...

Everyone needs an estate plan—regardless of whether you have significant property, savings or other investments. An estate plan is a tool to help ensure your financial matters are settled and your wishes will be carried out upon your death.

Due to the limited legal protections, discrimination and prejudice that still exist, LGBTQIA+ individuals often face unique challenges when it comes to estate planning. Here, we'll explore why estate planning is so important for LGBTQIA+ people, what they ...

Chefs Greg Vernick and Drew Parassio source seafood with flexibility and a minimum waste philosophy.

Death is one of the few certainties, but how you pay for your funeral isn't. To address this afterlife financial issue, the insurance industry offers what it euphemistically calls "final expense plans." The public may know this type of coverage as burial policy or burial insurance. Consumer groups see them as a bad investment.
Whatever their name and reputation, these policies are a type of whole life insurance that are intended to pay for certain expenses related to death, including a funera...

Beware of Sharing Salary Details. By Robert DiGiacomo. In today's office culture, many traditional rules no longer apply. It's common,...

Do you ever wonder what happens to the leftover supermarket rotisserie chickens at the end of the day? Or all those everything bagels in the case at closing time? Or the extra macaroni and cheese, collard greens, cornbread and other sides at your local barbecue chain?

Unfortunately, much of this perfectly edible food probably goes to waste; more than one-third of the food produced in the U.S. is not consumed, according to the EPA’s 2021 report, Farm to Kitchen: The Environmental Impacts of U....

HOW AND WHERE TO ENJOY THE VERY BRITISH TRADITION OF TEA TIME IN LONDON
By Robert DiGiacomo | May 12, 2023 | 5 min read
The Wolseley, a grand café in London’s Mayfair section, checks all the right boxes for the nearly 200-year-old British tradition of afternoon tea. A handsome space with vaulted ceilings and marble floors. Servers in bespoke uniforms gliding around the room. Tea served in individual silver pots. And the centerpiece of this classic experience: a three-tiered silver caddy loade...

Chances are the “fresh” catch at your local fish counter got there with a tech assist. Facing the twin headwinds of climate change and sustainability, the fish and seafood industry is using research-driven tactics and emerging technologies to improve—and maximize—their catch.
Today, robots are harvesting tuna in Maine, shrimp farmers in Vietnam are tapping an app to improve the sustainability of their product, and U.S. government scientists are deploying mapping technology to locate the next ...

Rosanne Cash is celebrating the 30th anniversary of "The Wheel" — an album that help changed the direction of her career — by starting yet another chapter.
The four-time Grammy winner has released a remastered version of "The Wheel," on RumbleStrip Records, a new label she co-founded earlier this year with John Leventhal, her longtime collaborator and husband of 28 years.
Reflecting on making "The Wheel" with Leventhal, Cash says it's hard to "separate the music from love."
The anniversary ed...

If you haven't been to Atlantic City lately, you might assume that the storied resort's luck might have finally run out.
Five casinos –– including the once fabled Trump Taj Mahal and a multi-billion-dollar flop called Revel that lasted just over two years –– shut down, leaving seven remaining. The city flirted with bankruptcy amid the lingering recession and unprecedented competition from casinos in neighboring states.
But like a player whose cards are suddenly hot, Atlantic City could be on ...

Two former industrial neighborhoods––one in Philadelphia and the other in Pittsburgh--beckon with top restaurants, cafes and bars.

Alex Prud'homme's new book covers everything from Eisenhower's love for squirrel stew to Obama's penchant for arugula, and dishes on state dinners, diplomacy and the White House kitchen
U.S. presidents — they're just like us, at least when it comes to their quirky tastes in food.
During the Civil War, Abe Lincoln would snack on apples, cornbread, raw honey on the comb and other favorites from growing up on the Kentucky frontier, while at the onset of the Korean War, Harry S. Truman chose a co...

Singer-songwriter Lucinda Williams is known for the spare honesty of her musical stories filled with quirky characters and telling details.

Now in a case of art inspiring art, Williams has released a memoir called "Don't Tell Anybody the Secrets I Told You" that combines tales from her personal life and career with anecdotes about the direct inspirations for her songs.

In a writing voice that's as plaintive as her vocal style, the three-time Grammy winner recounts an itinerant childhood as he...