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| Investing: Are New Mortgages Right For You? |
April 12, 2007 |
| Financial salespeople such as investment advisors and mortgage brokers are recommending ‘new’ types of mortgages for improving cash-flow, freeing up m ... |
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| Investing: It's Your Money: Make Sure You Keep Control Of It! |
April 03, 2007 |
| One of the biggest mistakes I frequently see investors make is needlessly losing control of their money. Any time you pay a hefty commission or face s ... |
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| Investing: Are Hedge Funds Right For You? |
April 12, 2007 |
| Hedge funds and funds of hedge funds have little regulation and even less disclosure. The potential for fraud is high and transparency is low. Investo ... |
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| Investing: Preparing Financially For When Disaster Strikes |
April 12, 2007 |
| Our hearts and prayers go out to those affected by Katrina. Many are fortunate to have escaped with their lives. It shows us all once again that there ... |
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| Investing: Katrina: What's An Investor To Do? |
April 12, 2007 |
| The devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina has shocked our nation. One reader recently asked me what I thought the short and long-term impact will be ... |
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| Estate: She Came Out Of Nowhere |
April 12, 2007 |
| If you’d hit her in the passenger door, you probably would have killed her,” the officer told me as I looked over the crumpled front of my mini-van. I ... |
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| Investing: Readers Expose Mortgage Schemes |
April 10, 2007 |
| Getting a new mortgage? Watch Out! Mortgage brokers (even at banks) get paid on commission. As interest rates rise, they must become more creative to ... |
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| Ivesting: New Year Financial Tune Up |
March 28, 2007 |
| While you’re making your New Years’ resolutions, don’t forget to give your financial house an annual tune-up. As the old saying goes, an ounce of prev ... |
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| Annuities: Equity-indexed Annuities: There Are Growth Alternataives |
March 27, 2007 |
| Everybody wants to find the secret to investing on Wall Street. But the truth is, you don’t have to be a genius to be a successful equity investor. An ... |
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| Estate: Beyond The Living Will |
March 27, 2007 |
| Living wills have received a great deal of attention due to the recent Terry Schiavo situation. Because her end-of-life wishes were in dispute, family ... |
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| Investing: The Ins And Outs Of Reverse Mortgages |
April 10, 2007 |
| Reverse mortgages have been around since 1989, but they are rapidly gaining in popularity. The complexity of reverse mortgages makes it difficult for ... |
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| Estate: Signed, Sealed, Delivered - It's Theirs |
April 03, 2007 |
| My last few articles have focused on various end-of-life issues that were made very real to me due my mother-in-law’s recent death. In this article, w ... |
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| Investing: Saving Your Retirement |
March 20, 2007 |
| Everyone would love to retire early, but they also desire to be free from the fear of running out of money. Changing your attitude toward investing an ... |
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| Estate: Clear Up Estate Document Confusion |
March 20, 2007 |
| Few topics confuse investors more than figuring out what estate-related documents they need. Living Wills, Living Trusts, and Powers of Attorney are j ... |
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| Investing: Are Your Company Retirement Benefits In Jeopardy? |
April 04, 2007 |
| In years gone by, when someone retired from a large company they didn’t have to worry about losing their retirement benefits. That’s no longer the cas ... |
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| Investing: A Sure-Fire Investment |
April 03, 2007 |
| Now is the time to start considering end-of-year returns. It is also time to analyze our investments and decide if changes need to be made. Here is on ... |
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| Investing: Don't Scramble Your Eggs |
March 27, 2007 |
| Financial advisors have been preaching the use of portfolio diversification to reduce risk for years. Unfortunately, the way most do it leaves your po ... |
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| Estate: Don't Leave Loved Ones In A Lurch! |
April 04, 2007 |
| Nothing brings home the importance of having our affairs in order than seeing the effects firsthand in your own family. My mother-in-law’s recent deat ... |
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| Investing: Reader Exposes Mortgage Mischief |
April 04, 2007 |
| Beware of Option-ARM mortgages. They are heavily promoted, but should rarely be used. I recently received an email that perfectly illustrates how over ... |
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| Investing: Planning To Make Your Money Last Forever |
April 02, 2007 |
| It’s true that you can’t take it with you, but many are becoming more concerned about what happens to what they leave behind. Thanks to some recent ch ... |
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| Investing: The Solution To The Investment Roller Coaster |
April 02, 2007 |
| Does investing put you on an emotional roller coaster? If so, you are not alone. The fluctuations of the market are hard for most investors to stomach ... |
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| Estate: Equity-Indexed Annuities: There Are Better Growth Alternatives (Stability) |
March 28, 2007 |
| Every investor would like to increase their income without compromising their stability. Maybe that’s why Equity Indexed Annuities (EIAs) have become ... |
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| Annuiities: Consumer Alert: Equity Indexed Annuities |
March 28, 2007 |
| Seniors and retirees need to be aware of the dangers of investing in an Equity Indexed Annuity. Read on to find out how to protect yourself. |
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| Estate: Protect Your Beneficiary's Inheritance |
March 28, 2007 |
| An inheritance is the precious fruit of years of labor. It is an expression of love. Nowadays, more than ever, an inheritance is something that should ... |
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| Investing: Your Questions Answered: Can You Stretch A 401K? |
March 28, 2007 |
| A reader recently asked if his 401(k) could be rolled over, by his beneficiary, to a 'stretch' IRA after his death. Read on to discover an answer that ... |
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| Annuities: Better Alternatives Than Equity-Indexed Annuities |
March 28, 2007 |
| Equity Indexed Annuities (EIAs) have become the hot product of late. I believe you can easily find other alternatives that will bring a better return, ... |
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| Estate: How To Legally Avoid Taxes On Gifts And Inheritances - Part 2 |
March 23, 2007 |
| Last week I explained in theory how you can legally avoid paying taxes on gifts and inheritances. Avoiding taxes on gifts and inheritances is based on ... |
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| Investing: Keep Up Your Guard |
March 23, 2007 |
| Do you like being taken advantage of? I sure don’t. In fact, I hate it! Worse, it seems like it is happening more and more. Now, more than ever, it is ... |
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| Investing: Olympics Teach Investors A Lesson |
March 23, 2007 |
| Perhaps the only area outside the financial world where performance is so closely measured is the Olympics. Competition is fierce, and with events mea ... |
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| Investing: Work Isn't A Four Letter Word |
March 22, 2007 |
| In our culture, the main goal of retirement is to put our working days behind us and devote ourselves to the pursuit of pleasure. Many find, though, t ... |
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| Estate: To Trust Or Not To Trust . . . That Is The Question! |
March 20, 2007 |
| This article is about estate planning and to have a trust or not. |
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| Annuities: The Guaranteed Minimum Income Benefit |
March 14, 2007 |
| This article is about annuities and the income benenfits. |
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| Investing: Hype-Proof Your Portfolio |
March 15, 2007 |
| This article is about finding the best portfolio for your changing needs. |
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| Insurance: The Real Reason For Long-Term Care Insurance |
March 15, 2007 |
| This article is about reasoning for having long-term care insurance. |
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| Annuities: Equity-Linked Certificate Of Deposit: The Safer-Low Cost EIA Alternative |
March 14, 2007 |
| This article is about annuities and equity-linked certificates of deposit. |
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| Investing: Income Boosting Strategies |
March 14, 2007 |
| This article is about investments that help boost income. |
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| Estate: Afraid Of Losing Your Home To Medicaid? |
March 14, 2007 |
| This article is about planning for later years in life. |
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| Insurance: Life Insurance, Too Much, Too Little, Just Right? |
March 14, 2007 |
| This article is about having the right amount of life insurance to meet your needs. |
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| Investing: Successfully Transitioning Your Portfolio |
March 13, 2007 |
| This article is about successfully adjusting your portfolio for maximum returns. |
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| Annuities: Oversight Needed On Equity-Indexed Annuities |
March 12, 2007 |
| This article is about annuities. |
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| Estate: Don't Rely On Medicaid For Long-Term Care |
March 13, 2007 |
| This article is about getting adequate long-tem care for seniors. |
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| Investing: Dow Jones Drops 2700 Points |
March 13, 2007 |
| This article is about the fluctations in the Dow Jones Industrial Average. |
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| Investing: Strategies to Boost Growth |
March 12, 2007 |
| This article is about increasing returns on your investments. |
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| Annuities: Federal Regulators Showing Concern About Equity-Indexed Annuities |
March 12, 2007 |
| This article is about equity-indexed annuities being scrutinized by federal regulators. |
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| Annuities: Annuities? Give Me A Break |
March 12, 2007 |
| This article is about the disadvantages of annuities. |
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| Investing: The "Corrected 1099" Nightmare |
March 12, 2007 |
| This article is about receiving a corrected 1099 and filing your income taxes. |
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| Annuities: Putting Lipstick On A Pig |
March 12, 2007 |
| This article is about finding the right investments for you. |
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| Investing: Harmed Investor Gets Justice |
March 12, 2007 |
| This article is about investor receiving justice on bad investment and incompetent fianancial advisors. |
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| Investing: It's All About Cash |
March 05, 2007 |
| This article is about investing in the right places. |
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| Estate: Do You Need A Trust Or A Foundation |
March 05, 2007 |
| This article is about the advantages and disadvantages of a trust or a foundation |
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| Investing: Master Limited Partnerships: Don't Fear A K-1 |
March 05, 2007 |
| This article is about mastered limited partnerships and advantages of A K-1's. |
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| Insurance: Beware of Universal Life |
March 05, 2007 |
| This article is about life insurance, the difference in types and policies. |
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| Estate: Pension Protection Act: It Affects You |
March 02, 2007 |
| This article is about the pension protection plan and how it affects the consumer. |
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