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July 01 2007: The Reasons Why Estate Planning Is So Important by: crackmarketing
Many people fail to understand the importance of estate planning. The fact is that if you die intestate, i.e. without making a will, all important decisions such as the raising of your children, the i

June 30 2007: Saving Financial Freedom by: cosmical
Saving Money is the key to financial freedom. Unfortunately, talk about savings and most people 's eyes start to glaze over. Inside many people simply feel that life is for living now, not for sometime

June 30 2007: Finding the Best Estate Planning Attorney for Your Family by: crackmarketing
Finding a good estate-planning attorney is vital for the success of your estate plan. The best attorney would not be one who is just aware of the legal provisions related to how your estate would be t

June 30 2007: Annuities: Better Alternatives Than Equity-Indexed Annuities by: voudrie12
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, without locking up your money or levying hefty su

June 29 2007: Self-Defense Guide to Estate Planning for Women by: crackmarketing
If you are a woman, are financially secure, and have assets that you expect to pass on to people you love and care for, you must make a suitable estate plan. It is vitally important to be aware of you

June 29 2007: Estate: Your Questions Answered - Health Savings And Power Of Attorney by: voudrie12
Q. Jeff, I want to ask your opinion regarding Health Savings Accounts. On April 1st, the company I work for is changing our current Blue Cross health insurance to Guardian Insurance set up as a HRA. I

June 25 2007: Estate: Beyond The Living Will by: voudrie12
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 members battled each other in the courts over her

June 19 2007: Estate: How To Legally Avoid Taxes On Gifts And Inheritances by: voudrie12
Nobody likes to pay taxes. If done incorrectly, though, the way you inherit an asset can result in you needlessly paying tens of thousands of dollars in taxes. Knowing some simple rules will reduce yo

June 13 2007: The IRA vs. The 401(k) by: DaveNL
There will be many terms you will come across during your research that will be somewhat confusing until you get the terminology down. The path to financial doesn't have to be as complicated as we ten

June 13 2007: Estate: To Trust Or Not To Trust . . . That Is The Question! by: voudrie12
Living Trusts have become very popular and are being heavily promoted to seniors. Should you Trust or not Trust? That is the question. Read on to learn some simple guidelines that will help you know w

June 12 2007: Options For What To Act On Now In Your Pre-retirement Years by: kimkirmmsetoth
Let 's just say your 5 or 10 or 15 years or so away from when you think your might retire. Some might call this the "Preretirement" stage. It 's the period of time you plan and take a look at what you

June 10 2007: Estate: Clearing Up Estate Document Confusion by: voudrie12
Few topics confuse investors more than figuring out what estate-related documents they need. Living Wills, Living Trusts, and Powers of Attorney are just a few of the terms that most find hard to defi

June 08 2007: Estate: Afraid Of Losing Your Home To Medicaid? by: voudrie12
Doris from Minnesota is considering transferring her assets to her son so they won't be lost to Medicaid should she need assisted-living or nursing home care. Is that the right move? One of the greate

June 04 2007: Estate: Don't Be Left Holding The Bag by: voudrie12
Ned almost lost the farm that had been in his family for 8 generations! We've all heard that 'The Devil is in the details.' It is especially true when it comes to estate planning. Make sure you don't

May 30 2007: Estate: How Do You Like These Odds? by: voudrie12
Are you a gambler? Do you like to play the odds? Here are some real-life odds for you to consider: 90% of people become incompetent before they die! Of course, your spouse might not think you're of so

May 15 2007: Estate: Do You Need A Trust Or Foundation? by: voudrie12
Trusts and private foundations aren't just for the rich and famous like Warren Buffet or Bill Gates. Nowadays, even people of modest means are realizing the great benefits trust and foundations can pr

May 07 2007: Property Taxes, Home Insurance and Your Standard of Living by: mkanty
How do Property Taxes and Insurance affect your standard of living? It always amazes me how people look only at the price of a product and neglect to consider the true cost of ownership. In Real Estate there can be a great impact. One which can determine whether you live like a pauper or a King!

April 26 2007: Give Your Investments Six Pack Tabs by: kwardlaw
When retirement heats up, will your portfolio wear a t-shirt in the pool of riches or will it proudly display its core stability? For a respectable savings, the following six aspects of financial pla

April 05 2007: How To Watch a (Stock Market) Bottom by: ethosadvisory
Recently, Lisa and I were waiting to be seated at a Kittery, Maine restaurant. The hostess stood to our left; we sat waiting. I avoided looking in her direction until Lisa said, "I like those jeans."

April 04 2007: 9 Steps to a Finding The Best Mortgage for You - Finding The Best Mortgage For You by: cnavi
With a fixed rate mortgage, the interest rate and monthly payments stay the same for the life of the loan.These mortgages are usually fully amortizing, meaning that your payments combine interest and

March 09 2007: Bad Credit Debt Consolidation: The Way Out by: freedebtconsolidationhelp
Caught up in a bad credit cycle? Take heart! You are not alone; you can take recourse in bad credit debt consolidation. Millions of individuals across the world find themselves in such a position at s

March 06 2007: 2007 Student Loan Debt Consolidation Tips by: CraigRad
With the cost of higher education increasing more and more in the past years, the time you graduate from college is no longer just the moment when you plan your career, it has become the moment that y

March 06 2007: How to Use Your Hard-Earned Money to Quickly Reach Your Goals by: pottsweinstein
So you have a few dollars to save, payoff debts, or invest for the future. What do you do with the money, so you can reach your goals in the quickest and easiest way possible - and not waste time or

February 27 2007: Sharpen Your Debt Management Skill by: ripsaw
No matter what type of problem you are facing it helps to get the facts and concentrate on them. Having too much debt is no exception to this rule. It would be a good first step to figure out whom you

February 21 2007: Credit Card Debt Consolidation Program - Get Control Over Plastic Related Debts by: freedebtconsolidationhelp
If you see no positive solution to get out of your debt trap related to credit card spending, you might be overlooking a credit card debt consolidation program. Since interest rates of credit cards ar



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