Health Insurance In 2010, federal insurance legislation mandated that both employers and individuals must adhere to new insurance laws called “The Affordable Care Act” commonly referred to as “Obama Care”. Everyone in the nation will be required to have insurance by 2014 with few exceptions. These insurance laws have both advantages and disadvantages. Mandatory Health Insurance […]
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Getting out of debt can feel like an overwhelming, hopeless task. In reality, it is quite possible with some concentrated effort. Many people have eliminated substantial debt in just a couple of years once they put their minds to it and made it a priority.  Here are four tips on how to get out of debt.
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Long-term investment accounts are used by investors as a way to earn returns that will be realized at some point in the future. Investors in these types of accounts are generally not concerned with earning money that will be used right away. Instead, the purpose of these accounts is saving for some need in the future.  Types
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For Father’s Day How valuable is your Dad? On mother’s day back in March, we asked you how valuable is your mum and shared a neat infographic showing just what our mums do for us. With father’s day just around the corner, we wanted to reverse the roles and ask how valuable your dad is.
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Although almost four years have passed since the economy turned south, for many Americans the financial picture is still very difficult. Making the mortgage payment, bills, paying for car repair, insurance, and gasoline, and trying to have a little fun in the meantime can put you under a lot of financial pressure. To make it
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Owning a business can be cash-flow intensive and unfortunately many small business owners need to use credit in order to provide the cash flow they need to succeed. There are many benefits to using business credit cards for your cash flow needs. Not only are business credit cards more appropriate for companies to use, they
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Planning for the future of your family is something that takes time and energy. It’s certainly not something that just happens spontaneously. If you have children, one of the things you probably want to start planning as soon as possible is financing a college or post high school education. In today’s world, having an education
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Blogs and bookshops alike are often inundated with financial guides to help students get ready for the monetary challenges that the college years may bring. However for parents, knowing the necessary financial provisions can be more difficult especially for those who have not had the college experience themselves. Of course your teenager is going to
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By Jeff Clark, Casey Research I manage one of my mother’s IRA accounts, and when it comes to investing money, she doesn’t like to take a lot of risks. I guess the same would be true for most of our mothers – and maybe for many of us as well. Unfortunately, after surveying today’s investment landscape,
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Teenagers are statistically more likely to be involved in a car accident than any other group of drivers. Because of their increased risks, teens are more expensive to insure. Unfortunately, that usually means that their parents are stuck with high premiums for several years until the teen leaves home and begins paying for insurance on
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As interest rates soar and debt concerns grow, credit cards are not necessarily the most desirable items right now. Talk of a failing economy, mounting economic debt, and high unemployment rates don’t instill much confidence in consumers to take out credit in their name. However, for many of us, credit cards are a necessity of
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Not Your Average Investor On May 31st 2012, thanks to twitter, worlds literally collided. Well at least metaphorically speaking.  Well known Canadian rap artist Drake shared this tweet with his 7.2 million followers: The first million is the hardest. — Drizzy (@Drake) May 30, 2012 This sparked the following twitter response from T. Boone Pickens:
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