Financial Planning and Budgeting Very few people in today’s economy would be confident telling you that they have their finances under control. For many people, it is a daily struggle just to pay the bills, much less put anything away for savings or investment. If you are having a hard time with your finances, there […]
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The Aging U.K. Population There is no avoiding the fact that the population of the UK is getting older, and the changes in society over the last few decades mean that the informal support networks we used to rely on are no longer available for everyone. It is a fact that many of us (up
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Long Term Care Insurance For the first 32 years of my life, I gave absolutely no thought to long-term care insurance policies. By the time I turned 33, I was thankful my grandparents had the foresight to purchase a policy. Both were diagnosed with probable Alzheimer’s disease, and my father, their only son, was struggling with cancer and dementia
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Long Term Investment Accounts 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
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Debt: Don’t be Liable The term Power of Attorney (POA) is often used to refer to the capacity of “attorney-in-fact” which allows one person to act as an “agent” for another person. Unfortunately, a power of attorney ends when the person granting the power to another becomes incapacitated. In order to allow the person to continue acting on your behalf
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How to Invest Your Mother’s Money – And Keep Your Peace of Mind 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
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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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Saving For Retirement Some people may feel a little guilty for having done well and prepared for their retirement. Often Christians feel this way due to a mistaken interpretation of 1 Timothy 6:10 about the “Love of money being the root of all evil”. However, there’s no need to feel this way. The Bible also says in
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Retirement Costs When planning for retirement costs, financial planners often calculate costs decreasing during retirement but there are some costs that will increase in retirement. It is important to plan for them. There will be a number of costs to consider when you’re approaching retirement. Budgeting may be easier because many costs will decrease like commuting,
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Affordable Retirement Living Have you thought about retirement? If not, why not? Perhaps you’ve already retired or are approaching/planning retirement? Either the way, everybody thinks about it sooner or later. There is no such thing as ‘too soon’ when it comes to funding retirement and saving money. The key is to know how much you have to spend and
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Retirement Annuity You’ve probably heard that investment plans and financial schemes like, IRAs and 401 (k), are the best ways to plan for retirement. This might be true in most cases, but not always. For instance if you have invested your maximum contribution for the year to your retirement account and you’re seeking to add a bit more more. What can you do? In this case, among others, investing in
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By Terry Coxon, Casey Research It’s clear to me, even though it may not be clear to you, that unless there is something very unusual about your situation, if you have a traditional IRA, you should pay the tax now and convert it to a Roth IRA. Not just maybe, but definitely. Not just for
