Mortgage Protection Using Life Insurance on the Rise?
Since I moved into a new house in August I have received no fewer than 3 offers in the mail to solicit my participation in a program to “protect” my mortgage using life insurance. The idea is a simple one. You buy a life insurance policy, or similar insurance product, that will provide the funds [...]
Beware the Standard of Living Bubble.
With regards to finances, bubbles are usually an artificial increase in the value or price of something. We’ve all heard of the dot com bubble, or the housing bubble, but have you heard of a standard of living bubble? Are you living in one now?
What is the Standard of Living Bubble?
The standard of living bubble [...]
Get Out Of Debt with DebtGuru: a Non-Profit Consumer Credit Counseling Organization.
Debt is never a good thing. Sure, there is bad debt and not-so bad debt (like mortgages and student loans), but generally speaking, it’s always best to eliminate your debt when you can and avoid it in the future.
Debt is especially bad in times of economic distress. Recessions often lead to job loss and [...]
25 Investment rules from Jim Cramer.
I’ve never been a Jim Cramer fan. My early investing education was focused more on Ben Graham and Warren Buffet, so Cramer always struck me as a loud mouth, blow hard. For those of you familiar with Graham’s book, The Intelligent Investor, I had always thought of Cramer as Mr. Market’s obnoxious page boy.
It is [...]
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