Saving for Retirement: Protecting Your Golden Years

May 12, 2010

No matter what age you are you should be planning to save for retirement. When you’re in your 20’s retirement seems like light years away… why should you save for something that wont come for a while? Well the answer for that is to make it easier on yourself down the line so [...]

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Saving Money Doesn’t Have To Be Boring

May 11, 2010

When we think of saving money what’s the first thing that comes to mind? Probably a boring life where you give up everything you love only to stare at the wall right? Well, not really…nobody said budgeting had to be boring, in fact it can be fun and often times eye opening.
Unless you’re [...]

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Discover More Card Cash Back Bonus

May 9, 2010

I’ve been a member of the Discover Card family since 1999 when I first signed up and I have to say if used wisely you can really take advantage of the Discover Card cash back bonus. Before I start though I would be remiss if I did not point out that using credit cards [...]

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Four Bad Spending Habits That I Am Changing Today

May 9, 2010

So I own and write for a personal financial blog, and you would think that my finances are perfectly in order right? Not exactly. My wife and I make a fine living, and we are pretty thrifty when it comes to not using credit cards and not making large impulse purchases but this [...]

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TradeKing Review

May 8, 2010

If you’ve checked out a personal finance blog like this one recently then you surely have noticed ads for that feature $4.95 trades and have super cheap options contracts, but you may have wondered to yourself… is TradeKing a good broker? Well to be honest I wondered that myself so I opened an [...]

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Mutual Funds Explained

May 8, 2010

If you’ve ever watched a financial television show, read a newspaper or had a conversation about investing you surely have heard of mutual funds, after all mutual funds are basically the backbone of today’s retirement investment portfolio but do you really understand what mutual funds are and how they work? Most of us don’t. [...]

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Reverse Mortgage Pros and Cons

May 7, 2010

Looking at media speculation regarding reverse mortgages, you will see both negative and positive insight. Reverse mortgages can be exceptionally useful for the right person, but for others, it may not be the best choice out there. This is why one needs to conduct proper research in terms of reverse mortgages as well [...]

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Basics of Equity Indexed Annuities

May 7, 2010

If you have been planning to buy an annuity, and you have bullish opinions about the way the stock market is going to be priced between now and the time you begin to receive your annuity payments, you may want to consider equity indexed annuities.
How Equity Indexed Annuities Work
The equity indexed annuity is a simple [...]

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Scottrade Review

May 3, 2010

Scottrade is one of the more popular online investment brokerages going right now. More than likely you have seen their commercials with their CEO flying around in a helicopter telling people about how good Scottrade is. Well that’s a commercial, is Scottrade as good as it’s cracked up to be?
Of course Scottrade offers [...]

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Guaranteed Income Annuity: Safe Retirement Income

March 3, 2010

Guaranteed Income Annuity: Safe Retirement Income
If you’ve ever wondered if there was a better option than for retirement than the usual suspects, you should do yourself a favor and look into guaranteed income annuities. Annuities are a great option for retirement, but sadly most people don’t realize it without having all of the annuities [...]

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