October, 2009

Financial Planning: Where to Get Financial Advice

Photo: JypsyQ Access to financial advice seems to be everywhere, Internet, magazines, TV, etc, but how do we get the best financial advice around while avoiding falling into the traps of an unscrupulous advisor? Let’s start by explaining what a financial planner does. A financial planner is an investment professional who evaluates the personal finances of ...

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Net Neutrality Simplified

Depending on how you get your news, the topic of network neutrality can seem boring, or confusing, or both. Possibly you haven’t yet heard about it, or you’ve already formed an opinion. The reports I see are too often complicated, lacking reasoned arguments and full of hyperbolic guesses as to what the future might hold. ...

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Your Head Above Water

An installment loan can help weather a temporary storm Though you don’t want to get into the habit of borrowing money to take care of every day expenses, an installment loan can help take care of a temporary need for additional income. Keep in mind you will have to make payments on the loan so don’t ...

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9 Noteworthy Counterfeit Schemes

If money represents a means to an end, it should be no surprise that people throughout the centuries have gone to great lengths to create their own supply rather than earning it. Among the countless counterfeiting scandals of the ages, a handful stand out for the massive quantity of fake money produced, how they ...

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Do Retirement Annuities Really Make Sense?

The golden years For many retirees today, the golden years may less than golden (photo: creativecommons.org) A retired couple sells the farm and moves to town to enjoy an easier life. They plan to travel and spend their golden years doing what they love. But as fate would have it, the ...

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