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Understanding Bankruptcy: Is It the Right Financial Solution for You?
The mere thought of filing for bankruptcy is enough to make anyone nervous. But in some cases, it really can be the best option for your financial situation. Even though it stays as a negative item
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Debt Validation: Your Rights & How to Dispute Debt Collectors
Under the FDCPA, you have the right to “debt validation.” This means a consumer can demand that a creditor reporting information to the credit bureaus prove the account is really your re
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Debt Relief Options: Strategies for Managing & Eliminating Debt in 2024
What is debt relief? Debt relief is any strategy you take to get out of debt or to manage your debt so that you can function normally and keep up with your bills and living expenses. It usually refe
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Protect Yourself: A Guide to Defending Against Debt Collection Lawsuits
In some cases, going into debt is unavoidable. If you don’t pay your debt on time, your creditors may sue you. Debt collectors are persistent and aggressive, and the likelihood of winning a de
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Protect Yourself: Your Rights & How to Stop Debt Collector Harassment
Getting constant calls from a debt collector can feel harassing or overwhelming. So you’re probably wondering how to stop debt collectors from calling. It may feel like the calls from that deb
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Understanding Zombie Debt: How to Resolve Unpaid Debts
If you’ve ever been sent to collections over an unpaid debt, then you know what a hassle this process can be. Collection agencies are often aggressive and resort to harassing phone calls and m
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Negotiating with Creditors: A Guide to Resolving Debt
Whether your mailbox is stuffed full of past-due notices or your phone is ringing off the hook, you can’t ignore your creditors forever. And it’s always better to attempt to work out a d
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Chaikin Stock Research Review: Portfolio Health Check - A Deep Dive
I recently came across the Chaikin Stock Research and their Portfolio Health Check service. I must say, I am impressed with it. What follows is a review that I completed on the Portfolio Health Check
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Strategic Investing: Setting Goals & Building a Winning Portfolio
Before you can sit down and decide how to invest your money, you first need to set your long-term investment objectives. What will the money be used for? Retirement? A new home? Child’s education? Onc
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Investor vs. Debtor: Understanding the Key Difference for Financial Freedom
I recently read a guest post over at Get Rich Slowly from William over at DropDeadMoney. To summarize, William says we choose what we are: an investor or debtor. An investor is a person that invests t
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Benefits of Hiring a Financial Planner: Secure Your Financial Future
Many investors go about their investing mostly clueless as to what to do. As a result, the average investor only earns roughly 2.1% per year, which is much less than the market earns as a whole. To co
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Warren Buffett's Top Investing Strategies: 7 Lessons for Success
Warren Buffett is arguably one of the greatest investors of all time. He preaches value investing, in which he seeks out companies whose stock price is undervalued. While I may disagree with his views
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Long-Term Investing: Why Buy & Hold Often Wins
There are two rules of thought when it comes to investing: buy and hold for the long-term or trade in and out of funds based on which funds are performing well and the direction of the economy. Argume
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Return on Investment (ROI) Calculation: A Simple Guide
Have you ever wondered how to calculate return on investment? If so, you’ve come to the right place. The actual formula to calculate return on investment is simple enough that you can perform on a bas
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Baseball Home Runs & Investing: What Women Really Value
Back in 1998 when Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa were chasing the single season record for home runs set by Roger Maris, everyone was hyped up on home runs, so much so that a commercial came out featurin
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Retirement Planning: How to Achieve Financial Independence in Today's Market
Ah, 1989….The Simpsons debuted on television, the Berlin Wall came down, and The B-52’s “Love Shack” was a hit on the radio. Also back in 1989, a retiree could afford to retire and live off of interes
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Active vs. Passive Investing: A Comprehensive Guide
For as much as I talk about passive investing, I never wrote a post discussing the differences between active investing and passive investing and the advantages and disadvantages of both. All of that
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Model Investment Portfolios: Sample Strategies for Your Financial Goals
I get many readers emailing me asking me about how they should invest their money. Unfortunately, I cannot give investment advice on an individual basis since I don’t know the specifics of each
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Avoid Investment Mistakes: Common Pitfalls to Watch Out For
When it comes to investing, there is no formula to success. There are many different profitable investment styles, thus we cannot say “just do X, Y, Z and you’ll be a millionaire”. H
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Investing Lessons from The Price Is Right: A Surprisingly Smart Guide
I loved watching The Price Is Right growing up (my favorite games being Plinko and the game where you punch the board to reveal the card with an amount of money listed). Now whenever I get the chance
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- Double Top Pattern: Definition, Trading Signals & Analysis
- Understanding Securities Dealers: Roles and Functions
- Target Date Funds: A Simple Retirement Investment Strategy
- Understanding the Price-to-Earnings (P/E) Ratio: A Comprehensive Guide
- Join an Investment Club: Grow Your Wealth Together
- Natural Hedging: A Risk Reduction Strategy for Institutions
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Nominal Value Explained: Definition & Financial SignificanceNominal value is a common financial term that is used in various contexts within finance. For stocks and bonds, it is also referred to as the “face value” of an investment that is stated o...
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Financial Planning for Young Adults: Build a Secure FutureWhen you enter the working world and start bringing home an income, your future financial security may be the farthest thing from your mind. But young adulthood is actually a great time to prepare ...
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Opening a Checking Account with a Passport: What You Need to KnowYou need valid ID to open a checking account. When you open a new checking account, you must provide a valid form of photo identification to prove your identity and verify the account. Many p...
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IRA Account FDIC Insurance: What You Need to KnowThe Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation insures deposit accounts in member banks, including qualifying retirement accounts. Check for FDIC membership by looking for the logo at the bank branch or on...