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[29 Sep 2010 | No Comment | ]

? richardmasonerA universal life insurance policy is a variation of whole life. That is, it consists of a face value like any insurance policy, and then it also has a built in cash value. This type of life insurance may also be called a "Flexible Premium Adjustable Life Insurance." The difference between standard whole life and a universal life insurance policy is that the universal life policy owner is able to make adjustments between the three features – the amount of the face value, …
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Financial Planning »

[29 Sep 2010 | No Comment | ]

Are you planning and saving for retirement? That’s good, but that may not be enough. While taking the initiative to plan for the future and begin saving money to fund your retirement goals is a great start, there are plenty of additional planning items to take note of. Here are six of the most common planning mistakes:

Not maximizing your employer match.
Borrowing from your retirement assets.
Failing to diversify.
Failing to rebalance your portfolio.
Taking an early distribution.
Becoming paralyzed by choices.

As you can see, saving for retirement is …

Financial Planning »

[29 Sep 2010 | No Comment | ]

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Financial Planning »

[28 Sep 2010 | No Comment | ]

I think a little historical perspective is needed when thinking about the year when Social Security’s income from all sources (payroll tax, interest on the Trust Fund, taxes on the benefits paid) will become fall short of the benefits it has promised to pay. 2018 seems to be the year most everyone agrees that Social Security will begin to operate at a deficit.
2018–That seems a long way off. Most of us still have a hard time believing we are in the sixth year of the 2000’s. but 2018 is only …

Money Management »

[28 Sep 2010 | No Comment | ]

How can I Keep my Carpet clean Without Keeping my Pet out of The House?
Pet owners are well aware that having pets can have its down side, too, especially in the state of the house. With pets, it just seems more difficult to keep the house neat without resorting to keeping the cat or dog outdoors. The sanitation issue becomes tougher when it comes to carpet cleaning.
Foremost, the amount of hair that the dog or the cat leaves on the chairs and on the carpeting can actually create trouble …

Retirement Planning »

[28 Sep 2010 | No Comment | ]

AUSTRALIA had the third-largest population of high-net-worth individuals in the Asia-Pacific region behind China and Japan last year.
The Merrill Lynch Global Wealth Management and Capgemini fifth Annual Asia-Pacific Wealth report said Australia’s HNWI population grew by 34 per cent to 173,600, with total combined wealth 37 per cent higher at $US519.4 billion ($542.6bn).
Japan had the largest HNWI base in Asia-Pacific, followed by China, which saw a 31 per cent increase in the number of HNWIs.
Hong Kong and India recorded the “strongest resurgence” in high net worth population and …

401(k)s & IRAs »

[28 Sep 2010 | No Comment | ]

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Self-Employed IRA Calculator
If you are self-employed, the roth IRA calculator can help you decide how much to contribute as an employee and as an employer.
Did you know you can contribute up to $15,000 to your tax-deferred account with a solo 401(k) plan? you have to be self-employed with no other employees (other than a spouse). in addition to that, you can contribute 25% of your compensation (if your business is incorporated) up …

Investment Advice »

[28 Sep 2010 | No Comment | ]

Hello All,Let’s get this week started with a HOT sector. This stock has beenon FIRE the last few weeks with no sign of slowing down.My new alert is Solar Energy Initiatives, inc., SOPV, and the stockclosed today at 67 cents.Please begin your research here www.solarparkinitiatives.com andhere http://whisperfromwallstreet.com/blog/quotes-and-research. Here are a few facts to get you started.SOPV is a professional services and project developing firmproviding renewable energy through photovoltaic (“PV”) and solarthermal technologies.SOPV’s model is to build, own, and operate solar generationfacilities as small as 2 Mega Watts, and utility …

Retirement Planning »

[28 Sep 2010 | No Comment | ]

Many people dream of an early retirement.? Along with presumably better health in which to enjoy life’s finer pleasures, comes the assumption of great wealth.? For a fortunate few, this occurs. For many others, early retirement arrives as an unplanned layoff in their mid-fifties followed by a long, periodically unsuccessful and quite trying, job search yielding a significant or total income loss.

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Did you take an Early Retirement?

Investment Advice »

[27 Sep 2010 | No Comment | ]

we are getting a rare break in the action today from this month’s momentum stock buying binge. After a back-and-forth session, we ended up closing back down toward the lows of the day. The run-up this month has been narrowly focused on many of the high-beta trader favorites (Netflix, Priceline, Chipotle, Apple, Freeport McMoran, etc). I have been cautioning against trying to jump in and switching your investment perspectives to get in the high-stakes trader action, as I think the eventual failure odds (which are super-high) will catch up …