Financial Planning

How to Invest Your 401(k) Dollars

There is no such thing as a perfect portfolio
Despite the claims made by financial advisors and planners, in reality there is no real possibility of having the perfect portfolio that performs to your expectations. Most portfolio planning today uses some variation of the mean-variance optimization process invented by Harry Markowitz, [...]

Consumers Using Payday Loans and Tax Refunds to Pay Bills

Paying off bills with tax money
Consumers are using payday loans and their tax refunds to pay necessary bills. In the past, taxpayers saw their tax refunds as additional money to do something fun with. Whether it was a vacation, a new TV or a down payment on a vehicle, people [...]

Consumers Worried About Debt Relief and Retirement

Retirement funding
Many consumers are worried about debt relief as they reach retirement age.  With news of Social Security and Medicare being tapped out within the next few decades, Americans are looking for other options to retire in comfort.  Fortunately, there are some jobs that still focus on pension plan guarantees.  [...]

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Can 529 Plans Provide Quick Cash for College?

Saving for college
While 529 education savings plans can’t really promise quick cash for college, in recent years they’ve gained prominence as an effective way for parents to provide for the future higher education expenses of their children. A 529 education savings plan is a tax-deferred investment, similar to an [...]

It can take years to save money for your childs college education (photo: flickr.com)

Mortgages Can Help Credit Repair, But Be Careful

The mortgage market
Many people are looking for mortgages to aid them with credit repair. The recession has left finances disheveled, and people are trying to find ways to regroup. Although recent crackdowns on mortgage lending have been put into place by the government, there are still some unscrupulous lenders trying [...]

Mortgages Can Help Credit Repair, but Be Careful

Who Needs Investment Analysts?

What Services do Investment Analysts Provide?
Investment banking analysts are the professional financial consultants who carefully examine corporate balance sheets and keep their finger on what is happening across the economy. They analyze the prices of the materials a business uses in its products, the level of demands for these goods, [...]

Want to feel the pulse of the economy? Consider a career as an investment analyst. (Photo: Wikipedia.org)

Do Retirement Annuities Really Make Sense?

The golden years
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 husband dies a month after they buy the house in town.
The retirement annuity
A [...]

For many retirees these days, the golden years aren't too golden (Photo: creativecommons.org)

Common-Sense Retirement Investing

Create the life you desire
In this last article of the retirement series, you will learn how to create a sustainable lifetime income without having to resort to annuities or credit cards. You desire to live well and maintain your standard of living in your retirement years, but you do not [...]

Your sunset years are ahead.  Start planning now! (Photo: wikimedia.org)

Couples Avoiding Debt Relief and Planning Discussions

Financial discussions
Couples need to make debt relief a priority discussion when considering marriage. A new national survey for Fidelity Investments is showing some interesting results. Many couples aren’t in agreement on basic financial issues and don’t even discuss finances in any depth. Here are some of the topics those questioned [...]

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Get Ready for Black Friday and Cyber Monday 2009

The Next Best Thing

Thanksgiving is just around the corner. But do you know what the next best thing that comes after Thanksgiving is? That’s right, it’s Black Friday! It’s the biggest shopping day of the year!
Black Friday is the day to go out and buy the things you have always [...]

Can Payday Loans Protect Your Credit History?

Economic crisis
Payday loans could save you from the horrible economic environment that we currently live in. The economic crisis is affecting every single one of us, including many major businesses.
It was once thought impossible for high-end shops and even banks to get themselves into difficulty. However, this recent crisis has [...]

Don't let the stormy economy wash away your credit.

Using Personal Loans to Fund Car Leasing

Leasing a car
Many consumers are using personal loans to fund car leasing. But do they really understand the terms?  It’s important to understand what car leasing is, as opposed to purchasing.
Leasing a car is to buying a car what renting an apartment is to owning a property.  For a certain [...]

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Get a Low Rate Personal Loan Fast–All Online

We can find a low rate personal loan for you
If you are looking for a low rate personal loan and you need cash fast, you have come to the right place. Let me tell you about the type of low rate personal loans Personal Money Store can offer you. We [...]

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Get Installment Loans for Bad Credit Quickly and Easily

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Bad credit is easy to come by
A lot of different people can use installment loans for bad credit. Many people from many different backgrounds have bad credit. I know many people who have bad credit because of medical bills or other large expenses [...]

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Payday Loans Can Help You Beat The Credit Crunch!

What is the Credit Crunch?
Before I begin to describe how payday loans can help us during this credit crunch, let us first see what exactly a credit crunch is.

It basically means that there is no credit to be had in the market. This in turn means that the traditional lenders [...]

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How to Get the Best Out Of Your Payday Loan

Introduction to Payday Loans
It’s a universally accepted fact that payday loans have come to represent easy and fast cash, whenever you need it. At the same time, it’s also true that the human psyche is such that anything which is easily available tends to lose its importance, which at times [...]

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Payday Loans are Great Provided You Exercise Caution

Know what you are doing
Payday loans could be of great help during the current phase of the economic recession. When recession hits the economy, chances are that your source of income may start shrinking, making it difficult for you to manage your monthly expenses. During these bad times, you have [...]

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A Clear Mind, Healthy Body, and A Cash Advance

A cash advance can help promote financial security in times of emergency
A cash advance in times of an emergency helps us to sleep better and keep a clear thinking mind. Our health depends on the way we think and react to situations. When we have an emergency that arises without [...]

Direct Deposit and Payday Loans

Direct Deposit Payday loans offer a number of features to the consumer

The application process is quick and effortless;
There are typically no credit checks (i.e., you are not put through the “harrowing” experience of submitting your bank statement in order to receive an approval);
The Payday loan lender will not ask for [...]

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