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Term life Insurance Term life insurance is designed for healthy individuals, typically is cost effective for short to mid term coverage. This coverage is suited for young to mid age individuals who need to replace lost income if they should die prematurely. Term insurance is significantly cheaper than other forms of life insurance that carry [...]

Housing for College Students Buying a rental property and using it to house your child during their college might make financial sense especially if you get a good deal on the real estate property. If you are faced with housing costs for your children to attend college, several factors needs to be considered such as [...]

Investment Ideas Weekly – Monday March 04, 2013  FREE Portfolio Software & newsletters Receive my best financial and investment strategies for free. You will also receive a free portfolio management software program.  Sign Up it’s Free  (Monday – March 04, 2013)  A weekly forecast and investment ideas covering a range of technical and fundamental analysis [...]

Retiring in a Foreign Country The first rule is to visit the places (countries) you are considering first before making any major moving decisions. It also is recommended that you build social networks before you move by joining local clubs, religious organization and even do a bit of shopping before committing yourself. Check local immigration [...]

Tax Planning using ETFs It seems that year end is when investors focus on tax planning strategies; however mitigating tax liability should be as year round goal. ETFs are useful tools for implementing said strategies. Exchange traded funds are regarded as more tax efficient than the traditional mutual fund, reason being ETFs usually avoid the [...]

When to Start Receiving Social Security Benefits You might realize that if you wait until after you reach 62 years of age up until the age of 70 your benefits will increase depending on how long you wait. Actually your benefits will increase in size for every month that you delay starting your benefits. However [...]

Investment Ideas Weekly – Monday January 14, 2013  FREE Portfolio Software & newsletters Receive my best financial and investment strategies for free. You will also receive a free portfolio management software program.  Sign Up it’s Free  (Monday – January 14, 2013)  A weekly forecast and investment ideas covering a range of technical and fundamental analysis [...]

Holiday Time Off Typically I post new articles on my business blog once every three days. Because of the holidays I will only be posting one new article, my “Investment Weekly Ideas” every Monday until I resume my normal posting schedule which will begin back on January 17, 2013. When I return in January, the [...]

Social Security Strategies for Married Couples Basic rule is postponing the start of your own retirement benefits beyond your full retirement age will increase your benefits checks by 8 % per year until you reach the age of 70. The calculation of increased benefits is based on a month to month basis beyond early retirement [...]

Which Prepaid Card to Carry  FREE Portfolio Software & newsletters Receive my best financial and investment strategies for free. You will also receive a free portfolio management software program.  Sign Up it’s Free Deciding which prepaid card to select and carry can be tricky. Most prepaid cards are not covered by recent legislation intended to [...]