The percentage of people who own life insurance has been dropping big time. Fewer and fewer people understand the importance of being insured. This is too bad, because, while life insurance does help maintain the quality of life for people you love when you pass, life insurance can also increase the quality of your life …

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We live in a world that too often blurs important distinctions between fact and feeling so far it becomes easy to question the existence of the fact. But behind this facade, you can recognize the unflattering lawyer’s adage – if the facts are on your side argue the facts, if the law is on your side argue the …

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There are many legal ways to save on taxes, but there are also a lot of dangerous tax schemes. You can smell some tax schemes from a mile away, but others are more subtle – these are the ones that can get good people into trouble. Let’s face it, everyone wants to save on taxes, …

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Ignorance and Stupidity, Greed and Fear will be some of your leading enemies when trying to achieve success of any kind – especially financial success. Understanding the characteristics of these ailments can help you to identify and overcome them before they have time to impose the entirety of their destructive behavior and results in your …

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It’s been said that positive advice (recommendations), as opposed to negative advice (things to avoid or NOT do), is the realm of the charlatan. In our opinion, this saying holds true when it comes to the question of how or where to invest 5k. Experts and novices alike can write beautiful articles on where people …

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It’s a nice big word… but what is it, and is it relative to life? Cognitive Dissonance is the name for a common, if detrimental, human behavior phenomena.  Listen as Tom and John explain cognitive dissonance, and how you can respond to it in your life.  Resources: Winning Your Financial GAME, How to Build Sustainable …

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Interest rates are a vital part of our economy and can quickly turn a boom into a bust or vice versa. Today, Tom and John tell you everything you need to know about the recent shift in interest rates, what they foresee happening to interest rates, and some ways to prepare for the coming changes. …

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Long-term disability insurance is designed to help supplement income when you’re unable to work due to a disability. Long-term disability payments will typically last between 5-10 years, or until retirement, depending on your coverage. Losing the ability to work is more common than many people think. It’s estimated that 1 in 4 of today’s 20-year-olds …

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There are many types of investments available on the market today designed to “increase your capital.” One classification of these is short-term investments. Short-term investments are investments that are held for a relatively short period of time and can be easily converted into cash.  While being easily converted to cash may sound like an ideal …

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“Free Range” chicken is better than regular chicken… or is it? While it certainly commands a higher price over other birds at the grocery store, “Free Range” doesn’t mean what many people think it does. “Free Range” isn’t the only misleading label… there are many others, and not just in the food industry. Don’t get …

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