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  • Unsecured Personal Payday Loans Are Not a Long-Term Solution  By : Abigail Franks
    Unsecured personal loans are sometimes called fast cash or payday loans. The good news is that anyone with a steady paycheck, even those earning minimum wage, can qualify for these types of cash advances. Pay day lending however, can be a very short and painful way out of a temporary situation.
  • The Hurrier I Go the Behinder I Get  By : Ken E Morris
    When are Social Security checks potentially loans and not benefits? Why, when you have "excess earnings" of course. In today's economy, many senior citizens still work during their "retirement" either because they want to or, all too often, because they must to make ends meet. Retirees who wa
  • The 46.3% Marginal Bracket  By : Ken E Morris
    Despite the new tax rate reductions of the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003, the top marginal tax bracket for many retirees is a whopping 46.3%. Why? Because Social Security benefits are subject to income tax. Those affected are Social Security recipients who have the good
  • Mysteries Unraveled  By : Ken E Morris
    One of the great mysteries of personal finance is: How are social security retirement benefits calculated? The computation itself is something of a mystery. It's so complex that I'm not sure who could have dreamed it up. I am sure that most in Congress don't understand it. In this article
  • Retirement Tax Havens  By : Ken E Morris
    Financial planning is really life planning. Choosing a home, particularly a retirement home, involves many factors. With state and local taxes on the rise, retirees should look closely at tax matters when formulating their retirement financial plan.
  • Excessive bank account and credit card charges attacked as “unfair” and possibly illegal  By : Michael Hanna
    Disproportionate bank account and credit card charges are being attacked as possibly unlawful by the Scottish Citizens Advice Bureau in conjunction with a Glasgow based law firm.
  • Remortgaging – to switch or not to switch?  By : Michael Challiner
    Low interest rates make the prospect of switching mortgages very attractive to a certain breed of borrower, dubbed ‘the rate tart' by the mortgage industry. This article looks at the advantages to switching mortgages.
  • Eight Rules For ETF Success  By : Carl Delfeld
    Managing a global portfolio of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) is a great way to build a diversified portfolio with exposure to equities around the globe. Fortunately, you need not be a rocket scientist to do this, but many investors fail to observe some basic guidelines, and it can get them into real trouble. Follow these eight steps and sleep easier.

    1. Liquidity Comes First: Before you even think of building an investment portfolio, you should set aside about six months of...

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