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What are Required Minimum Distributions (RMDs)?
One of the best things you can do for your future is to use a tax-advantaged retirement account to save for the future. Your retirement plan can put you ahead in your finances, and ensure that you have the money you need for a comfortable…
Introduction to FOREX Investing
Foreign exchange has been a hot topic lately with the weakness of the US Dollar and has always been an area rife with scams and rip-off artists (even the SEC warns about it on their website for forex transactions). Trading in foreign…
Medicare & Medicaid Health Insurance Programs Explained
I’ve never had the need or the opportunity the learn about Medicare or Medicaid, two government programs that garner a lot of attention every two years, and that have recently been in the news because of President Obama’s attempts to bring…
Finances in 55: Is an HSA Right for You
One of the most interesting health care financial products to be introduced in recent years is the Health Savings Account (HSA). A HSA can be a way for you to have more control over your health care dollars, while at the same time providing…
Are You Really Prepared for the Costs of Retirement?
For most of us, retirement is a nebulous concept. Retirement might be 20, 30, or even 40 years down the road. Our human minds have a hard time looking ahead so far, and truly grasping the implications.
Even harder for us to imagine is…
What To Do After A Car Accident
A few years ago, I was driving from one office building to another when a Dodge Durango ran a red light and totaled my car. I was fine, as the Durango hit me at a forty-five degree angle, but my car was destroyed. The passenger door was…