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Commentary

An Investment Alternative To Consider

by Tom Koziol | July 31, 2009

Today I have put on my insurance agent hat and will talk about what I believe to be a good place to invest not only your retirement but spare cash. You can even be retired and get one heck of a deal with this product.

I am talking about the good ole annuity that has had its reputation tarnished but is on its way back to being the star it should be. Because annuities come in a variety of flavors, ie, fixed, single premium immediate income, variable, etc, I’ll stick only to the virtues of fixed and single premium annuities.

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Mortgages & Lending

Reverse Mortgage Malarkey – When Equity Equals Inheritance Who’s Looking Out For Who?

by Meghan Busch | November 9, 2008

With the market’s level of volatility similar to that of a six-year-old at a candy store, it’s no real surprise that the reverse mortgage market is booming. Okay, maybe ‘booming’ is generous, but let’s say relative to the reverse mortgage market’s performance pre-market-downturn… a few more nodding heads are certainly evident.
Retirees (or should-be retirees) who’ve [...]

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Economy

Where to Invest Now?

by Anwell Tsai | October 16, 2008

With the recent crash of the Stock Market and continued weakness in the housing market, people are scrambling to find “safe” places to invest.  Many people are taking their money out of the market in fear that the system will crash.  There are many valid reasons for doing this. However, if the primary reason is [...]

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Economy

Boomers Have BiggerPockets For Real Estate-New Study Says

by Charles Feldman | October 21, 2006

If you are a boomer born between 1946 and 1964, there is a pretty good chance, says a new study, that you own a chunk of real estate. In fact, says the Harris Interactive survey sponsered by the National Association of Realtors, some 78 million Americans born between ‘46 and ‘64 now have real estate [...]

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