EverBank Yield Pledge Money Market Account Review

Are you a boomer that’s fed with earning nothing on your savings account?  Do you feel like your paying your bank interest on your own savings?  If so, it might be time to explore other options.  Online savings accounts are a popular alternative with their competitive interest rates and easy to use 24/7 access.  One [...]

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Covestor Review

March 9, 2011
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Do you trade your own portfolio, or do you wish you could hire someone to trade your portfolio for you? Covestor is a new web based trading site that allows you to either trade your portfolio to earn money, or to mirror the trading style of a manager you choose. Covestor brings together portfolio managers [...]

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tradeMonster: Get Your Accounts Funded!

March 7, 2011

Finally if you are an advanced trader, your discount broker is here. With almost all other discount brokers out there, they are looking for you to trade either low volumes of simple common stock, or higher volumes of common stock with a slight bonus for doing so. Here on tradeMONSTER, you can trade any type [...]

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Fixed Annuity Term (Comparing Annuity Features)

March 7, 2011
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If you are looking at purchasing an annuity, there are some things to consider first before even looking into the many kinds of annuities out there. For example, annuities typically are not for young people unless they plan for something like an early retirement, or have come into a large inheritance. They should instead focus [...]

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March Madness is Oh So Close Roundup Time

March 6, 2011

March is here. You know what that means, right? Yes, it’s getting really close to start filling out those brackets. Woo-hoo! I LOVE this time of the year. Last minute shots. Upsets. Buzzer Beaters. March Madness = Pure awesomeness. photo credit: athrasher

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5 Essential Pre-retirement Investment and Planning Strategies

March 4, 2011
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When you are in your 50s you will find yourself thinking more and more about your retirement. However, instead of thinking where you’ll travel to first in your caravan or which color the tiles in your remodeled bathroom should be, you’ll need to turn your mind back to financial matters for a little longer to [...]

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Medicare Advantage Enrollment

March 3, 2011
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Back in the mid-90′s, people receiving Medicare were given the option to choose private health care plans to provide their Medicare coverage rather then having Medicare manage their benefits. In the next seven to eight years, this evolved into what we now know as the Medicare Advantage program. There are many approved health care plan [...]

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Loan Modification Rules and Laws

March 2, 2011
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Under the federal government’s Making Home Affordable plan, many US homeowners can apply to modify their current mortgage loan to help get more affordable or stable loans. The program encourages mortgage lenders to help homeowners who are struggling to meet their monthly mortgage payments, by reducing the principal, renegotiating the terms, or lowering the interest [...]

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How To Evaluate If You Are Ready For Retirement

March 1, 2011
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If you are nearing retirement age you may be wondering, how will I know when the time is right to retire? The answer is really not a simple one, and each decision is unique. While many people may think that you will be ready at a certain age or when you have a certain amount [...]

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Your Social Security Card is Lost, Now What?

February 28, 2011
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Having your social security card lost or stolen can be a frightening experience. After all, every piece of our human existence is tied to that nine digit number. Most of the time, if you have your social security number memorized or written down, the card is not needed. There is no law requiring one to [...]

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Permanent Life Insurance Rates

February 24, 2011
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The top of life insurance is a serious one for some people. After all, the point of the whole thing is to provide some sort of financial coverage to help you pay your final expenses and take care of your loved ones too. The people who pursue one form of life insurance or another are [...]

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Finding Out Where Your Federal Tax Refund Is

February 23, 2011
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There aren’t too many things better than getting a tax refund. Maybe you have dreams of a tropical vacation to parts unknown, or perhaps you are thinking of a home addition. Your plans might be as simple as paying off some bills or putting money into a savings account. Whatever you plan to do with [...]

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