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The Motley Fool August 8, 2005 Dayana Yochim |
Die, Student Loan, Die Don't move from the ivory tower right into debtor's prison. When it comes to paying off debt, do a side-by-side interest-rate comparison to see which loan you should kill off first.  |
The Motley Fool August 8, 2005 |
3 Critical Kinds of Savings To put your short-term savings into context, think of your finances as a wedding cake. The bottom layer is your long-term savings, short-term savings first appear in the second tier of the cake and the top tier is your rainy-day fund.  |
The Motley Fool August 4, 2005 Robert Brokamp |
The "Criminals" Who Sell Annuities Not everyone who sells annuities is evil -- but there are enough bad guys to warrant extreme caution. If you're looking for an advisor, or looking at an annuity, take extra time to make sure you're getting a good one.  |
The Motley Fool August 4, 2005 Selena Maranjian |
Insurance to Keep Your House? Insuring your life may be smarter than insuring your mortgage. Here's why.  |
The Motley Fool August 3, 2005 Robert Brokamp |
Where NOT to Stash Short-Term Cash There are good things to do with your short-term money (funds you will need within a few years, for example), and less good things to do with it. Here's a rundown of some of your options.  |
Registered Rep. August 1, 2005 John Churchill |
How They Stay Rich The wealthiest Americans are giving considerably less to charity than they did during the go-go years of the Internet boom.  |
Registered Rep. August 1, 2005 Ruth Halcomb |
Tame Your Inner Lizard An interview with Terry Burnham, a former economist at Harvard who applies biology to the financial markets, says the problem is that the human brain was shaped in the Pleistocene era, back when humans had to forage for food, sabotaging our investing instincts.  |
Registered Rep. August 1, 2005 Janet Arrowood |
When a Partner Leaves What many partners should do -- and what any rep with an insurance license can help with -- is to fund a buy/sell agreement with life insurance. Before you can come up with the appropriate insurance solution, it is important to understand the thinking that went into the structuring of the buy/sell agreement.  |
Registered Rep. August 1, 2005 Jen Coates-Conroy |
Protecting a Client's College Savings Investments in 529 plans are not as popular as they could be -- and that's saying something because they are pretty popular right now.  |
Registered Rep. August 1, 2005 Kevin McKinley |
Mr. 529 Is Optimistic Despite increased regulatory scrutiny of 529s and uncertain future treatment by the tax code, "rational exuberance" is the most appropriate phrase to describe how 529 plan expert Joe Hurley feels about the prospects of qualified state tuition plans.  |
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