Ways to Control What You’ll Spend on a Funeral It doesn’t matter whether a loved one dies suddenly or with warning – funeral costs can be daunting. According to the National Funeral Directors Association, which bills itself as the world’s leading funeral service association, the average cost of an adult funeral in 2010 stood at […]
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10 Things You Must Do to Baby-Proof Your Finances
For most prospective parents, financial issues come fairly far down the list of wishes and hopes for their new baby. Health and happiness typically comes first, and by the time the subject turns to money, the discussion often begins and ends at saving for the baby’s education. That’s where most families go wrong. We’ll start […]
Why Parents Should Give Their College Students the Gift of Professional Financial Planning
Why Parents Should Give Their College Students the Gift of Professional Financial Planning In August, the Wall Street Journal reported that student-loan debt now surpasses credit card debt as the No. 1 source of outstanding consumer debt with some $829.8 billion in current federal and private school loans. For some, those statistics are a good […]
Ten Things to Know – and Ask — About Long-Term Care Insurance
By Advanced Asset Management on October 28, 2010 in Estate Planning and Charitable Planning, General Planning
Ten Things to Know – and Ask — About Long-Term Care Insurance For Americans over the age of 50, the time to consider long-term care coverage is now. Whether to buy it is a separate question that’s as individual as you are. Long-term care insurance (LTC) is generally recommended to anyone who has suitable income […]
Renovating Smart in 2010: Looking for Tax Breaks, Anticipating What Will Bring Value in the Future
Renovating Smart in 2010: Looking for Tax Breaks, Anticipating What Will Bring Value in the Future Though the housing market has yet to stabilize in many communities, homeowners can’t ignore property maintenance and other critical spending that will add to their home value in the future. Yet for most of us, the days of spending […]
Creating a Personal Disaster Plan for Your Home, Your Loved Ones and Your Finances
Creating a Personal Disaster Plan for Your Home, Your Loved Ones and Your Finances The idea of a personal disaster plan began circulating in the days after the September 11, 2001 attacks. They got a boost after Hurricane Katrina. Yet even when we experience a fortunate break between natural and man-made crises, it’s still a […]
The Top 5 Things You Need to Teach Kids About Money
The Top 5 Things You Need to Teach Kids About Money What if there was mandatory money instruction for every child in America from kindergarten on up and every adult was required to take an annual test confirming those concepts well into their senior years? It’s a nice fantasy. But in reality, the first money […]
Top 5 Money Decisions to make in Divorce
Top 5 Money Decisions to make in Divorce The money decisions you make in the first weeks of a marital separation can affect your financial security for the rest of your life. And at a time of maximum emotional stress, the right decisions about money can be hard to come by on your own – […]
Five Steps to Take When a Collector Comes Calling for a Debt You Don’t Owe
BBB-WMI September 2010 Consumer Article #3 Five Steps to Take When a Collector Comes Calling for a Debt You Don’t Owe If a debt collector is contacting you about a debt you know you don’t owe, explaining your case can be an uphill battle. Whether it’s a matter of mistaken identity, an honest […]
Keeping Your Credit Score Healthy
Keeping Your Credit Score Healthy It doesn’t take much these days to damage a credit score. Before the recession, late payments and blasting through credit limits would take its toll. But in the past year, Fair Isaac, the company that developed the algorithm that is the leading determinant of our scores, made an important change […]
