Tag Archives: emergency fund

Emergency Funds, investing, Portfolio Management · January 9, 2019

How to Handle a Rocky Stock Market

The stock markets delivered a lump of coal at the end of 2018. December was one of the worst months for investors in years, and when you take a glance at your year-end statements, you will likely...

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credit cards, Emergency Funds · October 4, 2017

A Credit Card Strategy for Dealing with Natural Disasters

Digging out from the losses incurred when a natural disaster strikes can take time. Waiting for insurance claims to be processed, or emergency aid to be disbursed can take weeks, or longer. Meanwhile households have bills to pay, and the…

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Emergency Funds, saving · May 17, 2017

Time to Cash in on Rising Savings Rates

You know I believe there is no substitute for keeping an emergency fund in a federally insured bank or credit union account. That is the best—the only way—to ensure your “what if” money is always safe and will always be…

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credit cards, Emergency Funds, life insurance, retirement, saving · November 16, 2016

Why I Hate Guaranteed Acceptance Whole Life Insurance

I was glued to the TV recently watching the news when an advertisement for Guaranteed Acceptance Life Insurance came on. Whoo boy, did my blood pressure rise. I am not a fan of this type of life insurance.

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Emergency Funds, home loans, saving · June 15, 2016

Step 3: Get to the Point: When It Pays to Buy Down Your Mortgage

Lenders like to give home borrowers choices when it comes to their mortgage rate. You’ll always be presented with a standard rate: what you qualify for based on how the lender sizes up your financial profile (credit score, income, debts…

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budgeting, Emergency Funds, saving · July 22, 2015

Emergency Fund 101 – How Much Should You Have Saved?

It makes me so sad to read reports that many households don’t have even $1,000 set aside to cover an unexpected expense. What’s so sad is that I know that must cause such stress.

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Emergency Funds, saving · March 20, 2013

The Three Communication Skills That Make Suze Orman An Influential Celebrity

More than 300,000 financial advisors in the United States provide saving, investing and retirement advice, but only one made the top ten of the Forbes 2013 list of the most influential celebrities: Suze Orman.

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