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#485 Eight Financial Safeguards If Disaster Strikes

You have your water, your flashlights, your "go-bag" of emergency supplies, but are you financially ready for a natural disaster? If you need to evacuate, file an insurance claim or apply for an SBA disaster loan (they're for homeowners and renters, not just businesses), organizing important fina... see more

#456 Why Millennials Should Invest in a Roth IRA

For university graduates entering the workforce, the vast array of retirement options may be confusing and overwhelming. Should I contribute to a 401(k) plan? How much should I contribute? What about an individual retirement account? (For more, see: Retirement Savings Tips for Young People.)... see more

#389 How do you calculate penalties on a 401(k) early withdrawal?

Generally speaking, the only penalty assessed on early withdrawals from a 401(k) retirement plan is the 10% additional tax levied by the IRS. This tax is in place to encourage long-term participation in employer-sponsored retirement savings schemes.Standard Withdrawal RegulationsUnder norm... see more

#286 10 Jobs to Avoid Right Now

There's no question that some jobs, though they need to be done, are not worth doing yourself. Luckily, many of these tasks are easily outd — something that is well worth considering if you're running a business. And if you're thinking about building skills for your career or obtaining skills f... see more

#284 Biggest Life Insurance Companies in the US (PRU, MET)

The life insurance market in the United States is both massive and highly competitive. In 2014, roughly 180 million Americans carried some form of life insurance. In the same year, more than 900 life insurers reported a total of nearly $147 billion worth of direct premiums written across the coun... see more

#200 What Is The Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) And How Does It Work?

Unless you are a government employee, you've likely never heard of the Federal Employee Retirement System (FERS), but if you work in the public sector or plan to in the near future, FERS is an acronym you will soon know well.What is FERS?... see more

#181 6 Ways Homeowners Can Dispute an Absurdly Low Appraisal

Count it as one of the most frustrating and disappointing of all real estate quandaries: You're selling your home, and you've got a willing buyer to pay your asking price ... but only one problem exists. Just before th... see more

#176 Here's How to Deduct Your Stock Losses From Your Tax Bill

As long as you have to pay taxes on your stock market investment profits, it is important to know how to take advantage of stock investing losses to lower your overall income tax bill. Of course, in a perfect world, you would never have any stock market losses to deduct. All your investments woul... see more

#131 Are You in the Top One Percent of the World?

The growth of income inequality has long been a hot topic around the globe, but it wasn't until the Occupy movement that the amount of wealth concentrated in the top 1% of society has received so much attention.Indeed, it's an incredibly powerful club. According to Oxfam, a leading poverty... see more

#128 Find The Top Retirement Cities In The Philippines

The Philippines is an archipelago of more than 7,000 islands, bordered by Taiwan to the north, the Pacific Ocean to the east, Indonesia and Malaysian Borneo to the south, and the South China Sea to the west. A substantial expat community enjoys everything the country is famous for – beaches,... see more

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