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Your Retirement, Saved (In Under 10 Minutes)

Does retirement scare you? You’re not alone. According to the National Institute on Retirement Sec..

5 Things I Wish I’d Known Before I Bought My Home

Buying your first home and real estate property is a huge move for most people. It’s probably the ..

Should You Tap Into Your Home’s Equity?

If you’re like most Americans, your house is your most valuable asset. This means you’re..

Buying Property Overseas: Avoiding the Common Investor Pitfalls

When you think about investing in property, you might only think about what’s in your neck of the ..

Betterment Continues to Revolutionize the Way Real People Invest

With more than half of Americans not investing in the stock market at all, it is little wonder that ..

How to Choose the Best Life Insurance Company For You

Most lists that deal with the best life insurance companies include the best companies overall. That..

California Housing Financing Agency Helps First Time Homebuyers

California has one of the most challenging real estate markets for first-time homebuyers. Several ci..

Why I Like Low Yielding Dividend Stocks

Dividends are wonderful.  Buy stock in a strong dividend payer, and you’ve now got a reliable..

Forex 101: How to Protect Your Portfolio

In the world of forex, investing successfully is about more than just turning a profit. The currency..

Universal Currency May Not Be As Far Off As You Think

Conspiracy theorists have long heralded the coming day of a single, world government and the like. A..

How To Find The Forex Broker For You

There are a lot of steps that ensure you are successful when it comes to investing your money. While..

Dave Ramsey vs Suze Orman – Battle of the Personal Finance “Experts”

There are two power players when it comes to personal finance, Dave Ramsey & Suze Orman. Dave sa..

Four Top Financial Mistakes Homeowners Make

Our focus with a home tends to be on our lifestyle and family relating to living our lives.  Yet a..

Should You Sell or Rent Your Family Home?

If it’s finally time to say goodbye to the family home, some hard decisions need to be made. Chief..

Finding Your Dream Home: 5 Ways to Save Time, Money, and Energy

To say the least, finding a dream home is an accomplishment that tops most people’s bucket lis..

Why it Pays to Have an Interactive Broker

Many new investors are encouraged to go it alone. If you’ve read more than a few books on investme..

Why I Would Pay Off My Mortgage Over Investing in the Market

This post has been written by Derek Sall, the owner and head writer of Life And My Finances. I am co..

Thinking About Buying a Stock? Stop & Think About This First

I am a simple man, and I like Bank of America (BAC) this year.  We all know interest rates have bee..

Investing In Precious Metals for Your Child’s Future

Every parent is concerned with providing for his or her child’s future. We want to feel secure..

Top 5 Ways to Protect your Assets

By: Robert B. Wolfe, CFP® Depending on the state of one’s legal residence, the strategies and tec..

How to Become a Full-Time Investor

Would you like to become a full-time investor? It might take years but many people manage it. Howeve..

The Place of Forex Trading in a Diversified Portfolio

Forex trading is something you see a lot in the personal finance blogosphere. So I think it’s impo..

Rolling Over a 401(k) to an IRA

With 401(k) plans becoming less and less useful, many investors are looking for other options to gro..

The Macro and the Micro in Forex Trading

The term “Forex” gets thrown around a lot on finance blogs like this one. But usually, when peop..