Monthly Archives: July 2016

Texas Health Insurance Rates Raised by 30 Percent

Texas could face health insurance sticker shock for 2017 Insurance firms say new clients forcing increase Demonstrators celebrate the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in June upholding the Affordable Care Act’s federal subsidies. But now many insurers are seeking hefty rate … Continue reading

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A Real Estate Hot Spot

I spend a lot of time scouting out real estate worldwide. So I can say with confidence that the opportunity to buy well in an up-and-coming beach town for $100,000 or less is something special. An opportunity you don’t see … Continue reading

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South expected to dominate housing growth

  The real estate valuer’s adjusted market report predicts that the impact of the spring buying season has been limited nationally, with quarter-over-quarter growth of 0.6 per cent and regional growth of 0.2 per cent in the West, 0.8 per … Continue reading

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More Money for College

More financing from the Bank of Mom and Dad Parents opened their wallets more generously in the 2014-2015 school year, a report shows, reclaiming their place as the primary source of college funding for the first time since 2010. Parental … Continue reading

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Will Cash Disappear ?

It’s a hot summer day in 2025 and you’re wrapping up a long meeting at the office. Several of your colleagues have attended the meeting from home, their faces and bodies projected as holograms into seats at the table. But … Continue reading

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What Demographics is your Audience?

With the prevalence of technology, people across the world are spending an increasing amount of time online. Be it through computers, tablets, smartphones, or other devices, to be alive in 2016 means to be familiar with the internet. Marketing has … Continue reading

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Retirement Planning

If you’ve spent any time researching retirement planning, you’ve probably heard about the bucket approach. Essentially, bucketing is an income strategy that involves breaking your portfolio apart into three segments so that the cash you’ll need soonest (short term) is … Continue reading

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What is going on in New Home Sales……

New home sales dropped last month Sales of new homes fell in May following a strong April. The figures from the HUD and Census Bureau shows a 6 per cent drop to 551,000 units on a seasonally-adjusted annual rate basis. … Continue reading

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Avoid Beneficiary Mistakes

Naming who should get the life insurance money after you die sounds simple, but designating beneficiaries can get tricky. Mistakes are common, financial advisers say — and they can be heartbreaking and expensive. When mistakes are made “you’re not creating … Continue reading

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Should I Focus on Just the Exterior of the House

The payback on some home remodeling projects is on the way up according to Remodeling magazine, which puts out an annual survey comparing the cost of home upgrades with their return at resale. But which improvements fare best, and where … Continue reading

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