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Disability Insurance-The 7 Questions You Must Ask

Disability insurance – do you need it? How much? What kind? Is it better to pay for it individually or through a group disability plan. What are some of the common features?
No one likes to think about needing disability insurance. We all think it is just for older people but statistics show that the younger [...]

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Long Term Care Insurance- It’s Not Just for Your Parents Anymore

All of us now or at some time in our lives will have to take care of someone- a child who is ill, or a spouse who gets disabled or has a chronic illness- but most of the time it is a parent that is aging. We are all living longer. The heavy responsibility that [...]

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Do-It-Yourself Financial Plan Step #2 Risk Management

Do-It-Yourself Financial Plan Step #2 is Risk Management. Risk Management is about managing all the risks we have in our lives. We can’t prevent disaster from happening but we can manage the risk we take by offsetting our costs with insurance. In our do-it-yourself- financial plan, we analyze the risk we are taking with our [...]

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Earthquake! Storms! Protect Your Home and Business with these 3 Tips

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With all the disasters happening out there, I had to let you know my favorite resource on the subject-Charles Wilson of Risk Smart Solutions. Charles is a fee-only insurance expert with whom I have personally used to review all of my risks-home, auto, business, rental properties, etc
The link above is an interview I did  [...]

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Disaster Planning for Home & Business

Prepare Your Home and Business for Disaster

Get serious about an Emergency Kit for you  home and office
Your business will not survive without a Contingency Plan
A Financial Plan is the essential last step

Emergency Kit

House or office may be dangerous or impossible to enter
It is likely there will be NO outside help for 3 to 7 days
Three [...]

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Is Travel Insurance Worth the Cost?

Is Travel Insurance Worth the Cost?
Trip-cancellation coverage is best for travelers who are spending a lot of money for a nonrefundable itinerary. Routine or…http://ht.ly/1Eqzs

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Health Care Changes in America

HEALTH CARE CHANGES IN AMERICA
Might this be the end of the debate? Most Definitely Not.
The House approves the Senate bill. Not a single Republican voted for it, but 219 Democrats did – and by a vote of 219-212, the House of Representatives sent the Senate’s version of landmark healthcare legislation toward President Obama’s desk. The [...]

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Avoid Property Disaster with These 5 Tips

It seems like there have been a lot of natural disasters lately – fires, floods, storms, etc. These disasters have made me wonder if the coverage I have on my home and my rental properties is adequate. Even though I understand the basics of property and casualty insurance, I know a lot has changed in [...]

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Black Death of a Financial Plan

Many baby boomers are finding themselves in the uncomfortable position of becoming parent to their parents. Research shows that caregivers caught off guard by an ailing parent may suffer almost as much vocationally and emotionally as they do financially. If you planned to withdraw 5% a year to support your lifestyle when you retire, and [...]

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