Archive for March, 2005
Tuesday, March 1st, 2005
The inability to pay mounting medical bills was the main cause for filing nearly half of all personal bankruptcies in 2004, according to a study recently released by Harvard University?s medical and law schools. So what can you do to avoid a financial disaster due to medical expenses?
Don?t assume ...
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Tuesday, March 1st, 2005
The federal government announced in mid-January that consumer prices, as measured by the Consumer Price Index, rose 3.3 percent in 2004, the highest increase since 2000. But do you know what your personal inflation rate was for 2004? Or why it?s important to gauge how much it rose? Or what ...
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Tuesday, March 1st, 2005
Homeowners are unlocking the equity built up in their homes like never before. But before opening the home-equity loan door, be certain you don’t overextend yourself and put your home at risk, caution financial planners.
With home values climbing dramatically in many regions in recent years, homeowners have piled up record ...
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