Archive for February, 2008
Tuesday, February 5th, 2008
Last year, new provisions went into effect on Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) that not only give individuals a better nest egg for serious health situations, but a nest egg that can serve them in other ways as well.
Now that the rules allow people to contribute more than their deductible, ...
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Tuesday, February 5th, 2008
Getting surgery overseas used to be the territory of the rich and secretive – the heiress running outside the country for a little plastic surgery and some R&R. But today, the rising number of underinsured Americans (over 61 million at last count) in the United States have made overseas healthcare ...
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Tuesday, February 5th, 2008
Many of us have taken a vacation and found an idyllic spot where we’d love to retire, spend the weekend or telecommute. Some people have actually bought property spontaneously while on vacation – and while that’s not always a horrible idea, it is better to have a strategy.
Finding a ...
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Friday, February 1st, 2008
It’s been a wild week on Wall Street. When trading reopened on Tuesday after the Martin Luther King holiday, the Federal Reserve Board responded to world pressure and swooped in with a rate cut to put a floor on Dow losses that were approaching 20 percent since last October. By ...
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Friday, February 1st, 2008
It’s one of the most important questions a couple will face in their relationship but it so rarely gets asked until a relationship is well underway – should we pool or separate our money for investment?
The answer is as unique as the both of you. But there are some ...
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