Estate Planning 101 – Part 2
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You should begin the estate planning process by understanding your particular circumstances, such as your age, health, and wealth.
Give Us Your Opinion: Would You Give Up Your Mortgage Deduction for a Flat Tax?
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As I reported earlier on this program, President Obama’s Deficit Commission has proposed some major spending cuts to Social Security, limiting Medicare and has even suggested the elimination of the popular mortgage interest deduction for homeowners. They have also proposed lowering tax rates and simplifying the tax code.
This Week’s Financial Strategy – Estate Planning 101 – Part 1
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Last week we talked about what estate planning is and who might need it. Today, let’s talk about how to do it and where do you begin. You should begin the estate planning process by understanding your particular circumstances, such as your age, health, wealth, etc.
This Week’s Financial Strategy – Do You Qualify for this Little Known Government Benefit?
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Who is eligible for this benefit? A veteran aged 65 or older or permanently and totally disabled from a non-service connected disability that is not the result of his or her willful misconduct is entitled to a pension.
This Week’s Financial Strategy – How to Protect Your Greatest Asset
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If I were to ask you, What is your greatest asset? Most people would say their home or their 401(k) or their IRA. The truth is, during a person’s working years their greatest asset is their ability to earn an income. So today I would like to focus on the importance of disability income insurance.
The Importance of Life Insurance
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Don’t leave your heirs with legal and tax problems that could have been avoided.
Q&A with Retirement Specialist John Bearss
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The times we are living in have really escalated the need for financial planning. I believe people are less fearful of the future if they have established a financial plan for themselves and their families because being prepared is the best solution to relieving stress and fear.
The Importance of Tax Management
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This week when I met with a client that is retired, I had to explain the concept of, “If you are not financially strong, then you will not be in a position to help anybody else.” If our own government would understand this concept, maybe we would not have had to experience the financial crisis we are currently in.
How Are Ben Bernanke’s Retirement Assets Invested?
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Hi Jerry, this week I came across a very interesting article from the Associated Press written by Dan Wagner, AP Business Writer dated July 30, 2010. The title of the article is “Bernanke financial disclosure shows no-frills plan”. Here is what he reported.
China’s Insatiable Demand for Gold
There is a sustained demand for precious metals growing in China. Some feel that the introduction of this new demand will create a new price floor
Weekend Update with Jerry Robinson – August 15, 2010
It appears that despite the “best” efforts of Washington, the U.S. economy is continuing its miserable collapse. The jobless rates are more than just mere numbers. They represent agonizing pain of families who are in fear of losing their home to foreclosure and their creditworthiness to bankruptcy.
Banks repossess US homes at record pace
Banks repossessed a record number of U.S. homes in the second quarter, but slowed new foreclosure notices to manage distressed properties on the market, real estate data company RealtyTrac said on Thursday.
UN report: Abandon the U.S. dollar
The dollar has proved not to be a stable store of value, which is a requisite for a stable reserve currency.