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79Military Retirement Pay - Making Sense Of The Rules
There is nothing more confusing than military retirement pay - except possibly corporate tax deductions. And maybe working out how to split the restaurant bill after several bottles of wine ... Things used to be simple when it came to retirement pay - you put in 20 years, and you got 50 percent of your base pay immediately upon retirement.
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82High Mileage Auto Refinancing
Refinancing a vehicle with high mileage is not a walk in the park, but it can be done. High mileage auto refinancing is a painful area. If you have done a Google search recently for "high mileage auto...
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83FHA Loan Requirements
FHA loan requirements have been relaxed as part of the Federal government's Housing and Economic Recovery Act, 2008. The purpose of the act is to provide some relief for home owners affected by the housing...
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81Mortgage Rates Predictions
Mortgage rates predictions are notoriously tricky, and at this particular point in time, trickier than usual. The financial world is still reeling from the subprime crisis, and the political pressure on...
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66Bond Investing
Bond investing, investment grade bonds, junk bonds, high yield bonds, government bonds, how to invest in bonds, and the rols of bonds in your investment portfolio.
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65Mortgage Rate Predictions
Mortgage rates predictions can't be trusted - at least, not completely - in this current uncertain economic environment. When life moved a slower pace, and when mortgages were less widespread, movements in mortgage rates predictions were much less significant than they are today.
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61Recent Mortgage Rates Trends
Recent mortgage rates trends have defied all long-range predictions. Back in '07, when mortgage rates were sliding down towards 6%, all the pundits were saying that it couldn't last much longer. I mean we were talking mortgage rates lower than had been seen at any time since the oil price shocks to inflation in the early 1970s.
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67High Yield Investments
In low interest times, everyone's attention turns to high yield investments. When you have become accustomed to getting 6% or even 8% on your cash at call, a sudden drop to 4% is painful. It can be tempting to look farther afield than cash management accounts. Don't get me wrong - you should definitely diversify in any case. But avoid the temptation to swing a sizeable portion of your capital into corporate bonds, debentures, and securitization funds.
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55Refinancing Your Mortgage
Refinancing your home can reduce your monthly mortgage payments, help avoid foreclosure, pay off credit card debt, or provide a lump sum of cash in tough times. But be careful - watch for hidden costs, and be sure the decision is right for you.
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58Explain Mortgage Insurance
It's easy to explain mortgage insurance - you just need to remember that mortgage insurance is not insurance for you, the borrower. Mortgage insurance exists to protect the mortgage lender. If we are to explain mortgage insurance in simple terms, compare it with something a bit more concrete - car insurance, for example, or home insurance.
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