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April is Financial Literacy Month

April 12, 2012

ShareTwo weeks ago I blogged about the Roth IRA. A few days before that, I discussed Jeff Rose’s financial literacy movement and explained why financial literacy is important. Today, I’m focused on Financial Literacy Month. April was declared Financial Literacy Month in 2004. Today, the National Foundation for Credit Counseling spearheads the campaign by releasing [...]

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One in Five Americans Buys Life Insurance at Work

April 10, 2012

ShareNearly 20 percent of Americans shopping for life insurance bought coverage through their employer, according to a study released today by LIMRA. The survey also shows that shoppers who purchase life insurance at work are generally younger and less experienced than people who purchase coverage through other channels. Buying life insurance at work is prized [...]

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Use your Tax Refund to Buy Life Insurance

April 9, 2012

ShareThis year, Tax Day is April 17. That’s just 8 days away! Last month I blogged about the average tax refund reaching a staggering $2,913, according to the IRS. That’s a whole lot of money coming your way in one fell swoop, and you should make the most of it. Instead of wasting your refund [...]

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Trim Your Budget, Not Your Insurance

April 4, 2012

ShareWhen finances are stretched, it’s easy to cut “non-essential” expenses like life insurance. But it’s a disastrous idea, and here’s why. Insurance is one of those products you hope you don’t need to use, but it’s absolutely necessary. Car insurance is required by law in most states, and driving without it would be illegal. Home insurance, [...]

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NBA Player Gary Forbes Succeeds With Type 1 Diabetes

April 2, 2012

ShareIn honor of Diabetes Alert Day, last week I wrote a series of posts which focused on diabetes. Today that focus continues with Gary Forbes, forward/guard for the NBA’s Toronto Raptors, who was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes when he was 19 years old. “At first I tried to keep it to myself,” Forbes said [...]

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New Press Release from WholesaleInsurance.net Recognizes Diabetes Alert Day

March 31, 2012

ShareDiabetes Alert Day was this past Tuesday. I blogged about diabetes quite a bit last week in anticipation of Diabetes Alert Day, including New Diabetes Statistics That Should Scare Us All. The American Diabetes Association designated March 27 as Diabetes Alert Day to boost awareness of the growing diabetes epidemic in in the U.S. If [...]

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10 Ways to Save on Life Insurance

March 29, 2012

ShareThink life insurance is too expensive? It really isn’t. A healthy 40-year-old can expect to pay between $25 and $30 per month for a 20-year, $500,000 term life insurance plan, according to the Insurance Information Institute. Want to pay even less? Here are a few money-saving tips: Buy only as much coverage as you need [...]

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Why Should a 26-Year-Old Care About the Roth IRA?

March 27, 2012

ShareToday is the first day of Jeff Rose’s Roth IRA movement, which was launched to help promote financial literary among young people like myself. When I first read about Jeff’s proposal, I thought to myself, “I’m young, I’m healthy and I’ve got the rest of my life to save for retirement, so why should I [...]

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Jeff Rose is Starting a Roth IRA Movement

March 26, 2012

ShareJeff Rose is so fed up with financial ignorance that he’s starting a Roth IRA movement, and I can’t say I blame him. In a recent post on his blog, GoodFinancialCents.com, Rose explained how his Roth IRA movement came to be: “What’s wrong with this picture? I polled 50 soon to be graduating college seniors [...]

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New Diabetes Statistics That Should Scare Us All

March 26, 2012

ShareSometimes we need cold, hard facts to help us to “wake up and smell the coffee,” so to speak. And that’s why I’m all about numbers today. In recognition of Diabetes Alert Day—which will kick off in less than 24 hours—I have compiled a list of new diabetes statistics to boost awareness of this deadly [...]

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