U.S. Marshals Office Arrests Man for Delinquent Student Loan — And There May...
This post originally appeared on Money Cynic. Can you really be arrested by federal marshals for an old student loan debt? Yes. It happened in Houston last week and more arrests may be on the way. A...
View ArticleThat Lexus You’re Driving Is a Ticket Magnet: The Top 20 Most/Least Ticketed...
This post originally appeared on Money Cynic. Sure, it’s the driver that gets the ticket, but the vehicle offers a lot of clues about the driver. The Lexus ES300 is likely to have an impatient driver...
View ArticleRetire Before Age 40: Money Cynic Podcast Episode 102
This post originally appeared on Money Cynic. In this podcast, Hal M. Bundrick, Certified Financial Planner, talks to a couple that retired at age 38. How they did it — and how you can too. The post...
View ArticleRetiring on Real Estate: Perfect Passive Income or Pipe Dream?
This post originally appeared on Money Cynic. “Mailbox money.” That’s what investors often call the passive income generated by real estate assets. It could be from rental income, house flipping...
View ArticleWhat Are Robo-Advisors? And Why Are Financial Advisors So Against Them?
This post originally appeared on Money Cynic. I was having lunch with a buddy I hadn’t seen in years. After catching up on ‘whatever happened to old what’s his name?’ the conversation naturally turned...
View ArticleEverything You Need to Know About Your Credit Score
This post originally appeared on Money Cynic. There’s just no denying it. By now, it’s clear to all of us that our modern lives are being monitored. What we do, say and buy; where we live — it’s all...
View ArticleHow to Deal with Debt Collectors
This post originally appeared on Money Cynic. Sometimes money can get tight, there’s no doubt about it. And while we all want to pay our bills on time, every now and then, bad things happen to good...
View ArticleDave Ramsey’s Conflict of Interest Corrupts His Financial Advice
This post originally appeared on Money Cynic. Objective financial advice is hard to find. So many “experts” have hidden agendas and profit motives. Now Dave Ramsey, who championed ‘envelope budgeting’...
View ArticleYou Can Lose Your Social Security Benefits — Here’s How
This post originally appeared on Money Cynic. Social Security is a safety net for millions of Americans, either for retirement, disability or for the survivors of a qualified deceased family member....
View Article‘Black’ Names Equal a 71-Point Lower Credit Score When Seeking a Mortgage
This post originally appeared on Money Cynic. A few years ago, getting a mortgage loan was a humbling task. You’d wait in the lobby of a bank for a loan officer to usher you to a desk where you’d plead...
View ArticleThe Complete Guide to Building Credit — and How to Make Your Credit Score Soar
Let’s say you wanted to snub your nose at the Corporate Global Machine and have vowed to live a noble life, spiritually guided and financially modest. Swearing off debt. Denouncing materialism. But you...
View ArticleMost Financial Advisors Say They’ll Vote for Trump — Is that a Good Thing or...
Presidential campaigns are rarely this entertaining. But when Donald Trump entered the ring and started swinging, things got interesting. And while financial advisors generally — and wisely — avoid...
View ArticleThe Most Right-Swiped Jobs on Tinder
Hello, physical therapist. Meet the airline pilot. That match will make the Tinder sparks fly. The hook-up app began integrating occupation and education info into user profiles three months ago, and...
View ArticleThe Most Important Question to Ask Your Financial Advisor
Last week, the Dave Ramsey conflict of interest issue raised a few concerns that investors should be reminded of. First, you can’t assume an expert’s advice is always right. Second, you must know how...
View ArticleHow to Avoid Falling into a Credit Card Debt Trap
It came in the mail and you just had to stare at it for a while. Your first real credit card. Not a debit card or one of those pre-paid or deposit-secured cards. The real thing. Shiny, new and ready...
View ArticleYour Retirement Dream Home: The House Features Retirees Seek Most
Boomers are packing up their McMansions and making a lifestyle change. Moving from their houses with room for the kids and making room for their RV. In some cases, walk-in closets are being replaced...
View ArticleWhy Paul Ryan is Against the ‘Best Interests’ of Investors
In recent weeks, high profile Republican and House Speaker Paul Ryan has become an outspoken critic of the Department of Labor’s fiduciary rule. The DOL proposal, aimed at providing retirement account...
View ArticleRetirement Investing Is Moving to a Do-it-for-me Model
Employer-sponsored retirement accounts began as do-it-yourself savings plans. You decided if you wanted to save, if so how much — and how to invest that money. Unfortunately, many participants were...
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