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To find more information on Exchange Traded Funds, ETF funds, you can visit the site for more details. For more on the popular Index Fund you can get more specifics on that as well.

First Time Home Buyer: Get a Free Credit Report

You've probably seen the many advertisements that promise, a free credit report. You may have asked yourself, how is it possible for all these companies to offer these attractive free services? The answer is, like a lot of things; there is a catch. The catch, of course, isn't an obvious... Read

By: Mike Trudeau | 29/08/2008 | Finance

CD Rates, Bank Failures, And FDIC Insurance

When it comes to finding a conservative investment, it often involves a rather boring type of investment vehicle. You may be interested in investing in a savings account for the liquidity purposes or a little bit higher-paying CD for longer-term. In the past this involve much thought. We'd see... Read

By: Mike Trudeau | 30/07/2008 | Finance

Estate Plan: Medical Power Of Attorney

Medical Power of Attorney Setting up a medical power of attorney along with a living will is an extremely important step in the estate planning process. A medical power of attorney or a living will describes the type of health procedures that can or cannot be done on us, should it... Read

By: Mike Trudeau | 25/07/2008 | Law

1031 Exchange or Real Estate Investment Trust?

Over the last several years, real estate has been as hot as any other investment. It wasn't until recently that real estate cooled a bit. During this time, we've all heard the stories of the easy money made investing in real estate. When money was easy, and there was no... Read

By: Mike Trudeau | 14/07/2008 | Real Estate

Check Your Homeowners Insurance For Travel Insurance

In the past, travel insurance was often purchased through a travel agency or agent. This may still be the case in some circumstances, but travel insurance can be easily purchased via the internet these days. Travel insurance protects you against financial issues, or medical issues, that may arise while traveling.... Read

By: Mike Trudeau | 12/07/2008 | Travel

Estate Planning: Estate Tax Rates

We pay taxes, based on income each and every working years of our lives, but according to Uncle Sam that's not enough, so we pay taxes on death too. As far as taxes go, the estate tax has always been one of the least accepted forms of taxation. It is... Read

By: Mike Trudeau | 10/07/2008 | Law

Mutual Funds: The ETF and Index Fund

Over the last couple decades, mutual funds have been a very popular type of investment vehicle. However, recent publicity has gone to the index fund and ETF funds. ETF and the index fund are really derived from the original mutual fund. You can think of the index fund our ETF... Read

By: Mike Trudeau | 10/07/2008 | Finance