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Planning for Your First Mortgage

Tips for First-Time Home Buyers Purchasing a home is one of the most important rites of passage towards the American Dream. Besides the intangible benefits, homeownership lets you build equity, and is the single biggest tax break available to most consumers. If you are considering

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Pick the Right Type of Loan for Your Real Estate Purchase

Comparing Adjustable-Rate and Fixed-Rate Mortgages Whenever you finance a mortgage to purchase a property, you have several choices when it comes to loan types and term lengths. Typically, homeowners will apply a fixed-rate mortgage with the same interest rate and payment set for the life

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Personal Savings Products: Savings Accounts

If you want to save money toward a goal, you need a savings account. A checking account is not enough for most people because it’s too easy to spend. Your checking account should hold enough funds to pay your bills and cover your monthly expenses

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Personal Savings Products: Certificate of Deposit

You have many options when it comes to personal savings products. Most people open checking and savings accounts, and you need them, but these accounts typically offer very low interest rates. In the event you find yourself with a surplus of cash you do not

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New Year’s Resolutions for Home buyers and Sellers

It’s January, again, and that means most of us are making our resolutions for the coming year. Some people will be aiming to generally improve their lives while others may set very specific goals to put them on track for something big, like buying or

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Multi-Family Units vs. Single Family Real Estate Investments

While most real estate investors concentrate on purchasing single family homes, others have made a fortune in commercial, multi-unit homes and apartments. Although buying a single family home or a duplex is probably the most common way for investors to begin a real estate investment

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Military Retirement Pension Reform

The US Department of Defense is making a concerted effort to bring defense spending under control after the massive increases that occurred over the past decade. Since the cost to pay personnel, provide them health care and support after retirement now consumes one-third of the

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Mastering Budgets, Taxes and Personal Finance in the Military

The way you handle your personal finances is important to the financial stability of every individual and family. Military service members and their families face unique challenges when planning for the future, especially during periods of deployment. For this reason it is especially important for

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Managing Your Credit After Retirement

When you plan for retirement, most people dream of quiet days reading, world travel or even starting a business. After years of hard work, saving and successful money management, the last thing you would imagine is that you need more financial planning to ensure your

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