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Financial Safety

Home Equity is Just a Number

A recent Wall Street Journal story said, “More than 40% of borrowers who took out a mortgage in 2006 — when home prices peaked — are under water. Prices have dropped so much in some parts of the U.S. that some borrowers who took out loans more than five years ago owe more than their [...]

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What your Emergency Fund should look like

Most every financial adviser, financial book, or financial ‘guru’ will suggest that you need an emergency fund.  I agree with that, in fact, I place that as the highest priority in my StartwiththeHouse system. Where a lot of people fall short is determining how much should be in an emergency fund and where should that [...]

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Life Insurance 101

I found this great video primer on Life Insurance at www.LifeHappens.org.  LifeHappens.org is an industry sponsored website, so of course it has a positive view on life insurance.  As a mortgage specialist, father, and husband, I also have a positive view on life insurance, so their bias doesn’t bother me. Your life is too important [...]

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Protecting your Lifestyle

Image via Wikipedia September is the Life Insurance Industry’s Life Insurance Awareness Month.  I’m a believer in Life Insurance when looking at a person’s house and how they can protect what they have.  There are many threats to the wealth you have in your house, but the most devastating is obviously the early loss of [...]

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