Archive for November, 2010

buying a home
Nov
11
2010

How to Buy Your Own Home

Posted by Melissa Rubin
in family investments.

Your home is your families’ place of security, and owning it gives you power to mold a house into a home – but are you ready to own your own home? Read More

family mortgage
Nov
9
2010

Home Sales Finally Rise After Worst Summer Since 1963

Posted by admin
in family investments.

Sales of new homes improved last month after the worst summer in nearly five decades, but not enough to lift the struggling economy. Read More

mom with baby
Nov
9
2010

7 Harsh Realities About Your Money – How to Profit and Protect Your Wealth

Posted by admin
in family budget.

If you’re sick of earning 1% a year on your hard earned savings, fed up of investing with “experts” that can’t beat a blind folded monkey and consistently lose your money but still charge you high fees or have tried a trading system, but failed miserably because it was too difficult, too complicated or just too time consuming… then read on. I am about to expose the secrets the professionals don’t tell you. Read More

kid with piggy bank
Nov
9
2010

Teaching Children the Value of Money

Posted by Melissa Rubin
in family income.

Proving to children that money is not readily available from mom and dad’s pocket can be quite a challenging adventure. With the age steadily dropping for kids with cell phones, iPod and other electronic toys that cost a lot of money, the age in which parents teach their kids the value of a dollar has decreased as well. Read More

just thrive logo
Nov
9
2010

Thrive Under New Online Family Investment Tool

Posted by Melissa Rubin
in family investments.

A few years ago two men named Avi Karnani and Ori Schnaps realized they were encountering multiple groups of people with the same financial questions. Regular people don’t have the basic knowledge of family investing and financial issues because they do not have a resource that gives them that information. This is where Thrive.com was born into existence. Read More

mortgage rates
Nov
9
2010

Mortgage Rates Hit a Record Low, House Prices Still Fall

Posted by shirshheimer
in family investments.

It was only a matter of time before the economic fall in Europe crossed the Atlantic and started to affect the US market. The average 30-year and 15-year fixed-rate mortgages fell to the cheapest they’ve been since 1985 having APRs of 4.96% and 4.34% respectively. Read More

family investments
Nov
9
2010

U.S. Stocks Plummet in the Wake of European Economic Troubles

Posted by amcshane
in family investments.

Stocks dropped unprecedented amounts today as the fear of economic trouble in Europe made its way across the Atlantic. Dow Jones industrial average dropped 870 points, 7.85%, and the Euro hit a 14-month low net-worth. With the Greek government in serious national debt, economists are worried the bailout offered them will not be enough to help, and the national crisis will turn into a world crisis. Read More

investmentfinancial overhaul bill
Nov
9
2010

Family Investments Future Unsure with Financial Overhaul Bill

Posted by smckay
in family investments.

Knowing where to put your family investments used to be pretty easy- invest them in stocks on Wall Street. However, family investing is changing due to the economic troubles the U.S. has incurred over the past few years. Congress is in the middle of passing a financial overhaul bill that affects Wall Street, banks and other financial institutions. This bill has had issues being passed, and due to a Republican filibuster, there seems to be slim chances of that changing. Read More

Gary Shilling
Nov
9
2010

Where to put Family Investments; Economist Gary Shilling Tells You

Posted by shirshheimer
in family investments.

Your family investments are some of the most important monetary assets you have. These investments go towards your children’s education, your retirement and that 1950’s sports car you’ve wanted since you were 16. With the economy barely on a bounce back from 2009, it’s still confusing on what family investment ideas will prosper. Gary Shilling went on TechTicker in early February and told Henry Blodget how to make the most out of family investments. Read More

making sense of insurance
Nov
9
2010

Making Sense of Family Insurance

Posted by Melissa Rubin
in family insurance.

If you’re struggling to make sense of your family insurance options, a helpful online guide is the Health Insurance Resource Center. Before you get to the point of looking at a particular family insurance plan it can be useful to get a basic education on general issues around family insurance. Read More