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Life Insurance - Life Insurance is an insurance policy designed to pay out if the insured person dies. They were created to make sure that if the main income holder of a household dies, the payout from the policy can be used to help continue to support his or her family. Read More...Business
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Income and Compensation - It is pretty obvious that you will be compensated by your employer when you have a job, in some way or another. However, the form that the compensation comes in can be drastically different across… Read More...
Debt Negotiation - Everyone has had financial emergencies - when a huge spending shock breaks your budget or spending plan into pieces. If you have more than one emergency in a short time, such as if you lost… Read More...
Short Term Financing - “Short Term” financing means taking out a loan to make a purchase, usually with the loan term at less than a year. Short-term financing usually has a higher interest rate than long-term loans - and… Read More...
Bankruptcy - Bankruptcy is a type of forced debt settlement, and is a legal procedure. When you declare bankruptcy, the courts will gather all your unsecured creditors together, and hear the debts you owe. They will then… Read More...