Consumer Financial Information & Resources » Insurance http://www.debtconsolidatedloan.org Financial Information on Debt Consolidation Loans Wed, 09 Nov 2011 09:44:54 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Price check: Time to reassess your valuables http://www.debtconsolidatedloan.org/price-check-time-to-reassess-your-valuables/07/2011/ http://www.debtconsolidatedloan.org/price-check-time-to-reassess-your-valuables/07/2011/#comments Thu, 07 Jul 2011 15:37:49 +0000 admin http://www.debtconsolidatedloan.org/price-check-time-to-reassess-your-valuables/07/2011/ With commodity prices still rising — both gold and silver have notched sizable gains this year — your precious possessions may be due for an insurance upgrade.

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]]> http://www.debtconsolidatedloan.org/price-check-time-to-reassess-your-valuables/07/2011/feed/ 0 The case against Bambi http://www.debtconsolidatedloan.org/the-case-against-bambi/11/2010/ http://www.debtconsolidatedloan.org/the-case-against-bambi/11/2010/#comments Wed, 03 Nov 2010 13:48:36 +0000 admin http://www.debtconsolidatedloan.org/the-case-against-bambi/11/2010/ If you think that deer are the cute woodland creatures of Bambi, think again. In the real world — to the extent that suburbs like mine are the real world — deer are pests.

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]]> http://www.debtconsolidatedloan.org/the-case-against-bambi/11/2010/feed/ 0 Prepare for any disaster http://www.debtconsolidatedloan.org/prepare-for-any-disaster/10/2010/ http://www.debtconsolidatedloan.org/prepare-for-any-disaster/10/2010/#comments Tue, 05 Oct 2010 11:01:25 +0000 admin http://www.debtconsolidatedloan.org/prepare-for-any-disaster/10/2010/ Buying insurance is the kind of unpleasant financial task you’d like to do once and then forget about. Don’t. A lot may have changed since you last bought home or life coverage.

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]]> http://www.debtconsolidatedloan.org/prepare-for-any-disaster/10/2010/feed/ 0 Growing number of working uninsured http://www.debtconsolidatedloan.org/growing-number-of-working-uninsured/10/2010/ http://www.debtconsolidatedloan.org/growing-number-of-working-uninsured/10/2010/#comments Tue, 05 Oct 2010 09:49:12 +0000 admin http://www.debtconsolidatedloan.org/growing-number-of-working-uninsured/10/2010/ It’s not just the unemployed going without health insurance. Faced with soaring premiums in company-provided plans, millions of employed Americans are opting out.

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]]> http://www.debtconsolidatedloan.org/growing-number-of-working-uninsured/10/2010/feed/ 0 Get the right amount of life insurance http://www.debtconsolidatedloan.org/get-the-right-amount-of-life-insurance/10/2010/ http://www.debtconsolidatedloan.org/get-the-right-amount-of-life-insurance/10/2010/#comments Tue, 05 Oct 2010 08:38:53 +0000 admin http://www.debtconsolidatedloan.org/get-the-right-amount-of-life-insurance/10/2010/ QUESTION: My husband and I own our home, plus we have two rental homes and two investment homes that are now for sale. My husband recently cashed out his whole life policy and ended up with around $6,000. Given the assets we own and the fact that we have a $250,000 line of credit, my husband feels we don’t need life insurance any longer, so he also wants to terminate my policy. I think we still ought to have term life insurance, however, as we have seven children, three of which are still at home. Who do you think is right, me or my husband? – Cindy, Tempe, Arizona

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]]> http://www.debtconsolidatedloan.org/get-the-right-amount-of-life-insurance/10/2010/feed/ 0 Home insurance you need http://www.debtconsolidatedloan.org/home-insurance-you-need/10/2010/ http://www.debtconsolidatedloan.org/home-insurance-you-need/10/2010/#comments Tue, 05 Oct 2010 07:26:11 +0000 admin http://www.debtconsolidatedloan.org/home-insurance-you-need/10/2010/ Getting the enough insurance coverage for your home is the only way to protect your most valuable asset. In today’s tips we’re going to tell you what you need to know BEFORE a storm strikes.

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]]> http://www.debtconsolidatedloan.org/home-insurance-you-need/10/2010/feed/ 0 What I learned when my tree fell down http://www.debtconsolidatedloan.org/what-i-learned-when-my-tree-fell-down/10/2010/ http://www.debtconsolidatedloan.org/what-i-learned-when-my-tree-fell-down/10/2010/#comments Tue, 05 Oct 2010 06:12:30 +0000 admin http://www.debtconsolidatedloan.org/what-i-learned-when-my-tree-fell-down/10/2010/ I consider myself financially savvy, so when my husband told me that our beautiful, 200-year-old red oak had fallen during a rainstorm while I was away, I was sad but not worried.

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]]> http://www.debtconsolidatedloan.org/what-i-learned-when-my-tree-fell-down/10/2010/feed/ 0 Thinking twice about variable universal life http://www.debtconsolidatedloan.org/thinking-twice-about-variable-universal-life/10/2010/ http://www.debtconsolidatedloan.org/thinking-twice-about-variable-universal-life/10/2010/#comments Tue, 05 Oct 2010 04:59:35 +0000 admin http://www.debtconsolidatedloan.org/thinking-twice-about-variable-universal-life/10/2010/ QUESTION: I’m single, in my 30s and I’m already maxing out my 401(k) and IRA account. My financial planner is recommending I purchase a variable universal life policy, the rationale being that I have exhausted all of my other tax-advantaged investment opportunities. I trust my adviser, but I don’t understand whether a variable universal life policy is really a good deal. What do you think? George K., Hartford, Conn.

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]]> http://www.debtconsolidatedloan.org/thinking-twice-about-variable-universal-life/10/2010/feed/ 0 How to buy long-term care insurance http://www.debtconsolidatedloan.org/how-to-buy-long-term-care-insurance/10/2010/ http://www.debtconsolidatedloan.org/how-to-buy-long-term-care-insurance/10/2010/#comments Tue, 05 Oct 2010 03:46:03 +0000 admin http://www.debtconsolidatedloan.org/how-to-buy-long-term-care-insurance/10/2010/ It’s no surprise that healthcare costs are soaring. The cost of a nursing home today is about $71,000 annually, or about $200 a day. The cost for assisted living is about $32,000 a year or $88 dollars a day.

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]]> http://www.debtconsolidatedloan.org/how-to-buy-long-term-care-insurance/10/2010/feed/ 0 Medicare in 2007: What you need to know http://www.debtconsolidatedloan.org/medicare-in-2007-what-you-need-to-know/10/2010/ http://www.debtconsolidatedloan.org/medicare-in-2007-what-you-need-to-know/10/2010/#comments Tue, 05 Oct 2010 02:37:57 +0000 admin http://www.debtconsolidatedloan.org/medicare-in-2007-what-you-need-to-know/10/2010/ When Medicare began offering Part D prescription drug coverage for the first time this year, seniors had six months to sort through the chaos – and it was chaos – to pick a plan.

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]]> http://www.debtconsolidatedloan.org/medicare-in-2007-what-you-need-to-know/10/2010/feed/ 0 Save on your insurance costs http://www.debtconsolidatedloan.org/save-on-your-insurance-costs/10/2010/ http://www.debtconsolidatedloan.org/save-on-your-insurance-costs/10/2010/#comments Tue, 05 Oct 2010 01:28:07 +0000 admin http://www.debtconsolidatedloan.org/save-on-your-insurance-costs/10/2010/ Earlier this week, we told you how to cut your fees. Now, how to save more money on your insurance.

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]]> http://www.debtconsolidatedloan.org/save-on-your-insurance-costs/10/2010/feed/ 0 Tornados: Are you covered? http://www.debtconsolidatedloan.org/tornados-are-you-covered/10/2010/ http://www.debtconsolidatedloan.org/tornados-are-you-covered/10/2010/#comments Tue, 05 Oct 2010 00:14:13 +0000 admin http://www.debtconsolidatedloan.org/tornados-are-you-covered/10/2010/ The devastation in Florida could happen anywhere. Here’s what you need to know about your homeowners’ insurance.

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