Tag Archive: WSJ

Is Social Security Income an Asset? NO!

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I just read a very interesting article on Wall Street Journal Personal Finance Section, titled “Save Your Nest Egg, Hold on to Stocks” written by Mr. Zweig.  The article surrounds the idea that since your Social Security income stream can be turned into a present value number equivalent to a bond/annuity that it should count…

Stay Away from Seller Financing

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I was reading Wall Street Journal’s Online Personal Finance Section and came across a very interesting article, that in my humble opinion, didn’t explore the downfalls of Seller Financing enough.  The article was entitled “Mortgage Lending for Sellers” by Amy Hoak (full article can be found here). What is Seller Financing? The idea of seller…

Wall Street Journal’s Tips for Surviving this Financial Nightmare

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Brett Arends from the Wall Street Journal Personal Finance Section wrote a great article titled, “What You Can Do Right Now – Unpredictable Politics make this a tough moment to invest.  Here are some sound strategies for protecting – and still growing – your money.” The article provides 10 basic tips, in his opinion 10 tips…