Archive for the ‘economy’ Category

Life Insurance in Australia

Thursday, November 29th, 2007

The average lifespan for an Australian is among the longest in the world. Males live 78.5 years and females live an average of 83.3 years according to The Australian.  However, no one will live forever and unfortunately, some of us will land "down under" the average. Life Insurance is once of the best ways ...

ING takes over the world

Monday, November 19th, 2007

I just read the news that ING has acquired Sharebuilder. They purchased Netbank earlier this fall. I wonder if the famous Sharebuilder bonuses will continue. . .

Everbank Rate Cut

Sunday, November 4th, 2007

When FBNO Direct's 6.00% APY promotional rate ended at the end of August, I immediately opened an account with Everbank and moved all of the my balance transfer money over there in order to take advantage of their 6.01% APY rate for 90 days. Glad I did, because they just lowered their ...

Since We are on the Subject: National Healthcare

Tuesday, October 30th, 2007

Most who visit this blog are looking for personal finance posts, but as we enter the election season here in the States, the subject of healthcare is on everyone's radar screen. Here are three pieces that I consider pertinent to our upcoming election, yesterday's discussion and my pocket book. The first is ...

Another Possible Tax Hike

Friday, October 26th, 2007

Here is one viewpoint of Charlie Rangel's proposed tax legislation. When is the average United States voter going to realize that "rich" people don't take money out of their pockets? Only the government does that.  I sure hope someone in Congress can make the tax cuts of 2001 and 2003 permanent. Our economy is in ...