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“Rather than focusing on being rich, I encourage clients to think about being financially independent. You are financially independent when you can safely take enough money from your investments to pay your regular expenses,” says Jay Zigmont, a certified financial planner and the foun...
To protect your house from nursing home care costs, consider transferring it to an irrevocable trust or creating a life estate. An irrevocable trust removes your ownership, and a life estate allows you to transfer the house to a family member while keeping the right to live there. Both strate...
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To Prevent Credit Card Skimming, Do This Inspect for signs of skimming devices Check for a gas pump security tape Pay at the cash register Use credit cards instead of debit cards Choose an ATM that you trust Protect your PIN Check your monthly statements 1. Inspect for signs of skimming dev...
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The three major credit bureaus –Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion – collect this information from your creditors to create your report. Credit scoring companies, like FICO® and VantageScore, use the data on your report to generate your score. Everyone has multiple credit scores, but lenders ...
As such, it is important to insist that the creditor remove a lien once a debt has been fully satisfied, so you may sell the property when you want. There are limits on property liens. Most states have a homestead exemption law to protect your home from being claimed by creditors, even...
Asset protection trusts offer a way to transfer a portion of your assets into a trust run by an independenttrustee. The trust's assets will be out of the reach of most creditors, and you can receive occasional distributions. These trusts may even allow you to shield the assets for your ch...
The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) prevents bill collectors from threatening debtors with jail time but courts can send debtors to jail for unpaid child support. Creditors may have other recourse such as repossession if there’s collateral on the loan or they can take debtors to cour...