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Cash is King For Small Businesses

April 19, 2013 – 9:48 pm | 4 Comments
Cash is King For Small Businesses

The following article is a guest post.  If interested in submitting a guest post, please read my guest posting policy and then contact me.
You hear the phrase “cash is king” talked about a lot in these credit-crunched times. …

My First Default With Lending Club

February 6, 2013 – 6:32 pm | 59 Comments
My First Default With Lending Club

With today’s pitiful interest rates, it’s hard to sit there and invest your money in CD’s that are returning 1 or 2 percent.  So if you’ve been searching for alternative investments you may already know …

Is a Bi-Weekly Mortgage Payment a Good Idea?

November 1, 2012 – 10:31 pm | 10 Comments
Is a Bi-Weekly Mortgage Payment a Good Idea?

What if we told you that you could be mortgage free years sooner? That’s what The BiWeekly Advantage Plan® offers homeowners like you!
That was the opening line of an e-mail I received last week from …

ARM vs Fixed Mortgage

July 15, 2012 – 7:16 pm | 10 Comments
ARM vs Fixed Mortgage

As you know, I’m a big proponent of buying real estate right now.  And after you’ve secured your property, one of the first things to consider is what type of mortgage you should get.  There …

How I Achieved a 13% Rate of Return Investing with Lending Club

May 10, 2012 – 3:29 pm | 8 Comments
How I Achieved a 13% Rate of Return Investing with Lending Club

I started investing with Lending Club in August of 2010.  Two years later, I’ve seen an awesome 13% rate of return on my initial investment.  Lending Club is a relatively new site that brokers peer …

Reader Question: Should I pay off my student loan or car loan first?

February 19, 2012 – 4:07 pm | 3 Comments
Reader Question: Should I pay off my student loan or car loan first?

Reader Alberto writes in:
“I was wondering about what to pay off first.  I have an $11,000 car loan at 3.25% with 5 years left and $20,000 in student loans at 6% with 10 years left. …