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Archive for September, 2007

Transferring Assets Upon Death Through a Will

A will is a relatively simple document, but it can play an important role in assisting the transfer of assets upon death. While it is possible to draft your own will, most people have an attorney draft their will. Of course, using an attorney will usually necessitate a fee, but the benefit of getting [...]

Friday Finance Findings For September 14th

Fall is rapidly approaching, and we’re getting a good taste of it this week. Temperatures are not expected to make it past 60 during the day and drop in the 40s overnight in the coming days. This doesn’t bode well for us since we don’t have any propane in our tank to run our [...]

Poll: Who’s Most to Blame for the U.S. Credit Problems?

This has been a continuing topic in the news for a few months now, and there are many explanations out there, but what do you think? Who is most to blame for the problems in the credit market? I touched on it briefly earlier this week in an analysis of recent market volatility, but as [...]

A Visual Guide to the Morningstar Mutual Fund Comparison Tool

Morningstar is great, and it is one of my favorite investing research sites out there. They have a ton of tools available for researching stocks, mutual funds, and now options. While some of these tools do require a premium membership, there are plenty of great tools that are free and available to everyone. You may [...]