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Archive for January, 2008

Poll: With significant interest rate cuts recently, what are your plans for emergency funds or other savings?

With a 1.25% drop in the Federal funds rate in just over a week, this signals bad news for the cash in your savings accounts. Whether it be high-yield online savings or more traditional bank and money market accounts, you will be seeing lower rates. We have been spoiled with nice rates on cash for [...]

What to do When You’re Screwed by a Broker or Financial Advisor

While I’m not a big fan of how many people quickly jump on the litigation bandwagon for almost anything nowadays, there are legitimate situations where you may have a case against a bad broker or advisor. Even so, keep in mind that you can’t sue just because you lose money on an investment they have [...]

The Need for Disability Insurance – It Can Save Your Financial Life

When most people think about insurance, the first things that come to mind are health and life insurance. We all realize how important it is to provide insurance that can pay doctor bills when we’re sick, and we understand that in the event of our death, it would be nice to leave some money to [...]

Friday Finance Findings For January 25th

It has been a busy week around here, and there are plenty of items to take note of. First, the complete overhaul of Generation X Finance is drawing near. Earlier this month I sought out a designer to completely revamp the site, and the final touches should be going on next week. From what [...]