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Importance Of Home Ownership

Over the last several months two long-held truths of the financial world have been seriously challenged.  One, money market mutual funds can’t lose money, and two, the value of real estate always goes up.  Unfortunately, many have discovered neither of these “truths” have ever been 100% true, just assumed.  And you know what assuming does, [...]

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Renting Your Home A Safe Play

A friend of mine just got married, and has already started the obligatory house-hunt exercise with his new wife. He asked me about the timing of buying a home in the current real estate market, and I asked him if he was financially prepared for home ownership. His response:  “Not really, but we’re married now [...]

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