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May 29, 2012
Don't get your next new or used car financing at a car dealer
Dealers make money on your car loan and the worse deal they give you the more money they make.
The best car loans can be found on the web. You will get several offers and have an approval before you go car shopping. The loan you get can save you thousands of dollars over the five year loan term. Don't increase the cost of your car purchase by making a poor loan deal. Shop for your car loan now. More info...
May 28, 2012
Aiming For Advisors
David John Marotta
I read a number of articles touting the growth and “advantages” of annuities. Personally, I’ve never met an annuity I liked.
This article “Aiming For Advisors” by Gail Liberman from Financial Advisor Magazine began:
Insurance companies have been launching a barrage of annuities, new commission structures and platforms-aimed directly at fee-based and fee-only advisors.
They can aim all they want, but annuity products are still terrible investments.
First, there is a huge difference between fee-only, a requirement to be part of the National Association of Personal Financial Advisors (NAPFA), and fee-based, a term created by the commisioned based world in the hopes that consumers would confuse them with truly fee-only advisors. Fee-only advisors would have absolutely no interest in insurance company’s “new commission structures” except as additional reasons why they are terrible investments. More info...
May 28, 2012
The golden days of air travel: How glorious were they?
The crowds cheered as the pilots and flight attendants of Delta Flight 295 cut a ceremonial red ribbon before the television cameras.
Water cannons sprayed the first official flight out of Atlanta's new international terminal this month as the airplane headed toward the runway, bound for Tokyo, leaving behind airport guests to eat from an elegant buffet of Asian-themed hors d'oeuvres and drinks.
For a brief moment, the glory days of airline travel had returned to the world's busiest airport. On this day at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, the pilots were handsome, the flight attendants lovely and handsome (and no doubt could save a life) and the food and drink plentiful. More info...
May 27, 2012
Summer gas prices - as good as they'll getAs the summer driving season kicks off this holiday weekend, most Americans are enjoying lower gas prices than they might have expected when the spring began.
But prices, while well off their 2012 peak set in early April, are still higher than they've been at the start of most summers.
Gas spending and prices by state
Prices at the pump can vary widely among states due to a number of factors. More
The current national average of $3.653 for a gallon of unleaded is down 16 cents from a year ago, and 28 cents from this year's peak, according to readings from AAA. But it's still the third-highest price on record for a Memorial Day weekend, behind only 2011 and 2008. More info...
May 27, 2012
6 MEMORIAL DAY CAR DEALSWe asked the car shopping experts at Edmunds.com and Carwoo.com to fill us in on what they expect to be the best deals on the best cars available this weekend.
For instance, you can expect to find discounts of about 10% on the Kia Optima this weekend, according to the car buying Web site Carwoo.com, The Optima shares some of its engineering with popular Hyundai Sonata but with a much different look and a sportier driving feel.
Keep in mind that all of the incentives and discounts can vary from place to place. More info...
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