The European Central Bank announced on January 22, 2015 that they would begin buying bonds worth 60 millions euros ($69.7 billion) a month. The quantitative easing bond buying program will last from March 2015 until September of next year. The ECB should end up purchasing over 1.1 trillion euros in assets. The announcement comes as […]
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Home Scouting Updated VIP Code
Home scouting is one of the best programs to use when searching for new properties. Some people might use Zillow or Trulia but the issue with these real estate search engines is that they are missing at least 30% of the listings that are out there. These websites don’t have direct access to the MLS […]
Dear 30-Somethings, I Hope You Won’t Make These Mistakes in Life
Listen in as Doug and Tammie Haldeman along with Tom Terbrock discuss 10 mistakes 30-somethings shouldn’t be making. 1. Making Work a Priority 2. Forgetting Your Passion for Money 3. Not Taking Care of Your Body 4. Neglecting Your Family 5. Being Negative 6. Thinking You’re Too Old 7. Forgetting Yourself 8. Living Too Safely 9. Not Traveling Enough […]
Debt Collection Practices
Listen in as Doug and Tammie Haldeman alongside Tom Terbrock and Stephen Schultz with Schultz & Myers law firm discuss questions about debt collection practices. Collection Agencies Vs. Auto dialers When it comes to different types of debts the Federal Trade Commission is the governing body. What types of debts are covered by this act? If […]
Dear 20-Somethings, If You Don’t Know These 7 Important Things About Money and Finance, You’ll Regret It in 10 Years
Listen in as Doug and Tammie Haldeman along with Tom Terbrock discuss 7 important things about money and finance that 20-somethings must know. 1. Pay Yourself First 2. Learn how to Leverage the Power of Compound Interest 3. Grow Your Financial Education 4. Know Your Credit Score and Keep it Up 5. Live Within Your […]
Top 10 Tips For Time Management
Listen in as Doug and Tammie Haldeman along with Tom Terbrock discuss the top 10 tips for time management. 1. Never envisioning or thinking about tomorrow. 2. Not planning ahead. 3. Starting their day late. 4. Focusing on doing the wrong thing. 5. Getting distracted along the way. 6. Going through each day without aims, […]
Time To Refinance
We are in the beginning wave of a refinance tsunami. For the last 20 months interest rates have been above 4 percent. For the first time in almost two years interest rates are below 4 percent. A good way to look at this opportunity would be not the amount of money you could be saving […]
15 Money-Saving Strategies for Couples
Listen in as Doug and Tammie Haldeman discuss 15 money-saving strategies for couples and talk about some of their own strategies as well. The 15 strategies for couples was posted by: Kayla Matthews on LifeHack.org
5 Credit Habits to Break in 2015
Listen in as Doug and Tammie Haldeman along with Tom Terbrock discuss the most important habits to break in the new year.
Market Update: Rates Lower Than They Have Been in The Last Two Years
Rates have dropped lower than we’ve seen in the last two years. 30 year fixed rates are back in the 3% which will create a massive refinance boom. We are at the front end of this boom however, sometimes we get dips in rates and they jump back up making right now the perfect time to refinance. One of the first […]