May 2011

How Would You Spend The Last Days of Your Life?

May 31, 2011

Doomsday did not come on May 21.  However, that didn’t stop people, the followers of Harold Camping, from giving away their entire life savings to Harold Camping in hopes of eternal rapture.  I thought these stories were crazy, but maybe that is just me.  If you thought that the world was definitely going to end [...]

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I Got Robbed… Again!!!

May 30, 2011

That’s right! Last Monday my bank branch got robbed…again. It was exactly the same time and day as the previous week.  I hope this doesn’t mean that every Monday at 11:30 am we are going to get robbed. I honestly do understand why someone would rob a bank; the reward is definitely not worth the [...]

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Friday Roundup: Let’s save some money

May 27, 2011

Happy Friday DINKS! I hope you all had a great week.  Today we are discussing different and easy ways that we can save money.  This includes changing our mentality and taking the time to shop around and find the best deal. Sometimes the effort to try and save money should be taken to the extreme [...]

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What is the International Monetary Fund, and Who is Dominique Strauss-Kahn?

May 26, 2011

Over the last week, CNN and many other news channels around the world have been reporting on the arrest and investigation of the sexual assault allegations against (now former) International Monetary Fund Chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn. Who is Dominique Strauss-Kahn? Dominique Strauss-Kahn is a French Economist and Banker who recently resigned as Chief of the International [...]

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Segregated Funds

May 25, 2011

In the past on DINKS Finance we have discussed various investment products such as Mortgage Backed Securities, Discount Brokerage Services, as well as Junk Bonds. Today we are going to explore a not so common type of investment.  The reason I say that Segregated Funds are a less common type of investment is because they [...]

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The Bad Reputation of Pre Nuptial Agreements is Unfair

May 24, 2011

People usually give Pre Nuptial Agreements a really bad reputation, but I think that this is undue animosity.  Pre Nuptial Agreements are just like any other business deal; they protect the financial interests of all parties involved, as well as provide security of our individual assets. Pre Nuptial Agreements reveal the intentions of the two [...]

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Can you believe that people still rob banks?

May 23, 2011

Last week my bank got robbed.  That’s right for the 3rd time in my 10 year career in the financial services industry my bank branch got robbed.  Can you believe that people still rob banks?  We were recently warned that there was a man robbing various bank branches in the area and to be prepared…just [...]

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Friday Roundup: It’s Time To Buy a House

May 20, 2011

Happy Friday DINKS!  It’s May and that means that house hunting season has begun.  The spring is a popular time to buy a home because the cold winter weather is long behind us, and the hot sweaty summer has not yet begun. Are you planning to buy your first house or another house this Spring? [...]

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Savings Tips from FOX News

May 19, 2011

Last Thursday night I was watching the 6:00 pm Fox News and I have to admit that they had some interesting savings tips that I wanted to share. Savings Tip #1 Fox News said that if students want to save money after college it is definitely an acceptable practice to move back in with our [...]

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Do Your Parents Have a Mortgage?

May 18, 2011

The days of couples retiring with a mortgage are a thing of the past.  Nowadays more and more of our parents are retiring with a mortgage on their home.  The days of getting a 30 year mortgage at the age of 25, and having it paid off by the time we retire at 55 is [...]

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