(NAPSI)—More than 725,000 vehicles driven on U.S. roads every day may be dangerous, according to new research from Carfax. These vehicles were damaged so severely in an accident, by fire or flood that DMVs across the country require permanent title marks to warn people about the damage. Still, thousands are back on the road in Read More …
Category: Personal Finance
HINTS FOR THE HOME Clearly, Window Film Saves Money
(NAPSI)—You can keep your windows from decreasing your home’s energy efficiency and increasing your monthly energy bills. Windows typically account for 15 to 30 percent of the total heating load in a structure and may account for over half the summer cooling load. Money may be escaping out your windows. “I encourage homeowners to think Read More …
EDUCATION NEWS & NOTES Recognizing The Best In Education
(NAPSI)—When it comes to educating children and giving parents a choice in the process, some states have been found better than others. Here’s a look at the ones the experts on school choice at EdChoice voted to win last year’s educational choice yearbook superlatives. Most Empowering: Indiana’s Choice Scholarship Program Indiana’s program helps more families Read More …
SPOTLIGHT ON HEALTH CARE Alzheimer’s Disease: What You Should Know
(NAPSI)—Visit www.BankersLife.com/ALZ2 to get facts and figures you need to deal with dementia. The more and the sooner you know about it, the better you, your family and your finances will be able to handle it.
PROTECTING YOUR FINANCES Facts To Help You Fight Identity Fraud
(NAPSI)—The 2017 Identity Fraud Study by Javelin Strategy & Research revealed that the number of identity fraud victims increased by 16 percent in the last year, a record high. The study found that despite the efforts of the industry, fraudsters successfully netted 2 million more victims in 2016, with the amount fraudsters took rising by Read More …
INVESTMENT NEWS AND NOTES Investing in Single-Family Real Estate Properties Online
(NAPSI)—Nobody has a secret formula for successfully investing in real estate, but brushing up on your financial literacy, digging deep into market dynamics, understanding property-specific costs and turning to today’s access to unprecedented data and technology can lead to more-informed buying decisions. Here are five tips that can help: Rule number one when looking at Read More …
PLANNING YOUR RETIREMENT To Save More For Your Future, Avoid These Four Pitfalls
(NAPSI)—If you’re like most Americans under 65, you plan on paying off all your debts before you retire. However, only one in four actually does, according to a Bankers Life Center for a Secure Retirement study. Fortunately, you have a better chance of being among that favored quarter if you avoid these four debt pitfalls: Read More …
MONEY MATTERS What You Need To Know Before Hiring A Tax Pro
(NAPSI)—When it comes to dealing with the IRS, there are a few more initials it may pay for you to know about. These can include PTIN, CPA, Esq., AFSP, EA and NAEA. Here’s what it all means: PTIN: By law, whomever you hire to do your taxes must have a Preparer Tax Identification Number (PTIN). Read More …
EDUCATION Want To Go Back To School? Here’s How To Get Started
(NAPSI)—In the 2016−17 school year, colleges and universities are expected to award more than a million bachelor’s degrees alone.1 Under these graduates’ seemingly identical caps and gowns are men and women with incredibly different stories, struggles and accomplishments—many don’t fit the “traditional” mold of a college graduate. For example, some of these students have full-time Read More …
BUSINESS NEWS AND NOTES How To Go Public
(NAPSI)—Here’s good news for businesses of all sizes and the people who work for them: Companies can raise capital to invest for growth and expansion—and unlike with bank loans and the like, this money doesn’t have to be paid back. What’s more, it’s all perfectly legal. That’s because the money comes from selling your stock. Read More …