Practical guidance on debt, bankruptcy, and the financial decisions that matter most. Written by OVLG attorneys.
Let's accept it - we could all benefit from more money. However, due to lack of good jobs, frequent job changes, and negligible chance of winning lottery, people have almost given up the hope for making more money. But this is utterly wrong since there are ways to save money in a year – not $20 or $50 but as much as $2000. And for this, you don't even need to ...
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Most of the time it’s our own shortcomings and whimsical nature that impact our retirement savings than any other economic or political event. However, we go on cursing the stock market collapse, increased joblessness, decrease in the GDP and anything dour we come across. National tax firm Deloitte did a survey about 401(k) savings and the data shows that many of ...
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One of your valuable asset is your retirement account in comparison to anything. It is the most secured source of your future income. It helps you to maintain a stress free life as you need not think about the money during your golden age. So, you should take care of your retirement account efficiently. But the question is, will you lose your retirement income that ...
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A new survey has confirmed that the number of people suffering due to costly medical bills have started to decline after almost decade since they started inflating. The inference drawn from the survey showcases the positive role played by the much-debated social welfare legislation of President Barack Obama, in reducing the common man’s financial distress. ...
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The unemployment statistics for the first month of January 2015 is out. Here’s a sneekpeak at the unemployment rate in the country. The current unemployment rate is 5.7%. Unemployment rate for men - 5.3% Unemployment rate for women - 5.1% Unemployment rate for Whites - 4.9% Unemployment rate for Black - 10.3% Unemployment rate for Asians - 4% ...
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Nothing can get worse than this for young graduate: You’ve passed your college, but still unemployed. Adding fuel to the fire the letters from your loan servicing agency. You might be jumping with joy to have received such a letter. however, all you get is a rude shock wherein your past due has been mentioned in bold and you cannot afford that at the moment. If ...
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Small business owners are getting frustrated by the day due to the increasing frequency of the number of governmental regulatory norms. These dictums has been reportedly giving them nightmares for the past few years. A survey conducted by the National Federation of Independent Business’s in November 2014 found out that federal as well as state business regulation ...
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Filing for bankruptcy will affect your future. If you really think it’s a final option for you then you should understand the process clearly. This article is for those who are deciding to file bankruptcy in order to start a fresh in 2015. Below are some recommended steps you need to follow before filing bankruptcy. Steps to prepare for bankruptcy in 2015 1. Find ...
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