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Money Tips : Setting up an Emergency Fund Using a HELOC Comments (0)

Most financial advisors recommend keeping an emergency fund of 3 to 6 months salary.  If you, like most, don’t have that money on hand, saving it during a bear market can prove quite problematic.  One great option for those who do not have an emergency fund but own a home is a Home Equity Line Of Credit or HELOC.  A HELOC, like a home equity loan, requires property to be pledged as security for the [ More.. ]

Dictionary : Six Sigma Comments (0)

Six Sigma is a highly disciplined approach to decision making that helps people focus on improving processes to make them as near perfect as possible.  The term “Six Sigma” relates to the number of mathematical defects in a process. Six Sigma practitioners focus on systematically eliminating the defects so they can get as close to “zero defects” as possible. [ More.. ]

Money Tips : How Long to Double Your Money? Comments (1)

How can you find out how long it will take to double your money when you invest it at a certain interest rate? The answer is surprisingly simple using what investment professionals call the 72 rule which simply states: To find the number of years required to double your money at a given interest rate, you just divide the interest rate into 72. For example, if you want to know how long it will take to [ More.. ]

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