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missed fortune super blog itunes 150x150 The Quickest, Smartest, & Safest Way to Get Out of DebtDid you miss this week’s show? Doug Andrew discussed the following:

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The Best Way to Get Out of Debt

Many financial “experts” teach people to pay off their homes as quickly as possible, often recommending a 15-year mortgage. Many programs exist for helping people pay extra mortgage principal.

There’s a much smarter way to do this that will pay off your mortgage quicker and safer. It helps you maintain liquidity and preserve your principal while earning a healthy rate of return.

Rather than pay extra on your mortgage, get the longest mortgage as possible. Pay what you would have paid in principal into a systematic account (attend our next webinar to find out what this account should be).

Based on a conservative rate of return, by doing this you’ll be able to pay off your home two and a half years earlier than the approach outlined by other advisors. Furthermore, on a $150,000 mortgage you’ll have $25,000 left over.

Current Events Commentary: The Dangers of Unionization

The Obama administration and the Democratic congress are pursuing two bills to beef up unions in America.  The first is “card check” legislation, which would persuade employees to sign a card to join a union. The second would make health benefits  taxable except those of union members.

If they succeed in their goals to strengthen unions and increase union membership, the cost to America will be deep and damaging. We’ll have less innovation and entrepreneurship and more bureaucracy and entitlement.

This adds to the financial storms brewing that you must prepare for.

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Happy 2009! Let’s steer this big financial ship around! Here are 5 financial tips for this New Year…

#5: GET OUT OF DEBT: There are many ways to rid yourself of the shackles of debt.  Always go after your high interest debts first. Go after bad debts first such as credit cards, store cards and high interest auto loans. Attack low interest debts last such as student loans or low interest auto loans. Beware of what you thought might be “bad debts” such as your home. We view homes as assets not liabilities find out why in Missed Fortune 101.

#4: BEWARE OF THE DAMAGE TAXES CAN DO: True your retirement accounts can look good after time but just remember that 50% of that account is not yours, it’s Uncle Sam’s. So retirement is still years away! Why not do the sensible thing and look for a retirement vehicle with little or no tax liability?

#3: IS YOUR INVESTMENT EARNING A RATE OF RETURN?: How many of your accounts are worth what they were this time last year? A new client to our firm came to us after losing more than 70% of his previous retirement account. Why did he contact us? Because none of our clients have lost a dime in their current retirement accounts

#2: HOW SAFE IS YOUR INVESTMENT?: With banks closing their doors or well known financial guru’s being exposed as conmen you need to ask yourself “How safe is my money?” Why not put your money where is will be safe today and when you need it years later?

#1: CAN YOU ACCESS YOUR MONEY IF YOU NEED IT?: Today access to liquid cash is now more important than ever! Many headlines in the news today of people losing their homes or business closing for good can be pointed at one major issue they have all ignored; LIQUIDITY! Can you access your money in your retirement accounts in case of an emergency or to prevent you from losing your home?

So let’s leave the bad financial memories of 2008 behind us! Make 2009 a year of fiscal responsibility and fiscal success!

Happy New Year!

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