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How to Access Money From Life Insurance While Alive
Most life insurance policies offer ways to access money while you're still alive. The options available depend on the type of policy. Each option has different benefits, risks, costs and tax implications. People usually buy life insurance to help…
10 Sources of Emergency Cash, Ranked From Best to Worst
What if unanticipated expenses exceed your emergency reserves? You have options, and I've ranked them from most palatable to least. 1. Your own emergency fund/short-term securities Emergency funds should be held outside of tax-sheltered wrappers…
10 Sources of Emergency Cash, Ranked From Best to Worst
What if unanticipated expenses exceed your emergency reserves? You have options, and I've ranked them from most palatable to least. Emergency funds should be held outside of tax-sheltered wrappers and include highly liquid investments like bank…
Building a Safety Net for Life's Unexpected Moments
Can anyone say with any level of certainty what is around the corner? The answer is no. That's why having safety nets for life's unexpected moments is so important. So, whether that involves losing a job, a loved one passing away, or needing help…
Laufental woman rips off old school friend for years
For years, a woman from Laufental faked a successful life for her former school friend. Using fabricated stories about insurance, real estate and assets, she eventually obtained loans of more than 160,000 francs. The 58-year-old has now been…
CLOC Launches Compass, an Interactive Platform To Advance Legal Operations Maturity, in Partnership with Neota Logic
CLOC's 2026 State of the Industry Report, developed in partnership with Harbor, found that legal departments across industries are navigating the same reality: demand is surging, budgets aren't keeping pace, and headcount is flat. Against that…
Gator Financial Partners Q1 2026 Investor Letter
Gator Capital Management, LLC prepared this letter. Ultimus LeverPoint Fund Solutions, LLC, our administrator, is responsible for the distribution of this information and not its content. By accepting this investment letter, you agree that you will…
Canara Bank sees more money flowing into deposits amid market volatility
Public sector lender Canara Bank is betting on a behavioural shift among Indian consumers, from spending and investing in volatile assets to parking more money in bank deposits, as it sharpens its focus on low-cost liabilities and high-yield retail…
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Are Wall Street Analysts Predicting Aflac Stock Will Climb or Sink?
Aflac Incorporated (AFL), headquartered in Columbus, Georgia, provides supplemental health and life insurance products. Valued at $58.8 billion by market cap, the company's products include accident and disability, cancer expense, short-term…
Irish couple 'went days without food' as injury and debt spiral put home at risk
An elderly Cork couple are battling to keep their home after a devastating injury wiped out their primary income, leaving them drowning in debt they've been desperately trying to clear for years. Catherine Barrett, 65, previously operated a…
Why advisors should see life settlements as a planning option
Last fall a certified financial planner called me about two clients. The husband and wife, both 78, had a $2 million guaranteed universal life policy sitting inside an irrevocable life insurance trust, or ILIT. They had put the trust in place in…
10 Sources of Emergency Cash, Ranked From Best to Worst
Published May 12, 2026 11:13 am What if unanticipated expenses exceed your emergency reserves? You have options, and I've ranked them from most palatable to least. 1. Your own emergency fund/short-term securities Emergency funds should be held…
Taiwan's financial sector posts record profits for Q1
Taiwan's financial firms have posted record first-quarter pretax profits, up 37.09 percent from a year earlier, as the booming local stock market boosted investment returns, the Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) said. Combined pretax profits…
Geopolitics, crude oil, and a weak rupee send markets into a cautious open
Markets opened lower on Tuesday, extending a three-session losing streak, as a cocktail of geopolitical tension, elevated crude oil prices, and a weakening rupee continued to sap investor confidence. The Sensex opened at 75,688.39, down from its…
The Hartford Insurance Group, Inc. $HIG Shares Sold by Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd
Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd lessened its stake in The Hartford Insurance Group, Inc. (NYSE:HIG - Free Report) by 8.0% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 117,402 shares of…
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