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Getting Health Insurance If You’re Self Employed

Getting Health Insurance If You’re Self Employed

Getting Health Insurance If You’re Self Employed Self employment offers a lot of freedom for the lucky and dedicated people who make it their lifestyle. A self employed person has the ability to set his or her own schedule and to grow his or her career as high as the sky without needing to deal with the workplace politics that can stunt so many aspirations. Instead of waiting to be promoted, self employed people are able to take control of their career advancement. However, it can be difficult for any self employed person to take control of his or her...

Basics Of  Private Mortgage Insurance

Basics Of Private Mortgage Insurance

Basics Of Private Mortgage Insurance Basics of Private Mortgage Insurance (PMI) General conventional loans require 20% of the selling price as a down payment. This is often the largest hurdle for many potential home buyers. In order to make buying a home more affordable, lenders devised a solution to allow for smaller down payments and still minimize their own risk – private mortgage insurance. Borrowers with less than 20% for a down payment may be required to apply for private mortgage insurance. The PMI company then insures the lender, generally for the top 20% of the mortgage, in case of...

Unemployment Insurance: Making Life That Little Bit Easier

Unemployment Insurance: Making Life That Little Bit Easier

Unemployment Insurance: Making Life That Little Bit Easier As the figures stood in June 2007, more than 1.7 million people in Great Britain were unemployed. This is simply amazing when you consider that we are supposed to live in a country full of opportunities. This number is rising every day, and largely as a result of redundancy. The unemployment situation is looking bleak as a result, and so any help that an individual can get to keep his or her head above water would no doubt be welcome. This is where unemployment insurance may come in useful. If you ask...