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Sean Bryant created OneSmartDollar.com in 2011 to help pass along his knowledge of finance and economics to others. After graduating from the University of Iowa with a degree in economics he jumped into the world of finance. Sean has worked on the trade desk for a commodities brokerage firm, he was a project manager at Zacks Investment Research and was a CDO analyst at Bank of America. That being said he brings a good understanding of the finance field to the One Smart Dollar community.
Today, Sean has become a well known voice in the personal finance community. He's been featured in Time.com, Rocket Mortgage, Yahoo Finance, Huff Post, CBS News, Fox News, MarketWatch, Nasdaq.com, Investopedia.com, and GoBankingRates.com.
A structured settlement is a kind of annuity or a fixed sum of money decided to be paid to someone every year, possibly for the rest of his life or could also be arranged in monthly installments along with the annual arrangement. They are awarded as a compensation for personal injuries or legal settlements. Also…
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Over the past few years we have been talking a lot about the “Credit Crisis” that has plagued to United States. It seems that this shortfall in credit has now brought back the ever so popular layaway plan for retail stores. United States Senator Charles Schumer feels that layaway will actually cost consumers more than…
This article is being contributed by Fred @ One Project Closer. Six years ago my wife, Kim, and I adopted twin 2-1/2 year old boys from Guatemala. The process took about 22 months from start to finish, and along the way we incurred a large number of expenses. I think that any adoptive family would…
Unlike health and auto insurance, umbrella insurance may not seem like a necessary expense. But the fact of the matter is that umbrella insurance can protect both your assets and your future earnings in the event of a lawsuit. Here is what you need to know this under-utilized insurance: What Is Umbrella Insurance? This insurance…