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Tragedy strikes around 20 percent of working families

Tragedy strikes around 20 percent of working families

By Matt Hern on March 3, 2010

Many people overlook personal insurance thinking tragedy will never happen to them. Then a friend or family experiences tragedy and they get a wake-up call. The latest research released yesterday by Lifewise/NATSEM reveals that it can and probably will happen to you at some time during your working life. More than one in five families will be impacted by an insurable event in their working lives.

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Understanding Private Health Insurance

Understanding Private Health Insurance

By Matt Hern on February 10, 2010

Private health insurance is one of the valuable tools that you can use as part of your lifestyle safety net.
One of the big benefits is access to a private hospital and avoidance of lengthy public waiting lists if you ever need surgery. (Of course deep pockets also gives you such access.)
The private health system in [...]

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Thwack! Zero income. How long will you last?

Thwack! Zero income. How long will you last?

By Matt Hern on June 11, 2009

The economic down turn and publicised retrenchments may have caused your mind to wonder “how will I cope if I lose my job?” Whether or not you are facing the potential of losing your job I recommend you seriously ask yourself “how long could I last on zero income?”

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