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United Services Automobile Association (USAA) is a Texas-based, and Texas Department of Insurance regulated, unincorporated, reciprocal inter-insurance exchange and Fortune 500 financial services company offering banking, investing, and insurance to people and families that serve, or served, in the United States military.

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Graying Divorces: What Boomers Need to Know to Protect Their Assets

With retirement just around the corner, many baby boomers are going through another major life change: divorce.

The overall divorce rate in the U.S. sits around 50%, and in 2009, one in four of divorces were among baby boomers--an increase from one in 10 in 1990, according to research conducted by sociologists Susan Brown and I-Fen Lin of Bowling Green State University.The divorce process can provide financial hardships and paperwork headaches at any age, but the financial issues become more complex when retirement funds play a larger role in proceedings. "Everyone who gets divorced is worse off financially," says Randy Kessler, founding partner of Kessler & Solomiany.Splitting assets with retirement only a few years away can complicate the process, and experts advise boomers work with mediators, lawyers, and financial planners to create a favorable settlement from a tax and retirement perspective."Not all assets are created equally, and not everyone in a divorce knows what to ask for,"...

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    Having trouble figuring out what your interest rate is going to be on a new credit card offer? You're not alone.Consumers' mailboxes are being flooded with new card ...

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    It's easy to lose a card -- it can fall out of your purse, get left on a restaurant table or slip between couch cushions after an online purchase -- but getting a ne...

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    USAA Equity Investments V.P. John Toohey on the growth in emerging markets and the potential risks for investors.

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  6. Credit Card Rates Hold Steady for Second Week

    The average interest rate on a new credit card offer remained unchanged this week, according to the CreditCards.com Weekly Credit Card Rate Report, though issuers ar...

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  10. Customer Satisfaction Study Reveals Best Insurance Companies

    When you send in your next insurance payment, are you going to buy any “satisfaction”Insure.com's new in-depth analysis provides the most complete view available of ...

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  12. Why Teen Car Insurance is Expensive: They're Bad Drivers

    The worst driver on the planet just walked out of the local DMV.Take young Hannah Abrams. In March 2009, she drove herself to school with her brand-new license. Afte...

  1. Latif: Greek Debt Drama a ‘Game of Chicken’

    Wasif Latif, USAA Investments VP, on the latest drama in the Greek debt crisis.

  2. Measuring the Risks of Your Mutual Funds

    USAA Equity Investments V.P. Wasif Latif on how to calculate if a mutual fund is worth the risk for an investor’s portfolio.

  3. The Prepaid Debit Card Comes of Age

    More than 1 in 8 American consumers now carry reloadable prepaid debit cards , according to a new report from Javelin Strategy & Research. Stronger rewards, cheaper ...

  4. Returning Troops Have More Car Accidents, Study Finds

    Troops returning from active duty are much more likely to have car accidents, says car insurer USAA, which insures only military service members and their families.T...

  5. CME Strikes $151.5 Million Deal To Sell Landmark Chicago Property

    CME Group Inc. (CME) agreed Monday to sell most of its historic Chicago Board of Trade building to a consortium of real-estate companies for $151.5 million, while le...

  6. 'Forgiveness Ratings' Finds Credit Card Issuers Unforgivable

    When something goes wrong, American consumers are reasonably willing to forgive their supermarkets, their parcel delivery services, even their auto dealers and -- de...

  7. Why I Want to be a Landlord

    The first call my husband and I made after closing in March on a two-family house in Brooklyn, New York, was to a rental agent. We were becoming landlords and we wan...

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