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Sports Stars and College Grads

Professional athletes rarely have much in common with the average working person. But when it comes to financial matters and the potential for bankruptcy, they are more similar than you might think. When an athlete declares bankruptcy, the first questi... Read >

Life (and Getting Credit) After Bankruptcy

Bankruptcy only seems like the end of everything in your life. In reality it is only the end of your previous life. Bankruptcy was designed to wipe the slate (mostly) clean. Now you have to start over with your credit, in almost the same position as when ... Read >

Bankruptcy Can Happen to Anyone

Money is something that people in “polite society" never discuss. So it makes sense that bankruptcy falls behind that same veil of silence. However, the fact of the matter is, no matter how successful a person may seem circumstances in life can conspire t... Read >

Bankruptcy: What and Why

It is a word that everyone has heard and shudders to consider. But what actually happens and what it actually is are largely undefined in the public mind. To relieve some of that anxiety, here is an overview of the types of bankruptcy and how they can pot... Read >