Protecting Yourself and Your Assets Against Life's Unexpected Events!

If you've hit the road recently, you realize that some of our highway infrastructure is in bad shape and desperately needs financial help. In Washington, our elected officials are debating, among other things, how much money should be spent on roads, highways and bridges across this country. Regardless of what they decide, a new "Highway Bill" must get passed before the latest extension on funding expires on September 30th or else construction projects will remain unfinished and workers will become unemployed.

After the passage of the "Recovery Act" in 2009, several states focused on just short-term projects. They had to submit a plan right away or could have lost their funding from the stimulus package, so instead of planning for the long-term they really only focused on their short term needs. But now, these same states have much bigger issues to deal with because they are running out of money. Without federal funding, these bigger, longer-term projects are headed down a road to nowhere. Only a new transportation plan can save America's highways.

Tune in this week to learn more about how America's highways are cared for, and what a loss in federal funding means to you. Also, as we all know, life is full of bumpy roads -- find out how to protect yourself from some of life's unexpected events in this week's, "Financial Tip, Tool, or Technique" segment!

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