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Our mission: Bringing practical business and technical intelligence to today's structured cabling professionals

For more than 30 years, Cabling Installation & Maintenance has provided useful, practical information to professionals responsible for the specification, design, installation and management of structured cabling systems serving enterprise, data center and other environments. These professionals are challenged to stay informed of constantly evolving standards, system-design and installation approaches, product and system capabilities, technologies, as well as applications that rely on high-performance structured cabling systems. Our editors synthesize these complex issues into multiple information products. This portfolio of information products provides concrete detail that improves the efficiency of day-to-day operations, and equips cabling professionals with the perspective that enables strategic planning for networks’ optimum long-term performance.

Throughout our annual magazine, weekly email newsletters and 24/7/365 website, Cabling Installation & Maintenance digs into the essential topics our audience focuses on.

  • Design, Installation and Testing: We explain the bottom-up design of cabling systems, from case histories of actual projects to solutions for specific problems or aspects of the design process. We also look at specific installations using a case-history approach to highlight challenging problems, solutions and unique features. Additionally, we examine evolving test-and-measurement technologies and techniques designed to address the standards-governed and practical-use performance requirements of cabling systems.
  • Technology: We evaluate product innovations and technology trends as they impact a particular product class through interviews with manufacturers, installers and users, as well as contributed articles from subject-matter experts.
  • Data Center: Cabling Installation & Maintenance takes an in-depth look at design and installation workmanship issues as well as the unique technology being deployed specifically for data centers.
  • Physical Security: Focusing on the areas in which security and IT—and the infrastructure for both—interlock and overlap, we pay specific attention to Internet Protocol’s influence over the development of security applications.
  • Standards: Tracking the activities of North American and international standards-making organizations, we provide updates on specifications that are in-progress, looking forward to how they will affect cabling-system design and installation. We also produce articles explaining the practical aspects of designing and installing cabling systems in accordance with the specifications of established standards.

Cabling Installation & Maintenance is published by Endeavor Business Media, a division of EndeavorB2B.

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Here’s When You Shouldn’t Pay Off Your Home Early

Sponsored Content: A home mortgage can be the largest expense (and longest-running debt) in a homeowner’s budget. Paying it off and cutting that payment from monthly expenses can relieve a huge burden.

However, paying your mortgage early may not be worth it. Here are some reasons to consider both options.

Benefits of Not Paying Off Your Home

  • Mortgage Interest Tax Deduction. You can generally deduct interest on the first $750,000 of your mortgage if you got it after Dec. 16th, 2017 — and up to the first $1,000,000 if you got the mortgage before that date.
  • Credit Score. The diversity of your credit accounts affects your credit score. Once your mortgage account closes, it could potentially harm your score.
  • Prepayment Penalties. Some lenders may charge this fee if you pay off your mortgage soon after closing.

Cash Out Refinancing as an Option

If you want to keep your primary mortgage, you might be able to refinance and convert your equity into cash with a cash out refinance from Discover®or another lender.

For example: Say you have $100,000 left on your original primary mortgage amount of $250,000. If you get a $150,000 cash-out refinancing loan, you could pay off the old loan and have an additional $50,000 in cash.

You can use a cash-out loan for activities like:

  • Renovations/repairs
  • Boosting retirement savings
  • Creating an emergency fund
  • Investing elsewhere
  • Paying off debts

Benefits of Paying Off Your Home

  • Avoid Default/Foreclosure. If you are unable to keep up with monthly mortgage payments, your home could be foreclosed on.
  • More Budgetary Room. Your mortgage payment will continue to occupy a large chunk of your budget until it’s gone, leaving less room for other things.
  • Peace of Mind. Knowing you own your home outright and no longer have to pay hundreds to thousands each month is an amazing feeling.

Should You Pay Off Your Home Early?

Your mortgage is one of the few debts that may be worth keeping for its full term.

Keeping it lets you invest elsewhere and focus on debts with higher interest rates, keep your credit score up and potentially save a significant amount on your taxes.

However, some people can benefit from paying their home off as fast as possible. Always consider your personal and financial goals to determine if paying off your home early is the right move for you.

 

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Name: Michael Bertini
Email: michael.bertini@iquanti.com
Job Title: Consultant

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