New Year, New Hope: Plan Your Finance to Yield the Best Return
Forget what some people said about how bleak the year 2009 is. The truth is, all we need right now is financial planning ... , they are one of the safest investment forms today. Plan #2: Utilise your credit cards better Unlike most [more...]
Date: 2008-12-26 02:12:43
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Top 10 Trends In Managing Small Business Finances in 2009
There’s not much good news to report on the financial front as we move into 2009 ... . When someone applies for a loan, the lending network typically secures the loan and then sells promissory [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 08:12:29
Ask the Readers: Are We Making a Comeback?
By Linsey Knerl The Huffington Post guest columnist Sen. Bernie Sanders isn't convinced. Newsweek is already calling for a new kind of recovery to celebrate the end of this historic disappointment. So what's the deal? Are we seriously seeing the end of this recession? Or is this just a calm before a very bad storm? News analysts, finance gurus, and even the guy at the grocery store all have their opinions on whether this is the tail end of a painful spot in our economic history. [more...]
Date: 2009-09-29 15:00:02
What the Heck is Lawsuit funding
September 20, 2009 | By Gary Vanderheim In Finance | How do you get money out of a personal injury lawsuit before the case settles? One way is to use Settlement loans or lawsuit loans. These kind of ‘loans’, and I put it in quotes for a reason, have become much more common in recent years. A settlement loan is an advance of some type. A company will give you money now and in return you agree to pay them back out of your settlement or verdict ( if the case goes that far ). [more...]
Date: 2009-09-20 23:57:58
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Date: 2009-09-03 06:57:07
Federal Housing Grants
September 22, 2009 | By Lars Troung In Finance | by Lars TroungHave you been considering trying your hand at investing in real estate or maybe buying your first home? Or maybe you are in desperate need of doing repair work on the house you already own, updating or remodeling the kitchen or bathroom. There are federal government funds available to help you achieve those goals. Millions of dollars are ready and waiting for you, but you have to apply to get it. [more...]
Date: 2009-09-22 15:08:52
Medical Office Rent in Miami FL: Make Your Business Stand Out
September 18, 2009 | By Bob Barber In Finance | Regardless of what industry pundits say, opening a medical practice can be both very rewarding and very lucrative. Of course, as with any business, medical offices have their own specific financial challenges. One of the biggest challenges for medical practices of all sizes is adjusting to the long payment cycles of private insurance providers and Medicare/Medicaid. Advantages:You pay less up-front cash. [more...]
Date: 2009-09-19 04:17:38
Debt consolidation Information
A lot of people are struggling to make both ends meet and worse they are are troubled with so much debts. One of the many factors that affect such situation is the current economic situation where some people are being laid off. Some has a poor management of their finances and they do not know how to effectively handle their money. And some are just over spender who can not control themselves from spending beyond their means. [more...]
Date: 2009-09-29 08:10:00
USA: Finance the Islamic way at Michigan bank
DETROIT (AP) — Big financial institutions have been battered by mortgages gone bad ... also rules out some of the activity that got Western finance in trouble — subprime mortgages, credit [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 17:04:00
Which Personal-Finance Magazine is Best?
Beth wrote recently looking for help: I’m a public library worker, and my library needs personal finance advice! ... plastic (July 2008), a story about families who don’t use credit cards. (By Donna Rosato [more...]
Date: 2008-09-22 12:00:04
How to Get Your Free Credit Report
September 5, 2009 | By Wendy Polisi In Finance | by Wendy PolisiThere is a lot of misleading information available today, especially online, regarding getting access to your credit report. Some of this misleading information is the product of the credit reporting agencies themselves, which are for-profit entities. There are also many independent companies that will obtain your credits reports for you, for a hefty fee.None of these services are really required for American citizens and residents. [more...]
Date: 2009-09-05 08:32:01
Finance the Islamic way at small US bank
DETROIT: Big financial institutions have been battered by mortgages gone bad ... also rules out some of the activity that got Western finance in trouble - subprime mortgages, credit [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 12:54:00
Why you should get out of debt
This is a reprint of an article I wrote for MinTheGap… This world is backwards. Everyone loves to talk about using OPM (other people’s money) ... do with our finances, yet because of a lack of discipline we don’t do it. So, what then needs fixing - the math ... that I would always have a car payment. Everyone has credit cards, so I just assumed if [more...]
Date: 2008-08-26 12:11:26
Cash advance: the best finances to avert financial crisis
Cash advance offers quick finances, with the help of which you can tackle your short term needs. The loans are unsecured in nature and can be availed by both good credit as well as bad credit borrowers. [more...]
Date: 2009-01-10 16:04:41
Searching For Personal Loans With No Credit Check
September 21, 2009 | By Jimi Morrison In Finance | by Jimi MorrisonPeople who are looking to obtain a small personal loan can find legitimate businesses in their community which provide these services. There are many advertisements which may appear online or through the mail, and they may not be reputable. Usually these businesses require several forms of identification to verify your ability to repay the loan. These personal loans are also called payday loans or cash advances. [more...]
Date: 2009-09-21 15:40:21
Japan’s political kaleidoscope (4): Too many cooks, too many crooks, and too many kooks
The devil’s greatest achievement was to have persuaded so many people that he doesn’t exist. - Baudelaire Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity–but don’t rule out malice. - attributed to Albert Einstein The essence of the Democratic Party of Japan now is a three-tiered structure of the Finance Ministry, Party Secretary-General Ozawa’s troops, and public sector labor unions. It will be impossible to maintain this structure without tax increases. [more...]
Date: 2009-09-21 11:02:58
P2P Finance Landscape
A sad statement about the priority of the regulatory agencies and their targeting of the few open markets that allows people to lend to people without needing a bank is apparent by the list of P2P vendors actually open and doing business: Lending Club – Made it through the regulatory hoops and is now conducting business by connecting worthy borrowers with lenders. All while Citibank, Bank of America, and Chase are reducing credit lines or even closing credit card accounts. [more...]
Date: 2009-07-05 18:25:20
5 Ways Spending More is Actually Frugal
If you are a frequent reader of personal finance articles, you are familiar with some of the most commonly cited ways to save money – bring your lunch to work, install a programmable thermostat, cancel your cable, etc. In general, choosing the most frugal option is good for your bottom line. But sometimes, spending a little more might still help you out. When I make less-than-frugal choices, I consider what my other options are. [more...]
Date: 2009-09-28 13:29:44
How to Be Aware of What Credit Counselors and Consolidators are Really Offering
This is a guest post from Matt B . Matt writes about all aspects of personal finance at Financial Methods . Please visit the site and let him know what you think. If you are at a point in your life where you have realized that the debt you lug around behind you weighs you down too much, good for you. If you are stuck at the beginning of the battle and not sure where to go next, just know that there are plenty of options. [more...]
Date: 2009-09-28 11:01:51
Roadside Assistance: Better Than Just Towing
September 3, 2009 | By Amy Nutt In Finance | by Amy NuttCar problems will usually occur at the most inconvenient time. With so many vehicles on road, every driver should think about what they would do if their car suddenly broke down and they were stranded on the side of the road. There was a time when the only resource a driver had was a local towing company. Local towing services are not always open and their location may be far away from where the car is located. [more...]
Date: 2009-09-04 01:03:56
Columnists
Spencer Abraham, New York Times: Just as financial institutions depend on the confidence of those with whom they do business ( ... liquidation under Chapter 7 of the federal bankruptcy code. Debtor-in-possession financing — which ... credit from suppliers, which amounts to tens of billions of dollars. And as surely as day leads [more...]
Date: 2008-11-24 19:21:30
Dell will pay $4M to settle NY consumer case
ALBANY, N.Y. — Computer maker Dell Inc . will pay $4 million in restitution and penalties more than a year after a New York court found the company engaged in false and deceptive advertising of its promotional credit financing and warranties. New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo says some consumers paid for things they didn't get, including warranties that cost them an extra $99 to $250. Dell didn't admit to any wrongdoing in a settlement with the state announced Tuesday. [more...]
Date: 2009-09-15 17:17:58
QuickBooks Pro 2009 3 User
Amazon. com Product Description Small business accounting software that makes accounting easy with tools to organize your finances all in one place. Track sales & expenses. Click to enlarge. Reduce data entry by downloading your bank & credit card transactions into QuickBooks. Click to enlarge. Create purchase orders. Click to enlarge. Generate reports with one click to see how your business is doing. Click to enlarge. [more...]
Date: 2009-09-29 23:40:46
Aggregate Demand and Finance and the Collapse in Trade
From "Trade-Finance Pinch Hurts the Healthy," WSJ, 12/22/08: ... of credit these days, financial institutions are making less trade finance available and charging [more...]
Date: 2008-12-29 17:51:45
Simple Ways To Refinance Mortgage
September 24, 2009 | By Alisa Johnson In Finance | by Alisa JohnsonEveryone pays for their ignorance and many people do that, if that makes you feel a little better. Wrong financial decisions can put you in a lot of difficulty and put you in debts. However, most of the people make the same mistake a lot many times and realize when it is late.‘Refinancing my mortgage”? situation arises when you are not able to keep up with the installments of your ongoing mortgage. [more...]
Date: 2009-09-24 23:31:15
Corporate banking - a new phenomenon of new socio economic global order
Corporate banking consists of simple business of issuing loans to more complex matters, such as helping minimize taxes paid by overseas subsidiaries, managing changes in foreign exchange rates, or working out the details of financing packages necessary for the construction of a new office, plant or other facility. In many cases, there is an overlap between corporate banking and capital markets. [more...]
Date: 2009-09-29 12:19:39
Finding Good New Car Deals Is Hard – Some Great Tips With Online Auto Loans
July 15, 2009 | By Sharon Lorn In Finance | by Sharon LornWe all enjoy the Net. We like the ease of online shopping because it’s fast and easy to buy anything, including big purchases like automobiles. Just going to Ebay Automotive will give you lots of alternatives to offer on when purchasing an automobile.There are many other websites that will also sell you a car. Every auto dealership in the world seems to have their own web site, and then there are the generic websites. [more...]
Date: 2009-07-15 11:04:40
Watch Out For Credit Repair Scams
July 30, 2009 | By Rodger Strouden In Finance | by Tawana RashingYou’ve probably heard or seen a ton of credit repair advertisements promising perfect credit reports in months. They typically use language such as ?Credit problems? No problem!? and ?Erase your bad credit, 100% guaranteed.’ Unfortunately, these promises are not only impossible, but usually illegal as well.The bad news is – any company claiming credit repair is that easy is a scam, plain and simple. [more...]
Date: 2009-07-30 09:50:09
Loser
You know you’re in a housing bubble when bankers privately reveal that 95% of their new mortgage customers finance 95% of their purchases. When almost 100% of new mortgages have the longest approved amortizations – 35 years. When houses with crumbling basement walls but new stainless countertops attract fourteen offers. When the average house price hits an historic high in the midst of a recession. When buyers panic because they think they’ll be priced out. When emotion trumps rational thought. [more...]
Date: 2009-09-17 01:31:29
How I Got Bad Credit
July 31, 2009 | By Frances Lexington In Finance | by Frances LexingtonA few months, I went through some rough moments in my life. I got laid off after the company I worked for went down. The bills piled up and I was unable to make my monthly payments. Eventually, all of my credit card accounts were charged-off and sent to collection agencies.My life became a living hell of collection calls and non-stop harassment from debt collectors. [more...]
Date: 2009-07-31 23:37:24
Making Finances Manageable By Renegotiating Your Loan Terms
Sep 11th, 2009by Wendy Polisi. With the current economic situation all too many people are finding themselves unable to pay their loans as they were written originally. No matter whether you have lost a job, become debilitated even temporarily, or have new expenses the situation can be nerve wracking. What makes it worse is not having tools to deal with it. It comes as a surprise to most debtors that they can renegotiate their loans. [more...]
Date: 2009-09-11 15:22:43
Bad Credit Repair Industry in the Recession
September 6, 2009 | By Shantel Buatone In Finance | by Ryan ParkerWe all know that the economy isn’t in good health now. Compared to just a few years ago, we are definitely in a rut. Latest figures from the department of statistics indicate that just over 2 million people have lost their jobs this year due to the economic slow down. Leading trend companies have suggested that another 4 million jobs will be lost before any meaningful improvement in the economy will show up. [more...]
Date: 2009-09-06 17:46:58
Qualifying for a Mortgage
With the $8,000 first-time homeowner’s tax credit deadline approaching, many people are still trying to get in on the deal. If you’re in this boat, don’t assume that just having a down payment is enough (even though it’s a big help). Applying for a mortgage involves a thorough check into your finances to see if you really qualify for a mortgage loan. This process takes time, and waiting to the last minute could cost you the tax credit. [more...]
Date: 2009-09-22 10:00:54
What You Should Know About Bidding On Foreclosures
September 12, 2009 | By Assistant Editor In Finance | In the last year and a half foreclosures in the United States have been commonplace. Banks and mortgage lenders have many properties they must sell to recoup their loans. At foreclosure auctions, houses often sell for a fraction of their market value. This sounds perfect for people who want to buy a home, but there are some catches. [more...]
Date: 2009-09-13 04:13:32
Publishing Coffee Table Comic Books
Why is Satellite TV Better Than Cable? So Many Reasons!. You can speed up the process of auto loan refinance sanction by following various points ... can result in bad buys that might even be dangerous or at the very least not last as long ... also offer attractive financing deals like rebates or low interest rates, but many of them depend [more...]
Date: 2008-12-30 12:35:00
How Online Loan Calculators Can You Time And Money
September 21, 2009 | By Dennis Shirk In Finance | by Martin KeeleDo you ever feel like you know just enough about loan calculators to be dangerous? Let’s see if we can fill in some of the gaps with the latest info from loan experts.How much should your down payment be? Most experts recommend at least 20 percent. Consolidation loans also have varying repayment plans. Use the links below to determine your repayment amounts under each of the different plans. [more...]
Date: 2009-09-21 21:10:30
The Best of Get Rich Slowly (2008 Edition)
The past ten months have been amazing: I quit my job at the family box factory at the beginning of March to become a full-time writer ... to be paid automatically. I’m wary of my credit card company, however, so I process that by hand every ... in no particular order. These offer a great representation of my philosophy and my approach to personal finance [more...]
Date: 2008-12-31 13:00:31
Life After Bankruptcy Discharge
September 25, 2009 | By Craig Schiffer In Finance | by Craig SchifferLife after bankruptcy can be very difficult. Apart from the entire financial crisis it brings, the individual has to go through a lot of emotional distress as well. But it is in the best interest of the person to look at it as a really bad phase in his life. He should try to forget about this as early as possible and get back to life. [more...]
Date: 2009-09-25 16:13:12
My Year End Financial Performance Review
Mr. ToughMoneyLove has spent a good part of the past five months being critical of others who use poor judgment in matters of personal finance ... of the almighty credit score. Depending on your own attitude about these subjects, I may come across ... now looking at the yearly performance of our entire portfolio. Frankly, I knew it was bad [more...]
Date: 2009-01-05 13:33:20
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« PreviousLiberal Hollywood Stands Up For The Insurance Industry Next »President Obama is in the Room Details on Baucus's New Mark Posted by Kate PickertTuesday, September 22, 2009 at 3:56 pm 17 Comments • Trackback (1) The only Democrats in their seats when the Senate Finance Committee reconvened after lunch to return to the markup of the body's health reform bill were Chairman Max Baucus and Jay Rockefeller. The latter had to be back on time to give his opening statement. [more...]
Date: 2009-09-22 19:56:35
Princely Finance & Taxation
PRINCELY FINANCE AND TAXATION by Bob Hoye (Our Annual Christmas Number) ... to institutional stock and bond sales. Bob’s review of financial history provided the forecasting [more...]
Date: 2009-01-01 13:48:57
Government Housing Grants
September 23, 2009 | By Lars Troung In Finance | by Lars TroungHave you been considering trying your hand at investing in real estate or maybe buying your first home? Or maybe you are in desperate need of doing repair work on the house you already own, updating or remodeling the kitchen or bathroom. A lot of individuals are not aware that government housing grants are available to assist you in paying for all of these things. [more...]
Date: 2009-09-23 11:47:03
Lehman, Metavante and the ISDA Master agreement
On Monday, FT Alphaville remarked upon a report by Finance Asia on a ruling in a US bankruptcy court that, as we put it, "may turn out to be something of a game-changer" as far as the world of credit derivatives was concerned. In short, past assumptions regarding counterparties' ongoing obligations to bankrupt swap partners appeared to have been torn up.... [more...]
Date: 2009-09-30 11:50:12
Islamic finance in Michigan: "When you look at the economic crisis we're in, if you were to follow Islamic or Sharia financing, you couldn't have this crisis"
And if cars didn't exist, you never would have had that fender-bender that made you late for work ... . Are Western economic systems perfect? Clearly, they are not. But the bottom line is this: Bad things [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 05:01:00
Crisis widens appeal of Islamic finance
France is becoming the latest country to woo Islamic banks, ... does not have the scale to replace Western-style finance, but in these cash-strapped times [more...]
Date: 2008-12-25 10:41:34
Save For Retirement or Avoid Student Loans
By: Roshawn Watson Student loans are just terrible. As the costs of colleges continue to rise disproportionately to incomes , many graduates keep loans around now almost as long as mortgages. According to Kiplinger's Personal Finance, the price of tuition and fees at some four-year public institutions have increased by 35% since 2001; CNN reports that the costs of college has soared 439% since 1982. Many students work to help ease the burden of paying for school. [more...]
Date: 2009-09-15 05:06:00
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Posted By: admin| 2009.09.17 Are you short on rent this month? If you are worried about an eviction, don’t wait until it happens. The disruption that an eviction can have on your life is not worth the headache, stress or interruption to your life. If you can borrow money from your family or friends, do so. If this is… Trackback URLUncategorized|astrive|bad|cash|credit|day|easy|fast|get|high|home|installment|loans|manufactured|motorcycle|payday|quicken|same|sba|short|signature|student|term|to|va [more...]
Date: 2009-09-17 08:10:01
Uncle Sam
To be fair, illustrating the personal finance page is a difficult and thankless job. Being asked, week after week, to draw a picture of abstract ideas like "the importance of maximizing your 401(k) contribution" -- on deadline -- is not an easy task. There are only so many giant piggy banks, ladders and staircases one can get away with. [more...]
Date: 2009-01-10 00:26:08
Mortgage Market Update: Version 1
Hey guys. Sorry for the delay in posts, this week has been absolutely hectic and I’ve had no time at all to take a step back and take a breather ... to you by your lender of choice. Obviously if you have bad credit and are looking for the maximum amount of financing ... market, banks will not offer as much equity out of borrower’s homes in a refinance tran [more...]
Date: 2008-08-22 20:15:47
Money in marriage
This is a post that discusses this post about a man who finds out that his wife has been hiding credit cards from him while he’s been working to pay ... . The post describes a husband dealing with his wife’s duplicity in finance. Many of the commenters were ... generally deceitful. There were also several women saying “It’s not just women who are bad at [more...]
Date: 2008-07-31 03:01:20
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