Mortgage and credit card companies under the spotlight on (Thu Aug 31st, 2006, by Richard Green)
For the first time since May 1996 reports have indicated that
wage increases have risen faster than house price inflation.
According to Nationwide, "The overall picture remains one of a
gently softening market".
The signs indicate that the housing ma...
Credit Cards And Loans - So Many Options - So Little Time (Thu Aug 31st, 2006, by Jeff Pritchard)
Credit Cards and Loans sounds like just two things, but in
actuality, it is dozens of things. Due to a combination of user
preferences, lifestyles, and marketing ideas, there are dozens
of different types of credit cards out there. Because of the
wid...
No Load Mutual Funds or Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs)? (Thu Aug 31st, 2006, by Ulli G. Niemann)
If you are fed up with early redemption charges and ever
increasing mutual fund management fees on top of bad-performing
fund managers, read on. There is a quiet revolution going on in
the no-load mutual fund industry and you, the individual
investor...
Choosing The Right Commercial Collection Agency (Thu Aug 31st, 2006, by Steve Austin)
In the cut-throat world of collecting debt, commercial
collection agencies usually employ their own means in trying to
get debtors to fulfill their financial responsibilities. And
since these commercial collection agencies provide service to
business...
Buying A House? How Much Home Can You Afford? (Thu Aug 31st, 2006, by Carrie Reeder)
Maybe you’ve heard the expert advice that your debt to income
ratio shouldn’t be more than 36 percent of your total income.
But do you truly know what that means, and how lenders will look
at your financial history in order to decide whether or not t...
Credit Counseling - Get in Line Now to Avoid the Upcoming Rush (Thu Aug 31st, 2006, by Charles Essmeier)
Credit counseling is a valuable service for consumers who have
trouble managing their finances. A distinctly different service
from debt consolidation, credit counseling assists consumers
with problem debt by educating them about the basics of money...
The Credit Inquiry; A Wolf In Sheep's Clothing (Thu Aug 31st, 2006, by Thaddeus Collins)
To the average consumer the most innocent item on their credit
report is the credit inquiry, but in-fact it is, to coin a
phrase " a wolf in sheep's clothing." Although the credit
inquiry is just a potential creditors look into a consumers
credit fil...
Why Stock Support? (Wed Aug 30th, 2006, by William Cate)
Why Stock Support? By William Cate Published April 1999
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Debt Getting You Down? - Make a List! (Wed Aug 30th, 2006, by Emmanuel Mendonca)
Debt whether it be mortgage debt, credit card debt, a student
loan or anything else is not much fun and when faced with it,
people sometimes look for complicated debt solutions and often
overlook the many simple ways that you can save money. Believe
...
The Skinny on 1031 Exchange (Wed Aug 30th, 2006, by Dan Johnson)
A 1031 exchange refers to Section 1.1031 of the Internal Revenue
Code which was passed in 1990. Normally, when you sell all real
and personal property, the tax code requires the payment of the
Capital Gains Tax. That is to say, when you sell your off...