| 471 | Save Money and Learn More About Your Finances Preview: If you want to make shopping much, much easier -- whether you're looking for the best mutual fund, car insurance, cell phone, television or toaster...If you want to know the pros and cons about products and services -- before you shell out your hard-earned money...If you want to know the healthiest, most nutritious foods for you and your family...... (more) Published By: Sally Summers Submitted: 31 May,2005 |
| 472 | Debt Consolidation – Ways to Save on High Gas Prices Preview: Memorial Day has come and gone, and the great American travel season is here. During the summer, most Americans take at least one extended vacation, and four fifths take that trip by automobile. Unfortunately, this year, the price of gas is near record highs, and no one likes to spend their vacation money on gasoline. While there is little to be d... (more) Published By: Charles Essmeier Submitted: 31 May,2005 |
| 473 | Fair Isaac Corporation Credit Or FICO Score Preview: As I am not from the US, I had no idea what FICO meant before researching it. FICO stands for Fair Isaac Corporation, a company based in California. FICO, put simply, is a person's credit score. A credit score can be used by a potential lender in making a judgement on whether to grant you credit or not, for example when you apply for a new credit ... (more) Published By: Roy Thomsitt Submitted: 01 June,2005 |
| 474 | Want a cheaper finance for your vehicle? Try secured automobile loans Preview: The usual modus operandi in most automobile purchases is as follows. Step 1: Recognize the urge for an automobile. Step 2: Check the bank balances. Step 3: Head for the purchase provided the second step gives a positive result. Step 4: If the second step gives a negative result, take an automobile loan. This will be rated as the most logical ... (more) Published By: Maria Smith Submitted: 01 June,2005 |
| 475 | Home Equity Loans – Research Your Lender Carefully Preview: Real estate prices are rising across the country, and Americans are tapping into their home equity like never before. Americans took out $431 billion in home equity loans in 2004, and that amount may increase in 2005. The reasons vary; some are using the money for home improvement, others are using the money to buy real estate, and some are taking... (more) Published By: Charles Essmeier Submitted: 01 June,2005 |
| 476 | Truly Bizarre Taxes: The Tax on Illegal Drugs Preview: One can never underestimate the enthusiasm that politicians have for trying to hunt up tax revenues. The creativity of some politicians can lead to bizarre taxes and unfortunate results. Taxes on Illegal Drugs One argument for the legalization of various narcotics is that massive tax revenues would be created. Interestingly, a few states alread... (more) Published By: Richard A, Chapo Submitted: 01 June,2005 |
| 477 | Credit Cards And Loans - So Many Options - So Little Time Preview: 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 wide variety of things people need money for and the wide variety of ways to collateralize a loan, the... (more) Published By: Jeff Pritchard Submitted: 01 June,2005 |
| 478 | The China Bubble Preview: The China Bubble By William Cate Bubbles are good speculations. They are terrible long-term investments. If you sold your DotCom shares by March 2000, you did well. If you still own those shares, you are reading this article from the Poor House. If you cash out of the PRC before the Bubble bursts, you can watch the PRC economic failure from a saf... (more) Published By: William Cate Submitted: 01 June,2005 |
| 479 | Reverse Mortgage – Be Sure You Need It Before Applying For One Preview: Reverse mortgages used to be considered the last resort of desperate retirees who needed to borrow against their home equity in order to pay for medical expenses. With home prices across the country rising at astonishing rates, more and more retirees, aged 62 and over, are taking out reverse mortgages to fund better retirement living. A reverse mo... (more) Published By: Charles Essmeier Submitted: 01 June,2005 |
| 480 | Florida Real Estate Investing Tips Preview: Purchasing Florida Real Estate Investment Considering researching the purchase of Florida real estate investment? Do you find yourself wishing you didn’t have that lawn to mow and the constant upkeep on a home? Purchasing florida real estate investment can relieve you of all those household chores but purchasing florida real estate investment requ... (more) Published By: Lisa Carson Submitted: 01 June,2005 |
| 481 | The Key to Selling Short Preview: Q: Why is it some advisers and brokers regularly recommend selling options while others recommend never doing it? A: Short selling options has always been a controversial topic. There are some that think it should never be done and others that swear by it. In the negative camp is the argument of ‘unlimited risk’. I will go so far to say a short ... (more) Published By: Murray Priestley Submitted: 01 June,2005 |
| 482 | Young People & Debt Preview: Most young people who are just starting out are facing an uphill battle against debt. Credit cards, student loans and car payments are just a few of the items that young people are facing nowadays. Credit cards are the number one cause of debt for people age 18-30. It starts in college with card number one, which then progresses into five or six... (more) Published By: Matthew Crist Submitted: 01 June,2005 |
| 483 | A Secured Loan Could Save You Money Preview: What is a Secured Loan? A secured loan is any loan that is secured on your home or property. It is any loan which requires you to provide the lender with some form of security other than just a promise to pay. The security will be your property or home. The property may be mortgaged or owned outright. If you agree to a secured loan on your home... (more) Published By: Bwalya Mwaba Submitted: 02 June,2005 |
| 484 | Cardinal principle of homeowner personal loans – it is a solution for any sort of financial funding. Preview: You bought a house and you were promoted to the position of a homeowner. It was perhaps the most important decision of your life. Now you are taking a loan and it is going to be a decision that will affect your financial plans henceforth. What if we join these two life changing things - homeowner and loan? The result is ‘homeowner loan'. The... (more) Published By: Amanda Thompson Submitted: 02 June,2005 |
| 485 | Front Fees Preview: Front Fees By William Cate You're caught between a rock and a hard place. If you refuse to pay front fees, you won't get very much professional help and what help you do find will be very costly. Front fee scams abound. If you pay front fees, you seriously risk being a victim of these scams. Attorneys, accountants, and business consultants offer... (more) Published By: William Cate Submitted: 02 June,2005 |
| 486 | Credit Repair, How To Preview: Credit Repair, How To Credit repair, is in a word, vital to reestablishing your credit. Unless you plan to never use your credit again, then you have to find a way to fix it. In the world we live in, having credit available to you is important, even if you don’t use it regularly. What do you do, then when something goes wrong and you end u... (more) Published By: Mike Herman Submitted: 02 June,2005 |
| 487 | An Annuities Primer Preview: Annuities are long-term investment tools for supplementing retirement income. There are no IRS-imposed annual contribution limits, and annuity earnings grow tax-deferred until the funds are withdrawn or paid out as income. Though popular among today’s aging Baby Boomers and members of the Mature or “Senior” markets, annuities can be traced back t... (more) Published By: Bill Willard Submitted: 02 June,2005 |
| 488 | Credit Cards and Home Equity Loans – Read the Fine Print Preview: These days, everyone’s lives are burdened with paperwork. With newspapers, magazines, bills, junk mail, and who-knows-what taking up space in their day, few people have time to look at every piece of paper that comes their way. Unfortunately, it’s becoming more and more necessary to carefully examine bills and contracts, as various penalties are f... (more) Published By: Charles Essmeier Submitted: 02 June,2005 |
| 489 | Want A Cheaper Finance For Your Vehicle? Try Secured Automobile Loans. Preview: The usual modus operandi in most automobile purchases is as follows. Step 1: Recognize the urge for an automobile. Step 2: Check the bank balances. Step 3: Head for the purchase provided the second step gives a positive result. Step 4: If the second step gives a negative result, take an automobile loan. This will be rated as the most logical seq... (more) Published By: Maria Smith Submitted: 02 June,2005 |
| 490 | Credit Report – Check Yours Regularly…and for Free Preview: In the twenty-first century, there are few documents that have a greater impact on the lives of Americans then their credit report. Credit rating determines one’s ability to buy a home, a car, or to obtain a credit card or a job. Since these things are important, it is equally important that the information be accurate. The only way to be sure of ... (more) Published By: Charles Essmeier Submitted: 02 June,2005 |