Financial Planning
Published: 07/05/2008
Here it is: The moment many of us have been dreading for...well...ever! The 'Apple of Daddy's Eye' is getting her drivers permit, and it is only a matter of time before she will be needing some wheels. You can't NOT get her something to drive, because then she will be riding with her...
Published: 25/04/2008
When it comes to making investments or plotting out an investment strategy, many people feel as if they are in a rowboat holding only one oar and stuck in the middle of an ocean. Spinning in circles without a direction is not a good place to be. But without a solid investment strategy in place,...
Published: 24/04/2008
There's a lot of talk these days about the stock market and how the ups and downs affect personal finance. Unfortunately, this may scare a lot of people from making investment plans or contributing to their current investment choices. The sad fact is that many individuals are reaching...
Published: 23/04/2008
Going to college takes a bunch of money these days! Invariably, most students end up with an amount due after their graduation and this amount will be more than the original borrowed amount. This is due to the fact many student loan include a deferment period. After all, how affordable would a...
Published: 20/04/2008
Have you encountered the following situation before? You are running a small business and you find that you will need some money for your business. You need to money to purchase some new products to sell. However, you just discover that you do not have enough money to do so.
You will need to...
Published: 17/04/2008
The 401(k) retirement plan is funded by employee contribution and a matching employer contribution. The major feature of the plan is that the contributions are taken from pre-taxed salary. The fund accumulates tax-free until it is withdrawn. Most businesses and tax-exempt organizations can create...
Published: 17/04/2008
The thought of using offshore companies and bank accounts was once the domain of the rich and famous. The Swiss bank account, the residence in Monaco, Ronny Biggs in Brazil! A dichotomy of images that nearly always never related to the average man in the street. But times have changed, and with...
Published: 15/04/2008
It seems like only a few short years ago no one was worried about retirement. The stock market was roaring, home prices were rising and the economy was in solid shape. Everything looked rosy and many people were planning for an early retirement or at least one that carried no risk.
Today,...
Published: 14/04/2008
Do you think you should win at a least a prize if you have invested 30,000 pounds in premium bonds? There is no guarantee that you will win a prize even in your lifetime. But the report said that there are 168 millionaires from the winning the grand prize since 1994. So, you may stand a chance to...
Published: 13/04/2008
Developing a realistic budget is the first step to financial freedom. Notice I said realistic, I am not talking about a standard itemized budget here where you say I pay this much on the house and this much on the electric and so on. A budget that only includes your standard monthly expenses...
