Finance

Our Own Homes Are The Mother Of All Tax Shelters

When it comes to tax shelters, there’s no better or safer place than our own homes. There are a vast number of companies out there spending a lot of money on advertising trying to convince us that we should be sending our hard earned dollars to some island in the sun, where (for a nice fat fee of course) they…

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How Invoice Discounting Helps Your Business Cash Flow

Invoice discounting helps to identify trade-financing deal that is right for you. It does not require any security and offers lower rates as compared to a loan or an overdraft. Since an external agency takes care of the total transaction it reduces the administration, book keeping costs and the most important benefit of the total deal is that the business…

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Hurricane Recovery Financial Institutions Step It Up

We have all heard the stories of financial institutions exploiting consumers with shady practices such as exorbitant interest rates, hidden fees, and the like. These accounts anger us and, rightfully, those that practice these deeds should be exposed. Fortunately, not all reports are bad as evidenced in the way many companies are treating their customers in light of recent disasters…

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Making A Good First Impression When Selling Your Home

The decision to buy a home is often dependent upon the first impression of the buyer. This means your home must be spiffed out so buyers will make the emotional attachement. Making A Good First Impression When Selling Your Home Imagine you have always wanted to work in a particular job for a particular company. After years of education, you…

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A Chinese Coup

Citigroup pushes at the limits to foreign ownership in Chinese banks IN A manoeuvre sure to incite the envy of its peers, Citigroup is poised to become the first foreign bank, and only the second foreign investor, to gain control of a Chinese lender. The American financial-services giant is leading a consortium that has bid some 24 billion yuan ($3…

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Creating Savings From What You Already Have

Most people, even those without debt, have a hard time saving money. The plain truth is that most people will spend all of their money every month. They grow to become used to this spending level. It is very, very difficult not to do this. Financial advisors say it over and over again — you have to pay yourself first.…

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Navigating Insurance For Students And Searching Out The Right Financial Solution For Uk Parents

Students are often portrayed as being lazy, indolent, or, perhaps most damningly of all: scruffy. But today’s students are often more active and involved than their parents, and they demand the rewards that come with this behaviour. Valuable pieces of equipment are de rigueur in many of the UK’s student halls; parents having lavished attention upon their offspring in the…

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Business Credit Cards For Those With Bad Credit

Corporate executives and successful business owners, who have exemplary credit records, usually have no problem in obtaining business credit cards. The card companies that issue business credit cards are in a constant race against one another – competing to achieve poll position in a race aimed at securing the custom of these ‘elite’ business credit card holders. But then, what…

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