Andrew Hagger Head of News and Press at Moneyfacts.co.uk looks at the performance of Child Trust Funds, one year on. April 6 2006 marked the first birthday for the Child Trust Fund (CTF), and there are undoubtedly some mums and dads out there who are feeling pretty smug with the performance of the investment that they have chosen. One year…
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Direct Deposit Cash Advances For Recipients Of Private Pensions
A direct deposit cash advance is a quick and easy way for retirees who receive private pensions payments to obtain cash that they may need unexpectedly. Retirees are seldom financially secure since so many rely on a fixed level of income. Even budgets based on a relatively high fixed incomes can be upset by unforeseeable emergency expenditures. One of the…
Refinance Mortgages
Any person who possesses any real property does never want to part with it if not really there is a need of it as the real property serves as a security to them. When you are in a need of additional funds and there is no source other than the loan facilities from where you can manage to arrange for…
Bank Accounts Explained Savings Vs Checking
One of the perks of being financially independent has something to do with that warm glow you feel as soon as that first paycheck comes in. Unfortunately this perk comes coupled with a dilemma. What do you do with such a significant amount of money? Probably the best way to deal with this is to keep your money in a…
Hedge Funds 101 Understanding Current Concepts And Lingo
What exactly is a “hedge fund ” ? In essence , it is a managed pool of capital for institutions or wealthy individual investors that employes one of various trading strategies in equities, bonds or derivatives , attemting to gain from market inefficiencies and , to some extent hege underlying risks. Hedge funds are often loosely regulated and usually are…
Portable Alpha What It Is Where To Get It And How To Use It
So much is being written about the emergence of “Quantitative Funds” and why this type of investment is becoming popular among both individual and professional investors. Eleanor Laise, in her Wall Street Journal article titled “Stock-Picker Jobs Going to Computers” wrote that “investors are attracted to quant funds for their non-emotional, disciplined method of investing. It is a well known…
Planning For Your Retirement Tips
When you are planning for your retirement, a 401K plan is a good place to start. This a very special account that you fund with pre-tax earnings and is deducted from your paycheck each pay period. These funds are then invested in a variety of bonds, mutual funds, and stocks, and no taxes are charged upon it until the funds…
Instant Business Loans Quick Fix Solution For Your Business Needs
Business needs are varied in nature. Most often, these needs crop up unexpectedly. As an entrepreneur, you are expected to have sufficient funds at your disposal. However, if you don’t have enough funds, you can avail loans. There are various types of loans available in the loan market designed specifically for the needs of businessmen. Whether you are an accomplished…
Debt Management Tips To Bring Your Life Back On The Right Track
It has become very easy to borrow loans these days. Advancement in technology has given birth to Internet that has made it convenient for the loan seekers to track the loan of their choice. Just with a few clicks on a lender’s website you can access the desired loan online. The ease with which loans are available online nowadays is…
Stuff Happens Be Prepared
As children, if we learned nothing else from those “scary” nursery rhymes, it should have been that “stuff” happens! Scary? Yes, Scary! Jack fell down and broke his crown… Humpty Dumpty fell off the wall (worse yet, they couldn’t put him back together again!)… The wind blew and down came cradle, baby and all… little Miss Muffet had her meal…