Personal Finance
Down payment basics for home buying
by Xelan Bonn
Imagine paying as little as $500 down payment on your new homeis it really possible! Yes. First, you must understand aggressive down payment techniques, which are not part of traditional financing systems. Lenders often require 10-25% down payment, determined by a combination of the buyer's income and credit worthiness (e.g. time employed, credit rating, etc.), home value, general market... read more
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Financial Planning
- How bank accounts can lead to debt
- The benefits of financial planning
- Golden rules for financial prosperity
- Book reviews: The Total Money Makeover, by Dave Ramsey
- Tips on managing your household finances
- Guide to personal finance magazines
- The financial benefits of getting married
Insurance Basics
- Insurance: How churning and other questionable advice can cost you
- Insurance glossary: Actual cash value (ACV)
- How to insure your computer
- The benefits of utilising protection products in financial planning
- Who needs liability insurance?
- Determining your insurance IQ
- Why loss notification has to be made to the insurer as soon as possible
Managing Credit
- Tips on how to improve your credit score
- Canada: The difference between OPDs and bankruptcy
- Understanding universal default and its impact on your credit
- Understanding credit scores
- How do merchant cards masquerade as credit cards
- How to dispute your credit
- How to understand the components of a credit report
Marine & Travel Insurance
by Jon Thaxton
the guide to the medical field is as much of a story about corporations as much as it is about medicine. the medical situation ... read more
Credit Cards: Students Beware Charge! That's not a battle cry, but the sound of millions of college students who are gettin... read more
The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is the largest stock exchange in the world with a combined capitalization of NYSE is $25.0 t... read more
by Mary Wise
It is not a secret that obtaining a loan without being a home owner is rather difficult. Even when it comes to unsecured loans ... read more
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