Insurance
Why Pig In Piggy Bank?
A pig is an animal where it eats and grows fatter. That is why we have piggy bank; a common tool for our personal finance, putting money in for savings. But it has a more in-depth explanation than this.
As the word is spelt using …
Are Central Banks in Control of the Gold Market?
Until President Nixon abolished the Gold Standard in 1971, central banks had full control of the bullion market as the value of the Dollar was tied to the gold price. It was illegal for a U.S citizen to own gold so …
Guide to Mortgages in Spain – Commercial and Residential
On average, the cost of buying a property in Spain will be in the region of 10 to 15% of the purchase price depending on the complexity of the procedure and the area of Spain in which you are buying.
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Manufactured Home Refinancing
For the last couple of years interest rates have been at record lows and it is only a matter of time before they start creeping back up again. If you own a manufactured home and the interest rate on your current mortgage is on the high end …
Advantages of Equipment Leasing Services
Leasing is a process by which a firm can obtain the use of a certain fixed assets for which it must pay a series of contractual, periodic, tax deductible payments. With leasing services, your business can get access to all the high end equipment with …
Personal Training-Finance Tips in Exactly Three Words
Last fall, after years as a “do-it-yourselfer” in the area of fitness, I surprised myself and decided to hire a personal trainer, Laura Creagan of New England Endurance Training. No, I’m not a Hollywood starlet trying to get her pre-baby, red carpet-ready body …
Your Money Milestones’ Refutes Mainstream Financial Wisdom
Calling Moshe Milevsky’s views on personal finances unconventional is an understatement. Who else but this York University business professor and author of Your Money Milestones (FT Press, $19.99) has the audacity to write things like the following?
•Not enough people borrow from their …
One More at the Party – Estonia
The Eurozone welcomed a new comrade on the first day of 2011: Estonia. The press reported somewhat muted celebrations around the country and in the capital, Tallinn. This Soviet breakaway had a poster campaign in anticipation of the event – a modern shot …