Lenders Do Not Really Trust You

Sunday, March 28th, 2010

Whether you are selling or buying a home, you should always go through an escrow period. Part of the process involves the establishment of a lender account since they do not trust you.
Lenders Do Not Really Trust You
Escrow is not a process that is used only in real estate transactions. It is often used in [...]

It Is No Money Magic

Saturday, February 20th, 2010

Assets, asset management, asset recovery, asset protection, asset tracking and asset evaluation. Technical, isn't it? Most people would probably be bewildered when bombarded with these terms. Others would dismiss these as pre-occupations of the rich and wealthy. Some even think of these as the plaything of stockbrokers, bankers, and finance people. But this should not [...]

How to Avoid Car Financing Pitfalls

Sunday, October 11th, 2009

If you are considering the purchase of your first car or even your next vehicle if you’re not a first time car buyer, you may be concerned about the prospect of financing your vehicle. This concern is not totally unfounded. There are numerous pitfalls that can occur when financing a new vehicle, especially if you [...]

How Home Emergency Cover Can Assist The Needs Of The Over 60s

Friday, September 18th, 2009

Imagine that it is Sunday night and you are watching your favourite television show before you go off to bed for the night. The next thing you know your hot water boiler bursts and floods your home. Who are you going to call at such a late hour on a Sunday night? [...]

Highway Robbery

Tuesday, August 11th, 2009

Beware; we have modern-day “Dick Turpins’” at work on our roads. Not quite “Stand and deliver” at gun point, but there’s a striking similarity.
Innocent drivers are being targeted in this frightening new crime which appears to spreading across the country. Effectively, we have an ambush situation.
This is what can happen:
• You may be following a [...]

Financial Readiness: How Prepared Are You?

Monday, May 11th, 2009

Home is where most people feel safe and comfortable. But sometimes &ndash say, when a hurricane, flood, tornado, wildfire, or other disaster strikes &ndash it’s safest to pack up and go to another location.
When it comes to preparing for situations like weather emergencies, financial readiness is as important as a flashlight with fully charged batteries. [...]

Term Life Insurance: The differences between Term and Whole Life policies

Thursday, January 5th, 2006

Life Insurance quite generally is a policy whereby you pay a company a premium so that if you die while covered your descendents receive financial benefits. Within the larger Life Insurance window there exist two broad categories of policies, Term and Whole life (Whole Life is also known by the equivalent term Universal Life [...]