Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Automobile loan refinance: why and when?

You have an automobile in your garage, you love your car but the thing you hate is to payback the loans at a higher rate of interest. There is an option of automobile loan refinance. When you want to pay a lower rate of interest and you want to save money from this, then you can avail of refinancing.

In this article I am going to help you in finding out why & when should you do the refinance as well as whether you need to do refinance or not?

Why should you refinance your automobile loan?

If you are paying a higher amount of interest which is too high such as 17%, then you can do refinance. This process of refinancing can help you save a lot of money. You can lessen up the monthly payments and your interest rate drops. There is another reason of refinancing is that you can get some equity out of your car and you can spend that amount of money on something else.

When should you refinance?

While you do refinance, you should always check whether the lenders are providing you with any free quotes. If the lenders provide you with free quotes, then you have to pay fewer amounts of fees as well as a lower rate pf interest. In this way you can save a lot of amount of money. If you are near the end of the term, then it would be better if you don’t go for refinance.

Should you go for refinance?

If you can get an option of lowering the rate of interest for the loan, shorten up the term of loan and lower your monthly payment then you can avail the refinancing facility. Even there are many online companies from where you can get this automobile loan refinance facility.

Some tips for quick refinance of your automobile:

• Auto refinance loan should be in the same name as in the name given in your present loan.
• Need to be ready with the car loan account number.
• Vehicle information should be correct to meet the loan to Value guidelines.
• The year, model and Vehicle Indication Number are required.
• Your auto refinance loan should not be the higher than the value of the car.

If these steps and the tips are followed properly, then I am sure that you will be able to refinance quickly and you will be able to save more amount of money.

Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Managing wealth; making it easier

Before getting into the discussion regarding how you will manage your wealth, let me give you the proper definition of it. Wealth management is for those who have got sizable assets (usually over 500,000$), professional wealth management helps you to plan well and invests your assets in a proper way and will help you achieving your financial goals.

How well will you manage your wealth?

Managing wealth is a very overwhelming task, but with the help of various resources, now-a-days, it has become comparatively easier for you to manage. There are many people who work very hard to manage their hard earned money to fulfill their dreams i.e. by achieving what they always wished for especially wealth. So, it’s very necessary to manage your wealth in a proper manner.

Presently, there are many wealth management firms has been opened to provide you with the best wealth management services. These are normally opened by independent financial advisers or large corporate entities that primarily focus on high net worth individuals (HNWI). A wealth management team consists of financial advisers who are divided into three categories:

• The product specialists (focuses on managed accounts, stocks or fixed alternatives)
• The investments generalists (provides a wide range of investment products)
• The wealth mangers (make a detailed insight into the financial lives of their client’s lives and helping them with integrated solutions; cross-sell a wide range of products and services to their clients according to their needs)

If a client is having a lot of accumulated wealth, then bank offers him with many investment modules and also provides him with an investment adviser to help him in taking better financial decisions. These modules include schemes like deposits that the bank itself offers to investing in insurance, mutual funds, stock and bonds. These help in the long term capital gain as well as growth.

There are certain tools like sophisticated analytics, relevant financial planning and asset allocation which help to derive integrated insights about the HNWI client’s investment portfolio. In this way it also provides the opportunity to borrow an amount from the client and offers him with the investment modules. This amount which has been borrowed is cross invested in such a manner that at the end of the investment, both the client and the organization earns a good amount of profit.

We can say, that if you can earn a good amount of profit after investing, then will you not avail for wealth management services?

Sunday, February 22, 2009

Want to get relief from the credit and debt burden? What do you think about getting free debt relief grant money?

Now-a-days, we can get free cash or grant money from the government to pay off our credit card bills. We can also get this sort of grant money from private foundations. Normally, this way of providing grants is a way to infuse or stimulate money in the economy. It’s also good news for any American above 18years old can apply to receive some amount of money through this grant.

The US Government normally infuses money in the economy to help the US citizens to pay off their credit card bills, to lessen the amount of mortgage, as well as to pay off the student loans. The advantage of these government programs is that it doesn’t require any collateral.

The organization which takes the initiative of granting debt relief money, they receive tax write-off, they also enjoy a tax exempt status. By providing this money, we always feel that in this way America will get relief from this debt crisis.

After knowing about this debt relief grant money, I am sure you are very eager to know from where and how you will be getting this grant money. You need to do a search in the grant database. You will be able to access numerous grant programs which provide free money and you do not need to repay them even. After finding out the eligible one you can fill up the free application program to receive your cash grant.

Thursday, February 19, 2009

Loan modification and its advantages

Loan modification is a process of change in the loan agreement. If you cannot repay your loan amount due to this failing economy, at that time, both the lender and you can

modify your existing agreement by lowering the rate of interest, reducing the principle balance, ‘fixing’ adjustable interest rates, increase in the loan term, etc. Banks prefer

loan modification programs because it becomes easier to work with you. So, whatever I mentioned above was my idea about loan modification.
Now, let’s discuss about the benefits or the advantages which we derive from loan modification programs:

• Stop foreclosure on your home:

Ones objective is to stop foreclosure of ones home during the beginning of the loan modification process. The lender would always prefer to let you stay in your house and

continue making payments. He will not like any foreclosure.
In mortgage companies, they negotiate.

• Decreasing the interest rate:

The lenders reduce the rate of interest so that it becomes affordable as well as easier for you to pay back the loan.

• Lowering the monthly payments:

When you cannot repay your loan amount, then there is another option i.e. reducing the monthly payments. This reduction in the monthly payments can also be done even if

the interest rate is at a fair market value.

• Lowering the principal:

If a person stays in area where is badly affected by the economic downturn, then that individual’s house is going to worth less than for what amount they owe

it. This scenario is said to be the upside down on a loan. A loan modification helps to reduce the principal amount, which also helps to reduce the payments. In this way it

helps to make the house more affordable again.

• Credit score maintenance:

Loan modification helps to save your credit score. If there is any foreclosure in your credit history, then you credit score falls drastically.

I would also suggest one of the most important things that are, if you are struggling to repay your loan, and if you think you can’t make the payment, then you should

immediately apply for the loan modification program. If you are late in availing this program, then maybe nothing can be done.

Tuesday, February 17, 2009

Stimulus package- credit card debt and its elimination

The government has infused a stimulus package in the economy where there is no direct provision of helping the individuals. But, we have a provision of stimulating our own economy by removing our credit card debt.
When we hear of this stimulus package, we always think, whether this package is really going to help us or not? As an individual, our needs are very different from other people. So, we all think in a different way of how is this credit card debt stimulus package will be useful to us?
Earlier, when our government used this way i.e. infusing stimulus package in our economy, the tax payers used to get rebates and major amount of the money used to get forwarded to the creditors to clear the existing debts. But, now we find that this stimulus plan is not helping to lessen down the debt where as its just playing an opposite role (increase in debt balance).
If a person is having a large amount debt, then whatever amount of stimulus he will receive will all go for the clearing of the debt. Even, we find many people create their own personal stimulus package. With this creation of their personal stimulus package, they don’t need any help from the government as well as they can pay their credit card debt and personal loan. So, from this we can say that people are becoming much more concerned about their financial future and they are not acting as a dependent on the government.
If a person is debt-free, then that individual can save hundreds of dollars per month. . Being debt free could also be the difference between financial security and bankruptcy.Secured debts like mortgages and auto loans are not applicable to the elimination program. But if you don’t have to make credit card payment then with that extra money which is available will help you to pay for other obligations in life.
The debt elimination program is not for everyone. Debt elimination program does not include bankruptcy, consolidation, or a home refinance. You need to have a basic idea which helps you to understand the premise of the program. It also removes fear that someone has in proceeding with this debt relief method.
In this program, you need to think on how you can eliminate a large amount of debt. It is a bit difficult in finding out how you will eliminate your debt. You have to have more knowledge and more control on your debt which will automatically initiate your economic stimulus plan.

Sunday, February 15, 2009

Bankrupt? For recovery, are payday loans going to help us?

If you are in emergency and you need cash, and if you think you will be able to repay the loans in the right time, then payday loan is going to help you in this need. A payday loan is very useful to a person who has gone bankrupt. The cash advance can be used carefully during the time of crisis. In this way, payday loans help a bankrupt person to build a credit history and also to regain a good position.
Payday loans are useful to a person to pay off pending bills. You can even save money on late fees for the bill payment.

Before you go for payday loans, there are few important things which you need to find while you select a payday loan lender. Try going for an online lender because it will be an instant transaction without any paperwork. I suggest not going for a lender who will charge a higher fee. It is also important for a bankrupt person to pay off his loan on his next payday or else he will face a burden of paying high costs on the loan.

There are financial firms which offer payday loans to people who are with a burden of bankruptcy or having a bad credit history. If you search then you may also find financial lending firms which offer you four options in one single application to people who have applied for loans but was turned down by some other firms. Even, you will get these sorts of firms offering you loans with a lower rate of interest.

If you are in a bankrupt situation, then think a bit of opting for payday loans!

Thursday, February 12, 2009

Are you in an urgent need of cash? I suggest you to opt for same day payout loans.

If you are in need of immediate cash and you are having a very bad credit score, then you need not worry because now-a-days, you have an option of getting loans on the same day of applying which we can define as same day payout loans. To avail this kind of loan, you do not need to worry about documents. Now, how you are going to apply for same day payout loans?
To avail this loan, you have to apply online, choose the lender’s company which can provide you with fast online processing facility. The advantage of applying online is that you can save your time as well as your energy. You need to fill an online form to avail the cash during the time of emergency. After few hours, you can check your account and you will get your required or borrowed amount of cash. To get this loan, you do not have to place any collateral to the lender against the borrowed amount. You can consider this as the best part of applying for same day payout loans. But, of course there are some criteria which you need to qualify in.
• You should be a regular employed person with a full employment status.
• You should be of 18years of age or above and a permanent citizen of UK.
• It is must to have an active running bank account (preference will be given if the bank account is of a reputed bank).

Now, comes the repayment part. How to repay your loan?

To repay the loan you will be given a duration of 7-31days, if you want you have the facility of extending it, but you need to pay a certain amount of interest.

So, don’t you think you are getting better facilities of fulfilling your need for cash by just clicking on your computer and withdrawing your borrowed amount of cash with a smile on your face just after few hours?

Monday, February 9, 2009

Does your credit card boosts up your spending habit? Is it leading to your increase in shopping for not so cheap food and grocery?

How will you understand the warning signs of getting too deep in credit card debt? I can help you out in this. If you are paying a credit card bill which is more than 15% of your monthly income, then you have reached that point of time where you need to wake up and peep into your spending habits because your credit card debt is getting out of control! Another way to understand it, is when you start paying one credit card bill by taking cash advance on another credit card.

One good thing to say to you that you are not the only person to have such financial habits, there are some 39% of the credit card holders who pays the minimum amount to hold a card. If this is the case i.e. of not paying your credit card bills then a credit card holder will be in debt for his whole life. To avoid this circumstance to arise, we need to find out solutions. Solutions which I can provide to you are as follows:

Have a control on your spending habits.

Don’t do so much of recurring expenses which can be easily made affordable.
Try avoiding coupons to do your grocery shopping because it’s a sheer waste of money (coupons can be used to purchase those products which starts by carrying an outrageous mark up). You should also try to avoid branded or processed (it hampers your health too) food products because it has got higher price which increases your debt.

Another most important suggestion of mine would be to avoid having soft drinks. It helps you to deteriorate your health as well as increases your debt. Instead of having soft drinks, if you consider drinking straight water as a substitute, then it will be much healthier and will lessen down your expenses too.

You can even change your food choices to improve your health and in other way reduce your debt. You can consider reducing visits to the restaurants and also reducing expenditure on fast food.

If you try the above mentioned solutions then surely you will get a good result of reducing your debt. It is my belief!

Thursday, February 5, 2009

Successful navigation of your business through an economic downturn

An economic downturn of an economy means recession or you can say depression. It is the last phase of a business cycle. In this phase, as consumer’s demand for products and services decreases, it also causes a lower down in production of products and services.

Economic downturn can be difficult for small business firms to expand and survive but it also opens up opportunities. In this phase a well managed business firm can take advantage by taking consumers away from their competitors and can gain major market share.

You can have a successful navigation of your business through this downfall by realigning your business with the economic realities. As an entrepreneur; you can cut costs, focus more on your core customers, have cash in reserve and be more proactive.

To help you in your successful navigation through an economic crisis or downfall, I present before you some valuable suggestions:

1) A goal should be fixed by the entrepreneur to survive and grow during the period of economic crisis and to adopt some cost-effective and efficient way of operation.
2) There should be few objectives of the firm which needs to be taken care of which are:
a) keeping cash in reserve
b) protect assets
c) cost reduction
d) to be more efficient
e) capturing market share
f) try to remain calm and act in a rational manner
g) focus on controlling your business activities
h) Communicate more in a consistent way; try getting good suggestions from other person.
i) Negotiation is a must; develop win-win approach while negotiating.

Being proactive in managing your business, poses as a big challenge. But through well planned actions and initiatives, an economic downturn can give you a good opportunity in expansion and capturing a greater market share. So, I would suggest you not to be late in implementing the above mentioned suggestions.

Tuesday, February 3, 2009

Inclination towards credit cards which has a lower rate of interest! Why?

We, the common people always appreciate credit cards which carries low interest rate. To know the reasons behind it let me discuss it.
We have an inclination towards these low interest credit cards because its interest rate is quite low and we get good returns or better to say good rewards. Before we opt for a low interest credit card we should keep some important points in our mind.
First, we should always check the introductory rates. If we don’t get any good offers in the introductory rates then we can go for other credit cards.

We should always check out what are the rewards or the benefits we will gain before opting for a credit card which has low interest rate. If we find that we won’t get any reward then of course we can shift to its substitutes. While we move on to its substitutes we should always see whether we are getting all the options we are looking for; it may be in cash back or through points.

We can always go for cards which don’t charge any fees like annual fees or monthly fees. If get cards which doesn’t charge any fees then why we will opt for cards to which we need to pay a certain amount (fee). If we need to pay fees then we should always remember that there are substitutes available in the market.

Before availing for low interest credit cards, if we remember the above mentioned suggestions then we can get good as well as beneficial credit cards. What do you think?

How will you monitor your credit?

Now-a-days, as we know most of the financial transactions are being done through internet i.e. net banking as well as through phone banking. Most of the banking institutions and the credit lending firms use advanced technologies to keep record of the financial transactions. This way of keeping record through technologically advanced databases and network seems to be unsecured but its also the opposite of unsecured. As the government as well as the lenders has taken such a secured measure but still we can find many fraud cases every year. Since we find so many fraud cases we have to be much more responsible of securing our identity in accounts so that there are no more identity thefts. From our part i.e. from credit card holder’s part, we can be more vigilant and be much more aware while we conduct any transaction. If we are not ensuring our identity then there is a high chance of losing huge amount of dollars in a minute.
Some steps we can follow while we are making a transaction:

We need to be sure that our account identities as well as our transactions are highly secured.
While we pay our bills or purchase something over the internet we need to check it out whether that particular site takes care of the customer’s identity or we can trace.
We should not disclose our credit card identity over the phone.
While we are making any transaction through our credit card we should not allow the sales person to carry our credit card away from our sight and the most important is to check our credit account balance after every purchase.
We can also get our credit line checked online. We can also check the statistics of our credit reports online.
We can access three major information services in our country: Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion which help us to know about our credit line.
We should check our credit reports periodically and if we find any illegal activities then immediately we should get our card blocked and better will be, if we can get it replaced

If we follow these steps then to a certain extent we can be more secured regarding our account identities and put these credit card thefts at a bay.

Monday, February 2, 2009

What do we understand by the term 'finance'?

Most of the time we use the term 'finance' when we say a sentence e.g. my friend is going to finance a program. In this sentence we use the word ‘finance’ for funding or providing a certain amount of money. But, if I get into a vivid description of the term ‘finance’ then what do we mean by it?
According to me it deals with money and the market, in the way of debt, provision of credit, investments and insurance. We can also say it as the process of generating revenue as well as doing expenditure.
Normally financing comes in scenario when we are in need of credit. We go to banks(acts as a financier) who provides us with loans(finance)and fulfill our need. We repay the loan along with some percentage of interest and in this way we clear our debt.
This is a normal scenario which I have presented or you can say a brief explanation which I have tried giving about finance.In future i will try to concentrate on different financial topics such as mortgage, debt, credit, insurance, taxation, share trading, stock markets which will be helpful to you.