Financial Privacy Rights 101

Financial Privacy Rights 101

These days it seems like everyone’s information is just out there for everyone else to see. With a simple web search, you can literally find a phone number, address and other personal information without even …
Investment Property Defined

Investment Property Defined

Investment property is any property that is purchased where the purchaser has the intent of renting it out; selling the property after improving, converting, renovating or refurbishing it; allowing it to lie fallow or be …
How to Find the Perfect Realtor

How to Find the Perfect Realtor

There are ways to find a real estate agent that will meet your needs. If you are buying or selling a home, an agent can bring you potential clients. You can find agents in almost …
How Short Sales Affect a Credit Score

How Short Sales Affect a Credit Score

The phrase, “short sale” has quickly become a media darling and popular foreclosure avoidance tactic. In a nutshell, a short sale is a settlement agreement between a bank and a borrower to sell a home …
Why Bonds Fluctuate in value

Why Bonds Fluctuate in value

The typical bond is a securitized loan at a fixed interest rate. As such, its profitability is highly influenced by the current interest rate environment. Interest rates are by no means the only factors that …
How to Prevent Identity Theft

How to Prevent Identity Theft

One of the fastest growing crimes around the world is identity fraud.  This is where criminals steal an individual’s personal and financial details and use these to either steal money directly or to purchase goods …
What is a Trademark or Service Mark

What is a Trademark or Service Mark

Businesses create trademarks and service marks to symbolize their business through designs, words (phrases), pictures or logos which distinctly identify the goods or services of a company. Trade and service marks are a form of …
Beginners Guide to Online Trading

Beginners Guide to Online Trading

Trading in the stock market is a very profitable endeavor. Many people have amassed great amounts of wealth from stock market trading and changed their lives in a very positive way, at least financially. The …
Constitution Meaning

Constitution Meaning

The Constitution means the creation of a general government, stronger than the Articles of Confederation, within the context of a limited representative government. Not trying to be flippant, it means what it says. We should …
Interest Free College Loans for Texas Students

Interest Free College Loans for Texas Students

There are some fine colleges and universities in Texas with excellent reputations. Texas residents who enrol in their state colleges have the opportunity to reduce their total student debt burden by applying for interest free …
Credit and Debit Card Security

Credit and Debit Card Security

The security of credit card transactions is subject to stricter legal safety requirements and higher liability protection than debit cards. However, the security policies implemented by card networks and issuers differs leading to variance in …
Save Money

Save Money

Families of all shapes and sizes try their level best to save as much money as they can. A large family may need to have specific ways for it to be able to save money …
Part Time Job for Elderly

Part Time Job for Elderly

After retirement, elderly people are at the comfort of their homes with pension benefits. However, the retirees get tired of sitting at home without any work. There are many daily activities retirees can do like …