Monthly Archives: October 2009

Businesses Look to Installment Loans Rather than Stocks

As long as they're OK, consider installment loans for your business's short-term financial needs. (Photo: flickr.com)Small businesses look to installment loans, rather than stocks, as a way to fund immediate needs. CLICK HERE to see just what is reshaping business.

Raj Rajaratnam Charged with Insider Trading

Raj Rajaratnam insider trading scamRaj Rajaratnam and his alleged partners in crime are accused of conducting a $20 million insider trading scheme...

A Cash Advance or Installment Loan Can Keep You Out of Trouble

Man with laptopGet cash as soon as possible with a short term cash advance or an installment loan...

NYU Study Questions Link between Payday Loans and Predation

Destroying the payday loans industry creates problems and solves nothing. Balance is needed in legislation. (Photo: wikipedia.org)Supporters and detractors of payday loans fall into ideological arguments. The economics, however, suggest balance is needed. CLICK HERE to read!

Finding Debt Relief Can Be Simpler if People Exclude These

Hope they took out the life insurance instead of the accidental death insurance. Talk about debt relief… (Photo: flickr.com)Some commonly accepted expenses are unnecessary and cutting them from a budget can make finding debt relief easier. CLICK HERE to read!

Foreclosed Homes for Sale at Foreclosure Auctions

Image from Flikr.Banks and builders are hiring professional auctioneers to run foreclosure auctions for properties they can't seem to sell...

Should Personal Loans be Used to Fund Retirement or College?

Personal loans for funding college or retirement? Think carefully. (Photo: flickr.com)Retirement funds need to be prioritized because college funds have a variety of funding options such as personal loans, scholarships and grants. CLICK HERE.

Yovanna Guzman: Love and Luxuries with Columbian Drug Lords

Photo: http://www.flickr.com/photos/damselfly58/ / CC BY-NC-ND 2.0Yovanna Guzman, a former beauty queen and model, says she was only 19 when she met the notorious Columbian drug lord, Wilber Varela.

Will Social Security Last for Me?

Is this working for you or against you? Will you be needing more payday loans in your golden years? (Photo: wikipedia.org)Many are retiring, and this generation must fund their retirement via wage taxes. Leaves one to wonder: Will we be able to fund our own retirement?

Burlington Coat Factory Riot Breaks Out

Image from Flikr.Who is crazier: woman who lied about buying stuff for everyone, or the people who looted the store after they heard the stranger couldn't pay for their stuff...

Credit Cards Newest Area of Potential Problems for Banks

Credit cardsBanks that issue credit cards are bracing for another big loss with defaulting accounts...

Class-Action Lawsuit Filed Against Microsoft, T-Mobile

Sidekick image from Wikimedia.An Atlanta woman has filed a class-action lawsuit after a Microsoft server outage caused T-Mobile Sidekick users to lose important personal data...

Can Short Term Loans Provide in Times of Uncertainty?

In uncertainty, sometimes what we need is something like short term loans to hit us on the nose. (Photo: flickr.com)Discover how short term loans can be used to get you through emergencies. CLICK HERE for the real story.

We’re Having Valerie Bertinelli Soup for Dinner!

(Photo courtesy of flickr.com)Valerie Bertinelli, a spokesperson for the Jenny Craig weight loss and weight management company, has handed out the recipe for a delicious Tuscan-style soup...

Loans are Hard to Come By, But Payday Loans Still Pay Out

Don't go with blinders on when you need money this recession. Payday loans pay. (Photo: flickr.com)With banks making lending policies stricter, payday loans are helping consumers find the funds they need. CLICK HERE to read now.

Is Cutting Back on Insurance A Good Way to Find Debt Relief?

Think a cut in insurance cost is a good debt relief idea in this situation? (Photo: flickr.com)Some consumers are cutting back on insurance coverage to find debt relief, but how wise is this? CLICK HERE and see what you think.

Sheila Jackson Lee Squares Off Against Rush Limbaugh

Sheila Jackson Lee image from Wikimedia. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:SheilaJacksonlee.jpgRep. Sheila Jackson Lee said in a floor speech yesterday that the NFL should not allow Rush Limbaugh to purchase the St. Louis Rams...