Overview of the Student Loans Company UK

Overview of the Student Loans Company UK

The Student Loans Company UK is a public sector company which provides services to college and university students throughout England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. It works in partnership with local authorities who are …
Drug War in the Heart of Alberta Canada

Drug War in the Heart of Alberta Canada

Our Streets Of GoldAre Lined With Drugs exchanging hands in our province through the drug trade. There isn’t a green zone anywhere. From our smallest towns to our largest cities, we are being bombarded on …
How Annuities Work

How Annuities Work

The global financial crisis left many self-funded retirees and investors scratching their heads.  Share prices and company dividends plummeted, property prices went into free-fall, and the collapse of banks and other financial institutions left many investors …
Tax Incentive

Tax Incentive

Share incentive plans give employees a chance to acquire shares in the company they work for, thereby giving them a financial stake in the company’s success and an incentive to work harder. Companies may offer …
Federal Income Taxes

Federal Income Taxes

You suddenly discover you won a contest or a wealthy relative passed away and willed to you a large sum of money. For tax purposes you are a cash-basis taxpayer. That means income that is earned …
Unsecured Debt Consolidation Loans

Unsecured Debt Consolidation Loans

If you’re experiencing a difficult time juggling multiple debts, you can combine them into one loan that is payable at a lower interest rate than your credit cards. Unsecured debt consolidation loans are available as …
Great Ways to Make Money as Teens

Great Ways to Make Money as Teens

The number of ways an enterprising teen can make money is staggering. Some ideas are geared toward geographic location. For instance, living in the middle of a city, mowing lawns may not be appropriate, because …
Managing Student Loans

Managing Student Loans

The whirlwind of legal and financial terminology associated with engaging in student loans, or loans in general, can often leave some students feeling a bit overwhelmed and often insecure in their own futures. The emotional, …
Guide to Mutual Funds

Guide to Mutual Funds

Guide to Mutual Funds Market Timing System A mutual fund market-timing system is one in which an investor tries to take advantage of short-term market or sector movements by buying or selling focused mutual funds …
Retirement Baby Boomer Style

Retirement Baby Boomer Style

Retirement baby boomer style is about a better quality of life than their parents before them; not just in finance but in health and vitality. But, the baby boomer retirement places new pressures on the …
Unsecured Loans Benefits and Drawbacks

Unsecured Loans Benefits and Drawbacks

One wonders if all the benefits unsecured loans provide really make up for its drawbacks. In this article we analyze both pros and cons of Unsecured Loans and explain why in some situations unsecured loans …
Freedom Speech Criticize others

Freedom Speech Criticize others

Freedom of speech gives us the right to do a lot of things when it comes to the things we have to say, but it does have its limitations. You can’t threaten people. You can’t …
Day Trader Stockbroker

Day Trader Stockbroker

It is a myth that a significant amount of capital is required to commence trading as a day trader.  It is possible to start with a minimum of $500.  You do no not need to …
The Easiest Income Tax Software

The Easiest Income Tax Software

Income taxes are something that is on the minds of most people throughout the United States, not only during tax season, but throughout the year as well. It seems that this can be a very …
Why is College so Expensive

Why is College so Expensive

Policy Issue:  Why is College So Expensive? Angelica Gonzalez and Courtney O’Sullivan wrote an intriguing article regarding the rising costs of higher education.  They stated that private four-year colleges have raised their tuition 175 percent …
Stupid Utah Laws

Stupid Utah Laws

Did you know it is illegal to tickle a woman in Virginia? You are also forbidden to shoot buffalo through second story windows in Texas.  Men, be aware if you go to Florida, you are …
Oil Based Economy

Oil Based Economy

It turns out  that when President Barack Hussein Obama banned oil drilling, he made billionaire George Soros a lot of money.  George Soros is invested in a Brazilian oil company called Petrobas that will get …
What is a Mutual Fund

What is a Mutual Fund

A mutual fund is a pool of money provided by individual investors, companies, and other organizations. A mutual fund, or portfolio manager is hired to invest this money (the fund’s assets) in stocks, bonds or …
Should you Buy American Made Products

Should you Buy American Made Products

As long as we continue functioning under a pure capitalist system, the need to justify our actions will always be overshadowed by our wish to gain profit. Some believe that by buying products that are …