September 5th, 2008
I have absolutely no doubts, that you want to get the best quotes for your car loan. So stand up for your rights! The Federal Government doesn’t often cover itself in glory. It usually caves into the interests of Big Business. But, with the FCRA, Capitol Hill actually did something useful for the consumer. There are three national credit data collection agencies - Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion.
You can ask, what’s in a credit report? Well, it’s basic information on where you live, how well you look after your debts, and whether you’ve been arrested or sued, or filed for bankruptcy. Use annualcreditreport.com. It may be more useful to get one report from each of the three companies every four months. That way, you get free updates as the year goes by. If you find anything wrong, the FCRA gives you the right to have it corrected. Don’t forget. If you see less than 550, that means that you’re not getting the best car loan. Anything you can do to improve your score will save you dollars on your car loan.
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September 2nd, 2008
When you’ve checked and, where necessary, fixed your credit score, now’s the time to start asking around for that car loan. So let’s put up a list. Your local bank will offer car loans as part of its package of services. Obviously, the bank knows you since most transactions will go through your account(s). So you can go down, join the queue to see one of the loan officers and get a quote. More convenient is to sit down and use a site like this to get online quotes. No waiting in queues. Then there are the finance companies. You can always pick up a telephone and ask for a quote. Car dealers can offer their own loans or act as agents for the finance companies or the manufacturers. When you’re out shopping for that car, you can also ask about what loans are available. All that? Sure thing! Never accept the first deal offered to you. Car loans can vary from the affordable to the eye-popping insult. You need to get as many quotes as possible, look carefully at how the instalments fit into your current commitments, and decide whether you can afford this new car. It’s humiliating to have the reproman come and take your car away when you default. It looks bad on your credit records as well. Be realistic in what you borrow and the rates at which you borrow. If all else fails, make do with the current car.
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August 26th, 2008
One way of looking at the choice between term and permanent life insurance is as a lease and a purchase. When you take out a term policy, you lease the right to death benefits during the term. When the contract ends, you have no further interest. But when you buy a permanent policy, it stays in force during your lifetime and accumulates a cash value from a tax-deferred savings component. So a permanent policy is term insurance plus an investment account and many buy this kind of policy because you can borrow from the cash component or surrender a part of the policy during your lifetime. Because of the savings or investment component, permanent policies cost more than term policies. The first main issue for you to consider is the scale of the investment element. Over the last ten years, the stock market has outperformed other forms of investment. It’s only recently that the DJIA and other indicators have begun to fall. Thus, if all you want is high growth, don’t buy policies of this type. Buy term life insurance and make your own investment decisions. Insurance companies are not wealth managers with a mission to maximize your capital. They are conservative investment managers whose only mission is to provide steady growth (if possible) over time. Remember, to maintain the tax efficiencies, the policy should be in force at least fifteen years. Always think long term and, so long as the policy has the required number of years in play, the benefits pass to your beneficiaries tax free. The different types of permanent insurance policies give you a choice on how your savings are to be invested. It’s up to you to investigate the options and to be comfortable with the decisions you make about risk. A further essential element to consider are the options to stop paying the premiums later in the policy’s life. Depending on the terms of the life insurance policy, you may be able to use the accumulated investment income to pay the premiums, or you may buy an annuity with that element. This will relieve any financial strain in maintaining instalment payments during your retirement. Finally, look carefully at the conditions you have to meet to withdraw cash from the investment account, or borrow from the account or use it as collateral for a loan. Since there will be both a cash and surrender value, it is important to know how to use this value to pay for your children’s education or should an emergency arise. Always have a clear understanding of a life insurance policy before you buy. Never buy simply because the premium is a low or affordable cost. Get the best value for your dollars.
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August 15th, 2008
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