As you know, we have been experiencing one of the most challenging times in our country’s history. During the past few months, we’ve encountered a housing bubble, credit crisis, a bear market in stocks, significant increase in unemployment rate, continuous increase in commodities such as food and energy prices and more.
0% finance: An interest-free loan — you repay only the amount of money you borrow. Such loans are often offered on items that manufacturers or dealers are keen to sell, perhaps because it is an unpopular model or it is about to be replaced by a new model. The deposits might be large, sometimes up to 50% of the list price of the item.
One day, not long ago, I was looking back on my experiences in the last 5 years and I came to an astonishing conclusion. I worked in a day job for most of my life and the long hours and small hourly rate helped me keep food on the table and keep a dry roof over my families head, however I clung to that fake security for many many years for absolutely no benefit at all. Looking back, I was washed around by the whims of the business owners who I worked for like I was in a turbulent sea.
Making money is an ancient art. Even before money was invented back in the 1500’s when banking was invented, people traded in value. So money essentially is a numerical representation of value. Before banking was invented, money was owned and controlled by the monarch. The royal mint produced coin made of gold which was weighed and equal in value to the gold it was made of. However, over hundreds of years, the people realized that this gold can be filed and shaved off.
It is quite amazing to think how technology and computers have changed human lives like never before. Two things that have revolutionized shopping and buying habits of people are internet and credit cards.
Planning for college has become more paramount as the costs associated with attending have skyrocketed. Both the Coverdell IRA and the 529 plan were conceived to address this growing issue.
As we all know from reading the papers and listening to the news, conventional banks are not lending. They are certainly not lending to marginal borrowers, and they are not lending to the most pristine borrowers. This has created a great opportunity for those that have the ability to lend, whether they are mortgage banks or individuals with funds. Bridge money lending. As discussed below, Bridge Lending is a fantastic opportunity that has been made even better by the fact that banks are holding on to the money that has been given to them by the government instead of lending it.