Investment Faults and How to Deal With Them (June 2017) Because we are learning, and learning is a continuous process, it is always very common to make mistakes. However, use of common sense separates a competent investor from the one who is just doing it shoddily. Almost every investor has messed somewhere. Obviously, flawlessness is … Read more
Starting a Business The title of the post may not go down well with many, but remember that the rules of the game have altered significantly. Now, a start-up is no longer based solely on how much you intend to spend. Today, your financial position doesn’t determine the success of your business. Times have changed, … Read more
Truths for Investors Investment is hard because so much of what is essential is difficult for an investor to grasp and understand. There are several truthful ideas concerning investments, which are hard to believe, and most investors tend to shy away from. Here are some of the truths. First, most investors don’t appreciate the fact … Read more
Beware of Loan Scammers The dramatic increase of student loan default has paved way for scammers to invade the market- according to a statement from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Student Loan – A Financial Burden A student loan is always a financial burden for many years after college. For someone who is straining … Read more
When you are young it is tempting to adopt the ‘buy now, pay later’ policy. However, if you are not careful with how you spend money, the debt you incur today can haunt you later. Here are some tips to handle you student credit card debt smartly, especially if until now you’ve been guilty of … Read more
A misstatement in the financial information can cause havoc, particularly for the ones involved in the preparation phase. The auditor also has to dig down deep to look for possibilities of misstatements in any of the five statements that form part of a set of financial statements. These five statements are; Statement of comprehensive income, … Read more
Amazing Ways to Finance and Grow Your Startup What’s the toughest part of being an entrepreneur? Raising funds is probably one of the hardest exercises when beginning your own ‘shop.’ In today’s tough economic conditions, cash tops the list of the scarcest items (lack of sleep often rivals this). Unlike the common misconception, entrepreneurs need … Read more
4 Types of Loans You Had No Idea About First, we should understand that a loan is the amount of money borrowed with the expectation of returning over a given period of time, usually with interests. They are typically fixed amounts, e.g. $10,000 or $15,000. There are many types of loans. Clients should understand what … Read more
A man flooded the market with more than 66,000 illegally registered SIM cards. He is sentenced to four years’ jail on Thursday (Jul 21). Tan Kong Chieh, 42, pleaded guilty to 220 counts under the Computer Misuse and Cybersecurity Act. He used the stolen identities of foreign nationals to falsely register 66,445 SIM cards between January … Read more
The classic images of a pig’s head and O$P$ splattered in red on corridor walls sum up feelings about debt collectors. While legitimate debt collection agencies might not be using loanshark runners’ tactics, these actions can still border on harassment. If you’ve have trouble paying your bills then you may be the recipient of unwanted attention from a … Read more