money, career, job, leadership, resume, financial, home, insurance, debt, car, tax, college, loan, retirement, investing, funds, stocks, money-zine http://www.money-zine.com Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:47:30 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.money-zine.com/images/M_images/moneyzine_rss.png http://www.money-zine.com money, career, job, leadership, resume, financial, home, insurance, debt, car, tax, college, loan, retirement, investing, funds, stocks, money-zine http://www.money-zine.com/Financial-Planning/Retirement/Stable-Value-Funds/ (http://www.money-zine.com/Category/Retirement/)Investors looking to preserve capital, and earn a competitive rate of return on their investment, should consider investing in stable value funds. In fact, the combination of low risk and attractive returns make investing in these funds one of the ideal ways to defend against a market downturn during an economic slump or credit crisis. Financial Planning - Retirement Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.money-zine.com/Financial-Planning/Debt-Consolidation/Chapter-11-Bankruptcy/ (http://www.money-zine.com/Category/Debt-Consolidation/)When businesses and individuals are failing to meet their financial obligations, they have the ability to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection - although it is more common for individuals to file a Chapter 13 case. Unlike Chapter 7 cases that involve the liquidation of assets, in a Chapter 11 case the business remains in control of its operation while a court oversees the operation of that business. Financial Planning - Debt Consolidation Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.money-zine.com/Investing/Investing/Bond-Prices-and-Interest-Rates/ (http://www.money-zine.com/Category/Investing/)The price of high quality bonds is directly related to interest rates. Investors that are looking to expand their portfolio of stocks to include bonds need to understand the relationship between bond prices and interest rates. Investing - Investing Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.money-zine.com/Financial-Planning/Debt-Consolidation/Chapter-7-Bankruptcy/ (http://www.money-zine.com/Category/Debt-Consolidation/)Businesses that are no longer interested in continuing to operate, or individuals that do not have enough income to repay their debt, can seek protection from creditors by filing a Chapter 7 petition in bankruptcy court. But filing for Chapter 7 comes at a great cost. It requires the debtor to sell off all their assets and can damage credit ratings. Financial Planning - Debt Consolidation Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.money-zine.com/Investing/Investing/Junk-Bonds/ (http://www.money-zine.com/Category/Investing/)As investors in bonds, we have a large choice of issues to choose from in the market. One of those options includes high yield debt, more commonly referred to as junk bonds. But as we'll see, the greater returns of these bonds are a direct result of their greater risk of default. Investing - Investing Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.money-zine.com/Financial-Planning/Debt-Consolidation/Chapter-13-Bankruptcy/ (http://www.money-zine.com/Category/Debt-Consolidation/)Also known as individual debt adjustment, Chapter 13 bankruptcy allows individuals with a source of regular income to build a plan that allows them to repay some, or all, of their debts. Under this bankruptcy chapter, repayment to creditors occurs over the course of three to five years. Financial Planning - Debt Consolidation Mon, 12 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.money-zine.com/Financial-Planning/Tax-Shelter/Unclaimed-Tax-Refunds/ (http://www.money-zine.com/Category/Tax-Shelter/)Each year, the IRS announces how much money is available to individuals via unclaimed tax refunds. The most common cause of a refund going unclaimed is failure to file a tax return. But there are also undeliverable refunds due to bad mailing addresses and other credits that remain unclaimed. Financial Planning - Tax Shelter Mon, 05 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0100