Written by Anthony Carter ·
Filed under Basic Financial Concepts, Business & Small Business, Corporate Finance
If a company or individual is in a situation where they can no longer pay their bills it is referred to as insolvency. This is a precarious situation for any business to be in and if cash cannot be generated quickly to cover debts it can lead to bankruptcy. The main reason why this situation occurs is because debts and liabilities are more than cash flow or available liquid assets. It could be that the company has a lot more assets then debts but if this can’t be turned into cash quickly it could still spend the end for the business. Read the rest of this entry »
Written by Anthony Carter ·
Filed under Basic Financial Concepts, Business & Small Business
When it comes to paying money for work to be done, there are a number of options. One way of doing things is to pay for the costs associated with the job along with a fix fee for labor. This means that there can be uncertainty about the final cost until the work is complete. Another option is the lump sum contract. What happens here is that the individual who wants a project complete agrees to pay a specific lump sum of money upon completion of the work. Here the final cost is already decided and it is up to the contractor to get the job done within their budget.
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Written by Anthony Carter ·
Filed under Basic Financial Concepts, Investing, Public Economics & Finance
The best advice a finance advisor can give a client is to have a diversified investment portfolio. This means that there should be a variety of investments that run along a continuum of risk, i.e. some investments will carry more risk than others.
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Written by Anthony Carter ·
Filed under Basic Financial Concepts, Personal Finance
In today’s tough economy you may find yourself needing some kind of financial help at some point in your life. This usually occurs in the form of a loan. There are also many types of loans that you can qualify for and therefore many types of loan holders.
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Written by Anthony Carter ·
Filed under Basic Financial Concepts
Whenever a person takes out a loan, secures finance for a venture or refinances an asset, there is always a clause regarding the interest that the principal amount will accrue during the finance period. When the interest on the primary account is accrued and then added to the primary amount before the next interest is calculated, you are dealing with compound interest – In other words interest on interest. You are no longer working with just the primary amount and random interest. You’re dealing with an amount of money that is added to the primary fund and is then used as the basis of the next interest calculation.
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Written by Anthony Carter ·
Filed under Basic Financial Concepts, Personal Finance
Thinking about what happens after we die might sound a bit morbid, but if we don’t do this it could mean that we create a lot of problems for those we love. Payable on death (POD) accounts are a good option to ensure that family can quickly access money if the worst happens to you. This type of service is free, and it just means that family members won’t have to deal with a lot of problems in order to get their hands on some cash for funeral expenses.
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Written by Anthony Carter ·
Filed under Basic Financial Concepts
If you owe money to another it is sometimes possible for this to be deducted from your salary. Garnished wages refer to any money that is taking from your pay check for this purpose – it can also be deducted from other payments such as royalty checks. In most instances this situation will occur because a court has ordered it to be done; it could be to pay child support or to settle monies awarded by the court. If the payroll of a company receives an order to garnished wages then they must comply with this.
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Written by Anthony Carter ·
Filed under Basic Financial Concepts
A private equity firm specializes in high risk investments that can produce impressively high rewards. They deal in those assets that aren’t normally available to the public to buy. Such a firm is made up of a collection of individuals who have joined forces to invest in this type of asset. Those who manage the investment will be rewarded with a share of the profits and a management fee.
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