Tag Archives: personal finance
Saving on Private Mortgage Insurance

Saving on Private Mortgage Insurance

Posted 16 November 2009 | By TeamIWP | Categories: Real Estate | No Comments

Saving on private mortgage insurance

Private mortgage insurance or PMI allows you to buy a home of your own home even if you are unable to make the required down payment. Generally, you are expected to pay more than 20% of your property value as down payment. PMI extends protection to your lender [...]

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Personal Finance: 10 TIPS TO MANAGE YOUR MONEY BETTER

Posted 09 June 2009 | By Team IWP! | Categories: Finance | 1 Comment

By Danielle Pierce
1.  GET DIRECT DEPOSIT
Automatic deposit of your paycheck can help you avoid the desire to spend your money as soon as you receive it. We all are familiar with that “burning hole” feeling due to having a significant amount of money readily accessible. All of a sudden we “need” a new pair of [...]

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LIFE INSURANCE:  The Basis Of A Good Financial Plan

LIFE INSURANCE: The Basis Of A Good Financial Plan

Posted 05 May 2009 | By Team IWP! | Categories: Finance | No Comments

By Donna V. Werner
Life insurance, with its own vocabulary, typically fits into the category of things most people don’t like to talk about or, quite frankly, understand.  And yet, this product can be vitally important to a family’s or a business owner’s financial well-being.
The following is a brief introduction to life insurance and will hopefully [...]

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CREDIT MONITORING  Is It Right For You?

CREDIT MONITORING Is It Right For You?

Posted 29 April 2009 | By Team IWP! | Categories: Finance | No Comments

By Freddie Taylor
Credit monitoring services allow you to closely track the information pertaining to your credit.  As we know, credit is very important in the lives of Americans, and especially real estate investors, as it is our credit that helps determine our loan interest rates and whether or not we will even get a loan.
Credit [...]

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How Much is Enough Money?

How Much is Enough Money?

Posted 22 April 2009 | By Team IWP! | Categories: Finance | 1 Comment

By Crystal Harvey
I have been in the real estate industry for over twenty years.  I have always known that I would remain in this business in some capacity for the rest of my life.  I have a passion for all that is real estate.  I have continued to educate myself and learned many, many things [...]

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THE MONEY MACHINE: Money Management System

THE MONEY MACHINE: Money Management System

Posted 15 April 2009 | By Team IWP! | Categories: Finance | 2 Comments

By Freddie Taylor

Regarding money, don’t be lulled to sleep and into thinking it isn’t important.  Money is important, but maybe not why you think.
We must not praise the mighty dollar, but recognize its role in our life.  The question to ask is, what is money?
What is money?  Money is a means of exchange used [...]

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IDENTITY THEFT:  Are You At Risk?

IDENTITY THEFT: Are You At Risk?

Posted 26 March 2009 | By Team IWP! | Categories: Finance | No Comments

By George Anderson
As a victim of identity theft, I can tell you that this is one of the biggest nightmare situations that could ever happen.  I truly wish this  never happens to anyone of you.  However, the reality is it just may.  According to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), identity theft is the fastest [...]

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Cash is King, but Credit is Power!

Posted 13 March 2009 | By TeamIWP | Categories: Finance | No Comments

Cash is King but Credit is Power. We are bombarded with news of Americans with bad credit. However, what if someone does not have credit at all? A lot of young adults do not have a credit history. Not having a credit history does not give you a magical three digit number called your FICO [...]

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A Fourth Credit Reporting Agency

Posted 11 March 2009 | By TeamIWP | Categories: Finance, Real Estate | No Comments

Most of us have heard of the three major credit bureau. These main credit reporting agency using information to determine our FICO Score and that database of information is provide to various entity. However, little is known about another reporting agency. The fourth reporting agency is INNOVIS Data Solutions.
Our mailbox is filled with a lot [...]

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WHERE ARE YOUR TAX DOLLARS GOING?

Posted 26 February 2009 | By Team IWP! | Categories: Finance | No Comments

By Anita Clinton
In the United States, we pay a variety of different types of taxes:  sales taxes, real estate taxes, federal and state income taxes, capital gains tax, medicare tax, excise tax, social security tax, estate tax, etc.  Most of us pay them, whether we agree with the system or not.  While others attempt to [...]

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