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No recovery yet
in Sox First, on May 8, 2009
Is the US economy on its way to recovery or not? Some would point to the results of the bank stress tests as a green shoot with 10 of the 19 largest banks needed to boost their capital by a combined total just shy of $75 billion. Not as much as many expected, prompting officials and industry ex...
Oil fields plan
in Sox First, on October 31, 2008
The other day. I did a blog entry looking at whether credit cards would be the next shoe to drop. Clearly, with the US economy imploding and jobless claims up more than 44% on the year before, more will be defaulting on their cards. Credit card debt in the US is now running at $900 billion,...
Consumer credit and the Fed's paper chase
in Sox First, on October 8, 2008
The US economy is even worse shape than expected if the latest figures are anything to go by. Consumer credit, or borrowing by consumers, has fallen to its lowest level on record and with the middle class not spending, it signals the US economy is going to hell in hand basket. What it signals...
Dell Inspiron Mini 9 dissected
in Wangtam, on September 6, 2008
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Here's How Credit Card Companies Gat A Bad Name
in The Personal Finance Weblog, on September 28, 2007
(Yes, I know I wrote "Gat" in the title of the post; it's just a mistake. You ever make a mistake?)
Here's a quiz. Read this passage from one of my credit card statements this month, and tell me what my credit card minimum payment is if my balance is $357 and I have no previous...
Consumer Reports Readers Rate Best & Worst Credit Card Issuers
in The Personal Finance Weblog, on September 4, 2007
For its October, 2007 issue, Consumer Reports surveyed 36,000+ subscribers to find out which credit card issuers were best and which were the worst. The results are interesting, but like any best/worst list, I think they are somewhat flawed.
Remember this is a list of the card issuers in terms...
Six suggestions for bootstrap success
in BootStrapMe, on August 29, 2007
Have you been turned down by banks and investors? Don't let your dream of starting a business die.
Consultant J. Stephen Pope suggests these simple steps when looking at bootstrapping almost any business with limited capital.
1. Work from home. You won't have rent or commutin...
Top New Credit Cards of 2006
in The Personal Finance Weblog, on December 12, 2006
... Over at IndexCreditCards.com, we just released our list of the top new credit card introductions for 2006 .
You can mosey on over there if you want more details about the cards and how we chose ...
Credit Company Practices vs. Personal Responsibility
in The Personal Finance Weblog, on October 30, 2006
Working for a Web site about credit cards always leaves me with conflicting emotions, because I in turn get mad at the credit card companies for some fuzzy business practices, and then get mad at the people who continue to apply for credit cards and then blame the credit companies once they'...
My Thoughts on the State of Credit Cards
in The Personal Finance Weblog, on October 27, 2006
... As Research Director for IndexCreditCards.com , I regularly talk to reporters from various publications about credit cards. I talked to a reporter this week who wanted to pick my brain about any t...
Business Credit Cards - Yes or No
in Bizinformer, on September 25, 2006
...cided to move ahead and get a business credit card then you need to check out a one-stop shop like creditcards.com.
This is a great portal for finding the best card from the best provider with the ...