Recent Posts Tagged With 'article'

• How safe are your savings

  Posted on Monday October 5th, 2009 at 15:03 in UK, article, financial services authority, building society, financial services compensation scheme

  How safe are your savings? was a question being raised last year by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) in the UK as British people were investing £6bn in more than 170,000 Icelandic accounts. Nevertheless, just how stable was Iceland’s fi...

• Hints and tips for mortgage hunters

  Posted on Tuesday September 22nd, 2009 at 13:58 in mortgage, loan, article, financial services, interest rate

  All signs point to gradual recovery from the global recession, particularly in real estate markets. Word is that in Canada, August housing starts rise more than expected. In the US, 30-year mortgage rates slide down to 5.04% average and are close to...

• Seven Steps To Take When Late Paying Bills

  Posted on Saturday May 16th, 2009 at 21:07 in debt, article, credit counseling, late payments, bill collectors

  Forbes suggests Seven Steps To Take If You’re Late Paying Bills. As they suggest, acting now may help you down the road. It’s a situation all too familiar to millions of Americans these days. After years of hard work, a sudden job loss, ...

• Consumer Protection

  Posted on Saturday April 4th, 2009 at 14:09 in Fraud, article, british columbia, consumer protection, freedom of information, bpcpa, consumers’ association of canada

  Consumer Protection Resources Particularly in these hard times, it is even more important than ever that consumers know their rights and are protected from aggressive or even illegal business practices.  There are a number of resources that sugg...

• Seniors Travel More

  Posted on Wednesday April 1st, 2009 at 13:38 in travel, tips, tourism, article, hobbies, diversions, canada border service agency

  There are more seniors and they travel more.  These aging boomers are beginning to redefine the travel industry. The ranks of seniors will swell with a vast generation that’s healthier, more active and more discerning about travel than any...

• Jobs For Seniors Information Websites

  Posted on Thursday March 12th, 2009 at 19:57 in Retirement, Canada, jobs, living, employment, article, moses znaimer

  The world is changing for all and particularly for seniors.  With the global recession, some seniors are seeing their retirement funds dwindling alarmingly.  At the same time, with improved health services, seniors can look forward to much ...

• Stephen Fry On The Internet

  Posted on Thursday March 12th, 2009 at 13:20 in internet, Celebrities, article, stephen fry, bbc radio 4

  This is a small diversion, but I have just read a BBC item on a BBC Radio 4’s Analysis interview with Stephen Fry entitled The internet and Me. It will be broadcasting shortly or you can download the programme’s podcast. Stephen Fry, th...

• Tax Tips And Tax Deductions for Seniors

  Posted on Monday March 9th, 2009 at 19:28 in budget, United States, Canada, article, tax deduction, tax credit, tax return, taxtips

  Tax Return time is upon us and reminders on this are coming up almost every day.  Although the specifics depend on which country you live in, there is often merit in looking over lists to see whether it sparks ideas on tax deductions that may be...

• Scams in Canada

  Posted on Thursday February 26th, 2009 at 22:08 in Fraud, article, credit cards, scam, rcmp, cba, canadian banking association

  The monthly newsletter from the Canadian Banking Association is out and is well worth reading.  Unfortunately it does not appear on line so your only way of seeing it is to subscribe to the e-mail version. The topic of Fraud Prevention Tip – F...

• Pensions Information Google May Not Show You

  Posted on Monday February 16th, 2009 at 13:53 in search, google, australia, article, pensions, web search engine, uk pensions, uniform resource locator, pensions world

  Google may know a lot of information about pensions but it may not always show all it knows.  This comes to mind because I happened to stumble on some Electric information from Pensions World, which is not all that visible to search queries. Take a ...

• Seniors Money or Senior Money

  Posted on Sunday February 15th, 2009 at 13:33 in google, SEO, search engine optimization, Canada, mortgages, domain name, article, dotcom, recession, dotca

  If you are looking for the Seniors Money website or for information on reverse mortgages, then please read on.  There is important information for you later in this post. It was a post from Loren Baker,  Use Keywords in Your Business Name f...

• Your Aging Parents Budget

  Posted on Tuesday February 10th, 2009 at 14:17 in Retirement, budget, Parents, health care, article, savings, money management, living will

  Jason Alderman raises a possibly touchy subject with his item, Help your parents stay on track financially. If you’re not familiar with your parents’ financial situation, you may be doing them - and yourself - a disservice.  Even with parents cu...

• Small Signs Of Economic Recovery

  Posted on Tuesday February 3rd, 2009 at 17:34 in india, china, recovery, Economy, global, article, bear, bull, forecast, recession

  Despite the widespread feelings of gloom and doom about the global recession, there are some positive signs of economic recovery that are beginning to appear. Brian Wesbury and Robert Stein describe the signs of the coming recovery as they see them ...

• Smaller cars, bigger insurance rates

  Posted on Wednesday January 28th, 2009 at 17:53 in insurance, Car, automobile, article, rate

  Downsizing is a natural reaction for seniors as they budget more carefully in times of recession such as this.  Switching to a smaller car seems an obvious choice, particularly with the higher gas prices we are all becoming accustomed to.  ...

• Predatory Lending And Seniors

  Posted on Sunday January 25th, 2009 at 13:26 in Retirement, mortgage, loan, mortgages, Predatory Lending, article, subprime

  Predatory lending is a term more often heard in the US, frequently in connection with predatory lending practices in the student loan industry.  However it can affect seniors even more disastrously. Predatory lending comes in a number of differ...

• Recession Or Depression

  Posted on Monday January 19th, 2009 at 13:26 in depression, Retirement, Economy, mental health, article, recession, ukpensions

  There is an old joke among economists that states: A recession is when your neighbor loses his job. A depression is when you lose your job. Of course for those who are wishing to retire, both words may come into play. The problem is as the Ti...

• Books On Money

  Posted on Thursday January 8th, 2009 at 20:16 in lists, book, money, article, favorites, bookstore

  Given the current economic hard times, there is heightened interest in money.  Not surprisingly books on money are even more popular than usual. If you are searching for a book on money you have come to the right place.  Senior Money Memos...