Archive for November, 2006

Lower Credit Card Fees in the New Year?

Tuesday, November 14th, 2006

According to an article by ABC News, Credit Card fees and home equity loans could drop considerably. Mostly due to the fact that wholesale prices dropped by 1.6 percent in October, matching the largest ever one-month drop in the history of the report (October 2001). Also last month’s big downward moves were led by price […]

Magneprint To Combat Fraudulent Activities

Monday, November 13th, 2006

A new solution has emerged that can harness the power of the magnetic stripe on payment cards to provide multi-factor authentication and end-to-end data encryption. The new “MagnePrint” solution from MAGENSA reduces the investments or changes to the existing infrastructure since it utilizes the magstripe card-based tokens that an institution has already issued to their […]

Top Things To Know About Controlling Debt

Monday, November 13th, 2006

Learn the differences between good and bad debt.
1. Americans are loaded with credit card debt.
The average American household with at least one credit card has nearly $9,200 in credit card debt, according to CardWeb.com, and the average interest rate runs in the mid- to high teens at any given time.
2. Some debt is good.
Borrowing for […]

Biometric Credit Card - Citibank 1st to Offer It!

Friday, November 10th, 2006

Imagine no longer having to flip through various credit cards, or worry about stolen account numbers, lost cards and other security breaches that could be frightening for your finances. Now, biometric technology is eliminating all that extra stuff to carry around including the worry and letting consumers instead just swipe their finger across a biometric […]

Free 90 day Microsoft Money Trial

Thursday, November 9th, 2006

With Christmas right around the corner, I know many Americans are dealing with saving money to buy presents and such. I came across a grat offer from Microsoft. You can download a Free 90 trial of Microsoft Money. You can use this for a variety of money management techniques.
Below are just a few of the […]

College Football Mascot Contest

Thursday, November 9th, 2006

Capital One, the nation’s fifth largest credit card issuer, has launched a final push to get-out-the-vote for its annual favorite college football mascot contest. Twelve mascots are currently being voted on with playoff voting to start November 27th. The top six mascots with the best win/loss records will move on to the online playoffs. There […]

The Five Signs of Bad Financial Advice

Thursday, November 9th, 2006

After reading this article by Suze Orman I felt like it was extremely helpful and insightful. Because of this I had to post her article.
Here are five signs that a financial advisor may not have your best interests at heart:
1. You own a mutual fund with the letter “B” in its name.
B-share funds are bad […]