Financial Topics
Chip and Pin Technology Credit Cards
Tuesday, July 8th, 2008Two weeks ago I got my new credit card (since old one expired). The new card had a ’shiny’ chip installed on it. All new credit cards now come embedded with these micro chips. These new chip credit cards are called ‘SmartCards’. These cards have become quite common in Asia and Europe and are now [...]
ASX Classes
Friday, June 27th, 2008
Australian Stock Exchange Website has a very comprehensive and easy to use website. It has a wealth of information and resources. I have listed a few of the major features of this website:
1. Offers online courses
2. Information about offline courses - you have to pay for these lectures
3. Free online sharemarket games - both for [...]
Australia - Number 10 On Global Rich List
Thursday, June 26th, 2008For the past 12 years, Merrill Lynch and Capgemini have been releasing a very comprehensive report into the factors that drive and inhibit wealth generation and how these factors have been affecting the high networth individuals across the world. The report is called the ‘World Wealth Report’.
A few weeks ago the 12th Annual World Wealth [...]
Sub Prime Crisis Leads To Global Credit Crisis
Wednesday, June 4th, 2008The financial papers have been reporting the doom and gloom the global economy is facing due to the sub prime crisis…Suddenly sub prime crisis seems to be taking the blame for all the major problems (except maybe for the war in Iraq). This blame is not totally baseless…In this post I am going to try [...]
Safe Custody Boxes For All Your Irreplaceable Valuables
Monday, June 2nd, 2008If you have valuables which you believe that insurance alone cannot protect then consider using a safe deposit box. I am not talking about safe deposit box that you can actually buy and install in your home - these are safe but are not burglar safe. I am talking about boxes which you can hire [...]
Board Room Radio - A Cool Service For All Mum And Dad Investors
Wednesday, May 21st, 2008I first heard of ‘board room radio’ on ABC Business program. It was an interview with the founder of the company. I was quite impressed with what they were offering and made a note to check it out.
What Do They Offer? Whenever a company releases any end of year figures or half year figures or [...]
Credit Rating Explained
Monday, May 19th, 2008We all have a credit file linked to our names. Every time you apply for a loan or for credit of any form, your lender will first access your credit file and check your credit history. Your loan/credit will be approved or disapproved based on the details on this file.
So What Is In your Credit [...]
Reasons For Opes Prime Collapse
Friday, April 18th, 2008A detailed analysis of Opes Prime Collapse - how and why of the Collapse
What Is The Story With ABC Child Care Centres?
Tuesday, March 25th, 2008Eddy Groves is a classic rags to riches story. Eddy had an entrepreneurial streak right from a young age. At the age of 19, Eddy started his business career as a distributor for Paul’s milk. After some initial hardships, his milk distribution took off and Eddy was looking to diversify his business interests. He [...]
Green Loans
Saturday, March 22nd, 2008Bendigo bank and Community First Credit Union are offering Green Loans to new and existing customers. Green Loans, though new to Australia, have been in existence for some time in other western countries. It is an interesting concept and in the future we will hopefully see other big banks offer them as well.
Types Of Green [...]
