Financial Planners — Where to Find One
Mike called the Clark Howard show today wondering whether he should use a free financial planner from Vanguard or Fidelity or if he should hire his ow...
Today on the Clark Howard Show, September 5, 2008
Today on the Clark Howard Show we discussed the following: * Delinquency and Foreclosure Rate Increase in Latest MBA Survey. The delinquency rate, wh...
Ilyce Glink on WSB Radio – September 5, 2008
Today on the Clark Howard Show, Ilyce Glink filled in. Ilyce discussed the dive in the stock market in the wake of the unexpected high unemployment numbers. The market on Friday started out in another deep dive, but ended the day up modestly. Ilyce also talked about her trip to Italy and how Continental Airlines has decided to charge $15 for the first checked bag. Ilyce answered questions about how many credit cards you need to have active to keep your credit score high, how to improve your credit in the wake of a divorce, how to get a developer to fix a problem with rotting windows throughout a development, whether it is a good time to refinance, how you know if you have been the victim of a predatory lender, how to find a financial planner (and if you should use a free planner from Vanguard or Fidelity), whether CDs will be affected by the FDIC's takeover of Integrity Bank, and what to do if a credit card company has erroneously canceled an account. For show notes and updates through the week, check out her blog at www.thinkglink.com/blog , and sign up for her free weekly newsletter on the ThinkGlink.com home page. Check out the videos at www.expertrealestatetips.net. And be sure to subscribe to her YouTube channel.
Information From Today’s Ilyce Glink Show – August 31, 2008
Today on the Ilyce Glink Show, we talked about Integrity Bank, the Alpharetta, Ga.-based bank that failed on Friday. It was the 10th bank to fail this...
Today on the Ilyce Glink Show August 31, 2008
Think it's expensive to live in the U.S.? Try living abroad. I'm just back from a 12-day trip to Italy and the UK and I can tell you that it is fright...
Ilyce Glink on WSB Radio – August 31, 2008
Today on the Ilyce Glink Show, Ilyce talked about Integrity Bank, the Alpharetta, Ga.-based bank that failed on Friday. It was the 10th bank to fail this year. Regions Financial Corp has assumed the assets of Integrity Bank and all of its 5 branches will reopen on Tuesday as Regions Bank branches, according to the FDIC. Ilyce answered questions about CDs held by Integrity and also how to find out ratings information on banks. She also talked about the skyrocketing numbers of mortgage loan fraud that took place in the second quarter of the year, and answered questions on credit card debt charged up by an ex-spouse, whether it's a good idea to finance the purchase of a new car using a check from a credit card company, how to calculate the profit from the sale of a personal residence, whether "subject to" contracts are a good idea, whether a VA loan is better than a conventional mortgage and how to talk to a 93-year-old dad about his assets. For show notes and updates through the week, check out her blog at www.thinkglink.com/blog , and sign up for her free weekly newsletter on the ThinkGlink.com home page. Check out the videos at www.expertrealestatetips.net. And be sure to subscribe to her YouTube channel.
Maximizing Space In Your Kitchen Design
The kitchen is one of the most important rooms of a home, and kitchen design helps make your kitchen appealing and affective. Kitchen design revolves around functionality. Learn about kitchen design from architect Sarah Susanka.
Consumer Bankruptcy Filings Rise By Nearly 30 Percent
During the first half of 2008, ending June 30, the number of consumer bankruptcies filed rose by 28.8 percent compared with the first half of 2007, re...
12 States Accept Transfer On Death Deeds For Real Estate
We've recently been working on several stories about transfer on death deeds for real estate. A TOD deed allows you to transfer the title of a propert...
Capital Gains Tax On First Home Sale
A home seller asks about paying capital gains tax on a home sale. The home seller thinks she and her husband may be exempt from paying capital gains tax. She is thinking of an old IRS rule. Now, the home seller will have to pay capital gains tax, although less if she's lived there two of the last five years.