Category archives for: Finance

Keynes vs F.A. Hayek Duke It Out In (Economic) Fight Of The Century

  F.A. Hayek’s eye opening economic book The Road to Serfdom appears to have Keynes hackneyed spending theories on the ropes and down for the count as the Fight of The Century delivers one uppercut after another. But things aren’t always as they appear on the surface. Casual viewers watching the talking heads on mainstream [...]

OptionFair Recognized As Worldwide Binary Options Trading Leader

New Binary Options trading platform, OptionFair, is rapidly emerging as the premier industry leader in the highly competitive online trading world. Implementing proprietary algorithms, OptionFair investors are able to profit in real time from a variety of stocks, commodities, currencies and indices in as little as 15 minutes after account setup completion. Previously an enigma [...]

Mortgage Rates Moving Up As Economy Braces For Foreclosure Wave

Bracing for another wave of foreclosures nationwide, housing industry experts claim that mortgage rates inched upward this week amid inflationary and ongoing geopolitical concerns, according to the Primary Mortgage Market Survey released on Thursday by Freddie Mac. Freddie Mac stated that the 30-year fixed rate mortgage  spiked to 4.81 percent for the week ending March [...]

Loan Modification Vs Short Sales Battle Over Foreclosure Investing Shares

With foreclosure investing becoming more popular than ever, many investors are carefully weiighing the benefits of short sales versus loan modifications. Short sales are still perceived to be highly lucrative in many markets even though retail values continue to plummet or have stagnated. This downward spiral in housing values has caused many homeowners to successfully [...]

National Lottery To Help Military Families: House Raffle Offers Better Odds Than Powerball

As President Obama’s state of the union address eluded to drastic cutbacks in the defense budget which in turn will likely cause financial duress for military families, a recently launched national lottery in the form of a house raffle has gained huge popularity by offering drastically better odds of winning than any Powerball lottery. According [...]

Salvation Army To Advise On Gold Krugerrand

Two years in a row a valuable gold coin has mysteriously been found in a Kokomo, Indiana Salvation Army kettle, stirring debate over the identity of the anonymous contributor. The South African Krugerrand in question is valued at $1,500 and was placed into a red kettle outside the Markland Mall sometime Monday afternoon, according to [...]

Record California Foreclosures Result In More Bank Short Sale Woes

With an ever increasing number of foreclosures happening daily across the country, it’s only a matter of time before tax payers will likely be forced to pick up the tab for bank short sale mishaps related to top ranking California foreclosures. Figures relating to each of the three stages of the foreclosure process declined from [...]

Obama Loan Modification Program A Hinder To Suffering Homeowners?

With a prolonged  housing market slump across the nation, homeowners suffering from decreased housing values have sought relief from foreclosure by applying for a loan modification. To add to the pain, the national economy has suffered due to many homeowners having lost their jobs as a result of a failed Obama bailout. The resulting housing [...]

Foreclosure Investing Opportunities Peak Nationwide While Some Turn A Blind Eye

In the wake of the worst housing downturn our country has seen in decades combined with massive unemployment, many people are turning to foreclosure investing as an alternative way to make ends meet. Ares hit extremely hard by the housing crisis, like Florida and Nevada, have seen housing prices slashed by as much as 70% [...]

HAMP Loan Modification Process Gets Much Needed Overhaul

Many struggling homeowners are frustrated by trying to get a loan modification from their lender. However, with the new federal loan modification process (HAMP) begun last month, borrowers have cause to rejoice. It appears that the Federal Treasury Department has reacted to a dismal nationwide low rate of permanent modifications being offered to struggling homeowners [...]


















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