Enlightened self-interest

Deciding to attend college was basically a no brainer for me back when I was in high school. I had a passion to further my education, which would give me the skills to eventually enter the medical field, in which I have high desires to achieve. Receiving a higher education is a necessity to entering the medical field. The fact is, however, even though this was an easy decision for me, it now became a matter of how I would provide the means to fund it. College is an investment, both financially…

Bank loans 1. Advantages Firstly is tax and interest rate advantage. Normally, the interest of loans from banks does not need to pay tax. At the same time, the interest rate usually remains constant through the process of loans, which means the payments during this period are the same. It is more convenient for enterprises to generate a budget plan and estimate the period payments. Sometimes the interest rate is adjustable during the loan, however, shareholders can use software to calculate…

The longer term loans seem to have much lower interest rates (APR) but in reality you will end up paying a lot more back then you borrowed in comparison to a Payday loan, this is why payday loan companies always focus on the actual amount you will pay back not the Interest rate. Personally I think that if I needed to borrow money for an emergency I would prefer a payday Loan to a normal long term loan as it…

and that sum is not always limited by the lending company. Most states have a maximum lending amount for small loans, such as Alabama where it is $500, and also a maximum fee for the loan, such as the 15.5% of the same state. The fee is hardly an interest rate due to the short term of the loan, and some states such as Utah have limits neither on the amount of the loan nor what can be charged for it. D.C. lenders charge 5% on amounts up to $250, although there are some lenders that charge no fee…

is given to the recipient based on their financial need. This type of loan is most advantageous to the borrower because he or she will not accrue any interest on the amount borrowed until out of school and beginning student loan payment the government will "subsidize" the interest, meaning they will pay it…

The credit limit show inverted U shape when drawn against change in interest rate. 2. With growing economy, the banks have been increasing the credit limit. In particular, there was a downward shift for the year 2014. 3. Among different industries, agriculture has shown consistency. 4. There was a downward shift of around…

A question business owners will repeatedly answer as their business grow and develop is, “Should a product or service be added to their offerings?” Before undertaking any project the true profitability of the product or service must be calculated. If the benefits outweigh the cost then the owner must decide how to finance the addition. This paper will evaluate three article relating to obtaining loans in the areas of credit worthiness (Henning, 2016) cost benefit analysis-(Rudegeair, 2016) and…

Motivation Would you ever do something without getting something in return? If so, will you do it to the best of your capabilities? If you had to run a mile in a minute for $5, wouldn’t you try harder if you were offered $10? People who have experienced a great deal of success are described as ‘driven’. Your drive is what motivates you to do the things you do, and persuade you into taking risks. The thing is, we can not assume a person is only motivated by one thing. We also can’t assume that a…

1.5.1.2 TERM STRUCTURE OF INTEREST RATE Mishkin (2009) states that the term structure of interest rate explains that bonds with the same risk and liquidity have different interest rates because the bonds time to maturity are different from each other. He also states that the yield curve illustrates how the returns of bonds and maturity changes over time. There are four approaches that elaborates on the different shapes of the yield curve, they are the expectation, liquidity-premium, segment…

Never before had the interest rate target been so low. In its official statement, the FOMC said “labor market conditions have deteriorated, and the available data indicate that consumer spending, business investment, and industrial production have declined. Financial markets remain quite strained and credit conditions tight.”3 Their intent in lowering the interest rate was to reverse these negative trends. This paper will explore how effective…