their education. One thing about student loans that people try to put in the back of their minds is that they all need to be repaid eventually. According to the article, “A Look at the Shocking Student Loan Debt Statistics for 2016,” it mentions that there is $1.26 trillion in U.S student loan debt and the average monthly payment for the student loan can be around $351 for the average 20-30 year old. This money adds up and can be very hard to pay back once you are out of college and looking for…
From time to time in our lives we have all been clients of one service or another. We might be clients of a solicitor, or of an insurance agent. We might be clients of an advice service, for example, because we are in debt or because of relationship difficulties. Most of us have had the experience of being clients of a doctor, although we are then called patients. A service user might feel shy, nervous, hurt, angry, worthless, or insulted. As a service user, we would like to have felt:…
A common negative effect of smoking is the financial toll. A smoker can be put in debt because of purchasing cigarettes. Cigarettes are often expensive. According to The New York Times, “The average pack of cigarettes costs about seven dollars and twenty-five cents” (Maheshwari 2). Most smokers will spend thousands of dollars a year on cigarettes. The average smoker smokes a pack of cigarettes a day. They smoke this much because of the tobacco and nicotine contents. Big tobacco companies put it…
As I was watching James Bond Series, I realized, do I know anything about the bonds? And then I admitted to myself that I do…technically yes!!! Bond: Bond is investing in an entity/asset for a fixed period of time and obtaining additional income through it, like interest. They are one of the perfect ways to increase time value of money. Time Value of Money: As and when the cost/ market value of a product increases the value of money decreases. But through investing money in the investment…
Marriott hotels have been faced with a lot of tradeoffs dealing with their customers for the last few years. The demand of the hotel rooms is usually high and the booking rates are usually high. The problem with the situation comes when the people who have booked the hotels fail to show up or cancel their reservations before their actual arrivals. This usually means a reduction in the revenues collected by the hotel facility. In order to minimize the effects of revenue reduction in the…
Who can be more penny-wise than us when it comes to travelling? I see people bragging about their budget, which seems to be too good to be true… then I see people totally dumbfounded by it haha! You’ll never get to tell whether this is factual unless you’ve done enough research before your trip. What can you expect if you are totally naive when exploring a foreign country? You’ll be doomed to disappointment. Yes, research is the key. Travel blogs or firsthand experiences from your friends are…
and management of the business enterprise or promised fixed returns over the value of investment made through purchase of securities. Securities with participatory rights are called equity securities and securities with promised returns are called debt securities. A combination of both is known as hybrid securities. Conceptual Understanding To fully understand the meaning and concept of securities, the landmark judgements of Securities and Exchange Commission v. Howey (Howey case) and Reves v.…
QUESTION (2): Explain why the costs of selling equity are so much larger than the costs of selling debt. ANSWER INTRODUCTION When a company requires raising capital for new investment, may has two real selections. Option one is to selling equity and option two is to selling debt from financial institutions (Stephen Ross, David Hillier, 2012). The cost of selling equity is greater than the cost of selling debt because when the firm sells equity to individuals, because company and other…
This study attempts to address the issues, securities and circulation of money in pawnshops. What is pawnshop? According to Caskey and Zikmund (1990), ”Pawnshops are one of many financial institutions supplying consumer credit, yet they do not compete directly with other financial institution for customers”. It provides variety services such as credit system between the creditor and debtor, mortgage and even money exchange. There are two parties in pawnshops; the lender and the borrower.…
Common Home Inspection Mistakes That Buyers And Sellers Make If you are in the real estate business then you know what a home inspection is. You probably know how important it is to selling property. Most people who aren't in the industry but are simply trying to sell or buy a house probably don't know of or even consider getting a home inspection done and the uninformed generally tend to make mistakes when they contract the services of a home inspector. What is a home inspection? The…