Home improvement loans give you two-way value

Let’s say you’ve found the perfect location for your new home but there are no good properties on the market. All you can find are fixer-uppers - properties in a “distressed” condition - but, if you renovate, you will have a great place to live. More importantly, money well spent is stored in the higher […]

SOHO - not just “pretty” places in Manhattan and London

SOHO stands for Small Office, Home Office and it’s used to refer to people who work from home. The self-employed freelance or run e-commerce sites. Unfortunately, most people never think about home insurance. They have their home insurance policy but never read the small print. The bad news? The majority of policies either exclude […]

What to do if you run your own business

Almost everyone understands the idea of life insurance. You pay a premium. When the life insured dies, the insurance company pays out to the beneficiaries. That works well in the many cases where the life insured is employed. But those who run their own businesses, whether as sole proprietors, partners or majority shareholders in a […]

A word to the wise on taking a loan

With low interests rates and easy access to credit, the solid citizens abandoned prudence and began to spend as much as they could borrow. As it happens, you are better off because your borrowing is not already high. No anxious banks are pressing you to reduce your overdraft. But how do you cope if you […]