My Way Or The Highway: Give Your Financial Professionals A Good Talking To!

Written by Martin Thomas


All this talk about Investing is encouraging lately. Overrepparttar last few years, more people have become interested inrepparttar 141897 duty to invest there money, then ever before. However, when you follow most investment offers to their logical conclusion, they are disgustingly futile.

Yet, many people take up these "offers" nonetheless. Why?

As I mentioned atrepparttar 141898 opening comments. We really aren't interested inrepparttar 141899 investing, itsrepparttar 141900 compounding we want. Itsrepparttar 141901 compounding of our seed capital over a specified amount of time that producesrepparttar 141902 results for us. When most people refer to investing, they really mean compounding their money.

The government accredited investment advisors and other peddlers of paper financial tools offer 7% compounding where ever you go. Didn't anybody tell them we dont live for 200 years? Thats how long it would take to see any reasonably interesting return. Even then, in 200 years, inflation would eat up half ofrepparttar 141903 gains. Why do so many settle for these returns?

Maybe lack of choice. But I believe we have simply swallowedrepparttar 141904 line "the higherrepparttar 141905 rewardrepparttar 141906 higherrepparttar 141907 risk" Therefore,repparttar 141908 logic goes, settle for a very small 7% compounder, and my money will be safe. (Whether it is or not, is a matter forrepparttar 141909 Gods)

Its just not so. Many low yielding investments are VERY risky.

Want to know what they really mean by that statement? "The more in control of your own investments you are,repparttar 141910 higherrepparttar 141911 reward andrepparttar 141912 higherrepparttar 141913 risk TO US-our job, our profits" (the investment advisors jobs,repparttar 141914 investment advisors profits)

CONTROL isrepparttar 141915 financial key to rapid asset growth... compounding. Its just so confusing for most people. They seerepparttar 141916 polished brochures, and marble floored offices, andrepparttar 141917 pristinely groomed secretaries, and believe these guys MUST be good. Yes they are good, they are good at getting business for themselves. So we work very hard in our jobs/small businesses, trying to aggregate together some funds to hand over to them.

Well, those of us that refuse to become professional investors anyway.

YOUR CONTROL OF YOUR FUNDS

The absolute truth. Completely unbiased, unspoiled, honest to holy, highest of accuracy truth, is that you can do 100 times better then whats on offer. Its possible, it happens and you can make it happen too.

Why You Should Use a Mortgage Calculator to Understand the Mortgage Amortization Process

Written by Michael Paetzold


Mortgage amortization is often a mystery torepparttar consumer. After all, they oftentimes watch as loan officers whip out their calculators and spill out complicated numbers in record time.

But most consumers, unless they work in an industry related torepparttar 141877 home buying and mortgage lending process, do not understand how loans are amortized. That’s okay—as a consumer it’s really not necessary for you to fully understandrepparttar 141878 amortization process and how your monthly mortgage payments are determined.

However, it is important, if you are seeking a home mortgage loan or if you already hold one, to have a general understanding of mortgage amortization and how to figure monthly payments.

In short, by having a general comprehension of mortgage amortization, you will be a more informed mortgage consumer.

What Does It Do?

When a mortgage loan is amortized,repparttar 141879 amortization schedule is what will calculaterepparttar 141880 amount of your monthly mortgage payment. A normal, or standard, mortgage amortization will allow forrepparttar 141881 monthly mortgage payment to cover all interest accrued onrepparttar 141882 loan inrepparttar 141883 last thirty days since your last payment as well as a portion to be applied torepparttar 141884 original principal balance ofrepparttar 141885 home mortgage loan.

By followingrepparttar 141886 mortgage amortization schedule,repparttar 141887 borrower is paying offrepparttar 141888 balance ofrepparttar 141889 mortgage loan principal, a little bit each month, and building equity into his home. It is not necessary forrepparttar 141890 mortgage consumer to knowrepparttar 141891 mathematical formulas that are used in mortgage amortization in order to be able to answer common mortgage questions.

What is important is that you have a general understanding of mortgage amortization; that you understandrepparttar 141892 ways that you can control or alter your mortgage amortization – allowing you to pay less for your home, and that you know what questions can be answered using a mortgage amortization schedule or a mortgage calculator.

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