Chapter 13 Bankruptcy filing is for individuals in the United States to undergo a financial reorganization, which is supervised by a Federal Bankruptcy Court. The individual who is badly in debt can file for Bankruptcy either under Chapter 7 or Chapter 13 or Chapter 11. The debtor chooses under which Chapter he or she is going to file for bankruptcy. The debtor’s financial characteristics and the type of relief sought play a great role in the choice of chapters.
The US Code sets forth debt limits for individuals to be eligible to file under Chapter 13 -
Unsecured debts of less than $336,900 and...
Debt Consolidation - How to Know if I Am Eligible or Not?
On May - 15 - 2009
Debt consolidation is not for everyone, there are some debt situations that should not be solved via a debt consolidation program because the benefits that debt consolidation provides are not applicable to every form of debt. Learn how to find out whether you will be able to take advantage of a debt consolidation program or not.
Before contacting a debt consolidation agency you need to make sure that by consolidating your debt you will be improving your financial situation. Otherwise you will need to resort to other forms of credit and debt repair. Since debt consolidation is mainly based on debt...
Secrets of Online Trading and Stock Market Hours
On May - 15 - 2009
Most people would liken stock trading with gambling. However, in truth, the two couldn’t be more different. In fact, stock trading isn’t simply buying and shares as well. Developing a good trading strategy is the key to making it in the stock market. A stock market simulator, is an online game application that duplicates aspects of real-life stock markets, from trading strategies and information, down to the varying stock market hours of the different stock exchanges. Read on and know more about how you can learn and practice stock trading with an online stock game simulator.
Two types...
More Children Studying Finance Exams
On May - 15 - 2009
Personal finance is firmly on the school curriculum with over 10,000 pupils in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland looking forward to gaining finance qualifications, that they hope will enable them to pursue careers in the financial services industry.
The teenagers are studying optional GCSE, AS and A-level equivalent courses that have been designed as ‘stand-alone’ qualifications, and are delivered by the IFS School of Finance educational charity. Although approved by the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA) schools can choose whether or not to offer the additional subjects to students.
The...
Top Mutual Funds in India
On May - 15 - 2009
Deciding or searching for the top mutual funds generally requires lot of things to be taken into consideration. It is here that the role of the fund manager creeps in. The fund manager determines the performance of the fund for that particular period, so it is a compulsion that he is consulted prior to making the investment. Another important segment that should be taken care of is the proper selection of Assets. Asset Allocation is the art of bifurcating your finances into a mixture of Assets (stocks, bonds, etc). It is imperative that some amount of research is done prior to choosing a fund for...





