Business & Finance - 23 January 2007

My current company is Primerica which is a branch of CITI Group. I always hear about the Vanguard Fund, but for all i know its like saying Nike makes the best basketball shoes(brand recognition)

2007-01-23 14:10:44 · 5 answers · asked by Big p 1 in Investing

I just turned 18 a month ago and in April my father is going to buy me my first car. I want to build up good credit so I can use it to buy my car and my father will give me the money to make the payments every month so I can build my credit with something MAJOR. Is this a good idea? I really want a PERFECT credit score, how can I achieve this?

2007-01-23 14:07:23 · 14 answers · asked by Destiny Jay 1 in Credit

2007-01-23 14:07:19 · 5 answers · asked by monochrome R 2 in United States

a few days ago i got the EIC form sent in. It states that according to my finances ect.. i may be entitled for a refund. after reading it carefully i took it to my accountant to review it but said it was not good. it says that the child has to either be 19 or 24 and in school.
is the information of the child supposed to be based on this year or the year the EIC state (2004)

2007-01-23 14:06:23 · 2 answers · asked by nycgreekguy004 1 in United States

2007-01-23 14:06:10 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Business & Finance

can i deposit a check with my name into my bf account with his bank card and if i know his pin and then withdraw the money from his account?

2007-01-23 14:03:46 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Credit

As we all know the bid-ask spread is the way the specialists and money makers make thier money. For example, a heavily traded stock with a volume of 100 mln per day and bid-ask spread of a penny can fetch $1 mln per day -- not a bad daily wage as compared with average of $100 per day for ordinary mortals. (QQQQ has such a volume and MSFT, INTC,CSCO or AAPL ocasionally can reach a 100 mln shares per day too)
Stocks that are not that liquid can have much wider bid-ask spread to compensate for the 'loss'
My question is, given large enough volume to keep the spread equal to 1 penny (assuming you can not place a limit order with accuracy higher than a penny as is in most cases) would you prefer to trade a $20 stock or a $80 one? Don't you think that trading the first one is much more "expensive"?

2007-01-23 14:03:34 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Investing

The co-signer wants the car, which I'm fine with since I can't afford it anymore, but how can I get my name off of the loan and off of the title? does he have to refinance it to get my name off of it? Thanks =)

2007-01-23 13:58:25 · 5 answers · asked by cirnrab 3 in Personal Finance

Im Not 18

2007-01-23 13:57:16 · 3 answers · asked by smeagle 1 in Credit

I have $5000 in credit card debt at 13% interest (the credit card is closed so I cannot ever charge more on it). I also have $5000 in savings. I have a steady job that provides me, after expenses, roughly $500 a month to save.

Should I payoff my debt, be at a zero balance in the bank, and work from there? I am afraid that the moment I do, expenses will come up - medical, car repairs, etc.

I like the "security" that having the savings provides. It makes me feel better knowing in case something happens, I am covered - because I do not have the best of credit so I could not "charge" any unforseen expenses. But I also do not like paying 50 bucks a month to Discover card when that money could be used to save.

Any suggestions?

2007-01-23 13:55:41 · 11 answers · asked by Rusty Nail 2 in Personal Finance

How do you handle pay for employess who are called to jury duty? Do you give them regular pay, pay them nothing or something in between?

Please identify yourself as an employer or employee and please tell me how many employees you have.

Thanks for the input.

2007-01-23 13:53:12 · 4 answers · asked by Jess 5 in Small Business

My case won at the District Justice's office, and I'm looking into collection agencies to collect the $1700.00 I am owed. Looking online, I can't tell which are legitimate or may be a scam. I'm also looking, obviously, to get the most amount of money back.
Has anyone been in this situation? I need the name of a decent agency.

Thanks.

2007-01-23 13:50:47 · 2 answers · asked by Emily 2 in Renting & Real Estate

A. U.S. Savings Bond
B. Growth Fund
C. Money market Fund
D. IRA

2007-01-23 13:50:45 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Personal Finance

I have had my tax return taken 3 years in a row due to debts I owed while in the Army. How can I find out if it will be taken again this year, and most of all, prevent it?

2007-01-23 13:50:22 · 3 answers · asked by Anthony R 4 in United States

I want to make 6 figure income.

2007-01-23 13:47:37 · 2 answers · asked by lightcake29 1 in Careers & Employment

We are on public assistance and my parents loan us money to pay rent until I can get back on my feet again. I'm afraid that them loaning us money then claiming us would be double dipping...?

2007-01-23 13:47:35 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in United States

I want to make 6 figure income.

2007-01-23 13:47:16 · 1 answers · asked by lightcake29 1 in Careers & Employment

2007-01-23 13:44:52 · 4 answers · asked by ashley k 1 in Careers & Employment

I was in state disability for 6 months this year due to an on the job accident. Can the disability payments I recieved be included in my yearly income even though it is tax free. This would help boost my EIC return.

2007-01-23 13:44:46 · 5 answers · asked by Todd T 1 in United States

ok we both are in our 30s and soon to be married.i make about 50k and he makes about 80k.the problem is he has a huge debt from his divorce(28k)and a large child support payment to his exwife.between these 2 things he can hardly make his share(half of our bills) of the rent/house bills with is total $900 a mon.if we bought a house our mortgage alone would be about $1100 each than tack on food,electric,cable ect.his child support is not going away but i feel he should pay off his debt 1st before we get into a house.he feels we are just throwing money away renting and need to buy a house soon as possible as a house would give us a huge tax brake.if we buy a house now i would have to pay all the closing costs,down payment as my bf has no money put away.i don't mind that part i'm just afraid after i do that we would have a problem making the monthly payments and would lose the house.is this worth the great tax break my bf talked about or would u wait till he had more money put away?

2007-01-23 13:43:30 · 13 answers · asked by sue8jonniuty 1 in Renting & Real Estate

My wife worked two different jobs this year, but only earned $411 for one and $150 for the other. Do I need to claim this on my return or can I file without it?

2007-01-23 13:40:45 · 5 answers · asked by Jarvis 1 in United States

What is your career and what made you chose it? What do you love most about your job, or hate most about it?

2007-01-23 13:40:04 · 5 answers · asked by one.n.only 3 in Careers & Employment

Every home you look at on GA realtor web sites never reports the square footage of the homes they list. Why? What law covers this omission?

2007-01-23 13:36:56 · 7 answers · asked by Richard B 1 in Renting & Real Estate

I'm looking into Dividend Stocks whats your Picks?

2007-01-23 13:35:17 · 7 answers · asked by Demetre J 1 in Investing

I was wondering if it was known how much traffic a commercial website must have (per-day, per-month, etc) for companies to become interested in advertising on that website. For example, let's say a small start-up company created and ran a website for its business, what would it take for advertisers to want to advertise on that website? Any help would be greatly appreciated

2007-01-23 13:33:56 · 2 answers · asked by Choose your nickname 2 in Other - Business & Finance

I am thinking about buying a multi unit for investment but I am not sure the correct kind of loan to use.

2007-01-23 13:33:18 · 2 answers · asked by kizito2001 1 in Renting & Real Estate

2007-01-23 13:32:46 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Careers & Employment

2007-01-23 13:29:56 · 7 answers · asked by jones0220050001 3 in United States

I was working at Shaws and never got to file for my 2005 Tax Refund (January through May) and made over $1200. I thought I didn't qualify because I never received a W2 form and never got called to notify me that I had one. Can I still file those year's refund for this year or is it too late?

2007-01-23 13:29:15 · 3 answers · asked by Darline 2 in United States

I'm not a flashy person, but after 15 years in Sales, I'm noticing that people do judge you from your Image. It's time to put my domestic to rest, but I'm having a hard time picking a good vehicle with price and reliability. I'm looking for any suggestions. I like the Lexus but at $55,000 minumum, it doesn't make much sense for tax deduction up here in Canada. Some help Pleassse.

2007-01-23 13:27:15 · 9 answers · asked by J t 2 in Canada