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    Alluring bank rates and easy profit

    The banking industry is alluring. In the last ten years, competition among financial institutions has created many opportunities to make extra money with the best Bank Rates. There are two main reasons for this new competition: reduced regulation and appearance of the Internet. With widespread access to broadband, online banks can now offer loads of features that traditional banks can not. In addition, these online banks can offer the best...

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    Online banking: advantages and disadvantages

    Most online banks offer higher interest rates or other offers on savings accounts and other banking products because these banks have less overhead. There is not much building to pay and there are fewer employees. Account information and services are available 24 hours a day, every day. An exception to this rule would be for online banks may need to go offline for a couple of hours to update and maintain systems. Most online banks have no fees...

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  • What you need to know about bank rates

    What you need to know about bank rates

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Gaining The Assistance Of A Professional Tax Attorney

By Kenneth Moore | Feb 14, 2011

Dealing with the Internal Revenue Service can be a scary endeavor and most individuals do not know enough about tax law to represent themselves adequately when seeking a debt reduction associated with their taxes.  The legal complexities encountered in this type of situation leads many people to seek the assistance of a professional tax attorney to help them handle the issue.  Consulting an appropriate attorney will make negotiations with representatives of the Internal Revenue Service significantly easier and will increase your chances of achieving the results you desire.

What To Look For In A Professional Tax Attorney

There are a few elements that should be examined closely when choosing a professional tax attorney to make sure that you are hiring the best person for your needs.  The attorney chosen should exhibit integrity and reliability and have a minimum of 5 years of experience in the tax debt field.  The initial consultation to review your case and determine whether any thing can be done to change your circumstances should be free and the fees charged by the attorney should be comparable to the fees charged by others in the field with similar experience levels.  The best tax attorneys will have a refund policy available as well.

Avoiding Common Pitfalls

One of the mot common problems encountered when searching for a professional tax attorney is finding an attorney that claims to be able to settle all of your tax debt problems for a tiny fraction of the amount you actually owe, often referred to as “settling for pennies on the dollar”.  Getting tax debts settled for significantly less than the amount owed is very difficult and is the result of thorough examination of your case and careful compromise between the tax attorney and the agents of the Internal Revenue Service.  A tax attorney that makes these claims before reviewing your case is an untrustworthy individual and should not be hired.

Hidden costs buried deep within the contract language is another common occurrence that should be investigated before any documents are signed.  Some tax attorneys are happy to focus their conversations on their ability to help you achieve the results you desire but neglect to mention many of the cost details and the fees that will be added to your bill as soon as the contract is signed.  Read all of the documents presented to you carefully to make sure you know what you will be charged for and how much the charges will be.

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Credit Card Skimmers Could Break Your Bank

By Laura Perez | Feb 12, 2011

A new warning from the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC) says thieves are now skimming RFID information in order to steal credit card and debit card information. According to the not-for-profit organization, identity thieves are able to harvest numbers and personal details from new debit and credit cards by brushing past a purse or wallet.

Many credit and debit card issuers have started releasing cards to the public that come equipped with an embedded radio frequency identification (RFID) chip.  The cards use radio waves to transmit card information by simply swiping it through the air in general proximity of the card reader.

While the new technology makes it simple to complete card transactions, the ITRC says it makes identity theft simple as well. By

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The Cost of Courtship: How Much Do You Spend on Valentine’s Day?

By Kenneth Moore | Feb 11, 2011

They say money can’t buy love, but it seems that’s exactly what we try to do each year when Valentine’s Day comes around. We’re not talking about a few greeting cards or chocolates here and there, either. Valentine’s Day has grown into a multi-billion dollar industry. That’s right, billion.

If you have never stopped to consider how much money you’ve basically thrown away over the years on frivolous Valentine’s gifts, perhaps the data in the graphic below will bring you to your senses. If you’re looking for ways to save money in 2011, try skipping the box of chalky heart candies this year and find a better use of your funds.

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New report shows credit card fraud, identity theft down significantly

By Kenneth Moore | Feb 10, 2011

The number of cases of identity theft in the U.S. fell by 3 million in 2010 over the previous year as the total amount of money lost dropped nearly $20 million from the $56 billion lost in 2009.

That was the good news that came from the Javelin Strategy & Research “Identity Fraud Survey Report.” The bad news was that the amount of per-victim fraud increased–from $4.607 in 2009 to $4,991 in 2010.

New account fraud, when someone opens a new account in someone else’s name–rather than exploiting existing savings accounts or an existing checking account–contributed to the rise in costs.

The results are based on interviews with more than 5,000 adults.

Here are some other key findings from the report prepared by the Pleasanton, Calif., market research firm:

  • The out-of-pocket cost to those who suffered payment card fraud was up, from $387 to $631.
  • Resolving an identity fraud problem took five hours longer, from 21 hours to 26 hours.
  • Credit card fraud accounted for less of the total number of cases (57 percent) than the previous year, but debit-card fraud was up from 26 percent to 36 percent.
  • Nearly 14 percent of the identity theft cases were by family members or acquaintances but the amount stole by them was nearly twice the average–$8,233.

Researchers credited the overall decline to the payment card industry’s new data-security standards, but noted that the fraud rate seems to decline when retail sales go up but rises when sales drop.

The decline in the 2010 fraud rate contrasts with the 12 percent jump it experienced between 2008 and 2009.

Although some fraud cases cost consumers up to $50,000, the lion’s share of the cost is covered by banks and merchants. The amount of tim

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Inflation fears as factory price rises hit two-year high

By Kenneth Moore | Feb 10, 2011

Input prices at factories rose 13.4pc in the year to January – the strongest rise since October 2008 – driven by the soaring cost of oil and other imports, the Office for National Statistics reported.

Factories feeling the squeeze accelerated rises in their own prices, raising them 1pc in just a month, double the average forecast, and 4.8pc in the past year, which was the highest since May.

If the sector passes on a bigger slice of its price pressures to its customers, the effect threatens to feed into the wider economy and the headline inflation rate, analysts warned.

“January’s producer prices figures provide a timely reminder that, despite yesterday’s decision to keep rates on hold, the risk of a near-term hike in interest rates remains very much alive,” said Samuel Tombs, UK Economist at Capital Economics.

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