I like cash-rich companies — especially if they’re profitable. A cash cushion means the company shouldn’t be overwhelmed by debt in the near future, and it also reduces the chances of a dilutive share issue at a bargain price.
Month: September 2006
MoneyExpert: Almost 750,000 Homeowners Missing Mortgage Payments Warns Report
Nearly three quarters of a million people have missed one or more mortgage payment over the past year, new research from Citizens Advice has shown.
MoneyExpert: Bank Charges Up By Fifth In Three Years Warns Report
Bank charges have increased by a fifth in the last three years, research conducted by Defaqto has found.
Family Finance: Long On Life €“ Short On Health?
Author: Catriona Singfield
In the UK, as with the rest of Europe, we are now living longer than at any time in the past – and the figure is rising. The average lifespan for a British man is now 76.2 years, with a woman living even longer at 80.7 years. This is excellent news, but sadly […]
Motley Fool: Find The True Cost Of Your Mortgage
In so many ways, comparing financial products online is easy. Not so with mortgages. When we compare mortgages, it may seem simple to glance down over the interest rates for the best one. Most mortgage comparison tables also show such things as the early redemption charge amount and period.
Motley Fool: Your Money Discussion Boards
Here at the Fool we have hundreds of different discussion boards that cover virtually every subject you can think of. Below we’ve listed a collection of the most popular boards on our site that deal with managing your finances.
Money Links For 13th Sep 2006
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Motley Fool: Coping With Financial Crisis
Last week, I wrote How To Master Disaster in an attempt to explain how to deflect the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, including the financial problems caused by death, serious illness, unemployment, accident and so on.
Motley Fool: Rip-off Savings Rates Revealed!
According to the Bank of England, UK residents had over £580 billion on deposit at the end of June 2006. Shared equally among the UK’s 48 million adults, this comes to over £12,000 per head. Alas, much of this cash mountain is owned by just a few million wealthy individuals.
Motley Fool: When Mortgage Arrears Loom
In the last year, more than three quarters of a million people have missed one or more mortgage payments. So says the national charity, Citizens Advice which is concerned that rising inflation is likely to lead to further rate increases thus exacerbating the situation. After all, missed mortgage payments ultimately lead to repossession.