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Kuala Lumpur Stock Market Outlook – Forecast for the Day – 21 June 2007!

Friday, February 29th, 2008

KUALA LUMPUR STOCK MARKET OUTLOOK: Forecast for Thursday, June 21, 2007: Expect an across-the board-rally as players return but take profit on rally. Do not chase stocks. Buy on dips.

Technically speaking:

1. As at Wednesday’s close at 1386.27 the KLCI was higher by 9.48 points or 0.31%, making a new historic high. Volume was clearly higher at 1.77 bln shares, the KLSE’s highest in 1 ½ months. Gainers led losers 641 to 274.

2. In yesterday’s newsletter we had said this, “We believe our market will leap.” We based our belief on the technical strength of many of our stocks, which are experiencing “high tide”.

3. True to form, the KLCI leapt out of its consolidation, closed at 1386.27, way above its resistance of 1373 to make a new historic high close.

4. Yesterday was truly a significant day as most stocks rallied. It’s an across-the-board rally with 641 gainers vs 274 losers.

5. With this excellent close (which, frankly, few analysts and observes had expected as most predicted a lethargic market) you can expect an explosive opening this morning.

6. But should one buy in the morning? Try not to because they tend to peak around 9.30am and then pullback. Our view is therefore to sell and take some profits on any early morning rally, and wait for a pullback or correction to buy back on dips, either around 10.30am or 3.30pm, as these are the two “soft” periods in a bullish trading day.

7. For longer-term investors. We believe this market and stocks can move higher. You can therefore still hold onto your stocks, as the time is not ripe for the market or stock to form a top yet.

8. Yesterday cement stocks shot through the roof. For example CIMA, YTLCMT and LMCEMT, as demand for building materials rises with the increase demand in properties. CIMA’s next target is 8.70, YTLCMT’s target is 7.30 and LMCEMT’s targets are 2.16 and 2.77.

9. The next group of stocks that garnered renewed buying interest is property stocks. Oh, the zippy EQUINE (close at 3.66) is running again after a rest. Next targets are 4.30 and 4.80. Its partner in the building of the 2nd Penang airport, MRCB, has also woken up.

10.So are PJDEV, SUNWAY, ENCORP, TA, TA-WB, E&OPROP, KEURO, DBHD and DNP, the last three being new stocks to watch.

11.Oil and gas stocks were on a roll with RANHILL, UMW, EDEN, SAPCRES-WA, FAVCO and SAAG, just to name a few while construction stocks were also bought up, like UEMBLDR, MRCB, etc.

12.Note our stocks-to–watch for today are: SUNWAY, UEMBLDR, COMMERZ, FAVCO, ENCORP, E&OPROP*, EQUINE, TWSCORP, UMW, PJDEV-WB, TA-WB*.

13.New stocks-to-watch are: DNP*, DBHD, KEURO, RCECAP.

14.DNP looks great and is a confirmed buy above 3.10. KEURO is rising too and so are DBHD and RCECAP.

15.This stock RANHILL amazes us. Just when nearly everyone is now bearish on this stock after an emphatic denial from RANHILL’ s management about striking oil, it rebounded by a hefty 0.46 sen to 2.48. This stock is definitely not for the faint-hearted, and honestly, we don’t know whether we should trust what the Board is going to say anymore. After their denial, the market can make a higher high – higher than the day when the erroneous headline was made! So much for news and fundamentals. No wonder chartists call this illogical announcements “funny-mentals”. Why bother reading the newspapers, huh? Elliott wave would have done much better, ya?

16.Here is another expected reaction from investors after the CEO of TRANMILE, Gan Boon Aun, quit. The stock plunged 0.81sen to 4.94 (but not before it initially rose 0.30 to 6.05). But the puzzling question is this. How come the authorities took no action on the persons responsible for these accounting irregularities till now? In America, they would have been charged. Look at Enron and Worldcom, for example. Kenneth Lay, Jeff Skilling and Fastow were swiftly charged for cooking Enron’s books and Bernie Ebbers for cooking WORLDCOM’s books. Kenneth Lay died before he could serve his sentence, Skilling got 24 years in jail and Bernie got 25 years in jail. Let’s see what and when the authorities are going to book them in TRANSMILE’s case. Oh, we did mention that the next target is RM3.00? Hmm, it’s possible (maybe 2.94), so you still ant to buy TRANMILE at 4.94 because the funny-mentals says it is “cheap”?

17.Our ringgit appreciated by 80 pips yesterday from 3.4350 to 3.4270.

CONCLUSION: We did have a bullish breakout for the KLCI, as we had anticipated and most stocks rallied. If you had switched to stock index futures, you would 14 points to 1392. We continue to pick stocks from the strong sectors like property, construction, oil and gas. If we are right about the Dow making new highs to 14400, our KLCI could test 1492 and FKLI to test 1466. This will be another good round for trend followers. Finally, our KLCI should be trending up for now! Shorts will likely be shot! Get out of shorts!

Long-term Upside Targets:1492 (Target amended on 15/6/07).

Immediate downside targets: 1334/1291/1222

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8 Things You Need To Know About Your Credit Score

Friday, February 29th, 2008

Credit scores are really a big concern in one’s financial world. Thousands, or even millions, of people are concerned about it because it’s connected to so many aspects – cars, houses, jobs, credit cards, and so on. But before we get deeper into the subject, as a consumer, you should first have a basic understanding of credit scores.

1. A credit score is like your overall grade that quickly tells lenders how well you are handling your financial obligations. It indicates how good or bad a credit risk you are.

2. Your credit score is sometimes called a FICO score because it is named after Fair Isaac Company, the company responsible for the software in tabulating your credit score. Although, it is important to note that today, the major credit bureaus do not necessarily use the same software in calculating your credit score.

3. Credit bureaus are agencies that put together your credit score. Of the hundreds that exist in the country, only three are the ones you should be concerned about – TransUnion, Equifax and Experian. These three major credit bureaus put together your credit score according to the data they gather from their client companies (such as credit companies and utility companies). They do this by using a software that calculates your credit scores.

4. Therefore, you have three credit scores from three different credit bureaus. Your credit scores may vary, because they use different softwares to calculate your credit scores. That means you have three credit reports, coming from three different credit bureaus.

5. Credit scores range from 350 to 850. Typically a score above 720 is a good score, which can qualify you for better interest rates, loans, mortgage rates, auto loan premiums and credit cards. The lower your credit score, the harder it is to get these types of things with good rates.

But you should not be discouraged with your low score. You can still show lenders positive things that are not stated in your credit report, such as that high-paying job you just got in the past months, which may help you get approved by lenders.

6. Under the FCRA (Fair Credit Reporting Act), you are qualified to get a copy of each of your credit report for free every 12 months at your request. You may get them all at once, or you may get them one at a time, if you wish.

7. You are also qualified to get a copy of your credit report for free if you were turned down for credit or loan, do not get a job you apply for, are on welfare, are unemployed and will look for a job within 60 days, or if your credit report contains inaccurate negative information.

8. Your credit score is very important in your financial life because it tells lenders whether or not they should extend you credit or loans. Employers may also use it to accept you for a job, and landlords may also use it to know if they should let you stay in their apartment.

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How Debt Consolidation Can Save Your Finances

Friday, February 29th, 2008

Every year, a large number of people fall into the debt trap and find it hard to pay their minimum monthly installments. They feel helpless when they see their debts piling on but do not have a feasible solution to solve the problem. It all works well when you can pay the bank or the credit card company on time. The main problem starts the minute you realize that you cannot make ends meet for a particular month and end up defaulting the payment. The next month you have to arrange for twice the actual principle and an increased interest rate for being a defaulter. There are times that you may need to borrow some money to actually pay up. If you fail to make two consecutive payments with the same bank, your interest rates increase and subsequently for every failed payment, the interest rates keep increasing. In such situations, debt consolidation is the most feasible solution.

Debt consolidation is the transference of all your debts into a lending arrangement. All your credit card, loan or mortgage balances are collectively considered a debt that you have to repay. You are offered lower interest rates and better interest terms on the new consolidated loan. The conversion into a debt consolidation loan implies you are paying off a loan rather than being viewed as a credit card defaulter with low credit scores. When searching for a debt consolidation deal, it is essential that you read and understand the terms and conditions and all the calculations involved. Loan consolidation is always a feasible option, as you no longer need to skip monthly payments and then be overburdened with surcharges, late fees and higher interest rates.

When selecting a debt consolidation offer you need to understand the annual percentage rate (APR). This rate is of many types and hence when you get a debt consolidation quote, make enquiries regarding the type of APR you will be charged. Find out if the debt consolidation company will offer you an introductory APR. This specified rate is charged for a limited period. These rates are better, but only if you can make larger payments in the initial period, i.e., within the time period that the introductory APR is offered.

When applying for the loan, make enquiries about balance transfer APR. Be certain about the period this rate is applicable and the type of interest rates you will be required to pay once that period is over. Enquire about the breakdown of balance transfer fees. Certain debt consolidation companies may not charge you any fees as a promotional effort. This may not be entirely true as these fees may just be camouflaged within higher interest rates. In order to determine what is the best deal you are being offered, you can compare these deals and check the total amount you will have to pay. Many websites have online calculators that are helpful.

Debt consolidation eliminates the need to make payments to several creditors and makes you liable to only one lending company. This minimizes the risks of forgetting to pay and you are not required to issue numerous checks on varying due dates. You simply have to set aside a specified amount each month and pay it to your debt consolidation provider.

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Wise Stock Trades

Friday, February 29th, 2008

When you place a market order, you are essentially telling a broker to buy or sell a stock at the current market price. A market order is the way your broker normally places an order unless you give him or her different instructions. The advantage of a market order is that you are almost always guaranteed that your order is executed as long as willing buyers and sellers are in the market place.

Generally speaking, buy orders are filled at the ask price and sell orders are filled at the bid price. If, however, you are working with a broker who has a smart order routing system, which looks for the best bid you sometimes can get a better price on the NASDAQ or AMEX exchanges. Whenever the order involves the NYSE, you need a good floor broker. In most brokerage houses, market orders are the cheapest to place with the lowest commission level.

If you want to avoid buying or selling stock at a price higher or lower than you intend, you must place a limit order instead of a market order. When placing a limit order, you specify the price at which you will buy or sell. You can place either a buy limit order or a sell limit order. Buy limit orders can be executed only when the price of the stock you are buying is at the limit price or lower. A sell limit order can be executed only when the selling price is at the limit price or higher. In other words, you set the parameters for the price that you will accept. You can’t do that with a market order. The risk you take when placing a limit order is that the order may never be filled. Most firms charge more for executing a limit order than they do for a market order. Be sure that you understand the fee and commission structures if you intend to use limit orders.

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The Cost of Marriage

Thursday, February 28th, 2008

The average cost of getting married now stands at £17,500 and is rising by 10% every year. For most couples seeking financial assistance is a normal constituent when planning a wedding, either traditionally through relatives or friends. But many decide that taking out an unsecured loan is the only way they can successfully fund the big day.

The first costs you incur as soon as you decide to get married will be the charge to give notice that you intend to marry, this will cost around £30.00 per person. But if you think that’s cheap then be prepared for the costs to rise. Based on average prices here’s what you might expect to pay for your special day. Wedding clothes for Bride, Groom, Best Man and Bridesmaids – £1150, photographer – £750, video of wedding and reception – £600, flowers for the church and reception £160, typical Church marriage fees – £400, wedding rings – £2,000, car hire for wedding and guests – £300 and a three tiered cake – £200. You can see why, soon-to-be newly weds, may opt for a loan.

Taking out an unsecured loan can be quick, relatively easy and can now be done online. There is no collateral involved in taking out an moneysupermarket.com/loans/SecuredLoansFinder.asp unsecured loan and no risk involved to the borrower as there would be with a secured loan on property for example.

Potentially you can get an unsecured loan up to £25,000; depending on your circumstances of course (the lender will take into account your credit history, income and re-payment capability – the repayment capability is determined with the help of a mathematical formula called debt-to-income (DTI) ratio – the lower the DTI, the greater the amount that you can borrow).

When looking for a moneysupermarket.com/loans/SecuredLoansFinder.asp loan it’s always prudent to shop around to get the best deal, and with so many lenders out there you are sure to find a great deal with reasonable monthly payments, and the money you borrow can go towards making the big day very special indeed.

James Quinton is a writer based in the UK. He has had articles published worldwide. Compare moneysupermarket.com/loans/SecuredLoansFinder.asp loan rates online.

Bo Staff Buying Guide

Thursday, February 28th, 2008

The bo staff is used in several martial arts and is essentially a long piece of well polished wood, resembling a pole.

How long a bo would be best for me?

Originally the bo staff was always approximately 6′ long. Modern martial artists however have generally found that a bo a few inches longer or shorter than they are works best for them. When deciding on a length, consider that a longer bo extends your reach, while a shorter bo is easier to manage.

How wide a bo staff would be best for me?

You should be able to close your fist around the center of the staff. Tapering has advantages but should not have a significant effect on the bo staff width you choose. Remember that wider staffs will always be heavier than the equivalent narrower staff.

Which bo staff is right for me?

That depends on what you are using it for.
For Demos:

For demonstrations you want a lighter bo which will allow you greater speed and easier changes of direction and preferably a bo with flash. G-Force makes the lightest bo’s and the Chrome Demonstration Bo Staff and the individually designed Multilens Demonstration Bo Staff are flashy and very slick.
If your demonstration will include ground strikes a more sturdy bo such as the traditional Carved Rattan Bo may be ideal.

For Combat Training:

Accidental combat during bo training hurts and unintentionally hard strikes can result in broken ribs and other serious injuries. Softer woods such as White Wax and Rattan are preferable to Oak or Hardwood staffs. The only bo designed for full-speed, full-force combat sparring is the ActionFlex Bo Staff.

For Strength and Stamina Training:
A heavier staff will help you increase your strength and speed, giving you an edge during future use. We recommend the Hardwood Bo Staff and the Youth Hardwood Bo Staff for their heavy weights and affordable prices, which is a nice plus since bos do break during training.

Other things to watch out for

Many sites charge a shipping surcharge on bo staffs. Be sure to factor the total cost of the bo including the shipping cost when deciding which retailer to purchase from.

Andrew Castillino has been practicing the martial arts for several years and is employed by karatedepot.com Karate Depot Martial Arts Supplies as a writer and product specialist. His focus is karatedepot.com/martialartsweapons.html martial arts weapons including the karatedepot.com/bo_staff.html bo staff.

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How Long Does it Take to Recover From Personal Bankruptcy

Thursday, February 28th, 2008

You’re bankrupt. You’re doing all the right things to improve your credit and recover from your bankruptcy (i.e., managing your money and credit well, increasing your credit scores, paying your bills early or on time, and re-establishing credit).

So when does the dark cloud that’s been over you since you filed bankruptcy leave?

The answer is, “it depends.”

With some lenders, as long as your bankruptcy remains on your credit reports you will be denied credit. The good news is, there are many “normal” lenders who are willing to work with you after bankruptcy. You just need to know where to find them.

It’s NOT about working with lenders that are convenient for you. It’s about finding lenders that will work with you without taking advantage of your situation. Each lender sets their own “credit guidelines.” What are credit guidelines? They are simply the minimum requirements you must have in order to qualify for credit with that lender.

The three common credit guidelines for most lenders who work with people after bankruptcy are:

(1) the amount of time you have since your discharge
(2) How you pay your bills after discharge
(3) Your FICO credit scores.

Time will heal.

The maximum amount of time the dark cloud of bankruptcy follows you is up to 10 years. Remember, this dark cloud is only for a season in your life, not forever. Bottom line: the more time you have after your bankruptcy is discharged the more opportunities you’ll have to get credit.

But lenders also need to know you’ve recovered. Late payments after a discharged bankruptcy are bad news. Lenders need to see an early or on-time payment history to feel comfortable with you after bankruptcy.

There is no escaping a lender who will judge us on our credit scores. This is why it is so important to increase your scores by deleting inaccurate, outdated, and unverifiable information from your credit reports. Your FICO scores are just too important to ignore. You need to make it a priority to keep your FICO credit scores as high as they can be. High credit scores are the key to unlocking opportunities that have been hidden from you.

Let’s look at how lenders use credit scores so you can understand what I mean.

GETTING A MORTGAGE

Mortgage companies are pretty forgiving when it comes to lending money to someone who’s filed bankruptcy. In fact, after bankruptcy, it’s actually easier to get a mortgage on a new home than get approved for an unsecured credit card.

As long as your middle FICO credit score is 580 or above you will qualify for mortgage financing with no money down…just maybe not at the interest rate and terms you want. (This assumes you haven’t had a foreclosure in the last 24 months and you have a good payment history since your discharge.)

To get better terms and a lower interest rate, you need a higher middle credit score. A middle score of 600 will give you a lower interest rate and better terms. (This assumes you haven’t had a foreclosure in the last 12 months.) A middle score of 620 or above opens up even better options once you have two years after discharge.

PURCHASING A NEW CAR

A FICO credit score over 700 on the credit reporting agency the manufacturer uses will open up the floodgates for you. A score between 600 and 620 seems to be the bare minimum you need to qualify with most lenders for a good interest rate. Slimy lenders (the kind that wear lots of gold chains, polyester suits, and broadcast a hairy chest to the world) will help you if you have a lower score.
Remember, many car dealers use only one FICO score to make their lending decisions. So, you’re always better off going to a dealer who uses the credit reporting agency where you have your highest FICO score.

UNSECURED CREDIT CARDS

Some lenders just don’t want to do business with a bankrupt person.

Interviewing lenders BEFORE you apply for credit is so important. You need to determine their credit guidelines before you apply. (Read that sentence again!) Many unsecured credit card providers are 100% FICO credit score-based. That’s how they can offer you an answer so quickly if you apply by telephone or over the internet.
The only thing they look at to make their credit decision is one of your FICO scores. A FICO score over 700 seems to be what they’re looking for.

BANK LOANS

Don’t expect too much from your banker until four years have passed and your FICO scores are above 680. However, all bankers are different. Find out what the possibilities are with your banker. Do they have any authority to make credit decisions?

After my bankruptcy I felt lucky to have a bank checking account, savings account, debit card (now they’re called Visa/MasterCard check cards), a secured Visa credit card, and a few secured bank loan.

A CREDIT LIMIT INCREASE

You need to be on a constant hunt for higher credit limits. Even if you don’t think you need them. It’s good for your scores, especially when your spending patterns remain the same.

You “earn” a higher credit limit by paying your bills early or on time. Your next step is requesting a credit limit increase every six months. Credit limit increases are usually based on how long you’ve been a customer; your payment habits; how long from the last time your credit limit was increased; and your FICO scores.

Again, anything over 700 opens the floodgates of options from most lenders. One key point to remember, when YOU request a credit limit increase the credit inquiry lowers your credit scores. When your lender does it in their normal course of doing business it does NOT lower your credit scores.

If you ask for credit limit increases from banks or credit unions, (I repeat, only banks or credit unions) apply for them all within a 14-day window. All credit inquiries from these sources during the 14-day period will only count as one credit inquiry.

If there was a magic FICO score to aim for (and there really isn’t) it would be 720. This score won’t open all the credit doors for you…but it will certainly open enough doors at normal interest rates to accomplish your goals.

afterbankruptcy.org/stephen-snyder.html Stephen Snyder is the founder of the After Bankruptcy Foundation a non-profit organization that provides free lifeafterbankruptcy.com bankruptcy information and recovery steps. Stephen also writes a free weekly newsletter on LifeAfterBankruptcy.com bankruptcy recovery.

How I Started Writing My First Book and Why I Decided To Write It

Thursday, February 28th, 2008

I am often asked why I started writing my first series of books, and although the answer is actually fairly simple, it spans a period of about 12 years.

Ever since I started my martial arts training back in the early 80’s, I bought any and every book that I could get my hands on concerning every martial art that I could find. Even if it had nothing to do with the ones I had actually started studying. I had books of all kinds from Aikido to Zen and everything in between. Some of those books I still have to this day.

Several of the books that I bought were ones devoted to the art of kicking. Now it didn’t matter to me how good these books were, because at the time I had no idea if they were good or not. I just bought them because they were on the martial arts and because someone had written them. So they had to be good, didn’t they? Which brings up a topic for another article, can you learn from a book? Well, if it is accurate and written well, then yes you can. If it is inaccurate and written poorly then your ability to learn from it is sorely limited.

A quote that I have at the beginning of all of my books on kicking is from the late Bruce Lee, and it goes something like this.

“When I first started training in the martial arts, a kick was just a kick and a punch was just a punch. As I started to learn the martial arts, I realized that a kick was no longer just a kick, and a punch was no longer just a punch. After I had learned the martial arts, I realized that a kick was just a kick and a punch was just a punch.”

As I progressed in my own training, I began to realize that all of the books, and I mean ALL of the books that I owned on kicking, were lacking in two major areas. First was the lack of detail in explaining all of the finer points of each kick, and the second was the attempt at putting too many different kicks in one book and spending too little time on each one. This seemed to be a common occurrence in a lot of books devoted to the martial arts, and not just the ones devoted to kicking.

Eventually, after going through my collection of about 2,000 martial arts books, I whittled it down to about 200 that I felt were truly worth owning. Although I had gotten rid of a lot of these books, there were still a lot of books that were very good, but were on martial arts that I had little or no knowledge of.

Several years later, I actually sat down and decided to start writing a series of books on kicking after engaging in a discussion with my instructor concerning an article that I had read in one of the many martial arts magazines back in the early 90’s entitled, “The No Look Back Kick.” The basic premise of the article was the authors attempt to teach you that you could execute a back kick effectively without looking at where you were kicking. I remember wondering at the time if the author had ever heard the expression, “Look before you leap.”

I remember telling my instructor that I was more than just a little bit annoyed at the context of this article. I even remember lecturing my students about the absurdity of such a thing and admonished them to never even attempt such a foolish stunt. As a matter of fact, I would compare the act of kicking while intentionally not looking about as intelligent as letting Stevie Wonder behind the wheel of a fully functional and moving automobile.

My instructor listed patiently to my tirade and when I had finished, he gave me this advise, “If you don’t do something about it, you’ve got no right to complain.” Wow! Talk about words of wisdom. And this time I listened.

I began writing the rough draft of my first manuscript on an old non-electric typewriter and erasable typing paper. Talk about a chore compared to today’s modern computers and writing and photography programs such as Adobe PageMaker® and Adobe Photoshop®. I had been doing this for a couple of years when an associate of mine at the time convinced me to buy a computer and do my book writing on that instead of the typewriter. At first I was skeptical until I actually typed one page and then hit spell-check. After that I was hooked and as they say, the rest is history.

After I had finished the first draft of my first manuscript, which was to be, and is, entitled, “Achieving Kicking Excellence; Vol. #1: Back Kick, I contacted four different publishers who primarily published books pertaining to the martial arts. Now I will not mention who those publishers were, but I will tell you their responses. One publishing company agreed to publish my books, but wanted me to combine them into two large hard back volumes, rather than the current ten volumes. Another publisher liked my book ideas, but didn’t want to publish them because I didn’t have enough students to justify publishing them. Because in her words, “Who is going to buy your books except for your students.” My response to this was that my books were universal in nature and were of great value to anyone who wanted to learn how to kick properly. The other two publishers never even bothered to return my correspondence.

So to summarize, here are the reasons why I decided to write this series of books.

1. To provide the reader with quality information on the subject of kicking.
2. To reach a larger audience with the aforementioned information.
3. To create a higher standard of writing in the martial arts field.

As you read this article, my first two books have already been published and are in print, and have received outstanding reviews from various professionals throughout the martial arts community. The remaining eight books in the first series are written and will be returned from the printer in early 2007. One final thought I would like to leave with you, “When life gives you lemons, make lemonade.” I did!

Shawn Kovacich has been practicing the martial arts for over 25 years and currently holds the rank of 4th degree (Yodan) black belt in both Karate and Tae Kwon Do. Shawn has also competed in such prestigious full-contact bare knuckle karate competitions as the Shidokan Open and the Sabaki Challenge, among others. In addition to his many accomplishments, Shawn is also a two time world record holder for endurance high kicking as certified by the Guinness Book of World Records. Shawn is the author of the highly acclaimed Achieving Kicking Excellence™ series and can be reached via his web site at: kickingbooks.com kickingbooks.com

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3 Effective Schemes to Recover Debt

Thursday, February 28th, 2008

Debts incurred if not managed effectively go on accumulating and this can lead to the debtor ultimately turning bankrupt. Nonpayment of the debts can also be severely frustrating and stressful to the lender. These problems are more significant in the corporate and business sector. Thus businessmen and lenders arm themselves with the following strategies to recover debts:

Firstly, the lender may call the debtor, negotiate and set up a deadline by which the debt should be paid off. The debtor usually tries to portray an intimidating attitude. If the calls are left unanswered or the debtor fails to meet the deadline the lender can go to the court.

The court employs three methods to recover debts. They are Small Claim Process (SCP), Warrant of Execution (WoE) and Section 65 proceedings. The court determines the method to be used depending on the money owed.

Small Claim Process (SCP):

The SCP being straight forward and cheap is the most widely accepted method. The disputes can be settled using the fast-track process or the multiple track process. Generally amounts above £5,000 are dealt with the fast-track process while those in excess of £15,000 are dealt with using the multiple track process. In the instances where the creditor may be given a default judgment with respect to the debtor the creditor has two options. He may appeal to the court to issue a WoE to the debtor or his property. The other remedy is to refer to Section 65 of the Magistrate’s Court Act.

Warrant of Execution (WoE):

Here, the court places the responsibility of auctioning off the debtor’s assets and property with the sheriff. The debtor is supposed to surrender his real estate documents as collateral. First the movable assets like vehicles or furniture are auctioned followed by the immovable assets like real estate. The public is invited to such auctions and the assets are sold to the highest bidder. The money raised is then given to the creditor. If that money does not successfully recover the loan the debtor is asked to make some other arrangements to get the additional money.

Section 65 Proceedings:

If the debtor and the creditor have reached a conclusion to settle the debt in smaller installments, the court is sanctioned to make this a court order. Now, in accordance with section 65 (A), if the debtor fails to pay the amount, the creditor can summon him to court. A particular day is decided for the court hearing where both the debtor and creditor should be present to defend themselves. If the debtor stays absent on the predetermined day, he can be charged with contempt and even imprisoned.

These are the ways in which a lender can effectively recover his money.

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Order Types

Thursday, February 28th, 2008

There many different order types used to buy and sell stock. There three primary ones are market orders, limit orders, and stop orders.

A market order is an order to buy or sell a stock at the current market price. The trader is not guaranteed to get the exact price they want, but he can be sure the order will take place.

A limit order is an order to buy or sell a stock at a specific price or better. The order remains in place until the trade occurs or a specified amount of time elapses, usually the end of the trading day. The trader is not guaranteed to have their order executed, but they are sure to get the price they want.

Stop orders remain until triggered like limit orders, but they are activated when a stock moves through the trader’s specified price. At that point, they become a market order and the trade is executed. They are usually placed to minimize loss associated with a steep drop in share price.

There are also market-with-protection orders. These are market orders that become limit orders if the price of the stock changes drastically between the placing of the order and its execution. They are often used when trading highly volatile stocks to ensure the trader doesn’t end up with a price they didn’t want.

Stop-limit orders function like stop orders but become limit orders when triggered rather than market orders. They offer greater precision because stop orders can result in very poor trades if the market is very volatile.

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