Posts Tagged ‘insurance’
Personal Financial Planning Tips : How to Build an Emergency Cash Fund
The best way to build an emergency cash fund is to start with a working budget and put away any excess income. Start a nest egg of savings with tips from a financial planner in free personal-finance video.
Expert: Julie Asti, CFP
Bio: Julie Asti works as a financial planner for Asti Financial.
Filmmaker: Bing Hu
Duration : 0:2:6
Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC)
The DIFC is the world’s newest international financial centre. It aims to develop the same stature as New York, London and Hong Kong.
It primarily serves the vast region between Western Europe and East Asia.
Since it opened in September 2004, the DIFC has attracted high calibre firms from around the globe as well as its region. A world-class stock exchange, the Dubai International Financial Exchange (DIFX), opened in the DIFC in September 2005.
The DIFC is a 110-acre free zone. It is part of the larger vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, together with the Government of Dubai, to create an environment for progress and economic development in the UAE and the wider region.
Sectors
The DIFC focuses on several sectors of financial activity: Banking Services (Investment Banking, Corporate Banking & Private Banking); Capital Markets (Equity, Debt Instruments, Derivatives and Commodity Trading); Asset Management and Fund Registration; Insurance and Re-insurance; Islamic Finance & Professional Service Providers.
Financial institutions may apply for licences in the above sectors. Firms operating in the DIFC are eligible for benefits such as a zero tax rate on profits, 100 per cent foreign ownership, no restrictions on foreign exchange or repatriation of capital, operational support and business continuity facilities.
Financial services in the DIFC are regulated to international standards by the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA).
Duration : 0:5:49
Personal Financial Planning Tips : How to Estimate How Much Money You Will Need To Retire
Estimating how much is needed to retire is a complex problem that usually requires an online tool or hired services. Learn some simple steps for calculating a retirement fund with tips from a financial planner in free personal-finance video.
Expert: Julie Asti, CFP
Bio: Julie Asti works as a financial planner for Asti Financial.
Filmmaker: Bing Hu
Duration : 0:2:56
Personal Financial Planning Tips : How to Avoid an IRS Income Tax Audit
Avoiding an IRS tax audit is done by reporting all income accurately and avoiding red flags like not reporting tips. Prevent the IRS from starting an audit by using a trusted CPA or reporting taxes accurately with tips from a financial planner in free personal-finance video.
Expert: Julie Asti, CFP
Bio: Julie Asti works as a financial planner for Asti Financial.
Filmmaker: Bing Hu
Duration : 0:2:56
Personal Financial Planning Tips : How to Buy Your First Investment Property
When buying your first investment property, something to think about is the possibility of being a property manager or maybe hiring one if being a landlord is not appealing. Research is crucial when buying investment property, so learn what to look for when buying land with tips from a financial planner in free personal-finance video.
Expert: Julie Asti, CFP
Bio: Julie Asti works as a financial planner for Asti Financial.
Filmmaker: Bing Hu
Duration : 0:2:54
Hitchens Says U.K. Financiers Lack Short-Term Optimism
Jan. 11 (Bloomberg) — John Hitchens, U.K banking leader at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, talks with Bloomberg’s Rishaad Salamat about the outlook for Britain’s financial-services industry.
U.K. financial-services companies are more pessimistic than at any time in the past year on the outlook for business growth, according to a survey by the Confederation of British Industry and PricewaterhouseCoopers.
Duration : 0:4:11
EH – Financial Planning: Annuities : Variable Annuity Drawbacks
The inherent problem of variable annuities is that funds will go up and down. Learn about the drawbacks of variable annuities with information from a registered financial consultant in this free financial planning video.
Expert: Patrick Munro
Contact: www.northstarnavigator.com
Bio: Patrick Munro is a registered financial consultant (RFC) with outstanding sales volume of progressive financial products and solutions to the senior and boomer marketplace.
Filmmaker: Reel Media LLC
Duration : 0:1:36
Cummings, Baucus Demand Geithner Testify About AIG: Video
Jan. 8 (Bloomberg) — Representative Spencer Bachus, the top Republican on the Financial Services Committee, has joined Democrat Elijah Cummings, chairman of the Oversight and Government Reform Committee, in calling for Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner to testify about the efforts of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York to limit American International Group Inc.s disclosures of payments to banks. Bloomberg’s Lizzie O’Leary reports. (Source: Bloomberg)
Duration : 0:1:18
Personal Financial Planning Tips : How to Get a Low-Interest Personal Loan
Getting a low-interest personal loan involves going to the bank and applying for one and is easier to get with stable income and a good credit score. Secure a low-interest personal loan to build credit or pay off other debts with tips from a financial planner in free personal-finance video.
Expert: Julie Asti, CFP
Bio: Julie Asti works as a financial planner for Asti Financial.
Filmmaker: Bing Hu
Duration : 0:2:10
Personal Financial Planning Tips : How to Buy Life Insurance
Life-insurance policies come two ways, a term policy or a whole-life policy, and they can be bought online or through a life-insurance agent. Purchase a life-insurance policy and give family members piece of mind with helpful hints from a financial planner in free personal-finance video.
Expert: Julie Asti, CFP
Bio: Julie Asti works as a financial planner for Asti Financial.
Filmmaker: Bing Hu
Duration : 0:2:16