Archive for August, 2007

Raising Your Credit Score – Vital for Your Financial Success

Today, as never before raising your credit score is of vital importance. As the bottom falls out of the sub-prime mortgage market, and the angst begins to spread to the rest of the credit industry, raising your credit score will be your only way to get a car loan, mortgage, or a credit card, even [...]

Costly Credit Card Reward Mistakes

Managing your credit and knowing what steps to take to improve it or correct past mishaps is comparative to flying an airplane without any pilot training. As my involvement in the finance and credit industry approaches four years, I’ve encountered several mistakes people make, but one in particular stands out. This mistake will compound your [...]

Staying Ahead on Structured Credit

Interview in July 2007 in Singapore given by Elliott Hann to Innovative Investor Magazine. At this time Elliott Hann was head of Fixed Income, Asia at Reuters. What are some of the new, innovative trends in structured credit across Asia? What is driving these? The drivers have until recently been about hiking yield and gearing [...]