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11: Why Planning & Budgeting is Critical to Becoming Financially Free
I would like to introduce you to the real meaning of budgeting. Forget about the concept of restriction and restraint often associated with household budgets and start thinking about your finances in the same way that good businesses do....

12: Use Offshore Investing To Grow Your Assets
Use offshore investing companies to save your wealth, not just to invest it in offshore assets....

13: Islamic Banking in Hong Kong
Islamic banking is a growing phenomenon worldwide, and its sound principles and ethical standards have helped create Islamic bank branches in many traditionally non-Islamic countries. Hong Kong is about to obtain its first Islamic bank - we look at Islamic banking and its role in corporate financial planning....

14: Retirement Income Investment Planning - Step One
Employer provided pension plans, Social Security, and (always much too expensive) fixed annuity contracts, are retirement income providers. They are monthly income machines that you have paid dearly for but which may not be adequate to cover your retirement expenses--- most of us will need more income than our guaranteed benefits will provide....

15: The Low-Down on CDs: Tips for Savers
Investors seeking a low-risk investment that can be easily converted into cash often choose a certificate of deposit (CDs), a special type of deposit account with a bank or thrift institution that offers a higher rate of interest than regular savings account....

16: 10 Sound Budgeting Tips to Ensure Financial Freedom
Here are 10 sound budgeting tips that will surely get you on the right track again. If you're in trouble with debt, this article is a must read!...

17: Guide to Opening an Offshore Savings Account for the First Time
When we hear the words "offshore savings account," the first thing we think of is movies where the blackmailer tells the blackmailed that they have to wire transfer so much money into an offshore account....

18: How to Make a Commitment to Eliminate Your Debt - That Works!
By making a commitment to eliminate your debt, you are taking the first giant leap towards becoming financially free. Imagine the wonderful feeling of total financial freedom. No debts, no financial worries, and best of all not being tied to a job you don't like just to pay the bills. Research has proven that it takes three things to accomplish anything: Passion, Motivation and Accountability....

19: Safe Investing - Where to Start
It is great that many people are now searching for good financial advice. With past generations, the typical financial advice passed down from parents to children was: buy a home, pay it off as quickly as possible and then - if you are really good at managing your money - buy an investment property. So what are the basics of sound, practical and realistic investing?...

20: Financial Advisors - How Do You Know If You Are Getting Good Advice?
"How do you know if you are getting good advice from your Financial Planner?" This is one of the main questions that is often asked by my clients and readers. Here are a few tips....