Random Guy from Texas asked:


Having an interesting disscussion with someone who claims to be a CPA for 30 years and can’t name them.
To be fair to him, I will ask the business and finance community what they think the two most important principles are. Your opinion, and maybe I will learn something new for myself in the answers.
I mean finance in general, and this is more of a “book-type” question of technical principles, a bit like asking “what law of motion is most important when attempting to understand the trajectory of a rocket”?

Finance F asked:


Sven Smorgasbord is 35 years old is presently experiencing the “good” life. As a result, he anticipates that he will increase his weight at a rate of 3 percent a year. At present he weighs 200 pounds. What will he weigh at age 60?

cutensassy222 asked:


I have a huge truck payment, and have difficulty paying it due to financial hardship. Will a finance company accept a lower payment, or reconfigure the payment?

Bdubs asked:


Personal finance was slightly taught to me by my parents or in school. I had to learn how to balance a checkbook, the dangers of credit cards and about saving all on my own. What personal finance lesson do you wish you had been taught in your younger years & how would that have changed your current economic status?

shelstar27 asked:


I am 23 years old, a college graduate just starting off my career. No kids or marriage yet. What are the best books, magazines, sites, tools, etc. regarding personal finance at this stage of life? A lot of what I’ve seen seems like good advice yet geared toward people with families, established in careers, and with tons of debt.

mp1531 asked:


Yahoo finance summarizes the real time mean recommendation of analysts on each stock in my Stock Portfolio a 1.0 (Strong Buy) to 5.0 (Strong sell) scale. Where can one find or how can one create a list of stocks sorted by this scale?

sammyarts asked:


I have a business plan and all I’m just stuck in the finance bubble how do I pay for it.
I know nothing about starting a business I’m 25 with no credit,I don’t know what steps to take or where to begin.

Jonny L asked:


Jessops do a nice interest free finance option for 6 months if you buy a camera over £250. I’m 18, and I’ve never taken out a loan or a credit card. What are the advantages/disadvantages of using the finance option? My camera costs £399. Will it affect my credit rating?

sehuds2 asked:


I was looking at purchasing an item that I need to have financed, and one of the promos is no interest for 12 months, but Im wondering is interest different from the monthly finance charge? It says minimum finance charge of $1, so what is the difference between a finance charge and interest

Carolm asked:


So i didnt pay my car loan for 2 months . So my finance company decided to call of my references , dad , brother , landlord! diclosing information. are they aloud to do that?