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Usually define the scope “personal banking” segment of financial services customers located between the rich and the Private Banking and Investment Companies and ordinary mortals of retail banking. Middle class and upper-middle, with good jobs, good incomes and at least some financial assets.

From the point of view of institutions, have personal banking customers has become absolutely crucial. Its importance has grown exponentially in relation to other segments highly profitable during the bubble, which now denies, as “hipotecones” or immigrants, which provided easy money that was little justification for businesses to dedicate efforts to the most demanding in knowledge and human capital.

Of course, now that all entities are aware of their need to attract and retain those customers, and it goes: first, that few are prepared to serve that segment, and second, that with the crisis-everything the very bloody complicated, “personal banking will be becoming a little less than” the incredible shrinking target. ” As with most shortages, higher relative value of this customer, the battle of the bodies to stay in this client has more interesting than ever. Read the rest of this entry »

Much of the success to maintain and even increase our level of income (remember that saving is very good, but not sufficient, as always reach a limit) lies in engaging in an activity that we find exciting, involving a challenge while dealing the capabilities we have developed. As with any challenge, there will come a day when we will have mastered, then it may be time to seek to go further away from the monotony and mediocrity.

No loose from the vine if there is any other front. Getting to the office and give surprise may be liberating but not very smart. Preparing to develop new skills and keep on the alert mode to detect a new challenge when you can become the fuel to maintain motivation in the current activity, while awaiting your dream job.

The wonder of the priorities that are askew is the movement itself, but in our ability to know and know what is important in every moment of our lives, do we give weight and where is the challenge greater satisfaction.

Happiness is to pursue the ideal carrot ideal “for whom? For each of us! Not because of what dictates the need or desire of others, but that which comes from our inner desire for self-actualization. Pursue what we love makes us grow and find the path to that goal satisfactions intermediate energize and motivate us to keep running.

Have a clear goal, we know where is the number one ingredient, otherwise we could go any way and never reach the correct destination. Choose this goal is dependent on what is important, our priorities. But what happens when you have time running in one direction and suddenly become unattractive destination?

What if suddenly I love what I do? There is nothing to regret. In fact is standard in the world. Over time circumstances change and we also changed the world would be boring if everything were constant! Energy is created through change and movement. It’s something we can not resist. Read the rest of this entry »

What to think of someone who, to feel empowered, dons a superhero costume to attend a working dinner, go to your first appointment or simply to recover from a bad experience? The opinions can range from “something wrong” to “auction madness” right?

Now, what to think of someone who, to feel empowered, use credit cards and self-generated debts amounting to many months of your income? And much of the debts out of control are rooted in power that is given to being able to show a plastic that gives us access to amounts of money over our ability to pay, forgetting of course, that this dose of superiority comes at a cost: the interest rate.

We must not make an effort to find the message behind the advertising campaign of any credit card: You can … be part of, look good, win the affection of others, etc..! A seductive way of marketing wizards play with three requirements that ALL human beings have: Attribution, Affect and Power.

Be careful, this does not necessarily mean that every time you sign a voucher it becomes evidence of any unmet need or you have to run a pair of scissors and cut the plastic into a thousand pieces. Credit is an excellent tool when we use him, but more importantly, controllable.

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Spanish consumers are the most pessimistic in Europe regarding their financial situation in a context of worsening expectations across the continent, according to a study by the fund manager Janus Capital. 43% of respondents believe that their debt exceeds their income.

Currently, 28% of European households expected to get worse next year, compared with 24% in 2009. In the case of Spain, this figure rises to 32%. In addition, more than half of Spanish households (55%) consider their financial situation is worse than a year ago, ahead of countries such as Germany (29%) and Netherlands (28%).

On the other hand, among the Europeans who have loans, 30% believe that their debt is too high relative to income, while 22% have problems to cope with their debts. Spanish households are those that are under increased pressure, and that 43% have difficulty meeting their loan obligations. Read the rest of this entry »

What does matter is your unwavering commitment and your new beliefs in relation to this that someone, someday you believe was responsible for it was only a fortunate few who live in developed countries than ours.

I need not aspire to wealth such as Donald Trump, Bill Gates or those of Arab sheikhs to enjoy this exciting, yet short life.

If financial knowledge which currently accounts, are not enough, and your dream is to have in a short time, that others took a life form, I can tell you’re taking the wrong path.:

Your dreams have to be “big” yet tinged with a touch of “reality”

It seems contradictory when someone says you should aim for the stars and at the same time, be realistic, but you should not forget is that for any dream of yours come true, must necessarily have organized plans and specific dates, the elements , turn your dreams into potentially achievable goals.

What I would advise is to think in terms of financial freedom initially, and once the scope, start working on your personal wealth. Read the rest of this entry »

The Personal Financial Success True to which I refer, is a concept coined compound as their own, because it represents everything I believe absolutely important for people like you (with dreams and aspirations above average), to “become financially people enjoy a successful lifestyle ideal “in a reasonable time period, which usually account for between 5 and 10 years of uninterrupted work smart, focused and persistent on the day they make the decision to do so.

In mid 2005 I decided to dig a little deeper my nascent financial literacy, and those “causality” of life I found something that filled my expectations in terms of “having a financial plan clearly enough to help me achieve My long-awaited financial freedom “

I refer to the Financial Plan that gives us the Investor Education Program (IPP), which opened my eyes to a world unknown to me until that moment, and for millions of people, ie the investment world.

I had read a lot and learned from numerous experts on the matter, but I needed something practical and really catapulted me into what I dreamed from a financial standpoint.

So I made the right decision to be part of this valuable community (only in the region), and now I can say with conviction, “I am not the same person before and I learned about the fascinating world of money, rather than all my life years earlier.

To date, and according to my plans laid out above, I remain less than four years to meet my financial goals and can start to enjoy and share my life as it should, based on all my achievements and financial results.

I say this because regardless of your interest to start your “career as an investor in search of financial freedom” through the creation of value, you should know that 95% of the world population know certain aspects that ultimately are the ones prevent truly can feel for themselves, which means True Personal Financial Success in every sense of the phrase.

This post has a mission to show you each and every one of the steps you need to take before you begin your career as an investor (that is also the purpose of this subforum), and so have all the skills and capacities (physical and mental) to your ascent to the summit of finance, insurance.

For all this, I would strongly congratulate you for your interest in financial growth and I hope the information that gives you the PFI as well as this subforum of introduction to your training as an investor, I do understand that “nothing is impossible” at least when you believe strongly in something, you agree and act accordingly.

All I ask is that you do not give up a single minute in your relentless pursuit of personal wealth & financial freedom, because no matter where life, the career you’ve studied, you have the skills, work where you play, etc.

Since the economy is always dynamic, plans should be flexible. The fundamental rule says, “evolve or disappear.” All plans that design, no matter how good or effective they are at any given time, can be ineffective and even failed in other circumstances.

The family must adjust their balance sheets, plans and strategies to changing situations. We must be prepared for low-income, tax increases, job loss, but also for positive things like the success of our investments, which, even positive change, alters the balance of our initial calculations.

Finally, it is very important to have family communication, which are never in doubt and that all members cultivate a healthy curiosity about economic issues as part of the family finances is to start a good financial education. Every family is different and can not be designed or follow a standard plan but the planning must be based on specific needs and goals of each particular case.

Abstract: We briefly outline the tools available in the financial system and capital market in terms of available and accessible tools with which the employer has at present to adapt its strategy of short-term funding and financing the Investment in Medium and Long Term. The companies focus their funding needs in financing its working capital and finance their fixed assets, so the first seminar will seek to identify the advantages and disadvantages of different financing alternatives on the Management of Inflation , Customer Credit Management and Cash Management products. It will also conduct a SWOT analysis of each alternative and qualitative aspects that create value from an optimal strategy for funding.

The Financial Manager operates today in a context of economic and political uncertainty. Come into play more and more variables are not controllable by the management of enterprises. The process of comprehensive analysis of the risks emerging as an alternative to a proper evaluation of the customers and generate profitable business for both parties, avoiding illiquidity by the lack of recovery of the collection. The aim of the activity is to analyze the different qualitative and quantitative tools that exist today in the market, predicting the potential repayment capacity of firms. We will study the issues to consider in stock control, trade reports, the competitive environment, the strengths and weaknesses of companies, economic and financial indicators and the interpretation and evaluation of financial statements among other items.

Having a savings target and within budget
* Set Your Goals: Set a goal of real savings based on your account, always keep some money, not spend it on things that really are not an investment, such as education, any property, shares, your vehicle. Try to save some fixed percentage, may be 1% but try to take up to 10% of their income. Remember that it must learn to live with less money or find some other source of income. Pay what you owe each month, do not leave your bills and try to delay the debt is the second priority after saving because the interest that accrues as they leave illiquid.
* Make a budget: Type in a notebook their expenses, including fares, desserts, food on the street, chewing gum, cigarettes, anything where his money goes, so presupuéstela real, but every day try spend less. Remember the idea is to maximize income to pay their debts.
* Be aware of your expenses: It is necessary that every day is fixed in the budget, if you are saving or if you are spending more than what is allowed in your plan. Not evaluate to make ends meet, do it every day so you can make corrections in time. If you save more than the normal savings abónela share their debts and achieve more quickly reach equilibrium.

Paying bills higher avoid paying more interest
* Pay first high scores: Pay each month, do not fall behind in paying public services, leasing, gas credit card, check out the interest you have to choose which account to pay now and what not, if has debts must become expert in calculating interest for any item in your credit rate can be fired and lose lots of money.
* Pay more than the minimum: If you notice your accounts say “minimum payment” and the amount for the payment of this month, always try to pay more, usually these payments it forward and next month their account will be lighter and you can more quickly achieve the expected savings to meet its objective.
* Keep clear goal: Get something that will encourage the goal, if all you want is a vehicle, the home of your dreams, a cruise, or anything else that is a great dream, may at first seem remote and difficult, but every month is going to approach it a little more. The sooner you start the better.

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