Archive for March, 2007

Your Age & Your Wallet

How old are you today?
You answer to this question would have explained why you are good or bad in personal finance decision-making.
This is at least according to 4 young economists in their recent research findings. The 4 economists are David Laibson of Harvard, Xavier Gabiax of MIT, John C. Driscoll of the Federal Reserve Board […]

Shopping For A Co-Branding Credit Card - A brief review on RHB AirAsia, RHB PlusOne, CIMB Enrich & Alliance Ikea credit card

Free air tickets, TVs, and furniture, anyone?
Welcome to the latest credit card marketing offering – co-branding. Co-branding is essentially two major brands converging to reach the same target audience in order to increase brand consumption and loyalty. In the case of a credit card, it is a partnership between the issuer, say, CIMB Bank, and […]

Should You Swap Credit Card Outstanding Balance With Personal Loan for Lower Interest rate?

With banks chasing you to take up personal loans, if you have credit card debt that carries an 18% interest p.a., does it make sense to swap the credit card debt with a personal loan that only charges 12% interest rate p.a? By swapping high interest credit card debt with lower interest of personal […]