How the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Works
If you bank in the United States, you've probably seen the sticker posted on the door of your bank:
FDIC. Maybe you've taken the time to expand the acronym: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
Maybe you've read the sticker's little assurance: "Each depositor insured to at least $100,000."
But what is the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation? Where did it come from? How does it
work? What does its insurance cover? To understand why the FDIC was created and how it works,
it helps to understand the basic premises of insurance.
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Insurance is like gambling. When you buy an insurance policy, whether it's auto, life or medical
insurance, the insurance company assesses the risk of insuring you by asking questions like,
what's the likelihood that a driver of a certain age and driving history is going to get into a fender
bender? What's the likelihood that a woman of a certain age and medical history is going to accrue
serious medical costs? What's the likelihood that employees working in a warehouse filled with
dangerous machinery are going to get hurt?
If you're considered a low risk, the company will charge you a relatively low premium, a fee you pay
for the insurance coverage. If you're considered a high risk, the company will charge you a high
premium, or -- if you are a truly bad gamble -- choose not to cover you at all.
The premiums you pay go to the insurance company's insurance fund, which the company uses to
pay an insured member when his car gets sideswiped or he hits his head on a forklift.
The FDIC's depositor insurance is, in principle, no different from any other insurance. Instead of
insuring cars and workers, however, the FDIC insures people who hold deposit accounts with U.S.
banking institutions.
For how long has the FDIC been around? How did it come to exist in the first place? Take a look at
the
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Your Tax Dollars at Work? Nope.
The FDIC, a corporation set up by the United States government to help regulate the U.S. banking
system, is not funded by federal income tax dollars. The FDIC is funded by insurance premiums of
member banks and by its own investments.
Introduction To Money Market Mutual Funds Investors interested in the money market can access it most easily through money market mutual funds, but these vehicles do not let smaller investors off the hook when it comes to having a rudimentary understanding of the Treasury bills, commercial paper, bankers acceptances, repurchase agreements and certificates of deposit that make up the bulk of money market mutual fund portfolios. In this article, we'll show you how money market funds work and how they can benefit you. --------------------------------- Purpose of Money Market Mutual Funds for Investors There are three instances when money market mutual funds, because of their liquidity, are particularly suitable investments. Money market mutual funds offer a convenient parking place for cash reserves when an investor is not quite ready to make an investment or is anticipating a near-term cash outlay for a non-investment purpose. Money market mutual funds offer ultimate safety and liquidity. This means that investors will have an expected sum of cash at the very moment that they need it. ----------------- An investor holding a basket of mutual funds from a single fund company may occasionally want to transfer assets from one fund to another. If, however, the investor wants to sell a fund before deciding on another fund to purchase, a money market mutual fund offered by the same fund company may be a good place to park the proceeds of sale. Then, at the appropriate time, the investor may exchange his or her money market mutual fund holdings for shares of the other funds in the fund family.
To benefit their clients, brokerage firms regularly use money market mutual funds to provide cash management services. Putting a client's dormant cash into money market mutual funds will earn the client an extra percentage point (or two) in annual returns above those earned by other possible investments ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------
Operational Details of Money Market Mutual Funds Money market mutual funds are designed to offer features that are particularly suited to the needs of small investors. Minimum initial investments generally range from $500 to $5,000.
You can purchase money market mutual funds directly from brokerage companies or mutual fund firms, just as you would purchase a stock or equity mutual. As investment advisors, some banks also sell money market funds and some even have their own proprietary funds that offer money market investment opportunities. These should not be confused with money market accounts, which are interest-earnings savings accounts.
Money market mutual funds also offer some simplified withdrawal features that are more typically associated with bank or trust accounts. For example, money market funds allow investors to withdraw assets by writing checks, usually of a minimum amount, say, $500 per check. If the investor does not want to write a check as a means of withdrawing funds, he or she can easily redeem shares by requesting payment by mail or by remittance through a wire transfer to his or her bank account.
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Money Market Funds For over 30 years, money market funds have treated investors well. Money market funds have been around for over 35 years and are a very popular place for investors to park their money. How popular? As of Feb. 21, 2007, 2.3 trillion dollars worth of popularity!
Money market funds are a type of mutual fund that invests in short-term (less than a year) debt securities of agencies of the U.S. Government, banks and corporations and U.S. Treasury Bills. They are fixed at $1 per share and only the yield fluctuates. Banks prefer you never hear about the 1000-plus money market funds available to investors. These funds offer advantages that savings accounts, checking accounts and CD's can't beat, including: ---------------------------------- High Liquidity Money market funds are very liquid, meaning you can take money out of them on short notice. There is no penalty for taking money out of your money market fund, unlike Certificates of Deposit (CD's) that impose large fees for withdrawing your money. You can also write checks from your money market account (typically three a month).
Low Risk Money market funds are not FDIC insured, but they are still very secure because they are holding very safe investments like t-bills. Government debt securities are considered very safe because the government has the ability to raise taxes to meet its obligations. It is virtually impossible to lose your principle in money market funds. To top it off, most mutual fund companies carry some sort of insurance to cover your assets.
Competitive Yields Your checking and savings accounts will have a tough time beating the yield of a money market fund. Money market funds return an average of 4 to 6 percent a year, which rivals the return of CD's. The interest is calculated daily, but only paid out at the end of the month unless you sell the fund, then it is paid at that time.
Money Market Funds Widely Used As mentioned earlier, about 2.36 trillion dollars of investors' money was in money market funds in 2007. If you sell a stock or a mutual fund, your broker or fund company will typically move your proceeds into a money market account so you can collect interest. Also, when you open an account with most brokerage firms or fund companies, your money is typically put into a money market account until you are ready to purchase bonds or equities.
Money market funds are clearly a smart place to hold your money. If you are between investments, saving for a house, saving for a vehicle purchase, or just looking for a safe place to put money, I urge you to put the money in a money market fund. There is no reason to hold large amounts of money at the bank. ---------------------------------- What is a Certificate of Deposit Answer: A certificate of deposit ("CD") is a short to medium-term, FDIC insured investment available at banks and savings and loan institutions. Customers agree to lend money to the institutions for a certain amount of time. In exchange for doing so, the customers is paid a predetermined rate of interest. Often, banks will charge a penalty fee if the money is withdrawn from the CD before it matures. The purpose of this Estimator is to help you understand your share insurance protection.
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Bond Basics: Different Types Of Bonds Government Bonds In general, fixed-income securities are classified according to the length of time before maturity. These are the three main categories:
Bills - debt securities maturing in less than one year. Notes - debt securities maturing in one to 10 years. Bonds - debt securities maturing in more than 10 years.
Marketable securities from the U.S. government - known collectively as Treasuries - follow this guideline and are issued as Treasury bonds, Treasury notes and Treasury bills (T-bills). Technically speaking, T-bills aren't bonds because of their short maturity. (You can read more about T-bills in our Money Market tutorial.) All debt issued by Uncle Sam is regarded as extremely safe, as is the debt of any stable country. The debt of many developing countries, however, does carry substantial risk. Like companies, countries can default on payments.
 Municipal Bonds Municipal bonds, known as "munis", are the next progression in terms of risk. Cities don't go bankrupt that often, but it can happen. The major advantage to munis is that the returns are free from federal tax. Furthermore, local governments will sometimes make their debt non-taxable for residents, thus making some municipal bonds completely tax free. Because of these tax savings, the yield on a muni is usually lower than that of a taxable bond. Depending on your personal situation, a muni can be a great investment on an after-tax basis.
Corporate Bonds A company can issue bonds just as it can issue stock. Large corporations have a lot of flexibility as to how much debt they can issue: the limit is whatever the market will bear. Generally, a short-term corporate bond is less than five years; intermediate is five to 12 years, and long term is over 12 years.
Corporate bonds are characterized by higher yields because there is a higher risk of a company defaulting than a government. The upside is that they can also be the most rewarding fixed-income investments because of the risk the investor must take on. The company's credit quality is very important: the higher the quality, the lower the interest rate the investor receives.
Other variations on corporate bonds include convertible bonds, which the holder can convert into stock, and callable bonds, which allow the company to redeem an issue prior to maturity.
Treasury bonds (T-Bonds, or the long bond) have the longest maturity, from ten years to thirty years. They have coupon payment every six months like T-Notes, and are commonly issued with maturity of thirty years. The secondary market is highly liquid, so the yield on the most recent T-Bond offering was commonly used as a proxy for long-term interest rates in general. This role has largely been taken over by the 10-year note, as the size and frequency of long-term bond issues declined significantly in the 1990s and early 2000s.
The U.S. Federal government stopped issuing the well-known 30-year Treasury bonds (often called long-bonds) on October 31, 2001. As the U.S. government used its budget surpluses to pay down the Federal debt in the late 1990s, the 10-year Treasury note began to replace the 30-year Treasury bond as the general, most-followed metric of the U.S. bond market. However, due to demand from pension funds and large, long- term institutional investors, along with a need to diversify the Treasury's liabilities - and also because the flatter yield curve meant that the opportunity cost of selling long-dated debt had dropped - the 30-year Treasury bond was re-introduced in February 2006 and is now issued quarterly. This will bring the U.S. in line with Japan and European governments issuing longer-dated maturities amid growing global demand from pension funds. Some countries, including France and the United Kingdom, have begun offering a 50-year bond, known as a Methuselah.
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Where is the safe place to put MONEY?
YOUR MONEY, YOUR SAVING
With banks falling like dominos, there's a lot of worry about the
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cash out of the stock market and putting it into FDIC-insured
accounts, while others are hiding theirs under their mattress.
Before you make any drastic moves, read these answers to some
common questions about your savings.
Are there any safe havens left?
It sure doesn't feel like it. Even conservative investments - like
ultrashort- term bond funds and a single money market fund - have
lost value recently. But rest assured, your cash accounts are still
extremely safe. To shore up confidence in money-market mutual
funds after a prominent portfolio "broke the buck," the Treasury
Department launched an insurance plan to guarantee their value.
What's more, bank money-market accounts and CDs are as
protected as ever. While it's certainly hard to tell which banks will
eventually survive this financial meltdown, your accounts are
FDIC-insured.
Finally, if you're looking for a safe option within your 401(k),
consider a stable value fund. These portfolios often invest in a
diversified mix of short- to intermediate- term bonds that are
backed by different insurers. Plus, they've been yielding around
4% lately.
Is my bank or brokerage going to disappear?
Even with the government stepping in to buy up the crummy
mortgage-backed securities that are endangering the health of so
many banks and brokers, this relief won't be immediate. It may
take weeks for the Treasury Department to put together a team to
evaluate these bonds. In the meantime, more banks and brokers
could go under or be forced to sell out to healthier firms.
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Self-employed persons, sole proprietors and
certain designated workers pay Social Security
and Medicare tax through their self-employment
tax. Here are a few steps to help calculate taxes
if you work for yourself.
Figure out your net income from self-employment.
Net income is typically your total business
receipts minus your total business deductions.
2
Multiply your net income from self-employment by
0.9235 (or 92.35 percent). Your answer is called
your "net earnings" from self-employment. If this
number is less than $400, you don't have to pay
self-employment tax.
3
Multiply the amount of your net earnings that is
$76,200 or less by 0.153 (or 15.3 percent), and
multiply any net earnings over $76,200 by 0.029
(or 2.9 percent). Add your two answers together.
This is your self-employment tax.
4
Factor in your deductions. You can deduct half of
your self-employment tax in determining your
adjusted gross income. Do this in the
Adjustments section of the 1040. Interest,
dividends, capital gains, rental income, pensions
and other forms of unearned income are not
subject to self-employment tax.
5
Report your self-employment tax on Schedule SE
of the 1040.
How Do I Buy Bonds? Most bond transactions can be completed through a full service or discount brokerage. You can also open an account with a bond broker, but be warned that most bond brokers require a minimum initial deposit of $5,000. If you cannot afford this amount, we suggest looking at a mutual fund that specializes in bonds (or a bond fund).
Some financial institutions will provide their clients with the service of transacting government securities. However, if your bank doesn't provide this service and you do not have a brokerage account, you can purchase government bonds through a government agency (this is true in most countries).
In the U.S. you can buy bonds directly from the government through TreasuryDirect at http://www.treasurydirect.gov. The Bureau of the Public Debt started TreasuryDirect so that individuals could buy bonds directly from the Treasury, thereby bypassing a broker. All transactions and interest payments are done electronically.
If you do decide to purchase a bond through your broker, he or she may tell you that the trade is commission free. Don't be fooled. What typically happens is that the broker will mark up the price slightly; this markup is really the same as a commission. To make sure that you are not being taken advantage of, simply look up the latest quote for the bond and determine whether the markup is acceptable.
Remember, you should research bonds just as you would stocks. We've gone over several factors you need to consider before loaning money to a government or company, so do your homework
Treasury note Treasury notes (or T-Notes) mature in two to ten years. They have a coupon payment every six months, and are commonly issued with maturities dates of 2, 5 or 10 years, for denominations from $100 to $1,000,000.
T-Notes and T-Bonds are quoted on the secondary market at percentage of par in thirty-seconds of a point. Thus, for example, a quote of 95:07 on a note indicates that it is trading at a discount: $952.19 (i.e. 95 7/32%) for a $1,000 bond. (Several different notations may be used for bond price quotes. The example of 95 and 7/32 points may be written as 95:07, or 95-07, or 95'07, or decimalized as 95.21875.) Other notation includes a +, which indicates 1/64 points and a third digit may be specified to represent 1/256 points. Examples include 95:07+ which equates to (95 + 7/32 + 1/64) and 95:073 which equates to (95 + 7/32 + 3/256). Notation such as 95:073+ is unusual and not typically used.
The 10-year Treasury note has become the security most frequently quoted when discussing the performance of the U.S. government-bond market and is used to convey the market's take on longer-term macroeconomic expectations.
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How to Get Funding for a Business
If you're thinking of starting your own business,
chances are you're going to need some money. Here
are some tips to help you get funding for a business
startup!
Have a plan. Before you approach anyone for money,
create a solid business plan. There are many books
that detail how to write your own business plan, or you
may want to hire an experienced writer. People want to
see that your idea is not just a passing daydream--that
needs and risks associated with it have been thought
out!
2
Decide how much money you will need. This depends
on the type of business you plan to run, and you may
also need time to run your business before you turn a
profit. Figure out how much of your startup funds can
contribute to your daily living expenses until you are
able to earn a steady income. Your monthly living
expenses should be combined with variable expenses
like food and clothing for a period of six months and
presented in your business plan.
Determine the type of funding. Once you know how
much money you will need to run your business you
need to choose the best way to get that money. Many
entrepreneurs with excellent credit should begin with a
trip to their bank to meet with a loan officer.
Other options for startup business needs include:
Commercial Financing. These loans assist with the
financial needs of a new business, including working
capital, inventory purchases, account receivables and
payroll. Commercial finance loans usually require
some assets to stand as collateral.
Real Estate Financing. These loans are provided to
assist with the new construction or the purchase of a
building for your book.
Equipment Leasing. This financing assists with the
purchase of equipment needed for the business.
Small Business Association Loans. Though the SBA
won't give you a loan, they do help guarantee a loan
using funds provided by the U.S. government to provide
working capital for small businesses. There are a
variety of programs available, but you still need to get a
loan from another funding source.
Credit Cards. Many businesses are built on credit, but
you have to tread cautiously here and be careful not to
ruin your credit by overspending.
4
Find an outside investor. From a "real" investor to
family and friends, explore other routes of financing to
help get your business off the ground.

How to Get a Grant for a Startup Business
Starting a business is a fulfilling, yet challenging experience.
The first step in starting your business is to secure income
for your startup costs. If you cannot fund this yourself, there
are a variety of grants available to help you.
Write a business plan. To write a successful grant you need
a clear idea of the objectives of your business. Ask a
business or management consultant if you are unsure how
to construct a business plan.
2
Conduct research. Look online for grants offered by the
federal and state government and private institutions. If your
business is targeting a specific segment of the population or
a niche or specialist market, look for grant-giving
organizations in that field. These are likely to be less sought
after and so you are more likely to be successful.
3
Check the eligibility requirements for each grant. Shortlist
the grants that are most applicable to your business startup
idea. Contact the agencies and ask them to explain the
grant. Ask the agent any questions you have. This means
that agency is aware of your name and idea before the
application is even processed. It gives you an indication of
the most important points in the application.
4
Write your application. Make sure your application
specifically highlights how your business meets the grant
criteria. Address each criterion on a point-by-point basis if
needed. Ask someone to proofread the application for
spelling and grammar errors before you submit it.
5
Call the office. One week after you have submitted your
application, call and check on the progress of your
application. This reminds the agency of your business name
and purpose.
How to Write a Grant for a Business
A business grant is a very important first step in starting
your own business. A business grant could very well be the
material you use in order to get your business off the
ground, the way that you sell yourself to those who will be a
part of your startup funding.
1
When writing a business grant, you will need to completely
illustrate your business plan to a potential funding source.
Think in terms of what your business mission statement is.
What is your business all about? What service or product
will you provide? Convey that in terms that an outsider who
is reading your business grant will understand.
2
Next, you want to tackle your business goals and objectives.
What are you trying to achieve with your business? Likely,
you want to be your own boss and make good money! But
what else? Do you want to own the biggest gym in town with
the most members? The tastiest bakery where people can't
help but stop in for a cup of coffee every morning? Identify
and communicate your objectives clearly when writing a
business grant.
3
Use your business grant to explain why your business is
different, why it will stand out among it's competitors. If you
are starting a business, you must think that you have some
edge over competitors for one reason or another; a
business grant is a place to put that difference in writing.
Use your business grant to portray both the technicalities of
starting your business and the personalized details that will
set you apart from the rest.
4
Who is your targeted customer? This is yet another variable
that needs to be addressed in a business grant. Describe
who you will market your product or services to, and how
you will do it.
5
After detailing all of the business plan, the next step in
writing a business grant is to analyze and describe the
budget. How much do you need in startup funds? How long
will it take before your small business begins making a
profit? You write a business grant in order to help attract the
attention and investing interest of potential lenders. That's
why it is so important to be diligent in a business proposal
about startup funds and budgets.
6
Once you have a complete business grant proposal, start
approaching people, businesses and government for startup
assistance. Other small businesses, large companies,
government funds, banks, etc...The institutions you can
approach for business startup funds are
limitless...especially once you have a well written business
grant.

How to Write A Grant Proposal Letter
A grant proposal letter is usually used to initiate funding requests
with small organizations and non profits that do not have a formal
process set in place.
1
If no prior connection or grant funding has been made with the
organization write a intro of the organization your representing.
Include what you do and who you help. Also include a brief
organizational history.
2
If prior grant funding has been given by the targeted organization,
then let them know recent changes and improvements.
3
All basic steps of a grant proposal should be included but in a
very condensed form. Such as: need process, goals and
objectives, key personnel working of the project, and the
evaluation procedure.
4
In the letter of grant proposal make sure you address what your
project is, what must happen for the project to get going, who will
benefit from the project and how long the project will last.
5
In your letter of proposal for your grant make sure to include how
much the project will cost and what percentage of that your asking
the organization for. If possible tell them how the other percentage
of the project will be funded. A list of fundraisers and other
funders would be beneficial. If the list gets long you can add a
appendix to the letter and just refer readers to the grant appendix.
6
Write the grant proposal in first person, unlike other forms of grant
proposals this type is written in a personal format.



Revolving Debt
. The most common form of revolving debt is credit card debt.
There are two types of debt in the world of consumer credit:
installment debt and revolving debt. When a lending institution
extends to you a set amount of credit and bases repayment
upon a percentage how much of that credit you borrowed,
rather than basing repayment on a specific time frame, it is
called revolving debt.
Interest Accrues on the Outstanding Balance
You have just received a brand new credit card in the mail.
You notice that the card has a limit of $5,000 with an annual
interest rate of 24.99 percent.
Interest does not begin to accrue on this card until you utilize it.
If you were to use the card to make a purchase of $100, interest
would accrue only on that $100.
Periodic Finance Charges
Assume you've made a $5,000 purchase. How much interest
are you going to be charged if you can't pay the balance in full
when your bill comes due? Credit card companies make this
determination based on a periodic interest rate. They take your
annual interest rate, 24.99 percent, and divide it by the number
of payment periods, 12. They then multiply that number by the
total balance due and the final number is the finance charge.
Example: 24.99 percent = 0.2499: 0.2499/12=0.021 $5,000 X
.021=$105
$105 is the finance charge.
Minimum Payment Calculations
Most companies that issue credit cards calculate your
minimum payment based on a formula given by the Office of the
Comptroller.
The OCC's formula is Minimum Payment = Transaction fees +
APR (%) x Outstanding Credit Card Balance + 3% x Current
Credit Card Balance.
Your credit card does not charge transaction fees. Your
outstanding balance is zero and your current balance is $5,000.
Your minimum payment on five thousand dollars would be one
hundred fifty dollars.
Minium Payment Payoff Time Frame
Paying off a credit card balance by making only the minimum
payments is a Sisyphean task. If you only made the minimum
payment on your $5,000 balance, at a rate of 24.99 percent it
would take you 317 months--more than 25 years--to pay the
balance in full. In that time you would have paid more than
$10,000 in interest payments.
Alternatives to Revolving Debt
Financial guru Dave Ramsey offers an alternative to the use of
revolving debt: Pay cash as you go. By developing a
systematic plan for saving for large purchases, you won't run
the risk of becoming overburdened by credit card payments.
Revolving account-Credit-Debt
A revolving account is an account created by a lender to
represent debts where the outstanding balance does not have
to be paid in full every month by the borrower to the lender.
The borrower may be required to make a minimum payment,
based on the balance amount. The most common example of a
revolving account is a credit card.
Installment credit
Installment credit is a type of credit that has a fixed number of
payments, in contrast to revolving credit.
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