What happens if a person dies after taking a personal loan?

Hari asked: Hi, I have a doubt please let me know … what happens to the loan , if a person who has taken the personal loan dies? Do the bank takes all the assets belongs to the person?

What is the point of people being allowed to declare themselves bankrupt?

batteryacid asked: Is it a tool to stimulate the economy, because so many people mismanage their money and too many people in debt would create a freeze in spending and enterprise?

I ask because it seems unfair that people who take on the responsibility of credit can just declare themselves bankrupt,
with light penalties, such as not [...]

What happens to the stocks of a bankrupt company if the company is bought by some other company?

Nishant asked: What happens to the stocks of a bankrupt company if the company is bought by some other company.

I am plaaning to buy stocks of Bearing point. The company is bankrupt now and selling its operations across the globe. What will happen to my stocks if I buy them?

Can anyone recommend any books and/or strategies to help me learn more about how to manage my personal finance?

Chris asked: I am 25 and have been working for a few years. Can anyone recommend any books and/or strategies to help me learn more about how to manage my personal finances? I know the basic about 401k and my Roth IRA. Can you help me prioritize and also suggest some other [...]

Does Quickbooks manage personal finance too?

aaronb05@sbcglobal.net asked: Does Quickbooks take care of all the personal finance like Quicken does? Or is it ONLY for business and not personal? Basically, does Quickbooks have everything that Quicken has plus more? Thanks!

Tips To Help Stop Foreclosure

How To Help Stop Foreclosure

So you have been unable to pay your mortgage lately and you have got a notice of foreclosure. Well of course you do not want to lose your home and so you want to learn more about government foreclosure help, and how you can help stop foreclosure so that you can [...]

what percentage of overal trading volume are personal finance traders?

sakaton06 asked: For example, how much are prices of stocks affected by institutions (e.g. funds) and how much by small personal traders. If they recommend a stock in a financial magazine (e.g., Kiplinger), will it affect its price significantly – individual traders wanting to buy it? How big volumes are day traders – 10%, 20% [...]

Would teaching personal finance in High Schools help?

Mr SmoothHead asked: If we require personal financing course to be required in High School, do you think we would improve our economy in the long run?

I don’t mean just a token course. A serious course for like 2 years just like as in math, english, etc.

What happens if a company goes bankrupt and you have credit cards?

Shhhh asked: If a company goes bankrupt, and you have a credit card with them, what happens? Does it clear or do you still owe the payments? Just curios..

What is the easiest way to take out a personal loan?

meggiecakess asked: I’m 19 years old, I go to school, I’m a waitress at Applebees, I have my own credit card which I pay on time, and I would like to take out a personal loan so I can do some work on my car. It needs a bunch of new parts. I also need [...]