The problem occurs when the individual planning to buy the car does not have enough cash to make the down payment. That’s where private party auto loans come in. They provide a way out for such individuals who desire to finance their vehicles and don’t have enough resources to make their down payments.What are private party auto loans?It’s not mandatory to get your auto loan from traditional car dealers or banks. It’s possible to negotiate with private parties and finance your commutation needs. One way of doing this is to get your credit facility from a private party who specialize in providing car loans without any down payment. Typically, in order to avail private loans, it’s important to find a vehicle that’s offered for sale by the original owner. At times neighbors, relatives, acquaintances, and colleagues decide to change their car, and put up their old car for sale. They often advertise their sale in local newspapers, magazines, and even advert their vehicle online in forums and portals supporting classified ads. One can get a good deal from such sources.Once the particular model or make is selected, the current owner has to be contacted for the sale price and vehicle specs. Thereafter, through proper price negotiation, it becomes possible to get a decent price for the car. The major advantage in these kinds of person to person auto loan sales is there are no brokers or dealers involved, and so the price of the car does not include the brokerage or commission. The buyer gets a potential discount that way.And the second advantage is you end up communicating with the actual owner, and not the auto dealer, so you end up with first hand information regarding the vehicle’s performance and history, including various aspects such as maintenance, insurance, any previous accident history, etc. The third advantage is you end up paying an affordable price for your car, since used cars cost significantly less. The used auto loans private party monthly loan repayment amount is therefore less, so it’s easier to repay. This actually improves your credit scores and ratings, since FICO scores increase with regular payments.How to apply for private party auto loans?The process is quite simple. The buyer generally searches online for cars offered for sale, and browses the list of vehicles. Thereafter, a few of the models and makes satisfying the buyer’s requirement are short-listed. The buyer has two choices. Either to contact the seller directly and negotiate the sale after checking out the vehicle, or apply online after filling up an application form. The forms are simple in nature and some basic information has to be provided by the applicants.Alternately, the buyer can also specify some specific requirements such as mileage, age of the car, specific model or make, and even the year of manufacturing in rare cases. Some buyers also request for information related to the existing owner to ascertain how well the car has been maintained, how many services it has had, and also some specific data associated with the insurance policy or claims linked with the car.Once the car and the owner has been decided, the second step is to approach the lender. If you’ve applied online, a loan provider will be made available to you so you don’t have to search for one. In case you’ve negotiated directly, and if your credit ratings are low, it’s recommended you search online for bad credit private party auto loans provider and fill up the application form to avail your credit facility.What are eligibility for private party auto loans?One needs to qualify for private party loans. Generally, the norms related to the eligibility remain more or less common amongst the providers, and are narrated as follows:o The applicant should be of 18 years of age or above.
o The minimum income per week should be $418 or $21,736 annually.
o The borrower should have lived for more than six months within the last two residences mentioned in the form.
o The applicant should have worked for more than six months with the last two employers mentioned in the application form.
o The borrower should not have filed for bankruptcy, nor be involved with any ongoing bankruptcy.
o The individual should possess a valid social security number.Many private money lenders advertise their loan products online so sufficient choices are available. Once you submit your application online, the company executive co-ordinates with the potential buyer to get the required documentation and contact details.
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Current Health News Sources Need to Be Reliable
Having constant access to new information and current health news is an exciting part of modern life. But recently there have been a number of email hoaxes and internet scams that have resulted in a more cautious public when it comes to finding out the latest in health bulletins. Your best bet when searching for medical information online is a website that does not attempt to sell anything and does not require a paid membership to view the contents.Emails are still the number one source for medical misinformation. A rather disturbing email hoax that made the rounds recently told people that they were getting a virus from boxes mailed from a specific company. The company received endless calls asking about the “virus” and there were a number of people that not only called but asked where their boxes were, stating that they were clients of the company and willing to risk the imaginary virus in order to get the nonexistent box.Another unreliable source for current health news is any internet site that sells a product that is supposed to cure whatever terrible disease that the same site is stating is an epidemic. First the scam artists discuss in urgent tones a life threatening illness and then they claim that best cure is the medicine or equipment they are selling. Any medical information site that tries to scare you into buying something is not a good source of information.Some sites actually ask for money before they give you answers. Membership fees, answer fees, or access fees are all names for basically charging you for information that should be publicly available to all. Most medical information is available via search engines but it can be a bit laborious slogging through all the search engine results. It’s great to have one site that you can do a search on for a specific topic or just review current health news, but not if the purpose of the site is to make money off of you. There are several high quality websites that you can access that provide excellent medical information and news without charging you.Be sure and be cautious when looking for up to date medical news and information. Find a reliable website that does not charge you, and make sure that you take all email notifications with more than a grain of salt.
SPDN: An Inexpensive Way To Profit When The S&P 500 Falls
Summary
SPDN is not the largest or oldest way to short the S&P 500, but it’s a solid choice.
This ETF uses a variety of financial instruments to target a return opposite that of the S&P 500 Index.
SPDN’s 0.49% Expense Ratio is nearly half that of the larger, longer-tenured -1x Inverse S&P 500 ETF.
Details aside, the potential continuation of the equity bear market makes single-inverse ETFs an investment segment investor should be familiar with.
We rate SPDN a Strong Buy because we believe the risks of a continued bear market greatly outweigh the possibility of a quick return to a bull market.
Put a gear stick into R position, (Reverse).
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By Rob Isbitts
Summary
The S&P 500 is in a bear market, and we don’t see a quick-fix. Many investors assume the only way to navigate a potentially long-term bear market is to hide in cash, day-trade or “just hang in there” while the bear takes their retirement nest egg.
The Direxion Daily S&P 500® Bear 1X ETF (NYSEARCA:SPDN) is one of a class of single-inverse ETFs that allow investors to profit from down moves in the stock market.
SPDN is an unleveraged, liquid, low-cost way to either try to hedge an equity portfolio, profit from a decline in the S&P 500, or both. We rate it a Strong Buy, given our concern about the intermediate-term outlook for the global equity market.
Strategy
SPDN keeps it simple. If the S&P 500 goes up by X%, it should go down by X%. The opposite is also expected.
Proprietary ETF Grades
Offense/Defense: Defense
Segment: Inverse Equity
Sub-Segment: Inverse S&P 500
Correlation (vs. S&P 500): Very High (inverse)
Expected Volatility (vs. S&P 500): Similar (but opposite)
Holding Analysis
SPDN does not rely on shorting individual stocks in the S&P 500. Instead, the managers typically use a combination of futures, swaps and other derivative instruments to create a portfolio that consistently aims to deliver the opposite of what the S&P 500 does.
Strengths
SPDN is a fairly “no-frills” way to do what many investors probably wished they could do during the first 9 months of 2022 and in past bear markets: find something that goes up when the “market” goes down. After all, bonds are not the answer they used to be, commodities like gold have, shall we say, lost their luster. And moving to cash creates the issue of making two correct timing decisions, when to get in and when to get out. SPDN and its single-inverse ETF brethren offer a liquid tool to use in a variety of ways, depending on what a particular investor wants to achieve.
Weaknesses
The weakness of any inverse ETF is that it does the opposite of what the market does, when the market goes up. So, even in bear markets when the broader market trend is down, sharp bear market rallies (or any rallies for that matter) in the S&P 500 will cause SPDN to drop as much as the market goes up.
Opportunities
While inverse ETFs have a reputation in some circles as nothing more than day-trading vehicles, our own experience with them is, pardon the pun, exactly the opposite! We encourage investors to try to better-understand single inverse ETFs like SPDN. While traders tend to gravitate to leveraged inverse ETFs (which actually are day-trading tools), we believe that in an extended bear market, SPDN and its ilk could be a game-saver for many portfolios.
Threats
SPDN and most other single inverse ETFs are vulnerable to a sustained rise in the price of the index it aims to deliver the inverse of. But that threat of loss in a rising market means that when an investor considers SPDN, they should also have a game plan for how and when they will deploy this unique portfolio weapon.
Proprietary Technical Ratings
Short-Term Rating (next 3 months): Strong Buy
Long-Term Rating (next 12 months): Buy
Conclusions
ETF Quality Opinion
SPDN does what it aims to do, and has done so for over 6 years now. For a while, it was largely-ignored, given the existence of a similar ETF that has been around much longer. But the more tenured SPDN has become, the more attractive it looks as an alternative.
ETF Investment Opinion
SPDN is rated Strong Buy because the S&P 500 continues to look as vulnerable to further decline. And, while the market bottomed in mid-June, rallied, then waffled since that time, our proprietary macro market indicators all point to much greater risk of a major decline from this level than a fast return to bull market glory. Thus, SPDN is at best a way to exploit and attack the bear, and at worst a hedge on an otherwise equity-laden portfolio.