Mortgage Matters
Time for the biggest purchase most people make: a home. If the thought of a mortgage makes you panic, take heart, there are plenty of options out there.
Sooner or later, most of us buy a home, which means sooner or later, most of us will need a mortgage.
As far as borrowing goes, mortgages are considered acceptable debt: mortgage providers are a prepared to lend people money at a reasonable rate, and it is usually a far cheaper way of borrowing than almost any other form of debt, because it is secured against a property.
As with all financial products, the one thing that I cannot stress enough is the importance of shopping around for the best possible mortgage for your needs. Each borrower will have some criteria that needs satisfying, e.g. self employed, or a first time buyer.
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Top 50 Women in Business countdown continues
The count down of 50 Top Women in Business continues!

At number 48: Lauren Zalaznick
President, NBCU Women & Lifestyle Entertainment Network General Electric (GE)
Age: 46
Lauren Zalaznick, President of NBC Universal Women and Lifestyle Entertainment Networks, oversees Bravo Media, Oxygen Media, iVillage and NBC Universal’s Green is Universal initiative. She was named President, NBC Universal Women and Lifestyle Entertainment Networks in May 2008, when she added iVillage to her portfolio and announced the launch of Women@NBCU, which is a content and marketing initiative that creates a unique approach for advertisers to connect with this desirable demographic across all the NBC Universal brands.
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