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Industries with structural credit losses

admin — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:43:24 +0000

Industries with structural losses have to be avoided because their profits will fall in recession and recovery as well. Defensive industries with structural gains will experience a rise in profits during the whole economic cycle.

Industry trends have to be monitored and projections about future trends have to be made because they will influence the profitability of an industry. Some major industry characteristics are:

Pricing and cost structures (evolution over time)
Domestic and international competition
Technological change (pace and adaptability)
Asset values
Upcoming financing needs
Potential liabilities
Political and regulatory environment
Government support
Current state of regulation/deregulation.

Relative profits derived from you loan

admin — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 15:17:14 +0000

Oil companies’ relative profits also peak during a recession because an economic downturn is usually accompanied by high oil prices. Utilities have a noncyclical business profile and they are subject to regulated pricing. They will realize their profit peaks relative to the market during a later stage of an economic downturn.

Consumer staples is a noncyclical sector and hence the profit peak relative to the market is reached towards the end of a recession. Profits are not robust but consumers cut spending on large discretionary purchases while the demand, for example, for food and beverages remains relatively stable across the whole economic cycle.

Group sectors according to their change in profits during recession and recovery. The profits of cyclical sectors will fall in recessions and rise during a recovery. On the other side, the profit cycle of defensive companies is countercyclical. Profits will rise in recessions and they will tend to fall in recoveries. Some industries experience structural gains which means that their profits rise during recession and recovery. Other industries suffer from structural losses which means that they realize falling profits in recession and in recovery as well. Those are industries which reached a declining stage in their industry life cycles.

Student Loan Repayment Schedules

admin — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 19:29:50 +0000

The monthly repayment amount and time period are determined by your loan amount and schedule of repayment. Loan holders offer four repayment schedules to accommodate your needs.
1. StandardRepayment Schedule
- This plan is the most financially effective way to pay off your student loan while minimizing interest costs.
- Payments are due monthly, excluding periods of deferment or forbearance.
- This schedule has a 10-year repayment term.
2. GraduatedRepayment Schedule
- This plan is ideal if you have limited income but expect to have higher earnings in the future; however, total interest costs are typically higher over the life of the loan.
- Monthly payments are lower at the beginning of the repayment period and increase over time.
- This schedule has a 10-year repayment term.