Andy Smith is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®), licensed realtor and educator with over 35 years of diverse financial management experience. He is an expert on personal finance, corporate finance ...

Some of the equipment vital to business operations is painfully expensive. For a startup business in particular, the idea of affording necessary equipment can feel like mission impossible. At the same ...

Leasing and financing a car are similar in so many ways. One is that you pay something at the end of every month for the car you drive. Yet, both leasing and financing a car also have several ...

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Should you buy or lease the company car? Here are the pros and cons of each to help you weigh which is best for your needs.

In the market to buy a car? Unless you're one of the lucky ones who can afford to buy the car right then and there, you've probably encountered the question of leasing or financing. While both allow ...

Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...

When a vehicle lease comes due at the end of its term, the lessee can purchase the car with cash or credit, or turn it in and walk away. A lessee who wants to finance a buyout but has had his debts ...

Accounting rules break leases into two classes. When you lease equipment or a building for a relatively short term, you have an operating lease, AccountingTools explains. If you lease long-term or in ...