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If you have a Visa Signature Card in your wallet, you can get instant Hilton HHonors gold status until August 31st 2011. All you need to do is go to the Hilton HHonors Promo Page and enter the credit card number of any Visa Signature card that you have, then enter your Hilton Hhonors account user name and password. Once you do that you will receive a confirmation message saying that you have received Gold Status.

I did this and them immediatly logged into my Hhonors account and verified that the gold status was reflected in my account.

Your Gold status will expire on 8/31/2011.

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We all dream of a “successful” retirement, but are you doing anything to help make that success a reality? The truth is that a prosperous retirement isn’t going to just happen. You have to plan in order to find success in retirement. As you consider your retirement options, consider, too, the following:

Where Will Your Money Come From?

The first thing you need to figure out is where your money will come from. You can practice looking for money leaks in your budget right now, in order to reduce your spending. However, you can’t just rely on downsizing during your retirement. You also have to know where your money is going to come from.

Most people assume that some of it will come from Social Security, and some of it will come from the distributions they take from a retirement account. However

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The mortgage industry is coming under fire again after lawmakers and enforcement agencies received word that robo-signings have continued. Numerous major mortgage servicers came under fire in 2010 after it was revealed they were utilizing this illegal practice to speed up the foreclosure process.

Robo-Signing Continues in Mortgage Industry

Lawmakers and law enforcement agencies alike are responding to the surprising news that mortgage servicers have continued robo-signing mortgages despite being reprimanded last year for this illegal act.

Robo-signing during the foreclosure process means that the servicer doesnt provide notary public-verified sworn affidavits that show the trust owns the mortgage. Inste

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The new Ink Classic card offers an accelerated rewards program that offers more savings for business owners.

Ink from Chase, the business card portfolio of JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM), introduced the new Ink Classic business credit card that touts a better rewards program.

Replacing the Ink Reward Yourself Something Special card (formerly known as Ink with Ultimate Rewards), the rewards earning structure matches that of the Ink Cash card.

The new Ink Classic offers the opportunity to:

• earn 5 points per dollar on the first $25,000 spent on office supplies, wireless services, landline communication and cable services per year;
• earn 2 points per dollar on the first $25,00 spent on fuel and lodging;
• and earn 1 point per dollar spent on everything else.

Like its previous version, Ink Classic continues to extend a 0% introductory APR for 6 months with no annual fee.

“recognizing that small business owners put their heart and soul into their businesses, we’re attempting to make their investments more rewarding by offering points and cash back for office supplies and telecommunication services-expenses that are vital to most small businesses,” said Richard Quigley, president of Ink from Chase, in a press release.

The old Ink Reward Yourself Something Special card only offered the ability to earn 2 points per dollar spent on airfare booked through Chase Ultimate Rewards and 1 point per dollar spent on everything else.

Compared to Ink Cash, the Ink Classic card is the better option for the business owner with regular travel expenses. Ink C

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Credit cards have become a key part of our daily lives, with most of us possessing at least one in our wallets. The use of credit continues to rise and the raft of credit cards are expanding at an ever greater pace, offering consumers excellent choice, but also extra risks.

Any scan of a price and product comparison website such as Moneysupermarket will reveal a dizzying array of options – including low rate cards, balance transfer cards, reward cards and more, each offering different benefits for different types of spender.

People have credit cards for very different reasons, from security, to a way of rationalising more expensive pre-existing debts onto a cheaper new card. Properly managed, a credit card can be a valuable asset. I

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