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Investing
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Real Estate Investing: No Lawyers, No Debt, No Plungers
by: Steve Selengut
Real Estate investing is not nearly as legally complicated, financially burdensome, or time consuming as you might think. In fact, it is easy to add raw land, shopping centers, apartment complexes, and private homes to your portfolio without Brokers, Bankers, Attorneys, and a Rolodex full of maintenance professionals' phone numbers. Even better, you can blend your Real Estate investments into y... (read more)
• August 2006 •
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Mutual Funds Expenses
by: Michael Saville
Sometimes investors think of mutual funds as a straight choice between no-load funds or load funds, because that is what they read about in the financial or popular press. But, there are a host of mutual fund expenses that can be charged to a no-load mutual fund as well as a load mutual fund. About 99% of mutual funds charged fees. So the trick is to find a mutual fund that has low yearly fees so ... (read more)
• August 2006 •
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Calculating Depreciation For Your Investments
by: Stephen L. Nelson, CPA
Investing in real estate? Thinking about buying new equipment for your business? The depreciation you take on your tax return can turn into a significant tax benefit. But you need to make some complex calculations. Fortunately, Microsoft Excel can help. Excel’s VDB function calculates declining balance depreciation for an asset given the cost, its salvage value, estimated economic life, the starti... (read more)
• August 2006 •
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Bubble Schmubble, Real Estate Investing for Now and Forever
by: Robb Beltran
The real estate world is still being bombarded with the luminous thought of the real estate bubble bursting or popping or whatever it’s supposed to be doing. High priced markets and hot areas like Miami, Las Vegas and Phoenix have certainly seen a recent decline in pre-construction and condo flips but investors haven’t left town just yet and if they have let me know because I’ll be there on the n... (read more)
• August 2006 •
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Investments: Playing It Safe On Wall Street
by: Robert Michael
Investing can be scary. People tell stories of stock market crashes and the pain of cutting their losses. However, investments offer a dangerous magnetism that pulls people to Wall Street to invest in stocks. People have tried and failed to predict the fluctuations of the market, but as you build your portfolio, you will learn to savor the risky rewards of investment by remembering to play it safe... (read more)
• August 2006 •
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Is Stock Market-Timing Better Than Buy-And-Hold Investing?
by: Dr. Sanjoy Ghose
Financial planners, brokerage firms and mutual fund companies maintain that individuals should buy and hold their investments forever, till they retire. This "buy and hold" philosophy has been disastrous for millions of investors, who remained fully-invested through the vicious bear market that started in 2000, and have seen their portfolios decimated. Those who bought and held their investments s... (read more)
• August 2006 •
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10 Questions Angel Investors Will Ask You
by: David Rapp
If you are looking to private investors for business funding, then you better be ready to answer some serious questions. The following ten questions will always be asked by savvy investors, so make sure you can rattle off these answers on demand. 1. What type of products or services will your company provide? Give them a quick summary of your company and its business model. 2. Why would some... (read more)
• August 2006 •
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Exchange-Traded Funds are an Interesting Alternative to Mutual Funds
by: Jill Kane
Exchange-traded funds (or EFT for short) have recently become a more and more interesting alternative to classic mutual funds. As of today, there are over 175 EFTs accumulating over 200 billion dollars - and these numbers are growing. While it is improbable for EFT to completely supersede classic mutual funds (at least in the near future), they are an interesting alternative and probably a must-ha... (read more)
• August 2006 •
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Arizona - Your Dreamland For Real Estate Investment
by: Sam D'Costa
You can safely bet on Arizona if you are looking for great spot for real estate properties. Great living environment, favorable temperatures and breath taking scenic beauties make Arizona one of the sought after place for real estate establishments. The growth in cultural and financial fields has also made Arizona a perfect place for all sorts businesses. Interested people looking to be part of th... (read more)
• August 2006 •
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Real Estate Investing and Goal Setting
by: David Neese
What is the primary reason for success most people have that seems to elude unsuccessful people? Goal setting is the primary reason for success. Lack of proper planning is the number one reason for failure. Proper goal setting involves setting a business plan in place for your life. Too many people this doesn’t sound fun or sounds tedious. In practice though, goal setters have more time freedom, m... (read more)
• April 2006 •
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