Posted on: 09 October, 2004
Author: David Wilding
... read a press release the other day which points to the fact we need to be very careful with our ... The subject of the release was home ... A company was ... the availab I read a press release the other day which points to the fact we need to be very careful with our finances. The subject of the release was home mortgages. A company was announcing the availability of 40 year mortgages for its customers. The stated purpose was to lower the monthly payments to make buying a home more affordable.Whenever I hear the phrase more...
Posted on: 26 August, 2004
Author: Andy George
DAY TRADING IN ... Andy ... the time it takes to read the first ... of this article, a number of ... across Cyprus will have hit a button on their computer keyboard and bough DAY TRADING IN CYPRUSBy: Andy George In the time it takes to read the first paragraph of this article, a number of investors across Cyprus will have hit a button on their computer keyboard and bought a batch of shares using an online dealing service. By the time you have read it to the end, those same investors may have had another peak at the...
Posted on: 17 August, 2004
Author: Claude Penland, ACAS, MAAA
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Posted on: 14 August, 2004
Author: Henry To, CFA
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Posted on: 10 August, 2004
Author: Andrew Obremski
Identity theft ... are ... to say the least. And it's not going to get better any time soon. But there is no need for you to become a ... Here is what you can do to avoid identity Identity theft statistics are shocking, to say the least. And it's not going to get better any time soon. But there is no need for you to become a statistic. Here is what you can do to avoid identity theft.1. If your mail box doesn't have a lock yet, put one on.If you had any official letters missing recently from your...
Posted on: 28 July, 2004
Author: William Cate
Return On Investment GuidelinesBy William CateJuly 2004[http://home.earthlink.net/~beowulfinvestments/][http://home.earthlink.net/~beowulfinvestments/globalvillageinvestmentclubwelcome/]Investment rew... Return On Investment GuidelinesBy William CateJuly 2004[http://home.earthlink.net/~beowulfinvestments/][http://home.earthlink.net/~beowulfinvestments/globalvillageinvestmentclubwelcome/]Investment reward should be a function of speculation risk. The investor's goal should be to have a reward that is a multiple of his risk.Breakeven ROI For Startup CompaniesIf an angel investor is considering financing a local startup company, he needs a sevenfold Return on Investment (ROI) to breakeven. The simple reason is the U.S. Small Business Administration will tell anyone that only 15% of startup local companies succeed.Thus, 7 X 15 = 105%, just over the breakeven point for his original investment. In my way...
Posted on: 28 July, 2004
Author: William Cate
R&D AlternativesBy William CateJuly 2004[http://home.earthlink.net/~beowulfinvestments/][http://home.earthlink.net/~beowulfinvestments/globalvillageinvestmentclubwelcome/]Bill Gates purchased DOS. He ... R&D AlternativesBy William CateJuly 2004[http://home.earthlink.net/~beowulfinvestments/][http://home.earthlink.net/~beowulfinvestments/globalvillageinvestmentclubwelcome/]Bill Gates purchased DOS. He didn't develop it. He spent no R&D dollars to own it. DOS is the foundation of the Microsoft dominance of the PC and Net Markets.R&D is the Black Hole of investment. R&D takes millions of dollars of expansion capital from any company. It rarely produces anything of value. Focusing on R&D is a sure path to bankruptcy.There's a Better WayIt's out there. Find it. Most High Tech companies are trying to reinvent the wheel. It may cost less to reinvent the...
Posted on: 06 July, 2004
Author: L. K. Hughes
Insider ... How To Stay in the Credit Bureau's Good ... of the credit bureaus have opened up their fax lines, (namely, Equifax and ... but only to select ... those Insider Etiquette: How To Stay in the Credit Bureau's Good GracesSeveral of the credit bureaus have opened up their fax lines, (namely, Equifax and Transunion) but only to select consumers--only those a recent "confirmation number" or tracking number from a current credit report. In our ebook "Improve Your Credit Score In 24 Hours" we give you the fax numbers that credit bureaus keep secret. Since January 2003, we've sold...
Posted on: 02 July, 2004
Author: William Cate
Bootstrapping Your Company to SuccessBy: William CatePublished August 1998[http://home.earthlink.net/~beowulfinvestments/] [http://home.earthlink.net/~beowulfinvestments/globalvillageinvestmentclubwe... Bootstrapping Your Company to SuccessBy: William CatePublished August 1998[http://home.earthlink.net/~beowulfinvestments/] [http://home.earthlink.net/~beowulfinvestments/globalvillageinvestmentclubwelcome/]Often, service-oriented businesses can bootstrap themselves tosuccess. Bootstrapping is a policy of reinvesting all the money a companyearns into the growth of that company. The owner may not draw a salary forawhile. It's a process that can take 3 or 4 years. At the end of that time,the owner has a debt-free business and recovers his recovers their unpaidtime from the profits the business now earns.Over the years, I've developed about a dozen businesses using abootstapping strategy. Here's an example. My...
Posted on: 02 July, 2004
Author: William Cate
International Business Corporations (IBCs)By William CatePublished October 1999[http://home.earthlink.net/~beowulfinvestments [http://home.earthlink.net/~beowulfinvestments/globalvillageinvestmentclub... International Business Corporations (IBCs)By William CatePublished October 1999[http://home.earthlink.net/~beowulfinvestments [http://home.earthlink.net/~beowulfinvestments/globalvillageinvestmentclubwelcome/]Most American Multinational Corporations operate outside the Statesas an IBC. If you call their export division, you'll find that you aretalking to someone in Zurich or Nassau. The reason is that using an IBC tosell their products or services overseas saves the company on taxes.Had the 19th Century founders of these icons of American Industryforeseen the 20th Century Western tax revolution, Switzerland would havebeen the home of American industry. Since WWII, Swiss Tax legislation makes Switzerland a poor choice for an IBC. But,...