Tax Liens- Every homeowner, has to pay property taxes. If these taxes aren’t paid, the city or county imposes a tax lien against the property. Some states allow investors to purchase tax lien certificates at auction. As an investor buying these certificates, you buy the right to pay of this debt and in exchange collect interest on […]
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Harry Truman in a fit of exasperation over the advice he was getting from his economic adviser said that what he really needed was a one-handed economist. This stems from a tendency of economic analysis to offer alternatives simultaneously, creating an “on the one hand, this and on the other hand, that” outlook on a
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Forex trading is mainly considered an over the counter financial market, aka. “off-exchange trading” this means that trades are conducted directly between two parties. This is contrasted with exchange trading, which occurs via facilities constructed for the purpose of trading (i.e. exchanges), such as futures exchanges or stock exchanges. The Forex exchange market is responsible for determining the relative
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Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have proposed a new oil spill clean-up technique which is set to be simple, fast, and energy-efficient.
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It is estimated that Afghanistan contains reserves of natural resources, such as oil, gold, iron ore, copper, lithium, etc., which could be worth trillions of dollars, and offers hope for the future to many of the country’s poor villages which are situated near the resource deposits. The problem is that officials and industry experts are
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Will John Fredriksen’s $11 Billion Gamble Pay Off? John Fredriksen, the shipping magnate worth $13.2 billion is one of the most powerful, respected, and even feared men in the global oil and gas market. He controls the world’s largest fleet of supertankers, the most valuable deep-water drilling company, and an armada of about 128 other
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Retirement- While in your 30s most of us are not concerned with retirement or how you will make ends meet when you are 65. But it is more important than you know to start early in order to get your ducks in a row to make sure your golden years are, well, golden. Requirements to
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Health Insurance- The stated purpose of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (aka. ObamaCare) is to provide affordable health insurance to everyone. In fact, the program actually penalizes anyone who does not pay for coverage. The largest victims, however, are businesses who fund their own insurance program in order to keep it cost-effective. Assessment for
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Natural Gas Trends: Europe- Gazprom has Europe’s natural gas market in a stranglehold and Europe is attempting to fight back, first with a raid last year on the Russian giant’s offices and then with a probe launched earlier this week against its allegedly illicit efforts to control the EU’s natural gas supplies. The bottom line
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Healthy Economy- We often hear phrases that make sense, but have you considered their meaning? One such phrase is a “healthy” economy. How is good or bad “health,” in this context, determined? Well, a healthy economy is one that is productive. Production is the process of creating values that other people in the marketplace want
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