Australian Real Estate and Economic Trends According to new data, personal finance fell 0.9% during October, after the release of official figures by the Reserve Bank of Australia. Seasonally adjusted personal finance dropped to $7.343 billion for October after a revised September intake of $7.409 billion. October also witnessed the total number of commercial loans […]
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Financial Trend Forecaster has undergone a facelift. Yes, we’ve updated the the site to make it more user friendly. It is now easier to navigate on that new tablet or iPhone you got for Christmas. The pages scale and adjust themselves to narrower screens and we’ve added a few touches just to make it more
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Editor’s Note: I recently received the following question from a gentleman named Arthur, about the meaning of the stock exchange index numbers. ~Tim McMahon, editor Mr. McMahon, I must say I appreciate the updates you send me each day, but I do have question regarding the world markets. What do these figures entail? Dow 13,232.62 FTSE
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Solar Energy Company Financing Solar energy projects in the U.S. have been largely financed by tax equity investors for the past decade. Because most of these projects come from companies much too small to pay income tax, they have relied on very large companies to finance them. These companies benefit from the Federal tax credits that
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Spending Trends- The Olympic Games were an impressive spectacle in London over the last few weeks and analysts predict that it will create world-wide spending ripples. For instance, the jolliness is expected to contribute $2.6-billion into the Australian economy, the bulk of which is believed to be spent at bars and pubs. And, interestingly enough, this time, it’s the
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These days, when we hear about “debt” in the news media, it is often Greece’s debt that is the topic of discussion. According to the media it seems that Greece’s debe must be way out of proportion with the rest of the world. Many experts believe that no matter how much austerity is imposed Greece will never be able to repay
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Online Colleges Fight Tuition Bubble If you’ve attended a four-year university within the past decade, you have firsthand experience with the coming college tuition bubble. Although the trend has received surprisingly little press, it’s no longer debatable that the incessant rise in tuition costs at traditional colleges is sustainable. Even in the current low-inflation macroeconomic environment,
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By Tim McMahon, editor What Are Structured Bonds? First let’s look at what makes up a bond. A bond is a form of debt where a company borrows money from investors and has a certain expiration date called a “Maturity Date”. The interest rate that the company pays is called the “coupon rate.” One advantage
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How does the U.S. Tax Rate compare with other countries? Recently the people at Turbo-Tax created a great “info-graphic” comparing world-wide marginal income tax rates so we can see where we stand. According to Wikipedia A marginal tax rate is the tax rate that applies to the last unit of currency of the tax base (taxable
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In March 2012, the Physicians Foundation surveyed 500 physicians aged 40 or younger. 250 were primary care physicians, 175 were Surgical specialists and 75 were hospital based specialists. The typical physician in the survey was 37 years old and employed by a medical group. You would expect these young physicians to be on top of
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