While the price of gold has languished in a trading range much of the year, leaving some investors scratching their heads, many have been buying – and in some cases, really loading up. It’s a tad puzzling that gold hasn’t broken into new highs, despite enough catalysts to move a herd of stubborn mules. But […]
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Different Learning Styles You’ve probably heard that everybody learns differently. These different learning styles might be broken down to visual, auditory and kinesthetic, or seeing, hearing and touching. Either way, educational experts will tell you that learning styles are a reality, and that the best kind of teacher will know how to adjust their methods
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Refinancing your home mortgage to a lower rate will not only reduce your monthly payments, it will also significantly reduce your overall debt burden. One percentage point in interest rates can add up to many thousands of dollars in savings in interest payments. In fact, most people find that when they reduce their interest rates
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Have you ever walked down the street and noticed the one as-of-yet undeveloped property on an otherwise immaculate street and thought “someone is sitting on a goldmine?” Have you ever heard of someone who sold a house for a fortune that was purchased years ago for peanuts? Most people hear of such ‘urban real estate
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Start Your Own Business You have a great idea for starting your own business, but are you sure you’ve taken all the steps you need to take to insure that your business is successful and profitable? Many people get to the “great idea” stage, but can’t get beyond that because they don’t know where to go, but
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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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Australia’s Mature Tax System Revealed by Recent Research The recent announcement in the Weekend Financial Times, about the high numbers of Americans who do not pay tax, has caused some debate in international revenue circles and the situation has been likened to Australia where a similarly high number of people are excluded from the tax
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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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The news Tuesday regarding the latest European bailout program could ignite another leg up in stocks. Spain may ask for “bailout lite”, which would take the form of a “precautionary” credit line from the European Union. The bond market also received some good news on the ratings front. From the Wall Street Journal: In a
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As a young adult with a new college degree in your hand, you may feel as though the world is your oyster. You may have limited financial obligations coupled with a great salary from your first post-college job. Now that you are finally earning a sizable income, you may be thinking about making some major
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