China Is Ground Zero for a Green Energy Revolution – http://slant.investorplace.com/ Alternative energy isn’t on a lot of people’s minds right now. The first hurdle is a practical one: Energy remains cheap. Crude oil has swung between $80 and $110 a barrel for the last few years, but there seems to be underlying stability despite the short-term volatility. Also, natural gas remains extremely cheap thanks to the fracking boom… Continue Reading On http://slant.investorplace.com/ » American Silver Eagles: Demand So High the Mint Ran Out – http://www.investmentu.com/ In an interview in January 2012, I took some flak from a number of...
NYC Business Toasts on News of Judge Nixing Sugary Drink Ban – foxsmallbusinesscenter.com Local entrepreneurs cheered as NY state judge blocks Mayor Bloomberg’s ban on sugary drinks larger than 20 fluid ounces, which would have gone into effect Tuesday. Continue Reading On foxsmallbusinesscenter.com » MakerBot’s Bre Pettis on the Next Industrial Revolution – youngentrepreneur.com The 3-D printing visionary kicks off the 2013 South by Southwest Interactive Festival. His advice to entrepreneurs with a dream: “Believe that it’s possible.” Continue Reading On youngentrepreneur.com » How to Build an Advisory Board – entrepreneur.com Why you should consider building an advisory team...
Being Frugal Without Giving Up Your Social Life – wisebread.com Whenever I write a frugality post, I get comments asking some version of, “That’s fine if you’re happy being a hermit in your cheap apartment, but what about people who have friends?” (See also: Not Driving Your Less Frugal Friends Crazy) I think there are three general strategies for dealing with the issues around having a social life while still being frugal… Continue Reading On wisebread.com » The Average Net Worth For The Above Average Married Couple – financialsamurai.com One of the most popular posts on Financial Samurai with over...
As the craze of the social media is increasing at a bigger pace so more people are thinking to veer away from the traditional channels like calling and emailing. To voice the opinion of companies, many are opting social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter. If the company does not have someone to operate the social media channels for customer service and their related inquires and that to responding to them correctly – is just like turning of the droves of current and potential paying customers. There are customers who do not want to sit on the phone with the...
Student Loan Debt Could Hobble Housing – biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/ It seems like there’s been nothing but blue skies for the housing market since 2013 turned the bend. The rate of home purchase has been gradually rising, and with that has followed an accompanying jump in home values. In fact, the recovery has become so pronounced that Ben Bernanke recently spoke in its favor, making statements earlier this month validating the housing recovery… Continue Reading On biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/ »
Cramer's Lightning Round – Too Many Moving Parts In Cabela's (3/8/13) – seekingalpha.com By SA Editor Miriam Metzinger: Stocks discussed on the Lightning Round session of Jim Cramer’s Mad Money TV Program, Friday March 8.Bullish Calls: Oaktree Capital Group (OAK): “I like that.” Bearish Call: Cabela’s (CAB): "They are going to report this week. There are a lot of moving parts with that one… Continue Reading On seekingalpha.com » Gartner positions Orange Business Services in Leaders quadrant for Asia Pacific Network Service Prov – dailyfinance.com Filed under: Investing Gartner positions Orange Business Services in Leaders quadrant for Asia Pacific Network...
7 Thing You Should Still See at SXSW – inc.com South by Southwest Interactive is in full swing. Just arrived in Austin? Still going strong? Here’s how to make the most of the rest of the fest.Austin, Texas, is officially swarming with the young digital creatives of the world, as the 2013 SXSW Interactive Festival is well underway. Congratulations if you’ve made it this far–and good luck powering through the next three days… Continue Reading On inc.com » College Startup Re-Imagines Bike Sharing – youngentrepreneur.com ViaCycle set out to design a GPS-enabled, stationless bike-share system. Continue Reading On youngentrepreneur.com »...
How To Know When To Take Profits? A Discussion Of Fear And Greed In Stock Market Investing – financialsamurai.com There are two things investors need to battle on a constant basis. The first thing is fear. We must eradicate fear when markets are collapsing because we know great fear is when fortunes are made. I distinctly remember when the S&P 500 closed at its low of 666 on March 6, 2009. The mark of the devil was such an insult to injury on Wall Street that hardly anybody decided to buy that day… Continue Reading On financialsamurai.com » Being Kind...
Step 4 – “Be a Star on YouTube”: 12 Steps Crucial to an RE Professional’s Internet Presence – geekestateblog.com/blog/ Series Intro: 12 Steps Crucial to an RE Professional’s Internet Presence Step 1 – Branding: 12 Steps Crucial to an RE Professional’s Internet Presence Step 2 – Branded Contact Info: 12 Steps Crucial to an RE Professional’s Internet Presence Step 3 – “Aces in Their Google Places”: 12 Steps Crucial to an RE Professional’s Internet Presence “Places Everyone, Places” “Lights, Camera, and…… Continue Reading On geekestateblog.com/blog/ » The Perfect Path to Developing Real Estate – biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/ Many real estate professionals want to...
On AGA vs. PokerStars – dailyfinance.com Filed under: Investing At the end of the day, it’s a game. It’s business. It has nothing to do with “right” or “wrong,” and everything to do with the interests of the parties involved. And this is true regardless of which side you’re on. Back in January, with an eye on the potential online gaming market in New Jersey, Isle of Man-based Rational Group — parent company of PokerStars, the dominant online poker room operator — launched a bid to acquire the struggling Atlantic Club Casino Hotel on the Atlantic City Boardwalk from Colony...
How to Hire Superstar Employees – youngentrepreneur.com Making sure you hire the best employees — and the right employees — for your business isn’t a matter of luck. Here are six steps you should take to guarantee you’ll land superstar talent. Continue Reading On youngentrepreneur.com » Yammer Founder David Sacks' 3 Tips for Tech Entrepreneurs – entrepreneur.com From raising capital fast to being innovative, startup advice from the SXSW Interactive festival. Continue Reading On entrepreneur.com »
Motor Skills: Be a Car-Savvy Woman – moneylicious.org/ In 1971, the song “I Am Woman” quickly became an empowering anthem for women around the world. Its famous line “I am woman, hear me roar,” gave women the confidence and reassurance that no matter what life hands us, we can handle it. From managing a business and running a household to the myriad of other tasks women handle every day, if there’s a problem, we can fix it… Continue Reading On moneylicious.org/ » Can You Save Money with a Pellet Stove? – freemoneyfinance.com As you might imagine, it’s cold a lot...
marcp_dmoz / Car Photos / CC BY-NC-SA Although the timing is not great to buy a new car, you might be surprised to learn that it’s an even worse time to purchase a used vehicle. If you’re scratching your head over this one, just consider that in a recession economy, people in need of a new vehicle are far more likely to go for a used car than a brand new one. And when the demand for used cars goes up, so does the price. However, the prices of new cars have remained relatively stable and many brands have started...
Tax Savings: Rental Property Depreciation Explained – zillowblog.com One reason you might be thinking about investing in rental properties is because you think you’ll save money on federal income taxes. While this may be true, you really need to fully understand how rental properties and taxes work in order to determine whether you will in fact save money from your rental property ownership… Continue Reading On zillowblog.com » Premier Property Management Memphis | February Rental Numbers – blog.memphisinvest.com/blog#sthash.4aMW99W1.dpbs Premier Property Management Memphis So far we are about 65 days into the new year and already business in Memphis is at...
Is Google's Next Big Move to Combine Chrome and Android? – dailyfinance.com Filed under: Investing Unlike Apple , which has the Mac OS for computers and iOS for devices, Google has two operating systems equally capable of powering smartphones and tablets. Why should investors care? Infighting. Signs point to Google building, say, a Chrome OS powered Nexus tablet in-house and then selling against Samsung and its line of Android-powered tabs… Continue Reading On dailyfinance.com » Balchunas on an ETF that Focuses on Private Equity (Audio) – bloomberg.com March 8 (Bloomberg) — Bloomberg analyst Eric Balchunas takes a look at the...
10 Tips for Successful Business Networking – businessknowhow.com Want to make your business networking more effective? Here are ten tips to keep in mind. Continue Reading On businessknowhow.com » From Mobile to Social Media to Disruptive Tech: A Preview of This Year’s SXSW Interactive – youngentrepreneur.com A look inside the tech world’s go-to event for creatives and innovators. Continue Reading On youngentrepreneur.com » Alexis Ohanian: How I Got Washington to Listen to Start-ups – inc.com Now, the Reddit co-founder keeps getting asked: When are you going to run for Congress?Every couple weeks, someone asks Alexis Ohanian when he’s going to...
Cheap Health Insurance Options For The Unemployed, Self-Employed, Or Early Retiree – financialsamurai.com Restless in Warnemunde, 2012. Whether you are unemployed by choice or due to unfortunate circumstance, having health insurance is a must. According to The American Journal Of Medicine, 62% of all bankruptcies in 2007 were health related and that’s before the economic meltdown. What’s more frightening is that back in 2001, health related bankruptcies were “only” 45% of total… Continue Reading On financialsamurai.com » Learning About Investing With the Stock Market Game – consumerismcommentary.com/ In my mind, no child is too young to learn about the basic concepts...
House #45: Video Walk-Through – 123flip.com/blog My Milwaukee partner, Marty Boardman (FlippingPhoenixHouses.com), is an awesome videographer…here’s his walk-through of The WI-3 House that he shot last week when we were in town: Continue Reading On 123flip.com/blog » Where’s the Wealth in Real Estate Education? – biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/ As a beginning or budding investor, you learn from real world experience that this business will expose your weak spots of know-how. This translates to lost opportunities, lost deals, and smaller paychecks. The goal of BiggerPockets, of course, is to give you an open forum of knowledge, unmatched in the real estate investing world,...
Show Me the Money, A. Schulman – dailyfinance.com Filed under: Investing Although business headlines still tout earnings numbers, many investors have moved past net earnings as a measure of a company’s economic output. That’s because earnings are very often less trustworthy than cash flow, since earnings are more open to manipulation based on dubious judgment calls… Continue Reading On dailyfinance.com » Cramer's Mad Money – Stocks That Are Safe At Any Speed (3/6/13) – seekingalpha.com By SA Editor Miriam Metzinger: Stocks discussed on the in-depth session of Jim Cramer’s Mad Money TV Program, Wednesday March 6. Stocks That Are Safe...
Online Microlenders Offer Capital to Young Businesses – youngentrepreneur.com An eBay merchant quadruples his revenue with help from an online microlender. Continue Reading On youngentrepreneur.com » Is It Possible to Have Too Many Ideas? – inc.com Not if you can develop a good process for managing them.Some investors hate it when you bring them more than one idea. In their minds, this equates to a lack of focus. They see a person with a lot of ideas as some type of mad scientist, and they assume he or she isn’t a good businessperson. I’m not like this… Continue Reading On...
Signs You May Be A Shopaholic And 6 Things You Can Do To Change It – genxfinance.com/ We’ve all made purchases on impulse, whether it be that candy bar at the checkout line in the grocery store or that pair of shoes that you come across that would go perfectly with your new tailored suit or the dress you bought last week. Impulse buying is a major weakness for many, and has its own problems… Continue Reading On genxfinance.com/ » Biggest Challenges to Retirement, Part 1 – freemoneyfinance.com The following is an excerpt from READY FOR PRETIREMENT: 3 Secrets for...
