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• Know Your Competition
  Make no mistake. Your smart competition is spying on you.They are trying to be different from you and everyone else in how they separate themselves and rise to the top in business. Study your competition -- what's working for them and why. Here are a few items for you to research and think about.
  Published 02Jun2012, viewed 13 times

• Inflation VS You - Who Wins?
  Every year prices rise and things cost more money. That's what inflation is all about and as a business owner, you need to keep up. So here are 6 things you need to address as a business owner when it comes to inflation.
  Published 23May2012, viewed 3 times

• Correlation and Your Portfolio
  For the last 5 years, commodities' correlation to stocks has been 0.62. But for the last 3 years, the correlation of stocks and commodities has increased to 0.71. That means the degree to which these 2 lanes move the same way has increased. Remember, higher correlation means less diversification for your overall portfolio.
  Published 20May2012, viewed 30 times

• Our Deficit, Our Financial Future
  I say we think of our deficit as a business where there are two ways to cut debt: cut spending and raise revenues. Sometimes you have to make tough decisions to cut costs like letting go an employee or discontinuing a product line. And business owners are always looking for ways to grow revenues.
  Published 19May2012, viewed 14 times

• Business Insurance for Natural Disasters
  As an entrepreneur, getting business insurance for natural disasters may not be at the top of your to-do list. But it should be. If a natural disaster hits and you have no business insurance in place, your business and overall finances could be severely affected by the lack of planning.
  Published 10Apr2012, viewed 97 times

• Getting a Business Loan
  The day is going to come when your business needs a loan and it doesn't have to be all doom and gloom. Here are 6 things you need to prepare that will help with getting that business loan.
  Published 11Apr2012, viewed 30 times

• TED.com - Your Real World MBA
  TED stands for technology, entertainment, and design and is a non-profit foundation that holds strategic learning conferences all over the world. Their website, TED.com, has videos from all their conferences and are free for the public. This is your real world MBA.
  Published 09Apr2012, viewed 35 times

• Hiring Employees: 4 Things for Your Must-Do List
  Hiring employees? Do it the right way. You can't build an empire all by yourself. You know that. You know you can't wear all the hats because you'd drive yourself crazy trying to grow your business. So chances are, you're hiring employees. So, here are 4 things to put on your must-do list when hiring employees.
  Published 07Apr2012, viewed 24 times

• A Laddered Bond Portfolio Can Reduce Nausea
  You can take the guesswork out of predicting rates and consider building a laddered bond portfolio. But what the heck does that mean? Let's say you have $10,000 to invest in bonds. Here is how you build a laddered bond portfolio:
  Published 27Mar2012, viewed 50 times

• Long Term Care Insurance
  According to the Society of Actuaries, the average claim associated with a loss is $3428 for a house fire, $3000 for a car accident, and $50,000 a year for long term care. And according to the Wall St Journal, less than 10% of Americans over the age of 65 own long term care insurance. This is insane. What's going on here?
  Published 27Mar2012, viewed 64 times

• The Art Of Working With A Bookkeeper
  You have made the decision to hire a bookkeeper. It's a great decision because now you will have more time to focus on making more money in your business.
  Published 26Mar2012, viewed 31 times

• Selling Your Business for Retirement Funding
  Many of you business owners don't realize that your business can be a great source for adding money to your retirement nest egg. Because of that, you don't take the necessary steps and plans for selling your business as you near retirement. Talk about leaving money on the table!
  Published 24Mar2012, viewed 29 times

• Mistakes Entrepreneurs Make With Retirement Planning
  Here are four common mistakes entrepreneurs make when it comes to retirement planning. Start now and you can avoid and/or correct these pitfalls.
  Published 19Mar2012, viewed 42 times

• Obama's 2013 Budget Plan and Your Portfolio
  With Obama's 2013 budget plan (and even in the future,) tax rates are going up. Consider taking some gains now if it fits your objectives.
  Published 18Mar2012, viewed 68 times

• How to Rebalance Your Portfolio
  I believe that stocks will most likely beat bonds for the next 10 years. I am not suggesting you go cold turkey by selling all your bonds and buy stocks. You need to evaluate your own individual tolerance for risk and your own goals. It will most likely be a bumpy ride. As they say, if you can't take the heat get out of the kitchen. So why could stocks beat bonds going forward? And why might it be worth your while to rebalance your portfolio?
  Published 18Mar2012, viewed 43 times

• Selling Your Business to a Buyer
  Make your business a lucrative one that's attractive to potential buyers. Develop a plan to monetize the value of it. Your customers will continue to get taken care of and you could be handsomely rewarded.
  Published 15Mar2012, viewed 62 times

• Tax Planning and Your CPA
  Taxes, tax planning, estimated tax payments, your CPA. Feeling nauseous yet? Need a brown paper bag? You need to know what to expect from your accountant and how to work with him/her for your tax planning. Once you find the right person, a big load will be off your shoulders and you will feel great!
  Published 14Mar2012, viewed 64 times

• Do You Need to Hire an Employee?
  You need to delegate even more than you are right now. Some boots on the ground help. Someone in your office, dedicated to you who can take some work off your plate. Someone who can live, eat and breathe your business to support you.
  Published 14Mar2012, viewed 36 times

• Should You Still Invest in Gold?
  Wow, another reminder to invest in gold! Debka.com is reporting that India will use gold to buy oil from Iran. India spends around $12 billion dollars a year to buy oil from Iran. China is expected to use gold as the unit of currency to buy oil from Iran as well. So what does that mean? India and China have completely lost faith in the dollar and the euro.
  Published 12Mar2012, viewed 59 times

• Invest in Your Business or Retirement?
  Should you invest in your business or should you invest in an IRA for retirement? You have to do both. You can't put all of your eggs in one basket and only invest in your business — even if you think your business will be worth tons down the road.
  Published 06Mar2012, viewed 60 times

• Get Out of Credit Card Debt
  CreditKarma.com has reported that consumers cut their credit card debt by 11%! The average credit card balance for 2011 was $6576, compared to $7404 in 2010. This is good stuff! The way we get into credit card debt in the first place is by spending more money than we have. For some reason, some of us decide that we will deal with the debt later or that it will magically go away. But it doesn't and we turn to poverty thinking mode.
  Published 06Mar2012, viewed 55 times

• 4 Year CD Goldman Sachs Style
  The Goldman Sachs 4 year CD is another product created by Wall St. to be sold rather than bought by investors.. The stock market hasn't performed well over the past 10 years and it's due for way, way better performance, even 5-6% per year. If that happens, investors who buy this Goldman Sachs 4 year CD will leave major moolah on the table because their upside is capped and there is no compounding of interest.
  Published 14Feb2012, viewed 60 times

• New Year Resolutions for Your Finances
  Want to start the new year right? Here are 7 new year resolutions for your finances that you can make now to take more control of your money.
  Published 13Feb2012, viewed 64 times

• Can Anyone Get In On the Upcoming Facebook IPO?
  You love Facebook. You believe in it. You want a piece of it. So you want to get in on the Facebook IPO. But to do that, you have to be an "accredited investor," meaning that your net worth needs to be above $1 million, your annual income needs to be over $200k and you must be able to certify that you have experience investing in private companies. Whew!
  Published 25Jan2012, viewed 11628 times

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