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Archive for January, 2007



How To Get Started With Property Investment

Tuesday, January 30th, 2007

If you are interested in property investment, you are going to have to learn how to be a good landlord. Of course, there are a variety of types of property investment available for you to choose from. The first thing that you will want to do is decide what type of property you are interested in so that you can make sure that you get a good price on property in order to be able to increase your investment’s return. Continue Reading »



What You Need To Know About Your IRA

Friday, January 26th, 2007

There are a couple of different types of IRAs available. This is because regardless of the type of employment you have, you can open an IRA to stash the money that you have earned from such things as stocks and real estate in. Continue Reading »



Ford’s Expected Losses

Friday, January 26th, 2007

Last year, Ford had a loss of $12.7 billion. This loss marks the worst year in this company’s history. Previous to this event Ford’s worst year was in 1992 when they had a loss of $7.39 billion. A spokesperson for this company said that Ford is expecting to have continued losses through the remainder of 2007. Continue Reading »



What You Need To Know About A 401(K)

Tuesday, January 23rd, 2007

There are many different types of 401(k)’s that you should know about. Only with this knowledge will you be able to discover what is best for you. Continue Reading »



Working for a Small Company

Sunday, January 21st, 2007

While there are some positive things about working for a small company, having great retirement benefits is not one of them. This is why it is so important that you start saving as much as possible early on. You really need to be proactive here. Continue Reading »



How to Profit from Special Situations

Friday, January 19th, 2007

There has been research done that shows that companies who declare stock splits or special dividends do well for a period of time after they make these announcements. For instance, in June 2006 two companies made these types of declarations and their stocks rose. Continue Reading »



Good Stock Options For 2007

Tuesday, January 16th, 2007

There are two stocks that really pay off whenever you invest in them. These are:

  1. Verizon Wireless (VZ) offers outstanding service to their cellular phone customers. They also have a very bold plan wherein they are going to invest $18 billion in building up their fiber-optic infrastructure.

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It’s Almost Tax Time

Tuesday, January 9th, 2007

First for the bad news… Unfortunately there is no time left for you to reduce this year’s taxes unless you are able to make a big contribution to your IRA. Now for the good news… You can start planning to reduce your 2007 taxes. Continue Reading »



What to Do with Your 401K

Saturday, January 6th, 2007

Millions of dollars from people’s 401(K)’s are going to Europe and Asia. There is a good reason for this. Foreign markets have a great prospect for growth today as the dollar is declining against the Euro since 2001 and is expected to drop even further this year. While this is bad for tourists it’s great for investors in foreign stocks because your dollar will rise. Continue Reading »



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