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Foreclosures Rising—2006 Foreclosure Statistics
2007-02-23 12:31:35
Nationally, foreclosures are on the rise. According to RealtyTrac, 1.2 million homes were foreclosed in 2006—up 42% from 2005. (...)
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Worst U.S. Cities—10 Real Estate Markets to Avoid
2007-02-23 12:31:29
Planning to buy a home in the next 12 months? Well, if you live in one of the cities listed below, you may want to postpone buying a home. (...)
Read more: Avoid , Cities , Estate , Markets , Real Estate

Korea & Syria Diversify Away From U.S. Dollar
2007-02-23 12:31:06
More dollar dumping — According to The Financial Times, The Bank of Korea plans to diversify its foreign currency reserves to gain higher returns. Apparently the bank is not happy with the U.S. (...)
Read more: Diversify , Dollar , Syria

52% of West Coast Residents Fear Housing Price Collapse
2007-02-08 16:22:24
West Coast residents lack confidence in the local real estate market, according to recently released survey data by The Experian-Gallup Personal Credit Survey. (...)
Read more: Housing , West Coast

Kuwait May Dump the Dollar to Protect Its Economy
2007-01-31 19:58:39
In an earlier post, I wrote about how the euro is gaining popularity as countries begin to reduce their dependence on the U.S. dollar. (...)
Read more: Dollar , Protect

Could the Euro Replace the Dollar as the World's Reserve Currency?
2007-01-23 14:40:12
The U.S. dollar remains the world's reserve currency (for now), with central banks holding 2/3rds of their reserves in dollars. (...)
Read more: Currency , Dollar , Reserve , World

Brain food for entrepreneurs (or aspiring entrepreneurs)
2007-01-23 14:40:04
Ben Yoskovitz has compiled a great collection of articles on entrepreneurship. (...)
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Immigrants Are More Likely to Become Successful Entrepreneurs & Business Owners
2007-01-14 21:22:28
Interestingly, research shows that immigrants are more likely to become successful entrepreneurs than native-born Americans. (...)
Read more: Become , Business , Entrepreneurs , Owners

10 Best Cities for Technology Jobs & Entrepreneurship
2007-01-07 09:56:18
Your geographic location can affect your personal and business finances in a number of ways. For one, your geographic location plays a role in career options. (...)
Read more: Cities , Entrepreneurship , Technology

Advisors expect double-digit growth in hedge funds & alternative assets
2006-12-19 08:15:04
Morningstar polled 600 advisers in August and found that 65 percent of them expect more than double -digit growth in alternative investments, which include hedge funds. (...)


U.S. Mint Forbids Melting Pennies & Nickels
2006-12-18 07:42:43
Pennies and nickels are now worth more melted down than at face value. In an earlier post, I wrote about how the government is losing money by minting pennies and nickels. (...)
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Wal-Mart to Open Hundreds of Stores in India
2006-11-28 16:29:01
Wal-Mart Expanding to India Like many investors, Wal-Mart smells opportunity in India. Yesterday Wal-Mart announced that it has formed an alliance with Bharti Enterprises Ltd. (...)
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Milton Friedman Dies, Legacy Lives On
2006-11-25 16:17:22
Many of you may have already read this, but Milton Friedman , Nobel-Prize winning economist and advocate of personal choice and limited government, died last Thursday (11/16) at the age of 94. (...)
Read more: Legacy , Lives , Milton Friedman

Business Owners Pay 54.3% Percent of all Income Taxes
2006-11-20 19:31:37
The Washington-based Tax Foundation found that nationally most people in the top 1 percent of earners are business owners and entrepreneurs, and that in 2004, business owners paid 54.3 percent of all income taxes. (...)
Read more: Business , Income , Owners , Percent , Taxes

Chelsea Clinton Gets Job at New York City Hedge Fund
2006-11-08 18:47:49
According to an article published by The New York Daily News, Chelsea Clinton will begin working for Avenue Capital Group, a New York City hedge fund that has donated significantly to her mother's re-election campaign fund. (...)
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Does Walmart—the World's Largest Private Employer—Deserve Its "Bad" Reputation?
2006-11-03 23:20:02
According to a study released by UBS/Warburg, the world's largest private employer — Wal-Mart — can boost a marginal family's spending power by 10% or more. Very impressive. (...)
Read more: Employer , Largest , Private , Reputation , Walmart , World

How to Get $250K in Tax-Free Money Every 2 Years
2006-10-30 12:37:11
Looking to keep more of your hard-earned money from the tax man? Well, you're going to love this tax exclusion. (...)
Read more: Free Money , Money , Years

How to Invest For High Returns & Avoid Losing Your Original Investment
2006-10-29 18:43:51
This post is written in response to a reader's question. The reader asked… How Can I Get the Highest Return While Minimizing Risk? (...)
Read more: Avoid , Original , Returns

Top 10 Foreclosure Markets
2006-10-28 20:56:44
According to CNN Money, the following cities are experiencing the highest number of foreclosures (Foreclosure data gathered from RealtyTrac)… Greeley, CO Detroit, MI Miami, FL Indianapolis, IN Ft Lauderdale, FL Denver, CO Dayton, OH Dallas, TX Fort Worth, TX Atlanta, GA Problems within the auto industry (i.e. (...)
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Top 10 Best Cities (and Worst Cities) to Buy Real Estate
2006-10-28 20:36:36
CNN Money recently published an interesting article on the best and worst cities for real estate investing. (...)
Read more: Cities , Estate

Industries With the Greatest Number of Self-Made Millionaires & Billionaires
2006-10-25 21:07:45
What are the industries with the greatest number of self-made millionaires? (...)
Read more: Greatest , Industries , Millionaires , Number

Risking Money to Make Even More Money
2006-10-24 17:17:32
Fantastic quote from Gary North's latest newsletter… The poor boy thinks that financial success is based on saving money. (...)
Read more: Money

Zain Fancy Searches
2006-10-22 22:53:21
According to my logs, people are visiting this website seeking information on Zain Fancy —including his age (yes, that's an actual keyword search term that brought people to this website) and his phone number in Hong Kong. (...)


What Percent of Annual Income Should I Spend on a Car?
2006-10-21 13:43:13
Buying a car is one of your largest expenses, aside from housing and food costs. I believe that you should never finance a car. Cars are depreciating assets that do not hold their value. (...)
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Fixed Expenses Should Be What Percent of Your Take Home Pay?
2006-10-20 10:33:13
Fixed Expenses As a Percent age of Income When setting a budget, it's important to consider both fixed and variable (changing) expenses. Fixed expenses include costs that do not change over time. (...)
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Japan's Money Management Industry Growing–Mutual Fund Assets on Verge of Boom
2006-10-19 14:08:48
According to an article recently published by Investment News, Japan 's money management industry (particularly its mutual fund sector) could be on the verge of a boom. (...)
Read more: Assets , Growing , Management , Money , Mutual , Verge

Google Acquires YouTube for $1.65 billion
2006-10-09 22:09:18
Just in—Google bought YouTube for $1.65 billion in a stock-for-stock transaction. (...)


Congress Indirectly Bans Online Gambling By Targeting Payment Processors
2006-10-06 15:27:07
Congress has voted against payment processors (credit card companies and banks) who handle transactions for online gambling sites. (...)
Read more: Congress , Gambling , Payment , Processors , Targeting

Internet Advertising Revenue Up 37%, Hits Record $8 Billion
2006-09-27 21:15:31
According to a study released by the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) and PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC), internet advertising revenue (in the U.S.) rose 37 percent in the first six months of the year, hitting a record of nearly $8 billion. (...)
Read more: Internet , Record , Revenue

Viral Marketing Challenge–$15K in 30 Days
2006-09-17 22:57:20
Dan Raine, a very sharp internet marketer (and creator of the free "Google Slap" reports) is undergoing a 30 Day Challenge to make $15,000 online in 30 days with only a $150 budget. (...)
Read more: Marketing , Viral

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