Finance & Real Estate

  • Disaster Proof Finances

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    Disaster Proof Finances This year delivered epic natural disasters galore. Yet many people still haven’t taken a few critical steps to protect their financial lives from such disasters.

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  • 4 Real Estate Investment Paths

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    1. Invest in rentals Commonly one buys and rents out an entire investment property. Try to find one with combined expenses lower than the amount you can charge in rent. However you can also rent

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  • 4 tax tips to take advantage of before retiring

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    Everybody makes mistakes, but some are more costly than others. Here’s hoping you plan your retirement with no errors by implementing these great tax tips before you enter retirement. Plan Ahead

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  • Lessons Learned the Hard Way: The Wyly Brothers

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    It doesn’t look like the shockwaves of the Wyly case will fade any time soon. Just this past month, Dallas Morning News reported that Caroline Wyly, the elderly widow of the late Charles Wyly, is

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  • Alternatives to payday loans – When you can’t handle those sky-high rates

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    Although we have all bid goodbye to the full impact of the Great Recession, there are many consumers who still face fiscal emergencies and desperately look for immediate cash. For decades now,

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California’s Uncertain Recovery

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California is notable for being a state which simultaneously shows impressive economic production but is plagued with the problems of a state in decline.  In 2011, California’s gross domestic

IMF Managing Director Expresses Concern over World Economy

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Christine Lagarde, managing director of the International Monetary Fund (“IMF”), warned of problems in the global economy in a speech given shortly before the IMF’s April meeting in Washington,

Re-Inflating the Housing Bubble?

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It is well-documented that a key factor in the subprime mortgage crisis was the relaxation of lending standards by banks.  As a result of laxer standards, people with shaky credit histories were

A Proposal to Fix the American Economy

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Jeffrey Sachs, a professor at Columbia University, wrote a March 21, 2013 article in the New York Times in which he advocated a three-pronged solution to the United States’ economic problems. 

What Factors Influence the Price of Homes?

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Just a few years ago, the United States plunged into a financial crisis and the Great Recession.  A key factor contributing to the downturn was the overheated housing market and the related

KPMG Fires Partner in Insider Trading Scandal

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In April, federal prosecutors charged Charles London, an audit partner at the prominent accounting firm KPMG, with criminal insider trading.  London is accused of leaking information about

The Euro and Europe’s Future

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In recent years, Cyprus and Greece have each experienced a full-blown financial crisis.  Unfortunately, other European countries – including Spain, Portugal, and Italy – are on shaky economic