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Is Unused Home Equity a "Missed Fortune"?
18 July 2005 "I don?t understand why a Wharton professor would not recognize that unused home equity is a missed opportunity? Isn?t home equity safer in a conservative side fund than buried in the house earning a 0 percent return?" The New and Old Wisdoms of ... more...

The Wrap-Around Mortgage Scam
February 18, 2003 "A local firm has offered to refinance our existing 6.75% mortgage, which has a balance of $100,000. On our behalf, they will arrange for another lender to provide us with a cash-out refinance of $150,000 at 4.875% for 15-years. Three days after settlement, we take ... more...

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Top 7 Ways To Get Rich
Want to be one of the lucky ones on the road to riches, want to be on the freeway to financial freedom, on your way to wealth?Here are the top 7 roads to riches, the top 7 easiest and fastest ways to acquire wealth ...Inherit it This is how today's old money families got their wealth. In the ... more...

Rebuilding After Katrina: Smart Energy Choices
Energy efficiency has been part of the American lexicon since 1978 when the Energy Policy Act was first enacted. Since then, energy efficient homes and increased use of renewable energy resources have become the norm in states like New York and California. Policies and programs have supported these ... more...

A Collection of Unrelated Thoughts - Volume One
Have you ever heard of an FBI agent who wasn't "special"? Or an attorney who wasn't "at law"?Have you ever met an optometrist who didn't wear glasses? Do you think maybe the fact that most of them wear glasses has anything to do with advertising?Until recently, I thought Jessica Simpson was a ... more...

Impact of Product Patent on FDI in Indian Pharmaceutical Industry
An Ordinance on Patents (Third) Amendment was promulgated by the Government on December 26, 2004 to make the Indian patents law WTO compliant and to fulfill Indias commitment under TRIPS to introduce product patent protection for Drugs, Food and Chemicals with effect from January 1, 2005.An ... more...

Real Estate Stories that Show You How!
Lets begin easing you out of the pits. I mean, comfort zone! Im going to slowly and methodically give you as many little sparks and insights to the relatively simple ways that ordinary people use real estate to achieve extraordinary results.Stories are the best spark plugs. They let you casually ... more...

Generate Savings with Smart Use of Electricity!
No matter what income level you are currently at, generating savings is always a smart move to make. So what is one area you can generate a satisfying level of savings? Change your habits and how you use electricity. Yes, do these simple steps and satisfyingly watch your electrical bills dwindle ... more...

Teen Credit Card Basics
Teen credit card basics will help you raise money smart kids. Knowing how to handle credit is important and not something they are likely to learn in school. If you teach your children smart ways to manage credit, it will help to ensure they get the right start and don't wind up with bad habits ... more...

Using Your Banks Money To Grow Your Own
Youve just bought your house in Spain and because you got such a good deal you now find you have money in the bank. It isnt a huge amount but with your pension taking care of daily business you decide you want to invest the money. Lets say you have $20,000 to invest.How do you get the best returns ... more...

1031 Exchange Tax Deferred Benefits Are Hard to Ignore
OVERVIEWSection 1031 in allows you to exchange like-kind investment properties without triggering the payment of capital gains tax. As your property assets appreciate in value you have the ability to upgrade into larger properties with greater cash flow. Section 1031 also gives you the ... more...

Working Capital: Financial Options For Small Businesses
IntroductionLarge companies have always had a number of options that they could depend on to raise capital for their businesses. The have always had access to a number of alternatives such as selling stock, issuing bonds, bank loans and accounts receivable financing among others. Looking at the ... more...

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