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Silver's Characteristics Make It A Top Seller At US Gold Bureau
By Mindy Lawsen · 13 years ago
Today, silver is one of the best known precious metals and a huge seller for companies like US Gold Bureau that specialize in selling such metals for investment purposes. The reason for silver's popularity stretches ...
Platinum's Properties Make It A Top Investment Available At US Gold Bureau
By Denny Franklin · 13 years ago
People often wonder why a company like US Gold Bureau would offer platinum as part of its precious metal inventory. While it is certainly considered to be a precious metal, not everyone understands why this ...
What is a Good Budget and What is a Debt Service Ratio?
By Michael Goldenberg · 13 years ago
The first step to building a positive financial future is to have a budget and to understand your debt service ratios. What is a debt service ratio? There are actually two kinds of debt service ...
CRA Penalties - How are CRA penalties calculated?
By Paul Mangion · 13 years ago
When a taxpayer becomes non-compliant the CRA has a number of financial penalties that it can impose to punish a taxpayer for filing late returns and/or failing to disclose income. Some penalties are calculated based ...
Buying a New Home Blog Series - Part Three - Closing Costs
By Paul Mangion · 13 years ago
Buying a new home can get very expensive, very fast. When people think of closing costs, they may think about their down payment and legal fees but there are many additional small costs that are ...
Buying Life Insurance in Ontario Under the Age of 40 - Is it Necessary?
By Gary Mandel · 13 years ago
When we are young, energetic and full of life the last thing we think about is death or buying life insurance. With so many things to plan for like purchasing a home and planning a ...
Why Mortgage Protection Insurance is a Good Idea for a Homeowner
By Ned Brumby · 13 years ago
Mortgage protection insurance is smart for any homeowner to obtain in case of a financial emergency. Families can never be certain of what could happen in the event of hospitalisation, a disability (such as sickness ...
How To Get Qualified Buyers For Your Houses In Real Estate Investing
By Simon Macharia · 13 years ago
In the current depressed real estate market, selling houses has become harder than ever. This applies to deals that look good. Having a good game plan is a must if you must sell your houses ...
Differences Between Banks And Credit Unions
By Christopher Boulanger · 13 years ago
Although many people interchange the use of the terms banks and credit unions, these two institutions have certain differences.
Their Goals & Their Structure
A bank is more often a community, regional or even national ...
IRS Best Kept Secret-Depreciation Deduction
By Eugene Vollucci · 13 years ago
INCREASING THE DEPRECIATION DEDUCTION
Maximize the deduction for depreciation on apartment buildings :
1. To increase the depreciable basis of the multi family asset, take the higher of either the tax role or an independent ...
Help With Common IRS Problems
By Lance Wallach · 13 years ago
Published in Coatings Pro Magazine
It is tax time. There are many problems you can run into with the IRS. This article is a generalized overview of some of these confusing issues:
• IRS Penalties ...
Getting into the Basics of Estate Planning
By John Arthur · 13 years ago
The San Francisco Chronicle recently featured "5 Estate Planning Tips" in their Business News section, which was excerpted from Investopedia US. It reported that a properly and carefully prepared estate plan, regardless of the size ...
Storage Options - For Your Precious Metals
By Tom Genot · 13 years ago
Lately, many people in the world have been closely watching and reading the news reports concerning the current global economic situation. The European and American debt situation is now going out of control. It’s fueled ...
An Introduction To Forex Trading, And What You Need To Know
By Kenny Mann · 13 years ago
The word 'Forex' is a contraction of 'Foreign Exchange', and is interchangeable with 'Foreign Exchange Market' and 'Currency Market'. At the simplest level Forex trading is about buying one form of currency, and selling it ...
What Is Financial Spread Betting, And Why Should I Be Interested?
By Kenny Mann · 13 years ago
First of all, it is important to be aware that whilst they share certain characteristics and principles, spread betting and financial spread betting are two different things. But in order to understand what financial spread ...
What Is Virtual Trading, And Why Play A Stock Market Game?
By Kenny Mann · 13 years ago
What is virtual trading, and why on earth would you want to spend your time playing on a stock market game? Let me explain why you should take this sort of game very seriously indeed. ...
The Elliott Wave Theory And The Predictability Of Human Psychology
By Kenny Mann · 13 years ago
For anyone with even a passing interest in stock markets and trading the name Ralph Nelson Elliott is usually a very familiar one. An accountant working at the turn of the last century Elliott's theory, ...
Plan ahead to Minimize Taxes on Death
By Phil Edney · 13 years ago
Nobody likes to think about their death, but who wants to pay more tax than they have to? With a little planning, you can help minimize the taxes your estate might pay at death.
Leave ...
GIC’s Offer Predictable Investment Returns – and Some Have Insurance Benefits Too
By Phil Edney · 13 years ago
It’s a rather strange question to be sure, but after experiencing one of the worst economic downturns since the Great Depression, many investors are looking for safe investment products that are capable of producing predictable ...
Collecting tuition payments can be one of the most frustrating tasks
By Gracy Clay · 13 years ago
Every child care provider knows that collecting tuition payments can be one of the most frustrating tasks facing directors and owners. It is also one of the most critical factors to running a successful child ...