Articles related to: planning
26: A House of Cards: Part 1
The current credit crisis has impacted multiple sectors of our financial economy. Home foreclosures are on the rise. Credit-worthy consumers struggle to secure mortgages. Investment banks are brought ..
27: Reactive vs. Strategic or Who Really Cares if Your Company is a Dinosaur?
It happens in business, it happens in politics, it happens in life. There are those that wait for things to happen and there are those that make things happen. There are those that are in control ..
28: A House Divided: Preserving Your Estate from Nursing Home Cost
One of the biggest issues seniors face as they get older is how to preserve an inheritance for their children. Their biggest fear is spending all of that money on assisted living and/or nursing home c..
29: Garden Improvements 'Can Help With Security'
Homeowners should take steps to protect their property from the threat of burglars, it has been suggested.According to Tesco Home Insurance, as the days start to become longer and the nights shorter t..
30: Should Seniors Use Reverse Mortgages?
Some of the most popular products being pitched to seniors today are reverse mortgages. Everywhere you turn there are free seminars, free reports and free DVDs, all touting the amazing benefits these..
31: How To Write A Sticky Note Business Plan
If you"re like most creative entrepreneurs, the thought of writing a business plan is not the highest item on your priority list. You'd rather explore new ideas, create products and services, develop..
32: Tips For Combating Wedding Planning Stress!
Planning a wedding planning is both an exciting time and a stressful time in a couple's lives. Brides-to-be may experience emotional stress related to the wedding planning while grooms-to-be may be fe..
33: Do You Owe Taxes On That Gift?
As a Certified Financial Planner, I'm often asked about issues regarding inheritance, gifting and the resulting taxes. Here's a classic example of just how complicated these situations can be, using a..
34: Asset Allocation: Investing by the Numbers
Uno. Asset Allocation is an investment planning tool, not an investment strategy... few investment professionals understand the distinction. Investment strategies are used to implement the asset alloc..
35: Blow Away Movable Barriers to Rapid Profit Growth
A friend of mine was interested in investing. He put all his money into the financial markets and waited for what he had to grow. In fact, he was so optimist that he borrowed lots of money to buy ev..
36: Embed Your Essential Profit-Expanding Messages into Your Offerings
Wise designers of offerings will go to great lengths to make it hard for people to do the wrong thing. Most vehicles with automatic transmissions won't start if they are not in Park or Neutral. That d..
37: Overcome Ignorance to Find Great Ways to Eliminate Obstacles to Profit Growth
Knowing that obstacles to profit growth exist for all organizations is one thing. Eliminating those obstacles is a more difficult activity. Let's look at some simple steps you can take to identify sup..
38: Arbitration Won't Save You From Losing Your Money
Some of my best article ideas come from my readers, and this week is no exception. This is a story of misplaced trust, dishonesty, inaction and great financial loss. The lessons learned through their ..
39: Is Your Portfolio Properly Seasoned?
The effect interest rates have on the performance of our economy cannot be overstated. Understanding how interest rates affect the business cycle will help you know how to structure your portfolio to ..
40: Top 10 Reasons Small Businesses Fail
10. ProcrastinationDon’t put off for tomorrow what you can (and should) be doing right now! Always return client emails and phone calls ASAP. You will find that procrastinating will only lead t..
41: Are Variable Annuity Guaranteed Living Benefits Worth It?
If you have an IRA, sorting through all the investment options can be very confusing. Unfortunately, there is a lot of hype out there and, in my opinion, the financial services industry is great at se..
42: Income Investors Should Take Action
The Federal Reserve cut interest rates again yesterday and will be likely to do so again in six weeks. Yields on 5-year Certificates of Deposit are down to around 4.25% and falling. On top of that, t..
43: The 5 Step Plan for Creating a Successful Business Plan
While there are some who are easily able to do this, many business owners find themselves scratching their heads when it comes time to develop a plan. It can be confusing when it comes to deciding wha..
44: The Tax Gifts Keep On Coming
Did you know that you can sell a stock at a profit and pay next to nothing in capital gains tax? Or that you may not owe any tax on dividends you receive? It's true. The Tax Increase Prevention and Re..
45: 7 Simple Steps to Getting Your Mo-Jo Back
Ugh, it's that time of year again when we look at what we've accomplished and what we still have to do and for some of us, we kind of teeter out. Has this ever happened to you:You're in the middle of ..
46: How To Plan A Memorable Hen Night
If the hundreds of choices associated with the wedding weren’t bad enough, then comes the problem of planning the hen night. How hard can it be? So you start looking around and realize how many..
47: Turning Words Into Deeds
Business success comes from aligning your business in thought, word and deed.Deed is just another name for action. First you need to ensure you have thought and imagined the foundations of your busine..
48: Sales + Marketing = Profits
Sales and marketing go together. Without one, there is no need for the other. Unfortunately, many businesspeople have not figured out the formula for success. To realize true profit, the target cons..
49: Want To Work From Home But Worry That You May Not Be Able To Cope
Maybe the biggest problem you see about the prospect of running your own business from home is when do you get paid? When you were empoyed by someone else you no doubt had a regular wage on the same d..
50: A Simple Step-by-Step Plan To Save You Valuable Time and Energy
The secret to boosting your productivity sounds almost too simple - start working from checklists! The best kind are those that you create yourself. By all means use someone else's checklist as an ide..
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