What drives an investor to buy a stock? Is it the fundamentals? The technicals? A combination of the two? Well I'm not quite certain anymore. You can basically throw all of the textbook answers out the window when it comes to today's equity markets. Why do I say that? Because I believe that the only thing that is driving this market is the no Read More
After four years of branding themselves as a leading micro-finance organization for entrepreneurs in poor and under-developed countries, Kiva decided last month to expand their outreach into the United States. Why? Is that consistent with their values? Read More
Lately, I've been talking about the dollar's decline...and so far, I've been right. However, the last few days in the market has gotten some traders to question their positions and its even scared others out of their positions. Not me! Here's why... Read More
This article from Entrepreneurship.com on the top 8 franchise ownership myths may help those considering franchises as an opportunity. Whether you're interested in starting a small business and trying to figure out whether franchise ownership might be the right way to go or evaluating a franchise opportunity that has come across your path, this a Read More
Financial statements are finally explained in plain English! Learn solid accounting principles that will help your small business grow the right way. Read More
This video from SBTV examines whether an activity can be considered a small business or hobby especially for tax purposes according to Internal Revenue Service guidelines. A key point to remember is that to be a business, an activity must generate a profit within a certain period of time sometimes varying based on the type of activity. If a hobby Read More
There are ways to make sure that the economic decisions that you make are not going to hurt you in the end. With a little bit of qualified advice, you should be able to manage your own budget with confidence and ease. Read More
I have to admit last week, I was little skeptical about this stock market. I was thinking that when the un-employment numbers came out (next week) tomorrow we could see a big sell off in stocks. The stock market has been off the charts lately, and everyone is trying to figure out whether or not they are under invested in it. Read More
This interesting story from the BBC about how small business loans remain a challenge examines how the recession has been hard even for small businesses that are fairing well especially when it comes to credit. According to the story, banks have increasingly shut out small businesses even in cases where credit had earlier been extended and busines Read More
Cash for Clunkers. Universal Healthcare. Social Security. Medicare. Medicaid. The list goes on and on. Meanwhile, the economy in the US is shrinking almost twice as fast as had been previously estimated. Read More
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