Posted by admin on May 1, 2010 in
Investing 
- ISBN13: 9781886039728
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Beginning investors will find thorough guidelines for making good decisions in this guide to private gold ownership. Emphasis is placed on the asset-preservation qualities of gold at a time when investor uncertainty about the economy and recent investment scandals have led many to seek asset diversification. The economic and political trends driving gold marketing are detailed, as are the reasons why gold plays an important role in millions of investment portfolios … More >>
The ABCs of Gold Investing: How to Protect and Build Your Wealth with Gold
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Posted by admin on Apr 21, 2010 in
Investing 
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Amass more than $900,000 in properties in one year, without using any of your own money, or that of your investors. Real estate investing can be an excellent way to build wealth. With its advantages of cash flow, appreciation, tax benefits, equity buildup and leveraging, real estate may be the only vehicle that can carry the average person to retirement wealth. Real estate investor, attorney, and author Larry Loftis has developed a safe, easy, and lucrative w… More >>
Investing in Duplexes, Triplexes, and Quads: The Fastest and Safest Way to Real Estate Wealth
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Posted by admin on Apr 15, 2010 in
Finance 
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KEY BENEFIT: Through the presentation of the Ten Fundamental Principles of Personal Finance, this text empowers readers with the knowledge they need to successfully make and carry out a plan for their own financial future. FINANCIAL PLANNING; MANAGING YOUR MONEY; PROTECTING YOURSELF WITH INSRUANCE; MANAGING YOUR INVESTMENTS; LIFE CYCLE ISSUES MARKET: This text’s easy-to-read and relatable pop-culture references make it a must… More >>
Personal Finance: Turning Money into Wealth
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Posted by admin on Dec 22, 2009 in
Personal Finance Most people dream of making a lot of money. The question is, what does that mean?
The truth is that money is highly subjective. Certainly, a billion dollars is a lot of money; there are only a handful of billionaires in the world. Is a million dollars a lot? In terms of total wealth, no; a significant minority of the population has a million dollars or more in total assets to leave to their heirs, largely due to the appreciation of real estate. Were one to make a million dollars a year, however, that person would be among the most highly paid in the world.
Personal perception has a significant role in determining the amount of money that a person can expect to make. The reason for this is that the two factors that most influence earnings–level of demonstrable skill, and payment requested from an employer–are very dependent upon the individual. Moreover, while skill is partially based on individual confidence and partially dependent upon innate ability, the amount of money that a person asks an employer to provide is solely based on the individual.
Of course, the two are related. One cannot have a minimal skillset and expect to receive a high salary. However, many people have excellent skillsets yet are paid comparatively little versus their peers. Why?
The truth is, they probably didn’t ask–or if they did, they didn’t ask in a way that conveyed they really thought that they deserved what they wanted. In many cases, the boss knows the most that he or she can pay, but will be pleased to pay less if an employee will accept it.
Of course, the boss will not tell the employee what he or she can actually afford to pay. But dealing with that is comparatively easy in the Information Age: there are salary guidelines for given locales and positions available on the Internet. The real challenge is not asking a high level of compensation, but feeling that you deserve the high level of compensation for which you are asking.
To do that, one must understand the relative value of money. We have established that being a billionaire is truly remarkable, and that accumulating a million dollars over a lifetime is not but that making a million dollars per year is. What about lower income levels–the sort that we tend to see in everyday life? Read more...
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