Market timing systems are based on patterns of activity in the past. Every system that you are likely to hear about works well when it is applied to historical data. If it didn't work historically, you would never hear about it. But patterns change, and the future is always the great unknown. A system developed for the market patterns of the 1970s, which included a major bear market that lasted two years, would have saved investors from a...more
Dear Website Owner,If you have an existing website or domain name you no longer need and wish to sell it to an interested buyer for a one-time profit, or if you?re a speculator looking to build a steady source of revenue by buying and reselling valuable domain names, this helpful guide will explain the steps you need to take to ensure a quick,easy,profitable sale. Step 1 ? Establish a Reasonable Price for Your SiteHow Much Can I Get?Before you...more
Books on real estate are a dime a dozenand most focus on taking advantage of someone else's misfortune. They frequently describe lofty methods for buying and selling properties no ordinary citizen can be successful using. Real estate professional Dan Auito has had enough of books that waste people's time, money, and effort, and sap their will to believe in their abilities. So he has written "Magic Bullets in Real Estate: Your Guide to Understanding and Using Real Estate to Your Best Advantage," which reveals how every person can live a life of prosperity and security. It describes in detail a concrete plan to find, negotiate, contract, buy, sell, rehabilitate, and flip propertiesas well as manage tenants, taxes and tradesmen. "The book gives strategies on how to zero in on specific real estate," explained Auito, who has bought, sold and rented many properties over the last fourteen years. "It gives practical, affordable steps for achieving resultswithout paying commissions or management fees." This common sense, enthusiastic guide dispels the myth that investors need agents and managers to work on their behalf. It describes how to use mentors, appraisers, real...more
I read a press release the other day which points to the fact we need to be very careful with our finances. The subject of the release was home mortgages. A company was announcing the availability of 40 year mortgages for its customers. The stated purpose was to lower the monthly payments to make buying a home more affordable. Whenever I...more
Reducing debt usually isn't a high priority for people until they have already gotten into trouble with overspending. Using a few basic guidelines, and debt calculations, can help you see when your debt load is getting into the danger zone. Budgeting Guidelines Creditors use budgeting guidelines when reviewing and approving credit. If your...more
Geshe Michael Roach is a Princeton graduate and a Buddhist monk. After graduation, he spent seven years studying the wisdom of Tibetan Buddhism. At the suggestion of his teacher, he joined a fledgling diamond business in New York to test his ideals in real life. He stayed with the business as a member of the core management team for seventeen years. The company grew from a start-up with two owners and two employees to $100 million in sales and five hundred employees in offices around the world. The Diamond Cutter: The Buddha on Strategies for Managing Your Business and Your Life tells the story of how Geshe Michael Roach built the diamond division of this company, using principles culled from ancient Tibetan Buddhism as the driving force behind his decision making.Drawing on lessons he learned in the diamond business and years in Buddhist monasteries, Roach shows how taking care of others is the ultimate path to taking care of oneself, even--especially--in business. As he puts it, you have to engage in "mental gardening," which means doing certain practical things that will form new habits that will create an ideal reality for you. If this sounds a little outrageous, his very...more
Generosity, which includes the free, no strings-attached sharing of resources, money, and information among people, is the seed of prosperity. What was the initial seed planted that caused the "Silicon Valley Miracle" No, it was not the invention of...more
Silicon Valley: a parableWe have all heard about the "Silicon Valley" miracle. Not long ago, Silicon Valley found itself at the centre of the world, a job- and money-making machine fueled by the popularity of the Internet and technological...more
The old and standard business administration concepts included in any current MBA program are very important, but today the companies are very different.This new situation strong demands a new MBA program including the General Control Theory, the...more
Many professional organizers don't leave either home or office without one tool. What is it? Drum roll please The answer is a labelmaker. "Most organizers favorite tool is the electronic labelmaker," confirms Diane Hatcher, president of...more
Halloween costumes are a scary thing for many this time of year. It is also frightening to know your business or commercial property has potential for being victimized. Here are 10 prevention measures to keep property safe from those things that go...more
What's more crucial to the success of a business, non-profit or association than its most important outside audiences and stakeholders? Nothing. Those stakeholder behaviors directly impact virtually every management and operating activity of the...more