Mike M. was a senior manager for one of my large corporate clients, butyou wouldn't know he was on the fast track if you looked at his office. Heworked long hours, felt pressured, and was always playing catch up. Mike wasunresponsive to requests and missed key deadlines. His company's uppermanagement had reached the end of its patience, so I was called in to helpMike with his productivity. It didn't occur to him that he could lose hisjob; he...more
Where are the best investment real estate locations? If you have enough experience investing in real estate, you can make money almost anywhere, but there are always places that are better or worse for real estate investments. For maximum profits, you want places that have a better demand/supply ratio. You can use the questions below to find them.Real Estate Demand 1. Does the area have decent job growth? Ask local authorities and use census...more
Forex trading is nothing more than direct access trading of different types of foreign currencies. In the past, foreign exchange trading was mostly limited to large banks and institutional traders. However recent technological advancements have made it so that small traders can also take advantage of the many benefits of forex trading just by using the various online trading platforms to trade.The currencies of the world are on a floating exchange rate, and they are always traded in pairs. About 85 percent of all daily transactions involve trading of the major currencies. Four major currency pairs are usually used for investment purposes. They are: Euro against US dollar (EUR/USD), US dollar against Japanese yen (USD/JPY), British pound against US dollar (GBP/USD) and US dollar against Swiss franc (USD/CHF). If you think one currency will appreciate against another, you may exchange that second currency for the first one and be able to "stay" in it. If everything goes as you plan it, eventually you may be able to make the opposite deal in that you may exchange this first currency back for that other and then collect profits from it. As a note bear in mind that no dividends are paid...more
Credit cards are a huge industry. Everybody who can get one or two or 10, uses them because they are a great convenience. But there are so many credit cards being offered to students these days that it might seem nearly impossible to choose the right college credit card for you. But it is very important to investigate and to choose carefully to...more
So how WAS your first quarter of 2006? Wait - it's still the middle of 4th quarter; what am I talking about? One of the things that salespeople and sales managers tend to lose sight of is the factor that time plays in the sales cycle. We think if we work really hard this month that we can pull out a great month, or a great quarter. But, do...more
There are many different advantages to trading forex instead of futures or stocks, such as:1. Lower MarginJust like futures and stock speculation, a forex trader has the ability to control a large amount of the currency basically by putting up a small amount of margin. However, the margin requirements that are needed for trading futures are usually around 5% of the full value of the holding, or 50% of the total value of the stocks, the margin requirements for forex is about 1%. For example, margin required to trade foreign exchange is $1000 for every $100,000. What this means is that trading forex, a currency trader's money can play with 5-times as much value of product as a futures trader's, or 50 times more than a stock trader's. When you are trading on margin, this can be a very profitable way to create an investment strategy, but it's important that you take the time to understand the risks that are involved as well. You should make sure that you fully understand how your margin account is going to work. You will want to be sure that you read the margin agreement between you and your clearing firm. You will also want to talk to your account representative if you have any...more
THE BARON SON: VADE MECUM 7By Vicky Therese Davis, William R. Patterson, and D. Marques PattonLong & Silverman Publishing, Inc.ISBN - 159575375Today it seems nearly impossible to open a newspaper without finding a story of corruption, cover-ups, or...more
The title of this article may sound a little strange. What did I mean by located and faced for prosperity?I must warn that this is not a typical business article. It has nothing to do with marketing, sales, productivity or even the internet.It is...more
Fifty years ago, uranium fever hit Wall Street. It was then just a few years after a Navajo shepherd in New Mexico, by the name of Paddy Martinez, discovered "yellow rocks" on his property, mistaking them at first for gold. An avalanche of 1950s...more
A few weeks ago I have written about the "Key Factors of a successful home business". A lady has reacted to this article and she has mentioned some important aspects, e.g. "Is the product a category creator?" I want dwell on this question. What could...more
Taking loans has become a way of life because of the convenience it offers. Within manageable limits loan repayment does not create any problems. However there is no harm in looking for better options. A debt consolidation solution is any method of...more
About four years ago I stumbled upon an Internet Site called Dxgold. Their premise at the time was "Gold-ebank is a secure gold backed payment transfer system and the gateway to DigotGold and DXSecure accounts."I saw "Gold" and my eyes lit up! I...more