Every morning, you are handed 24 hours one of the few things in this world you will receive for free. Even if you had all the money in the world, you still couldn't buy more time. The question each day is: what will you do with this treasure? This is a question that is relevant to anyone, but - on a professional level - especially relevant to professional service companies, such as a PR agency. Retail stores, restaurants and any...more
Venture capital is the funds provided at the early stage and growth stage to high potential, growth companies by institutional investor or high net worth individuals in the interest of generating higher returns. Understanding the changing landscape of venture capital investing, which has been significant over the past few years, requires knowing what a venture capitalist looks for in its investments. Tracing the history of venture capital will...more
Today's workers can no longer get support for their retirement funds from the conventional three-legged stool of retirement finances, as Social Security faces instability due to underfunding, employer-based retirement funds are becoming unreliable, and the average worker's personal savings are barely enough to make ends meet. To overcome these obstacles to a stable nest egg, employees who are nearing retirement need to resolve the issues within the retirement system itself, and work within the limits of existing solutions or identify additional resources.Barriers that exist within the system require the near-retiree to undertake in-depth research and know how the system works. For example, conventional plans that provide defined benefits are gradually being phased out by the emergence of the self-directed retirement plan, which requires employees to commit with time, diligence, and a certain degree of investment training. As for employers, the elimination or minimization of costly supplemental features are encouraged, in addition to reducing fiduciary liabilities that may stem from them influencing or advising their workers as to what vehicles or tools to invest in. This...more
When you think about your future retirement life as calm and serene, you mostly envision yourself indulging in those things which you currently are unable to do due to the time paucity. These things can range from traveling, playing golf, trekking or playing games, etc. If you are genuinely interested in making these things happen,...more
Litigation that protects intellectual property is known as intellectual property litigation. This is for the purposes of protecting trade secrets, copyrights, trademarks and patents. In the case where a patent owner believes someone else is infringing on his patent, he may sue the person. This involves someone making, using or selling a patented...more
One of the critical steps in the divorce process is getting the right divorce lawyers for you as well as your spouse. This case is especially true regardless if you are filing divorce for the first time or you have been given a divorce summons. Although there are some who think that they do not need the help of lawyers in pushing through with the divorce, the process is not as simple as it seems. Getting a lawyer can even hasten up and smoothen out the process for you and help you correct the life that you had in your marriage. If you want to hire the right attorney, the best thing to do is to ask referrals from friends and family about some competent lawyers they might know. If you have informed your close friends and relatives beforehand that you are heading for divorce, you can also ask some divorce lawyers suggestions. If you also know someone who has gone through the same process, he or she can also help you get the right lawyer to help you with the divorce process. Better yet, you can visit the websites of top law firms in your area and browse through the qualifications and experiences of their divorce lawyers. The Internet is the best option for you to dig up...more
Federal employees have a lot of rights that they don't know about. Unfortunately managers at federal agencies don't want employees to know about those rights. Federal employees who have been terminated, suspended or demoted from their job...more
Many federal employees probably don't realize it but you can actually hire a private attorney to represent you when you take your case to the US Merit Systems Protection Board. In fact there are lawyers who specialize in representing people...more
Many would have you think that claims firms are the better choice if you are involved in a legal situation; for example, perhaps you need help to come to a resolution and receive monetary damages in the event of injury or other unfortunate incident....more
One of the main types of investment is stock exchange trading. We would like to outline the other main ways before we go on.It sounds easy when we say that there are only three methods but it gets more complicated as each of those ways...more
PATRICK G. MCKENZIE v. STATE OF MARYLANDCOURT OF APPEALS OF MARYLANDDecember 30, 2008, FiledApartment 14 is located within the rental complex known as Pepper Tree Farm, in Montgomery County, Maryland. On September 4, 2007, the day in...more
JOHN GEORGE MARSTON v. STATE OF MARYLANDCourt of Special Appeals of MarylandApril 14, 1970, DecidedAt approximately 10:00 P.M. on March 22, 1969, Donald Marston, the appellant's brother, was seen going to the rear of the building...more