A "Lo Doc" or sometimes call "Lo Doc Home loan" are mortgage or home loans where documentation for verification of your income is not required. However, all other documentation is. These loans are ideally suited to self-employed, independent contractors, investors, credit rating impaired, ex-bankrupt or clients with arrears on current mortgages and borrowers who have been rejected by traditional lenders. Including people with suitable incomes but...more
As clients meet with me to discuss leadership, inevitably the conversation turns to decision-making. Making decisions is one of the most taxing job responsibilities that leaders have. In my experience, leaders suffer more than they should because they make too many decisions. Too often, they fail to ask, "Whose decision is it?" or "Who is the decider?" When leaders take the burden of responsibility too far, they either want to protect others from...more
Is your business missing out on valuable tax deductions you can take for the use of your personal vehicle for business purposes?If you haven't done so already, you should definitely beat a path to the door of your local office supply store and pick up a notebook for logging the mileage you drive to conduct business—and be sure to log the miles you drove to buy it! Not taking the trouble to do this is like letting your pricey gasoline flow onto the pavement instead of into your tank.Even if you work at home most of the time, miles you've driven to purchase office supplies, buy stamps or mail packages, and other errands for your business can translate into big tax deductions. With fuel costs soaring, you are literally throwing money down the drain if you are not keeping track of this mileage and taking the deductions for it to which you're entitled as a business owner. And the first entry you need to make is the beginning mileage on the odometer as of January. You'll also want to make sure that you keep track of all your automobile expenses associated with that personal vehicle that you're using for business.(See why in my article "Valuable Tax Deductions for your Vehicle You Can't...more
HUD reverse mortgages can be a great tool for Seniors that are looking for additional funds for retirement. Through a HUD reverse mortgage, seniors can tap into the equity from their homes without having to make repayments.HUD Reverse Mortgage EligibilityHomeowners must meet the following criteria in order to be eligible for a HUD reverse...more
Credit Cards For Anybody?Credit Cards are widespread all over the US as well as worldwide and are accepted Internationally as a very convenient mean of payment either in person at stores, via the phone and the Internet or on signed forms via the fax.Does anybody can obtain this much quested plastic money?Well, to answer that we would have to...more
Value Investing refers to a philosophy or practice of buying stocks that are fundamentally sound, but the stock price is below its obvious value. There are various indicators that Value Investors use to determine that a company is both sound and the stock price is undervalued. For the Value Investor, perhaps more than any other style of investor, is more concerned with the business and its fundamentals than other influences on the stock's price. Fundamentals, such as dividends, earnings growth, cash flow, and book value are more critical than market forces on the stock's price. Value investors are generally buy and hold investors. They will hold a stock for long term periods and are not concerned with short term swings in the stock price.When the Value Investor determines that the fundamentals are sound, but the stock is trading at a price below its obvious value, he or she knows that this is a potential investment candidate. The assumption is that the market has incorrectly undervalued the stock. Conversely, when the market corrects that mistake, the stock's price should increase towards the obvious value point.How do Value Investors find a potential investment?- price to earnings...more
If you're young and just starting out credit cards are certainly convenient and can help you establish a good credit history, which will be important when you need to make major purchases down the road. However, carrying a credit card comes with big...more
Having a web site and being visible on the net can be really exciting. After years of hard, but interesting work it can reward with a million dollars or simply fall into oblivion. The only way to keeping head above water is continuously provide a...more
How often do you find yourself saying: "I wish I knew how to learn more about this topic"Well, we were listening! And this article is the result. Today human resources management is opening up new horizons in many different offices around not only...more
Home equity loans are an extremely popular source of credit. Lenders offer dozens of varieties of loans making it very easy to tap the equity in your home. If you browse the marketplace online, you will find most of these loans come with variable...more
These days, more and more people are placing importance on keeping physically healthy. This can be seen by the amount of people who are joining gyms and sports clubs, going on diets, and spending on private health insurance. One of the biggest areas...more
Option is a legal agreement between buyer and seller to buy or sell security at an agreed price in a certain period of time. It is quite similar to insurance that you pay an amount of money in order that your property is protected by the insurance...more