Glide into Tax Season with Solid Financial PlanningIf you are thinking of investing in mutual funds for long-term or retirement savings, purchase a variable annuity. You've got the 1099 forms for 2000 already from any mutual funds you own. If you have a tax bill this year, you'll likely wait until April 15 to pay it, to give the money extra time to work for you. What if you had the option to wait 10 or 20 years to pay? That's tax-deferral. You control when you pay taxes on your money so you can get the maximum mileage out of your investment earnings. [More] | Top 7 Traits of Extremely Wealthy People4. DO WHAT YOU LOVE If you are not doing what you love, forget about getting rich. Wealthy people get wealthy because they do what they love. They love what they do so much that they forget that they are actually working. Find something you love and create business around what you love. [More] | Making the MarketTo lubricate their transactions, market makers need a supply, or inventory of the securities they support. This can either be real certificates, or via a process called 'stock lending' (don't worry about THAT one yet - it basically means they borrow stock or "pretend" they have it). Once you have an inventory of stock, and the concept of 'spread' (or 'edge'), a marvelous opportunity opens up. The average price at which a market maker accumulates a security and the average price at which he distributes it are going to be different. Add this to the fact that the market maker sets the price tick by tick, and boom! A license to print money. Observe closely, this is a good trick. [More] |
Unexpected Windfall: The Upside of Flexible Spending Accounts If you have read my past articles, you will notice that there are some clear advantages that I can see with using Flexible Spending Accounts for your expenses. They provide a means to escape the expenses of the taxes that would otherwise be imposed on the income used to sp.
Money manager A Money manager is someone who manages someone else's money for a fee. He is responsible for not only managing money in terms of investment, but also trying his best to ensure better returns on the money invested..
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