Personal Finance
How I Went From 30k to 100k in 5 Years
Today, I want to share with you my professional story. While discussing with my partner the other day, I realized that we have both climbed the corporate ladder pretty fast. We are now both working in 2 completely different fields in finance but we started at the very same place back in 2003… I went [...]
Continue reading...Robert Shiller Pulls His Punches
7 June 2011 – 5:11 pm PST
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Beyond Buy-and-Hold # 41 By Rob Bennett All of the work that I have done in the investing field is rooted in the insights revealed by Yale Economics Professor Robert Shiller’s research, popularized in his book Irrational Exuberance. The idea that a Buy-and-Hold strategy could work was rooted in the research of University of Chicago [...]
Continue reading...Saving and Investing Tips for the Self-Employed
7 June 2011 – 7:47 am PST
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Guest Post by Jessica Wagner Saving, whether it’s for retirement purposes or otherwise, is tough enough without having that added difficulty of being self-employed. Many people have found the benefits of being their own boss and making their own hours but putting money away isn’t as easy when you don’t have a company with good [...]
Continue reading...When You Should Create A Corporation
7 June 2011 – 5:35 am PST
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So you have a small business idea that you have in mind or that you have already had time to develop and started to make a few bucks from it. Now that the tax season is over, you are probably thinking of the implication of having this new revenue added to your next income tax [...]
Continue reading...Pros and Cons of a 50/50 partnership
6 June 2011 – 5:08 am PST
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Me again, turns out the silent partner is less quiet these days. After introducing myself and discussing the actual creation of our online company, I wanted to give my thoughts on the a 50/50 partnership structure. I know that Mike already discussed his point of view as did MD. What triggered this post was reading [...]
Continue reading...Why Skills are More Important than a Job
5 June 2011 – 4:08 pm PST
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By Kevin M Having a job is a good thing—the problem is complete reliance on it! That, unfortunately, is where most people are. The loss of a job can set a chain of financial catastrophes in motion, and even threaten the survival of a person or an entire household. Is there an answer to this [...]
Continue reading...Yakezie Roundup Time
3 June 2011 – 4:03 am PST
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This week the long awaited dividend investing ebook was released over at The Dividend Guy Blog. This project has been in the works for many months. It’s finally ready and best of all is that it’s FREE. Yes, that’s right. This project is being given away for free. Grab a cup of coffee and enjoy. [...]
Continue reading...7 Reasons to be Self-Employed
2 June 2011 – 6:51 pm PST
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Kevin M There’s probably never been a better time to have your own business. I know that sounds downright loony to some, but it’s the reality of our time. On the plus side, the internet has opened up opportunities for small business ventures because it provides incredible leverage and it can make the little guy [...]
Continue reading...Why Does Everyone Want to Quit Their Jobs?
2 June 2011 – 4:03 am PST
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There seems to be a lot of hype going around about quitting your job and working for yourself. There’s a lot of cheerleading and promotion about the benefits of being your own boss and leaving your current employer. It seems like an amazing idea. You can leave your job, never have to see your annoying [...]
Continue reading...HMRC study shows majority of SMEs are tax compliant
2 June 2011 – 2:00 am PST
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My blog title is of course the converse of the FT report that: Business tax study says 35% would be dodgers. Apparently: “More than one in three small businesses would understate their profits if they thought they could get away with it, according to official research.” (The report was mentioned in Treasury select committee evidence [...]
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8 June 2011 – 4:50 am PST
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