With the iPhone 5S and its fingerprint scanner selling well, one is tempted to say that we may soon no longer have to remember a 4-digit PIN or 10-character phrase with which to access your device or apps. But considering the well-publicized weaknesses of biometrics and the tried-and-true nature of passwords, it looks like we’ll be using…
It’s no secret that you don’t become successful in business by doing the same thing the others guys are doing. Being able to take calculated risks is all part of the fun of being a small business owner — and understanding how to differentiate your business from the rest is a special skill most entrepreneurs…
The key to a great investment opportunity is to get in before everyone else. As most readers who follow the markets know, the results of the latest Federal Reserve meeting were quite a surprise, as the central bank determined that now was not the time to reduce its asset purchase program. That news was a green light…
Trading used to be the realm of established financial brokers. Today the internet has made it possible for anyone to deal with their own investment portfolios. Several online trading services have been established in recent times dealing in Forex, mutual funds, ETFs stocks, options, bonds and CDs.While anyone can trade online today, it’s a venture…
People are always looking for ways to invest their money so that they can get a positive return. But when it comes to opportunities, most people tend to stay on the traditional path; putting their money into stocks, bonds, mutual funds, money markets or CD’s. But there are other ways, however, that a person can…
“House flipping” is where a person buys a home (often at a low cost) and then immediately re-sells it for a profit. Typically these houses have a “six months or less” turnaround time. It’s a real estate investment and moneymaking technique that reached epic heights during the first decade of the new millennium. Then, it…
His life reads like any great Hollywood script. No surprise then that director Ron Howard has flirted with the concept of adapting Swiss Journalist Daniel Ammann’s book The King of Oil: The Secret Lives of Marc Rich for the silver screen. And what an amazing motion picture it would make: a tale of money, power,…
On July 1, the people of Croatia took to the streets in celebration of their country’s official admittance into the European Union. In Istanbul, officials looked on in repugnance. After all, no one has been on the EU’s waiting list longer than Turkey. The government filed its application in April 1987, but has since managed…
Buying your first investment property can be a scary thing, and rightly so. When tens of thousands of dollars are on the line, it’s imperitive that you fully understand the investment you are about to purchase. This article is designed to be a step by step guide to buying your first investment property, to help…
