Don't Overpay for a House, Even in Today's MarketThe current low-interest rate environment is a once-in-a-lifetime chance to lock in a cheap 30-year mortgage on your home. If you refinance the balance of your current mortgage, you've won. If you refinance, and max out on your equity, you're probably hurting yourself. You might say that by refinancing the equity in your home, you're just cashing in on your home's rise in value. Well, not exactly. [More] | Investing in Stocks and the Game of MonopolyTo eliminate any of these opponents in the stock market game will aid the investor in accumulating more shares for even higher dividend collecting “rents”. All dividends on qualifying dividend-paying stocks are now 85% tax free, eliminating one tax opponent in the stock market game. And, did you know you could eliminate another opponent – those pesky stock commission fees to stockbrokers? All stocks purchased can be purchased commission-free, without the need of a stockbroker. [More] | Investing in Stocks and the Game of MonopolyTaking this approach in the stock market game, you would not win in the stock market by selling your shares owned, but by adding to those shares owned, so every “rent” (dividend collected) would be higher than the previous “rent” collected. This would be accomplished by holding on to those shares owned, and by having the dividends of each company owned rolled back into more shares each quarter. (This would be compared to building houses on the properties you own in the game of Monopoly.) [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 spend the money. The cashflow of [...].
Investment in stock exchange
The investment in stock exchange must be made carefully because the risks involved are very high. An individual stands to lose money that he has invested in shares listed on the stock exchange. The loss may result on account of factors beyond the con.
TIBB - TIB Financial Corp. Announces Stock Split
Yesterday (09/27/06) TIBB - TIB Financial Corp. announced a 2 for 1 stock split payable October 24, 2006. Its shares closed today at $31.90, down $0.10 (-0.31%). This stock is not optionable and has an average daily trading volume of about 2,412 shares..
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