Could Your Income Survive A Hurricane? As you know, Hurricane Katrina has caused destruction and devastation across several states Hundreds of thousands of people have been displaced and are unable to work since the storm Businesses have been closed for weeks The economical impact is unimaginable No one knows what the effects will be — weeks, months, even years from now How would weeks, or months, of lost income affect your family? This event is another solid reminder of how important ...

An Analysis Of Lexmark In 2005, Berkshire Hathaway bought about a million shares of Lexmark I havenÂ’t followed this story closely, but I assume the stock was purchased by Lou Simpson rather than Warren Buffett I have only two reasons for believing this: the total purchase was small relative to BerkshireÂ’s investable assets and the Lexmark purchase is typical of SimpsonÂ’s investment philosophy (or at least, what little I can glean about his investment philosophy from his past purchases) Regardless ...

Online Accounting Accounting in USA has seen lots of change There was a time when the accounting was more of book keeping done in huge ledgers and was the purview of select few ItÂ’s not so anymore Accounting is much more widely accepted as a business function and general people also look for the accounting details of the firms they are associated with Also lot more transparency is required now Keeping in line with the development of IT and other ...

Where Can You Find Sources Of Funds For Your Business? If you need help to fund your business, there are some things you need to do first, that can make your business more attractive to investors The followings are an easy way to improve your business image and make it become good-looking in investorsÂ’ eyes The most important thing, you should always talk to a qualified business attorney There are a lot of laws pertaining to how equity capital can be ...

Medicare, Social Security and Retirement Everything keeps changing, how do I keep up? Why is there so many choices? This is common question and concerns of most seniors today The cost of health and prescriptions is higher today for seniors, averaging over $50000 a month With fixed incomes, a comfortable retirement seems to be slipping away Retirement is re defining itself The days of a lifetime pension and 401ks are being wiped out You must think and live different than our Mothers ...

Forex And Commodities Futures And Options What To Know Before You Trade The popularity of trading futures and options has been growly rapidly for several years The ease of accessing constantly updated data online has prompted an increased fever by day traders to attempt to be successful and make money in this risky investment area Individuals can now trade these markets with the same ease and speed as large companies Trading forex ( foreign exchange ) and commodity futures and ...

Working Capital Cash Flow Solutions: Should I Borrow From A Bank? Recently, my newspaper reported that a local bank “earned a four star excellence rating for the sixty-fourth consecutive quarter” That’s sixteen years of four star excellence! The article went on to say that the “rating is based on a complex formula that includes …capital safety levels, quality of loan portfolio, and the ability to meet obligations…” The press release was designed to showcase the value of this bank and ...

So, Do You Need Financial Planning? Well do you need Financial Planning? In this article, I will show you how you can answer this question Immediately after we complete our college education, we automatically participate in a race call rat race Everyone started the race with a cart In this cart, we have personal bills, loans and our allowance As we are single, everything is good and manageable We can spend what we earn without worry Then we meet our ...