Dashboard software can be used to enhance your real estate investing expertise. Never heard of dashboard software? Thats okay, let me explain. Dashboard software is designed with the intent of offering business managers insight into the key statistics of the business. A dashboard allows managers and key executives the ability to visually analyze the condition of their business and make decisions based on a variety of inputs. The features and flexibility lend itself nicely accepting and visually representing the key statistics important to the real estate business. To begin with, das...

The three fundamental rules of investing in property are to maximise your yield, maximise your capital gain and manage your risk. To maximise yield, find out your return as a percentage. If your yield is your rental income, then find out what the annual percentage would be on your purchase price. If it is something like 5% you may be better off putting your money in a savings account offering 8% interest. To maximise your capital gains, you must sell your property for a greater amount than you bought it. To do this you need to take advantage of the property cycle, while also watching econ...

Good news on the economy just keeps coming and coming and coming. Growth seems to be hitting on all cylinders: GDP growth-up 3.4% for the year, jobs-up 2.3 million for the year, real wage growth up-1.7% for the year, following real growth of 1.2% the prior year. That wage growth, incidentally, is better at this stage of the recovery, than during the same stage of the 1990's, according to economist James Darda. The Department of Labor reports that benefits have made solid gains. Benefits have risen 39% since 2000. For college graduates, the news is very good. College G...

The Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) is a parallel, yet separate, alternative to what we might call the “regular” tax. The AMT has its strongest effect upon the middle class taxpayers. The Alternative Minimum Tax broadens the amount of taxable income by including things that would not be taxable under the regular tax. The AMT also prohibits many tax deductions. There are things that can be done to soften the impact of the Alternative Minimum Tax. Try and adjust the timing of certain income factors such as implementing stock options and selling stock. Seriously consider your stat...

If you are new into the world of business, then you might have heard of venture capital fundraising. But most people have little or no information about venture capitalists. There are a lot of misconceptions about the whole thing. In simple words venture capital is the money that is invested by venture capitalists in new and upcoming companies that have the potential to grow into major giants. If you think that venture capitalists are wealthy financers who wish to finance any new venture, then you are misinformed. Most venture capitalists are privately owned corporations with a hug...

I wouldn't recommend you purchase a remote control gasoline powered helicopter unless you are really an experienced helicopter flyer and have a bit of daredevil quality to you. Basically, these machines are dangerous, dirty, and difficult to fly, and you can really get hurt if you don't know what you're doing with them. My recommendation is to stick with the lower priced electric models, and only fly them in good weather, unless you find yourself really growing bored with them. It might be all right to purchase one of these gasoline powered models, but you should keep in mind that you n...

Manual vs. Electric JuicerA juicer is conical-shaped kitchen appliance used for squeezing, or extracting, juice from various foods, especially fruit and veggies, for the purpose of drinking or adding flavor to other foods. The juicer is easy to use, although, due to the possible dangers involved, must be treated carefully, caution, and expertise.Two varieties of juicers exist: a manual, or hand-held, version and an electrical version.Manual JuicerJuicing consists of putting fruit pieces or veggie slices cut side-down in the middle of the juicer and then pressing down to squeeze the fo...

If you are not strategizing your giving with your advisors, you may inadvertently be paying tax on your charitable gifts according to Marc A. Pitman, director of the Inland Foundation, Inland Hospital’s fundraising subsidiary and founder of Fundraisingcoach.com. “Accountants, tax strategists, attorneys, and insurance agents are not able to read their clients’ minds,” says Pitman, “They only know about as much of your personal goals as you tell them.” For example, Pitman says many well-intentioned donors sell appreciated stock to be able to pay a pledge or make a gift. This causes them to...

"Man will begin to recover the moment he takes art as seriously as physics, chemistry or money" Ernst Levy What's the best capital gains tax rate for the sale of artwork? There are currently several arguments being made against reducing the capital gains tax rate on the sale of artwork from the current level of 28% to the 15% rate enjoyed by sellers of real estate, securities and other assets. Arguments against the reduction center around the view that art is not an asset which plays any real role in economic activity, particularly job creation, and revenue generation. Nothing could ...

One of the many attractive Bermuda financial services available is the Bermuda Tax Exempt Company. Such a company is not subject to tax on profits, income, capital gains, or appreciations. No estate duty or inheritance tax is payable on shares debentures or other obligations of the company. This exemption currently lasts until 2016 but may be extended. As a matter of law, a Bermuda Tax Exempt company must maintain a registered office address within Bermuda. A resident company secretary must be appointed, as well as a quorum of Bermuda resident directors. A minimum of two directors must be...