Articles, tagged with "boom and bust", page 4
09th October 2009
The number of entrepreneurs starting an online business seems to increase exponentially with each passing year. While the Internet might have experienced the Dot Com Boom and Bust of the 90s, today, ecommerce has become an integral part of life for many c...
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Author:
Llewelyn
08th October 2009
During the last 2 years house prices have never been far from the headlines.
After a couple of month's positive growth many are speculating that we are witnessing a recovery. However house prices always fluctuate and no real conclusions can be drawn fr...
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Author:
SearchPath
02nd October 2009
California's Commission on the 21st Century Economy has issued recommendations on how the state's out-dated tax system can be modernized to make it more reflective of a modern economy and to put an end to chronic fiscal deficits.
The report reflects ni...
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Author:
JM
21st September 2009
History Repeats Itself
Less than a century ago, long before the independence from national systems of government, the world had a de facto global currency - the Gold standard.
The gold standard was so named because all important national currencies were...
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Author:
Phil Challis
02nd September 2009
Ever since the internet started up there have been stories of lucky people who hit it rich like the gold prospectors of the 1800's. It is true that in the beginning, those who started a business on the internet could make millions in a short period of tim...
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Author:
Steve Barker
31st July 2009
Today's FICO credit scoring reflects a new era of very nervous lenders. In 2008, a FICO credit score of 650 was a a pass key to favorable financing rates to buy a car, purchase a house or get a low-interest credit card. Not any more.
While economic mar...
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Author:
Jim DeSantis
29th July 2009
There aren't many people about who would argue that this hasn't been one of the worst recessions in history. The devastating effects of the credit crunch and the collapse of so many banks has causes ripples in industries that have traditionally been stron...
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Author:
andycal
19th June 2009
Real Estate investment is a cutthroat market which can pay handsome rewards provided you have accurate information, quality data and are able to work diligently enough to make sure you have left no bases uncovered.
Surprises in real estate cost money ...
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Author:
Dave Lindahl
18th June 2009
It is a fact that one family evicted from their home every 10 minutes as mortgage lenders push up repossessions by 92 per cent. One family is being kicked out of their home every ten minutes after failing to pay their mortgage, figures revealed yesterday....
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Author:
michael challiner
04th June 2009
There needs to be an open discussion of the goal of maximizing home ownership. Owning a home has become synonymous with the American Dream. Every Presidential administration has had the expansion of home ownership as one of its goals. The tax code is stru...
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Author:
Robert Bell
01st June 2009
While Global economies are undergoing their usual cycle of boom and bust, many households are left in the cold, literally, for not being able to pay their electricity bills. Many would really welcome the monthly savings from not having to pay utility bill...
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Author:
Joey Lee
15th April 2009
In the weeks it took for the global recession to turn from an alien concept to a reality for millions of households and businesses throughout the UK, the amount of coverage given to ‘Green' issues would suggest a significant change in the public percept...
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Author:
Joseph Lancros
04th April 2009
The current real estate market has left thousands of homeowners trying to avoid foreclosure. The boom and bust caused many homeowners to be upside down in their mortgages, in other words, owing more than their home is worth.
Some are seeking help via ...
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Author:
RE_Acquisitions
13th February 2009
Miami, Miami Beach, Coral Gables, the East Coast as far north as Palm Beach, and the cities over on the Gulf had been struck by the great Florida real estate boom. The Florida boom contained all the elements of the classic speculative bubble. There was th...
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Author:
My Real Estate Life Online
09th January 2009
The Importance of Income
If you had money to invest in a stock, would you invest in a stock that had no income? Even if it had a great management team, stellar marketing team, solid sales team and incredible systems in place, you wouldn't invest in it if...
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Author:
MRMISuccess