Feb
14
Valentines Choices
February 14, 2008 | 1 Comment
Consumerism Commentary and MyMoneyBlog posted their articles on ways to have a frugal valentines, check them out.
Happy Valentines Day!!
I have my own opinions about the special day. The biggest one is that it benefits retail — just not enough to get us out of this recession (or recession-wanna-be) soon enough. The [...]
Feb
13
The Sneaky Real Estate Tax
February 13, 2008 | 2 Comments
Towns need cash too. They need cash for schools, roads, public services, and social services. They are pressed by two fronts: the socialists: who demand more giveaways by the town to its residents, and inflation: which increases the cost of providing the services for everyone. All that is fine when the house [...]
Feb
12
RIMM: Doubling Up With Caution – And BUY Recomendation
February 12, 2008 | Comments Off
Research in Motion (RIMM) is a great company. A great Price to Earnings Growth (PEG) ratio of just a sliver above 1. People seem to be buying their new curve phones like crazy — at least those who can’t justify purchasing an Apple iPhone (AAPL) or don’t want to switch out of their [...]
Feb
12
Book Review: Million Dollar Consulting by Alan Weiss
February 12, 2008 | 2 Comments
Since I started my consulting practice I have seen (and read) many books on the mechanical process of starting a business. Although informative, they give you very generic information. That was, until I found the book titled Million Dollar Consulting: The Professional’s Guide to Growing a Practice by Alan Weiss. He clearly explains the best [...]
Feb
10
Yahoo: Take Your Money And Run? – I Did
February 10, 2008 | Comments Off
Just before the announcement I had an interest in Yahoo (YHOO). I had purchased a significant amount of options on Yahoo back when it started dropping. I bought my options when the stock had fallen from $26 to $24 on the same day. I cried all the way while I saw the [...]
Feb
8
The Importance of A Simple Thank You
February 8, 2008 | 1 Comment
On 2000 my career had a dramatical change. I moved from being a software engineer (code developer) to being a pre-sales engineer (a field engineer presenting, customizing, demonstrating, and convincing customers my product is the right choice). Two people enabled that opportunity. While I kept in contact with one of them, since [...]
Feb
7
Anes & Rincon : First Year LLC Anniversary
February 7, 2008 | Comments Off
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Feb
7
LLC Partnership Taxes: 1065 and K-1
February 7, 2008 | 1 Comment
A Limited Liability Corporation (LLC) can be treated as an S-Corporation or as a Partnership by the Federal Government Internal Revenue Service (IRS) (you fill out form 8832 to classify it as Partnership). When I established my LLC I made it a Partnership: a very flexible arrangement that allows me to divide the earnings [...]
Feb
6
LLC Annual Report In Massachusetts
February 6, 2008 | Comments Off
Massachusetts requires Limited Liability Corporations to present an Annual Report every year, on or before the anniversary date of the corporation. They request you to confirm the information you entered at the time of registration or ammendment. And they leave you space to inform the state and your LLC members of any other important information [...]
Feb
5
Annual Credit Report – My To Do List – Feb 2008
February 5, 2008 | 5 Comments
Today I ran my free annual credit report. You can do this three times a year if you request one annual report at a time. This maximizes your chances of spotting any identity fraud activity early. The truth is, I often forget to run them – so you might as well run all of them [...]
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