Apr 17 2009

Vacation Home or Investment Property in Florida Pays for Itself

Right now there are plenty of opportunities to purchase some deals in the Florida real estate market.  One of the best opportunities I have seen on the market lately is an auction on May 16th in Panama City Beach.  The auction features 223 1, 2, and 3 bedroom condos and 24 townhomes in a single [...]

Feb 25 2009

What You Need to Know Before Starting a Business

Many people who have been laid off due to the poor economy have decided to take this as an opportunity to follow their dreams and start their own business.  While most Americans might not realize it, America runs on small business.  Yes, we have the big boys like Wal-Mart, Ford, Bank of America and many [...]

Feb 5 2009

Exploring Individual Retirement Accounts

1. Who can contribute? IRAs are a great way to save towards retirement.  Taxpayers younger than 70 1/2 on December 31st are eligible to contribute to an IRA. 2. How much can I contribute? If you do not have a retirement plan with your employer, you can put $5,000 a year in an IRA ($6,000 [...]

Dec 3 2008

Retiring a Millionaire

Americans like to spend, we like to live comfortably, but we also want to enjoy life and be able to retire someday.  So how can we do both?  Every once in a while you hear stories about a person who made around $30,000 a year and then when he died donated a million dollars to [...]

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