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Out-of-state property owners tax being enforced

By: Tax Advisors Tax Planning Views: 6332 | Comments: 0 | Votes: 0

Tax Advisors

Come Wednesday, property managers throughout California will be required to pay the state 7 percent of rental proceeds to cover out-of-state owners’ estimated income taxes — a nearly 50-year-old requirement that is now being enforced as the state struggles with billions of dollars in budget deficits. “For us, it’s a tax matter,” Voet said. “It’s slavery. More

How Does Credit Restoration Work?

By: NCR Credit Plus Credit Repair Views: 6314 | Comments: 0 | Votes: 0

NCR Credit Plus

Credit bureaus insist that individuals cannot repair their credit without waiting years for negative items to be removed. Don't believe that. NCR Credit Plus has been doing this for a long time and in that time we have found that through continually refining and redefining our strategies, we have secured methods that provide optimal performance. Cancel Anytime! More

How difficult can tenants be to remove?

By: WiseSaver Insurance Views: 6265 | Comments: 0 | Votes: 0

WiseSaver

If you are a landlord, then probably at some point you have had difficult tenants. Perhaps they chose not to pay their rent; maybe they are ones that party all night disturbing your other tenants as well as the neighborhood. On the other hand, maybe they are the kind of tenant who is destructive and damages the property. This can make the process rather long and tedious. More

Budgeting is Bothersome

By: Frugal World Personal Finance Views: 6248 | Comments: 0 | Votes: 0

Frugal World

It doesn't take much for you to get behind on monthly bills, but it sure takes some time to catch up. The comparison in my mind is to weight gain. A one-week vacation can easily pack on 5 to 7 pounds. Losing that weight however, can take a good month of cardio. Let's get real here. Debt is an overpowering epidemic in America. It's growing every year. Start with any program you like. More

When All Stocks Are Value Stocks - Think QDI

By: Steve Selengut Investments Views: 6214 | Comments: 0 | Votes: 0

Steve Selengut

Value stocks are those that tend to trade at lower prices relative to their fundamental characteristics than their more speculative cousins, the growth stocks; they have higher than usual dividend yields and lower P/E and P/B ratios. So when all stock prices are down significantly, have they all become value stocks? If they aren't going to go up, don't buy them." The third? More

Stocks cheer latest cut in rates

By: Art Of Saving Home Loans Views: 6200 | Comments: 0 | Votes: 0

Art Of Saving

By Barbara Hagenbaugh, USA TODAY   WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve, battling recession and a fearsome credit crunch, cut interest rates by a hefty three-quarters of a percentage point Tuesday and said the economic outlook has deteriorated, suggesting more rate cuts could be on the way. The cut matched the most aggressive move since they began targeting the rate in 1990. More

Mason Baxter: Euro Banks to Allocate More Funds to Cover Bad Debt

By: 1888pressrelease.com Banking Views: 6143 | Comments: 2 | Votes: 0

1888pressrelease.com

1888 PressRelease - Mason Baxter: ECB to come up with new strategies to tackle existing bad debt in Europe.As of 2018, the European Central Bank will request that euro zone financial institutions allocate more funds to cover bad debt. Bad loans are negatively affecting bank balance sheets and lending is suffering as a result. More

Dealing With Stock Market Corrections: Ten Do's and Don'ts

By: Steve Selengut Investments Views: 6126 | Comments: 0 | Votes: 0

Steve Selengut

A correction is a beautiful thing, simply the flip side of a rally, big or small. Theoretically, even technically I'm told, corrections adjust equity prices to their actual value or "support levels". In reality, it's much easier than that. Prices go down because of speculator reactions to expectations of news, speculator reactions to actual news, and investor profit taking. 8. More

Secrets and Lies of the Bailout: One Broker's Story

By: Matt Taibbi Personal Finance Views: 6030 | Comments: 0 | Votes: 0

Matt Taibbi

I have a feature in the new issue of Rolling Stone called "Secrets and Lies of the Bailout," which focuses in large part on the seemingly intentional policy of deception in the government's rescue of the financial sector. Proponents of the bailouts will say that whatever the government did, it worked. As a result, George Hartzman and his clients got creamed. "George was different. More

Stricter rules for adjustable-rate mortgages

By: Mark Goldman Home Loans Views: 6006 | Comments: 1 | Votes: 0

Mark Goldman

New mortgage rules the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announced Thursday will change how lenders decide if borrowers qualify for adjustable-rate mortgages. The "ability to repay" rule, which goes into effect in January 2014, requires lenders to consider more than just the loan's initial interest rate in determining whether someone can afford the loan. Consider a 5/1 ARM. More