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The Complete Guide to Buying a Franchise

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Buying a franchise, therefore, can be an advantageous way to start a business , but you’ll typically need a large upfront investment to get off the ground. For instance, consider food, beauty, home services, real estate, hospitality and fitness — and then take a look at franchise opportunities within the area that interests you most.

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Investing with the Santa Claus Rally

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Have you been watching the markets lately? If you experienced a loss in one stock or several and you don’t plan on keeping that stock in your portfolio long term, you may consider selling it to take advantage of the ability to claim the losses on your next year’s tax return. Are You Investing or Gambling?

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50 Best Small-Business Ideas – NerdWallet

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Real estate business If property is your passion, there are several ways you can serve other businesses, or even individuals, with your real estate business. You could start your own real estate agency, working with businesses or private citizens to find the office space, house or apartment that’s right for them.

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Carnival of Financial Planning – Money Management Edition #231

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Janet presents Watch Out for These Top 12 Canadian Scams posted at Credit, Eh , saying, “Scams surround us every day, and many of them are so clever and high-tech that it seems truly legitimate. Real Estate. If you have not yet read this yet, I highly recommend that you go and purchase a copy.

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Seven Retirement Lessons Learned

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Our alternate income streams include an inherited IRA, real estate rental income and dividends/interest from investments. I did deal with this one as soon as possible by moving it in kind to a taxable IRA – so I could take advantage of the Net Unrealized Value taxation rules. Remember to include taxes as an expense.

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Carnival of Personal Finance #384 – Time for a Laugh Edition

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We take advantage of anything we can get if it is free or cheap, but do we need to? When you can’t fit all your investments into tax advantaged accounts, which investments should be given priority: stocks or bonds?” Eric from Narrow Bridge Finance tells us what The True Cost of Something That is Free.

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Yakezie Carnival October 16, 2011- Growth Edition

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20′s Finances: Hiring a Property Manager: What it Offers You Real Estate Investments can be time consuming. Good Financial Cents: What to Watch For With Debt Settlement Companies Considering using a debt settlement company? Sometimes it works to its advantage to give products or services away.

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