Since the days when America was composed of 13 fledgling colonies, business ownership has been one of the best ways to create personal wealth. According to the U.S. Small Business Administration’s O
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In its latest report on minority-owned businesses with employees, the U.S. Small Business Admini-stration’s Office of Advocacy (www.sba.gov/advo) says such businesses had lower survival rates, highe
BY Robert Acquaye
The Internal Revenue Code provides for the taxation of incomes “from whatever source derived.” But no income taxes are due on gifts. Consequently, the courts are often asked to decide the troubles
BY Julian Block
Wall Street brokerage firms and the mutual fund industry spend millions of dollars to make us think that investing in stock is the best way to create wealth. But did you know you can buy investment pr
Welcome to 2005! Is this the year that you are going to financially thrive? If you are a subscriber to The Network Journal, you are in a financially successful demographic. The average TNJ subscriber
African-American historian Carter G. Woodson established Black History Week beginning on Feb. 12, 1926. In 1976, as part of the nation’s bicentennial, the week was expanded into Black History Month.
A previous column discussed how investors with long-term capital gains from the sale of stocks and other assets could reduce their taxes. The top tax rate was cut to 15 percent for individuals in the
BY Julian Block
The wealthiest 1 percent of Americans invest in real estate for the long term. In our October column, we said that the cheapest way for anyone to pay for
In its “Labor Day Report: Challenger Future Workplace Trends,” global outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas Inc. cites several areas where the impact of retiring boomers could spur th
BY Edmund K. Joyce
Many of you might have to do some precise calculations before you can determine whether to base your end-of-year tactics on claiming the standard deduction (the no-questions-asked amount automatically
BY Julian Block