Spurred by the need to create jobs and boost economic growth, many governments are making it easier for foreign companies to do business in their countries by reducing the time, cost and hassle they n
Finance & Economy
The law authorizes two ways for small businesses to write off their outlays for purchases of equipment and other kinds of personal property. One is depreciation; the other is first-year expensing. The
BY Julian Block
A stock market investor receives the following tip: “WXLYQ is trading at $0.001 and is coming out with big news today! It should go to $0.02 by the end of the trading day! Get in now, while you st
BY Ryan C. Mack
Venture capitalists invested $25.5 billion in 3,416 deals in 2006, a 10 percent increase in deal volume and a 12 percent increase in dollar value from the previous year, according to The MoneyTree™
A stock is a share of a company or corporation. When you purchase a cup of coffee from Starbucks, say, you become a customer of Starbucks. When you purchase stock in Starbucks, you become a part-owner
BY Ryan C. Mack
About 11 million workers will be dunned for an additional $204.60 in Social Security taxes during 2007, thanks to the Social Sec-urity Administration’s little-noticed increase in the maximum amount
BY Julian Block
The index created by Emerging Africa Ltd. (New York City) and Nex-Rubica Analytics Ltd. (London) tracks the top companies traded on Africa’s five most active stock exchanges. Each of the 40 companie
If learning how to invest and increasing your wealth are high on your priority list, consider launching an investment club. These are partnership organizations typically formed by friends, family, co-
BY David Hinson
Taxpayers are free to protest income tax laws, but the IRS and the United States Tax Court are just as clear about what the federal government is due from those who earn a living in this country as th
BY Julian Block
Some television commercials oversimplify the notion of investing in stocks and managing your own stock portfolio. In one commercial, for example, a man purchases the stock of a clothing designer becau
BY Ryan C. Mack