How to choose to invest in a company?

At the beginning, every investor has the first question in his mind, what will be his first step to invest in a company or how to choose a suitable company to invest in and build a portfolio. There are many things to understand for an initial investment. You must have a good knowledge about your profits and losses. He must […]

Estate tax planning and family limited partnerships

The general partners manage the assets contributed to the family limited partnership. Limited partners generally have no rights with respect to assets held by FLP. Lack of marketability and fractional ownership of limited partnership interests held by limited partners are two of the well-established reduction principles that decrease the value of taxable estate. The discounts allowed by restricted rights provide […]

How much are you paying for free stuff?

In reality, there is no such thing as free stuff: someone has to create the product and pay the cost of producing it. The trick is that sometimes the cost of things is passed on to someone else or paid for using some alternate method that isn’t obvious. How can you pay for free stuff? With time, stress and restrictions […]

Merchant Loans and Cash Advances

During a speech at the George Washington University Federal Reserve Bank, Chairman George Bernanke stated that “small businesses have had a hard time getting credit.” [Now, if banks make money by giving loans, what is the cause? Possibly, Bernanke, to a small degree?] According to FDIC statistics, lending has been drastically reduced. The business under $1 million loans fell 13% […]