Stock Investing Gift Cards are a great, easy way to give stock to someone you care about. Gift cards have long been a huge part of holidays, birthdays and other celebratory traditions. They're a quick and easy way to offer someone money while still including a personal touch by purchasing it from their favorite store. But what if gift cards offered more than just the joy of a one time purchase? What if the next gift … [Read more...]
Archives for March 2016
Financial Discrimination is Alive and Well
Financial Discrimination has not left the building. Today we have a guest writer with there first hand account of financial discrimination happening in our day. Have you ever had a wonderful business idea, but there was no way that you could turn that idea into profit? That was exactly what happened to me. I did my research and was told that I had a well written business plan. Below is my experience with financial … [Read more...]
Top 10 Tips for College Planning
College Planning 101 College planning is a necessary part of life for anyone who wants to work within an advanced profession. Careers in fields such as medicine, education, engineering, law and politics typically require workers to have some type of college background. Many companies, firms and government organizations are not asking people to be college educated for no reason. They want competent, knowledgeable and … [Read more...]
Top 10 reasons Single Payer Health Care is better then Obamacare
Bernie Sanders wants Single Payer Healthcare for all. Do you? Obamacare definitely expanded health coverage in America. It is estimated through this program over 16 million more people now have health insurance. Employer sponsored coverage also grew by approximately 8 million people and the law expanded coverage to more Americans using all parts of the health insurance system. Obamacare did expand health coverage but it … [Read more...]
Understanding Deductions for the Self Employed
It's tax time. Are you getting a refund? Understand deductions for the self employed can be the difference in owing or getting money back from your tax return. Whether you are a freelancer or have your own small business, there are tax deductions that can provide you with a lot of savings. It pays to know what actually counts as a deduction in order to lower your tax bill. Below, we explain what the IRS allows for … [Read more...]