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Monthly Archives: April 2016
Real Estate Investment
With stock, bond and financial markets plagued by volatility, real estate investing provides a refreshing alternative. Real estate brokers, agents and investors alike understand that real estate can offer safe and lucrative investment returns. Real estate professionals utilize special tax … Continue reading
HealthCare.gov may be in trouble
Massive system problems plagued the launch of HealthCare.gov in October 2013. During the two years before the disastrous opening of HealthCare.gov, federal officials in charge of creating the online insurance marketplace received 18 written warnings that the mammoth project was … Continue reading
The perfect sales question
Something I’ve learned over the past 20 years is that there is no perfect sales question. However, there is a series of perfect questions. These questions uncover your prospects’ current situation, where they want to be (their desired state), how problems … Continue reading
Stupidest sales tip ever
The other day, I was listening to a sales webinar as part of my professional development. About a third of the way through, a classic sales adage popped up on the screen. The presenter made the point as if it were … Continue reading
The Power of Beer and Cheap Houses
Usually I try to limit my reviews to books, but every once in awhile I’ll find an excellent real estate nugget inside a long-form article that I can’t help but share. That happened this week while reading the March 2016 … Continue reading
29 things winners don’t do
Everyone wants to be a winner. Here’s a list of 29 things a winner never does (and neither should you). 1. Winners don’t make excuses for their mistakes. They learn and grow. 2. Winners don’t whine when things don’t go their way. … Continue reading
3 Surprising Paint Colors Home Owners Hate
Home owners say they like color in their homes but they definitely have some hesitations in using it to decorate their spaces, according to a new survey by Better Homes and Gardens of nearly 400 home owners. The survey found … Continue reading
Does DOL fiduciary rule comply with Obama executive order?
The Investment Company Institute has requested a meeting with a chief administrator at the Office of Management and Budget regarding the Department of Labor’s regulatory impact analysis of its proposed fiduciary rule. That request comes as OMB is likely entering … Continue reading
AARP Strives to Improve Community Livability
The choices people make when deciding where to live tend to be driven by their current circumstances, such as their income, health, and whether they have children, but people tend to avoid thinking about how things will change as they … Continue reading
Update on State Farm
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co., the largest U.S. property-casualty insurer, said 2015 profit rose 48% on investment gains tied to pharmaceutical holdings. Net income increased to $6.2 billion from $4.2 billion in 2014, the Bloomington, Illinois-based company said Friday … Continue reading
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