The financial markets have experienced turmoil and shocks during the year 2015 which also affected the mainstream investors. Whichever way the investors react to the changing market environment means the fingers will still get burnt in the short term. Alternative investments include private equity, venture capital, hedge funds, investment trusts, real estate, rare coins, precious metals, art and wine. These assets perform well when there is a weak performance in stocks and bonds; they…
No doubt by now you’ve heard about the impending student debt crisis. Here we have a generation saddled with enormous piles of debt and no way to pay it off. And the problem is just getting worse and worse. Here’re some of the facts. Governments Profit From Student Debt Most people think that the government makes a loss on student loans. Not so. In fact, they make a rather healthy profit. According to Congress, the…
Have you ever thought of getting old? Of course, this is not the very most common image we might have into our minds, this especially if we aim to live an easy, balanced and happily ever after years. Still, aging is inevitable – believe it or not, with every single second that goes, we are closer to ending our lives. Before doing that, however, we will get into retirement and then experience life as being grandparents.…
Nowadays, keeping up with the harsh times is a risky business. Trying not to spend money but saving them for the best of you and your family might end up by turning you into a sad person because, if you do not spend money, psychologically speaking, you are not at all happy. There is no joy, just you keep on saving and working and replying nothing in return. Unfortunately though, due to the salaries we…
Going out was always a problem – what to wear, where to go, whom to join and how to get there in time. Still, the real difficulty in this case has been how to make enough money to sustain all of these things, because, you know, all of them require money – loads of money to be handled. Nowadays, the best thing to have everything you have is saving money – but it is not…
At a certain point in your life, you realized that working for someone else did not bring in enough income. The cost of living exceeded how much you could bring in after taxes. Worse still, you quickly discovered that you had to work with people who bothered you all day long. As a result, you finally decided to become a sole proprietor. Perhaps you launched a freelance business based on some skill sets you had…
