Carried interest comebacksFriday, July 15, 2011 @ 9:03AMLast week I wrote a case for raising taxes on private equity, arguing that PE and VC firm profits should be taxed at ordinary income rates rather than at capital gains rates (as they are today). It was in the context of the (now faltering) debt ceiling negotiations, and it also was included in my daily e-newsletter.Given that many of my readers would be affected by such a tax change, the inbox ...
10 commandments of retirement planningMonday, July 11, 2011 @ 5:00AMTo arrive at the promised land of retirement flush with cash, follow these 10 commandments.
30 Reasons To Get Out Of Real Estate And Into REAL AssetsFriday, July 8, 2011 @ 1:14PMe some of the time, but not all of the people all of the time.” –Abraham Lincoln We are in a major paradigm shift that like a tsunami starts slowly and ends with the landscape wiped clean.
BlackRock’s Fink More Bullish on U.S. Stocks Than Bonds as Dollar WeekensTuesday, May 31, 2011 @ 12:13AMBlackrock Inc. (BLK) ’s Chief Executive Officer Laurence D. Fink said he’s more bullish on U.S. equities than bonds because companies are benefiting from the weak dollar and have surplus cash to invest for growth.
Biz Daily Planner for May 29Sunday, May 29, 2011 @ 4:04AMGREELEY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, 1-4 p.m., new member orientation, The Depot, 902 7th Ave., Greeley. For details, call (970) 352-3566. NORTHERN COLORADO WOMEN IN BUSINESS, 8-10 a.m., St. Michaels Depot, 3050 67th Ave., Greeley. Program by Vicky Conley with The Customer Advantage.
Speak Asia: A PrimerWednesday, May 25, 2011 @ 1:44PMMulti-level marketing (MLM) companies have proliferated across the country for quite some time. The temptation to earn easy money is irresistible, given the fact that you can make money by introducing more members. With increasing internet penetration, a lot of MLM companies have gone online. Speak Asia (speakasiaonline.com) is one such firm which is in the news lately for all the wrong reasons.
Cracks appear in Lebanon fuel subsidy agreementFriday, May 20, 2011 @ 6:41PMDeep cracks are beginning to show in a government subsidy deal struck with transport unions Wednesday, with some labor union representatives and analysts claiming that the agreement has alienated the vast majority of Lebanese citizenry.
Disputed territoryFriday, May 20, 2011 @ 9:35AMIn the first of a series, Lindsay Murdoch reviews the successes - and failures - of the federal intervention, four years on.
An intervention still as divisive as ever, after four long yearsFriday, May 20, 2011 @ 9:31AMA family huddles behind a corrugated iron humpy as the chill early morning wind whips up the central desert's red sand. A small boy stands under a tree, staring into a vacant distance. Nearby, other Aboriginal families are stirring from their own makeshift shelters.