Archive for August 30th, 2006

Rule of thumb: When your stock investment drops by between 5 and 10 percent, harvest your losses. Why? It can help you offset your capital gains on gains earlier in the year. When you sell your stock investments, your stock investing gains are taxed. However, your losses qualify you for a deduction. You can offset [...]

When you use postcard marketing as part of your marketing campaign, you should design a postcard that is attractive and that gets your point across. Here are some tips to make your postcard marketing campaign more effective:

A brief message is best. Focus on one thing, and then make your message simple and strong, directing the [...]

When you are looking to close a real estate deal, epecially with a motivated seller, it is important to use assumptive language. Assumptive language is an assertive way of speaking as though the other party has already agreed to the real estate deal. So, instead of saying something like: "Are you ready to sign, or [...]

If you send an electronic newsletter or email message as part of your marketing, the subject line of your message needs to be attention grabbing. It should identify the message, of course (no one wants to be confused with junk email), but it should also be interesting. "Monthly newsletter from so and so" is a [...]

One of the hardest things for many people looking to turn debt into wealth is changing their spending habits so that they are living within their means. And, as obvious as it sounds, you would be surprised at how many people do not quite understand how important it is to live within their means when [...]