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2012年9月6日 星期四

Small Business Valuation Methods - Low-Risk Investment: Certificate of Deposit


Stocks

Market Order versus Limit Order

A market order allows a person to purchase or sell stock at the best possible price at the time of the transaction, whereas a limit order lets an investor pick a price at which he/she wants to either purchase or sell a certain stock. The drawback is that there is no guarantee that the price will ever reach the limit price chosen by the investor.

Making a Market

Making a market means that specialists, in this case my broker, are willing to buy or sell stock at a time when other investors do not participate in the transactions anymore. For example, if demand exceeds supply, specialists will sell stocks at a higher price to offset the imbalance. Conversely, if supply exceeds demand, specialists will purchase stock at the lowest possible price.

Selling Stock Short

There are two reasons I can imagine that people sell short stock:

1) Someone truly believes that the price will decline

2) An individual does not have enough money to purchase the stock and resell it when the price declines.

Small Business Valuation Methods

Price-Earnings Method

In the price-earnings method, expected earnings of a firm per share are multiplied by the mean industry PE ratio, which will equal the valuation per share of stock.

Dividend Discount Model

The dividend discount model calculates the price of a stock, because the developer of the method, John B. Williams, believed that the price of a stock would reflect the value of the stock considering the present value of a stock's future dividends.

Price-to-Sales Ratio

The result in a price-to-sales ratio calculation is compared with the price-to-sales ratio of the stock in the past to determine the value of the stock.

Capital Asset Pricing Model

The capital asset pricing model calculates the required rate of return to make profits on the stock. The higher the required rate of return the higher usually is the risk level of a particular stock. The value of a stock and the risk level are related and experts can estimate the value of a stock depending on the result of the calculation using the Capital Asset Pricing Model.

Low-Risk Investment: Certificate of Deposit

A person investing into a Certificate of Deposit cannot collect their interest until the specified maturity of the CD. For early withdrawal, a penalty will be charged.

Rates and maturities indicate that rates vary among banks. Usually, the longer the maturity term, the higher the interest rate an investor will receive is.

The longer the maturity term, the lower the difference between the interest rates of the longer term and the term only half as long as the longer term. For example, for a 6 month CD rate at Bank A, an investor will receive a 0.65 % interest rate. However, to receive an interest rate doubled, 0.65 % x 2= 1.30 %, an investor would need to invest into a CD with a maturity term three times in length. This is just an example and does not mean that at any bank one will receive double the interest rate on a certificate of deposit when investing into a CD with a triple length of the lower interest-rate CD. The trend is however that one will not receive double the interest rate when investing into a CD with a maturity term double the maturity term of the lower interest rate certificate of deposit.

The higher/longer the maturity term, the smaller is the difference between interest rates of the longer maturity CD and the next smaller maturity term CD.




Nicole Elmore
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2012年7月5日 星期四

High Security Fire Protection Safes and Deposit Safes Are Essential for Home and Business Security


It never dawned on me to use a high security and fire protection safe in the ten years I had a cash business. Each day my high street business turned over between €2,000 and €8,000, one third of which would typically be cash. My takings were always put in the same place under the counter every night. Although I lodged to the bank every day, I should have had a deposit safe at least for overnight protection of cash. On top of that, I had the credit card details of over two hundred customers "hidden" under the counter. Discrete floor safes are not expensive and I could have easily afforded one at the time. I shudder at the thought even as I write! I was never even approached by a salesman for high security and fire protection safes, deposit safes or security safes of any description. If I was starting all over again, security safes would be one of the first things I would have installed in my business premises. Here are the reasons why!

1. Protect Valuable Items - Car keys, mobile phones, laptops, credit cards and wallets should be locked away overnight. They are typically left closest to the most commonly used home entrance or in the kitchen. Thieves targeting these valuable generally have an easy job as these items are usually left in convenient and obvious places close to an entrance door.

2. Protect Irreplaceable Items - For example jewelry of sentimental value, sporting medals and other items which money simply can not buy should be stored ideally in a fire protection safe which will have all the qualities of a freestanding floor safe. Antiquarian documents such as old and rare maps, charters, wills and so forth should be protected if they are being held as an investment documents

3. Protect Important and Personal Documents - Documents such as title deeds, leases, wills, contracts, share certificates and so on are typically stored in old briefcases and are susceptible to loss through fire or even being stolen, misplaced or lost. A high security fire protection safe acts as a designated place for the storage of such items where they will be safe from loss, theft or destruction. Having to take such documents from the safe is somewhat of a ritual, attaching importance to these documents and it encourages safe keeping.

4. Protect Cash - Increasingly, people are storing cash at home. People are also holding physical gold and silver as a hedge against financial meltdown. Hidden safes or floor safes are ideal for these uses as they don't present visible temptation or opportunity.

5. Other Peoples Business - You may be asked to take care of an important object or documents belonging to a friend or relative. Such a task can be a burden unless you have someplace safe and secure to lock the object away. A high security fire protection safe will give you peace of mind when storing a friends items as well as your own, of course.

5. Insurance Claim Handling - In the event of loss or damage, your insurers will want to know if you have high security fire protection safe or a deposit safe on your premises. If you have such a safe in the first place, you may get a reduction in insurance premium. You are unlikely to receive any compensation for the loss or theft of valuable items if they were not stored in a safe. You must assume that your goods will be stolen and take adequate steps to protect your possessions if you want them insured for value.




Dominator Safes are Ireland's leading manufacturer and supplier of security safes for home and business use. From their Kilkenny base, they manufacture a range of under floor safes, refurbish pre-owned free standing safes and supply Chubb Safes. Key customers come from the petrol station, pharmacy, veterinary, grocery, hospitality and church sectors. See the full range of safes offered now on http://www.dominatorsafes.com or email brian@dominatorsafes.com and he will get back in touch with you straight away.

Andy Boyd is an affiliate marketeer who works pat time in accounts, sales and marketing at Dominator Safes. Andy specialises in article marketing and if you want Andy to drive traffic to your web site, contact him at adebuit@gmail.com





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2012年6月5日 星期二

Small Business Valuation Methods - Low-Risk Investment: Certificate of Deposit


Stocks

Market Order versus Limit Order

A market order allows a person to purchase or sell stock at the best possible price at the time of the transaction, whereas a limit order lets an investor pick a price at which he/she wants to either purchase or sell a certain stock. The drawback is that there is no guarantee that the price will ever reach the limit price chosen by the investor.

Making a Market

Making a market means that specialists, in this case my broker, are willing to buy or sell stock at a time when other investors do not participate in the transactions anymore. For example, if demand exceeds supply, specialists will sell stocks at a higher price to offset the imbalance. Conversely, if supply exceeds demand, specialists will purchase stock at the lowest possible price.

Selling Stock Short

There are two reasons I can imagine that people sell short stock:

1) Someone truly believes that the price will decline

2) An individual does not have enough money to purchase the stock and resell it when the price declines.

Small Business Valuation Methods

Price-Earnings Method

In the price-earnings method, expected earnings of a firm per share are multiplied by the mean industry PE ratio, which will equal the valuation per share of stock.

Dividend Discount Model

The dividend discount model calculates the price of a stock, because the developer of the method, John B. Williams, believed that the price of a stock would reflect the value of the stock considering the present value of a stock's future dividends.

Price-to-Sales Ratio

The result in a price-to-sales ratio calculation is compared with the price-to-sales ratio of the stock in the past to determine the value of the stock.

Capital Asset Pricing Model

The capital asset pricing model calculates the required rate of return to make profits on the stock. The higher the required rate of return the higher usually is the risk level of a particular stock. The value of a stock and the risk level are related and experts can estimate the value of a stock depending on the result of the calculation using the Capital Asset Pricing Model.

Low-Risk Investment: Certificate of Deposit

A person investing into a Certificate of Deposit cannot collect their interest until the specified maturity of the CD. For early withdrawal, a penalty will be charged.

Rates and maturities indicate that rates vary among banks. Usually, the longer the maturity term, the higher the interest rate an investor will receive is.

The longer the maturity term, the lower the difference between the interest rates of the longer term and the term only half as long as the longer term. For example, for a 6 month CD rate at Bank A, an investor will receive a 0.65 % interest rate. However, to receive an interest rate doubled, 0.65 % x 2= 1.30 %, an investor would need to invest into a CD with a maturity term three times in length. This is just an example and does not mean that at any bank one will receive double the interest rate on a certificate of deposit when investing into a CD with a triple length of the lower interest-rate CD. The trend is however that one will not receive double the interest rate when investing into a CD with a maturity term double the maturity term of the lower interest rate certificate of deposit.

The higher/longer the maturity term, the smaller is the difference between interest rates of the longer maturity CD and the next smaller maturity term CD.




Nicole Elmore
Entrepreneur. Artist. Writer. Business Woman. Friend. Designer. President and CEO of Elmore Marketing.

My Blog: http://myblog.nicoleelmore.com
My Website: http://www.nicoleelmore.com

Providing readers with tips, tricks, deals, and reviews in areas of Lifestyle, Shopping, Deals, Health & Beauty, Business, Travel and More





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2012年5月1日 星期二

Small Business Valuation Methods - Low-Risk Investment: Certificate of Deposit


Stocks

Market Order versus Limit Order

A market order allows a person to purchase or sell stock at the best possible price at the time of the transaction, whereas a limit order lets an investor pick a price at which he/she wants to either purchase or sell a certain stock. The drawback is that there is no guarantee that the price will ever reach the limit price chosen by the investor.

Making a Market

Making a market means that specialists, in this case my broker, are willing to buy or sell stock at a time when other investors do not participate in the transactions anymore. For example, if demand exceeds supply, specialists will sell stocks at a higher price to offset the imbalance. Conversely, if supply exceeds demand, specialists will purchase stock at the lowest possible price.

Selling Stock Short

There are two reasons I can imagine that people sell short stock:

1) Someone truly believes that the price will decline

2) An individual does not have enough money to purchase the stock and resell it when the price declines.

Small Business Valuation Methods

Price-Earnings Method

In the price-earnings method, expected earnings of a firm per share are multiplied by the mean industry PE ratio, which will equal the valuation per share of stock.

Dividend Discount Model

The dividend discount model calculates the price of a stock, because the developer of the method, John B. Williams, believed that the price of a stock would reflect the value of the stock considering the present value of a stock's future dividends.

Price-to-Sales Ratio

The result in a price-to-sales ratio calculation is compared with the price-to-sales ratio of the stock in the past to determine the value of the stock.

Capital Asset Pricing Model

The capital asset pricing model calculates the required rate of return to make profits on the stock. The higher the required rate of return the higher usually is the risk level of a particular stock. The value of a stock and the risk level are related and experts can estimate the value of a stock depending on the result of the calculation using the Capital Asset Pricing Model.

Low-Risk Investment: Certificate of Deposit

A person investing into a Certificate of Deposit cannot collect their interest until the specified maturity of the CD. For early withdrawal, a penalty will be charged.

Rates and maturities indicate that rates vary among banks. Usually, the longer the maturity term, the higher the interest rate an investor will receive is.

The longer the maturity term, the lower the difference between the interest rates of the longer term and the term only half as long as the longer term. For example, for a 6 month CD rate at Bank A, an investor will receive a 0.65 % interest rate. However, to receive an interest rate doubled, 0.65 % x 2= 1.30 %, an investor would need to invest into a CD with a maturity term three times in length. This is just an example and does not mean that at any bank one will receive double the interest rate on a certificate of deposit when investing into a CD with a triple length of the lower interest-rate CD. The trend is however that one will not receive double the interest rate when investing into a CD with a maturity term double the maturity term of the lower interest rate certificate of deposit.

The higher/longer the maturity term, the smaller is the difference between interest rates of the longer maturity CD and the next smaller maturity term CD.




Nicole Elmore
Entrepreneur. Artist. Writer. Business Woman. Friend. Designer. President and CEO of Elmore Marketing.

My Blog: http://myblog.nicoleelmore.com
My Website: http://www.nicoleelmore.com

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2012年4月19日 星期四

Business Solutions For the 21st Century Include Effective Use of Offshore Banking


In 1970 the sociologist, Alvin Toffler, published a very insightful book, "Future Shock." Mr. Toffler predicted that changes occur in science and technology, popular culture, industry, business, and all other facets of human life. He stated that this is what has happened throughout human history. The problem that Mr. Toffler foresaw is that change is happening faster and faster.

Forty years after Mr. Toffler's book individuals are still trying to learn how to deal with the every increasing rate of change in our lives. Business and investment practices will need to become more and more streamlined. Companies and individuals will need to use and transfer capital more and more effectively in coping with the ever increasing rate of change in the 21st Century. An integral part of coping with change in business will be the effective use of offshore banking, corporations, and other business solutions.

Where Governments are Going and Which Direction Business Needs to Go

As the world comes out of the worst recession since the Great Depression many nations have taken on unheard of amount of debt in order to maintain economic stability and promote employment. Governments are searching for more and more ways to finance the financial bailouts of the last years. This inevitably means going into the pocketbooks of individuals and companies. Taxes, fees, and restrictions loom on the horizon at a time when businesses are typing to cope with Mr. Toffler's future shock, the ever increasing change and competitiveness in the world.

Businesses need new, more effective equipment. As an obvious example, imagine doing business in today's fast paced world with a mechanical adding machine and a dial telephone that connects through a switchboard staffed by dozens of operators. Imagine the constriction of business if modern capital flow were restricted by elimination of the computer, satellite communications, and the like. Imagine the world without modern medicines and life saving technologies.

Now imagine the world to come where competition brings effective products on line ever faster, where workers need to constantly retrain, and where fast transfer of capital will help the wise business person outperform his and her competitors.

The days of just dealing with the home town bank are gone. Individuals and companies dealing with international producers and buyers and international investment opportunities ready access to capital. In the new world the ability to raise more capital in an increasingly effective manner may make the difference between success and absolute failure of a business venture.

Privacy is an Increasingly Rare Commodity

Your company is developing a new product. No one but your top researchers know what you are doing. However, your research project is expensive. The fact that you are transferring large amount of capital becomes known to your competitors. Once they start to look they find out what you are up to and you lose a year or two of lead time on product development. Putting your money where it is private may be a major issue in the 21st Century. Privacy is becoming an increasingly rare commodity. Setting up an offshore company and setting up an offshore bank account for that company is perfectly legal. It is often quite smart too. No one needs to know what you are doing with your hard earned money except you.

Setting up banking and other business operations away from prying eyes can help protect your privacy and your competitive advantage in business. Using the most effective means of transferring capital will likely be an integral part of 21st Century success.

Coping with Change and Creating Change

In his book Toffler talks about how there was a time when a carpenter used the same tools his entire life. In fact, some of his tools may have been his father's. In today's world the tools of the factory, the construction site, the doctor's office, and the business office change constantly. The passive response is to train and retrain employees when necessary. The proactive approach is to create new business solutions and tools, use them and profit by teaching them to the world. This approach goes hand in hand with keeping your in house R&D private, your banking private, and your long term plans your own. Being a step ahead will be the best of all business solutions for the 21st century.

Where You Buy Things, Where You Have Things Made, and Where You Pay from

A huge amount of work is outsourced to Asia. India has built a huge computer software industry based upon doing back office work for the West. China habitually under prices the rest of the world with cheap labor and increasingly effective management. Successful business solutions for the 21st century will need to track where effective technology resides and where products can be most effectively, inexpensively, and safely made.

To take advantage of a world full of opportunity the business person and investor needs to thing globally, perhaps live globally, and certainly bank globally.

Saving Money in the Process

There are tax advantaged locations for off shore banking and there are tax expensive locations for banking. Perhaps you come from such a nation. It is perfectly legal in many jurisdictions to bank offshore, collect interest on your deposits, and not pay taxes until the end of the year. Many businesses with high cash flow can add additional profit from overnight deposits and the like. In an ever more competitive world every pfennig, centavo, and pence will count.

Mr. Toffler talked about people getting ulcers from trying to keep up as the world works at an ever fast pace. Getting a few things to work for you will help you avoid ulcers while competing effectively in this world of future shock. Beside looking a the VOIP phone system for placing phone calls throughout the world consider looking for an effective offshore banking solution in a tax advantaged and private location.




An offshore formations and banking specialist working for several companies regarding offshore structures, formation of companies, foundations, banks and financial institutions.

Working for User Bancorp Ltd, which is providing private and corporate accounts, merchant accounts, offshore companies such as Belize IBC's (International Business Company), Panama corporations and foundations, wire transfer services, managed funds/Forex, credit- debit- and prepaid card issuing.

We also offer co-ownership and shares in different investment programs such as real estate investment in profitable jurisdictions like Panama, Belize and Spain.

Certificate of Deposit/Term Deposit accounts available up to 9 % p.a.

http://www.userbancorp.com

Contact me on e-mail: gary.edwards@userbancorp.com





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2012年1月10日 星期二

Why a Photocopy of Your Birth Certificate Won't Be Accepted For Official Business


When preparing for the many milestones in life that require proof of personal identification, don't overlook the need to present an official birth certificate copy. Applying for a driver's license, marriage license, passport, enrolling children in school and even some jobs often require an official birth certificate copy to be presented. When you think of an 'official" birth certificate copy, what do you think? Well, don't think hospital copy or a photocopy from your office copier because that is NOT what the people requesting your "official" copy have in mind.

Your Original Birth Record:

Often, people don't realize that what they consider their official birth certificate is not actually a legal document. The copy given to new parents at the hospital, sometimes with the baby's footprints on it, is meant to be a cherished keepsake but is not valid for official proof of identity. Your original birth certificate must remain on file at the designated vital records agency office of your birth place after being submitted for registration by the attending hospital. This is where the only "original" copy of your birth record is located. This version is kept under lock and key and most people will never see their original. This is done to help ensure your identity is protected. For purposes of official business you'll want to obtain a certified (raised seal) birth certificate from the department of public health or vital records office where the birth took place. This is also often described as an "official" copy.

What makes a Certified Birth Certificate Official?

The number one difference between official and informational birth certificate copies is a registrar's seal. The type of seal used varies by states, but will be proof that the birth certificate is a government issued, certified document. The seal might be raised, embossed, impressed or multicolored. Most importantly it will be notarized (signed and dated) by the registrar. Certified copies can be used to prove identity for any reason. For example, these copies will be accepted when applying for passports and drivers licenses, among other occasions.

What the Birth Certificate should include:

Most situations requiring a birth certificate will require evidence the certified certificate copy was issued by the office of vital statistics in the county, city or state where the birth occurred. In general, the notarized document will show the full certificate holder's name, the date and place of birth and a file or registration date within one year of the birth.

Example of a Short Form:

Aside from requiring an official birth certificate copy, some agencies will specify whether they want to see the long or short form. The short form is a computer generated certificate that typically only contains name, birth date, file date. The short form is a certified copy. It may or may not contain the parent's names. This form is commonly needed to prove identity for licensing, travel, estate and passports.

Example of a Long Form:

The long form, also usually provided as a certified copy, is generally an actual photocopy of the archived certificate. This version provides everything on the short form (name, date, file date, place of birth) as well as any other information recorded by the hospital, such as parent's names and occupations, or birth time. The long form is not as commonly needed, but can be used for passport, social security, international adoption or dual citizenship.

While it might seem tedious to go through the process of securing a certified, official birth certificate copy, it is for the public's safety that many organizations require it. If simple, non-certified photocopies were considered legally valid, identity theft could skyrocket. If a certified birth certificate was to fall into the wrong hands the potential for identity theft damage is significant. This is why it is recommended to keep your birth records and other vital records in a secure area such as a safe or security deposit box.

Next time you realize you need to present a birth certificate--remember why it has to be certified. The additional steps are in your best interest to protect your identity. If you have certified copies on file, make sure they are in a safe, secure area. If you do not have a copy handy, you may want to consider ordering your official birth certificate online. You never know how soon it will be that you need to present a certified copy.




Shakora Malik is a mother and a vital records industry expert. She assists customers who have questions about ordering Tennessee Birth Certificates, New Jersey Birth Certificates, and Illinois Birth Certificate.





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