When a business is struggling, one of the first things a CEO does is slash the workforce by a not inconsiderable amount. Immediately following this behavior, the company’s stock goes up by a not inconsiderable amount. It seems that shareholders really love it when people are fired by the thousands. The more people who are let go at once, the more the company is rewarded for such a “bold” move. (more…)

Taxes can sometimes be difficult to understand when it comes to the personal ones you have to file every year, but then they become even more complicated and convoluted when it comes to trying to do business taxes, and then that gets even more obtuse when dealing specifically with business property taxes.

(more…)

New Builds are a perfect idea for a project. They provide space, a chance to make a profit from letting, and it’s just a great thing to say you have done. They are new and clean and fresh, and they can be built to your liking! But, they are costly if you don’t budget correctly. Financing a house build whether it be a normal house or whether you decide to call in a Acreage Home Builder for a different kind of style, it needs to be carefully considered and planned as unexpected costs can often crop up throughout the project. When financing a house build, most people will factor in a buffer for additional project costs. These increased costs can arise from a myriad of different scenarios from difficulties in planning and securing the plot through to problems with ground works and unforeseen delays such as those caused by the weather. (more…)

Before opening the first brokerage account, it is important to know some of the basics of online trading. Simple Google search is not going to return too many meaningful results in this area, since there are thousands of incompetent websites that are made to promote various pump-and-dump schemes. That’s why you need to stick to the classics, which means a big websites and online communities that have reputation in this niche. To help you, we made this list of websites that can be used by beginner traders, but also by those more experienced ones. (more…)

If your list of to-dos is constantly piling up, you can’t get enough sleep and you are way below your best performance more than often – welcome to the club. Procrastination is almost a universal problem that affects younger crowd in particular. Millennials worldwide are often accused of being lazy, but in reality we are so accustomed to all the benefits of modern way of life that everything seems easy to us. (more…)

Just because you’re paying money for various insurance policies, it doesn’t mean that you can’t be earning something back. By using a few smart tricks, you can get the best deals and ease your wallet. (more…)