Health is the most important wealth

If you are lucky enough to have health insurance provided by your employer, that narrows your options to the plans offered by your employer. If you don’t have coverage through your job, perhaps an organization or association you belong to will allow you to purchase health insurance through them at a group rate. Another option

Starting your own business? Check with these professionals first

You have decided to take a big step and open your own business, congratulations! Now, for the really hard part, making sure to have all of your bases covered every step of the way. Once you start your business registration process, you might be surprised at how many other professionals you’ll want to sit down

Floating a company and brochure

Once a business has been registered, it has to take off. This is described as a float of a company. It is true that a company is born once registered and can do business immediately. But a newly formed company often needs to raise enough capital to get off the ground. Promoters have to take

Intellectual property issues within the supply chain

Intellectual property rights (IPR) are of the utmost importance in today’s capital markets. Not only do they provide protection for innovations that have been developed, but they now offer revenue-generating opportunities for proactive companies looking to license or sell their products in new markets. Unfortunately, there is an aspect of intellectual property rights that is

Do Stock Market Numbers Really Matter?

The last “all-time high” on the S&P 500 (2,873) was reached just over six months ago, on January 26. Since then, it’s down roughly 10% on three separate occasions, with no shortage of “volatility,” and a host of expert explanations for this persistent weakness in the face of incredibly strong economic numbers. GDP has risen,

Internal rate of return: in simple terms

The internal rate of return (or IRR) is generally one of the most popular rates of return used by real estate investors trying to measure the financial performance of a rental property because it calculates the value of money over time. Therefore, because it provides an association between the present value and future value of