Finance

As existing populations in developing economies become richer, they shift towards a higher protein, more resource intensive diet, and millions of new meat eaters come to the table annually. This dietary shift is driven primarily by rising household incomes. On average annual incomes are forecast to rise by just under […]

Peer to Peer (P2P) lending serves as an online virtual marketplace that puts together lenders (people with savings) in touch with borrowers requiring funds (in the form of personal loans). This Fintech innovation is changing the way credit marketplaces works. By completely bypassing the bank, it enables quicker lending and […]

Autonomy is only a piece of the pie. Many of us crave the entire banquet. Some dream of running a firm of their own, others dream of having retail outlets, and some others want to explore their craving for art and craft. Sometimes we want to ditch the employee tag […]

Private placement life insurance (PPLI) typically requires a minimum premium commitment of $1 million or more. By pooling their available assets, two or more grantors of (i.e., contributors to) an irrevocable life insurance trust (ILIT) can reach the minimum premium commitment of a PPLI policy. The insured may be one […]

Can you define exactly what makes up a business strategy? Some people say no, but we think you can. In fact, we believe a valid business strategy has five components: Your company’s current or desired core competencies A description of how you will differentiate vs. competitors The industry or industries […]

Different people follow different types of life style. Some are always busy trying to earn hard money so they can think of investing in future plans. Thousands of people around the world make money for their future investments. The moment you go out and speak to the professional investment agent, […]

Over the past several months the ‘chicken-little’ syndrome has befallen us and a lot of smart people have lost their sense and think that the sky is falling. Don’t get me wrong there are some areas in the country in which I would not currently choose to buy investment property. […]

Since, we don’t have a crystal ball, it is impossible to predict, accurately, the future! This is especially true, when, it comes to economic issues, including investment, real estate, interest rates, inflationary pressures, government actions, international factors, etc. What are the ramifications of inflation, recession, interest rates, Federal Reserve Bank […]