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Tax Tips: How to Cut Your Property Taxes
Paying property taxes is an unavoidable—and expensive—part of homeownership. Fortunately, there are steps you can take to lower your real estate taxes. Figure out how your property taxes are computed Look at your property tax bill to see which government entity regulates your local property taxes. For example, it may be the county, city, parish, [...]
Make a Holiday Budget Now and Plan for Success
Fall has arrived, and the holiday season will be here before you know it. If thoughts of last year’s hectic holidays already have you in a panic, you may want to get an early start planning your holiday budget. With some early planning, you can stay organized, avoid overspending, and get a chance to actually [...]
Financial Planning for Kids with Special Needs: Funding a Financial Plan
Planning for your financial future can be daunting, and it may be even more overwhelming if you have a child with special needs. Family financial planning becomes more urgent when you have your child’s care and long-term financial goals to consider. That’s why creating, maintaining, and funding a special needs trust for a child is [...]
7 Steps to Retire With the Lifestyle You Want
In order to plan ahead for retirement, it’s important to figure out where you are today and what you’ll need in the future to live the lifestyle you want. I always say that being actively involved in your financial future is one of the best money decisions you can make. But most people aren’t. A [...]
Tips for Recovering from a Financial Setback in Retirement
Financial setbacks can be difficult at any point in your life, but they’re especially devastating during retirement. With no steady paycheck coming in, it can be terrifying to watch your retirement savings slowly disappear as you try to recover. Nobody plans on things going wrong, but sometimes life just happens. You might be tempted to [...]
Extending Lines of Credit: Eight Considerations for a Small Business
Extending lines of credit to your customers is different than accepting credit cards. When you accept credit cards, the credit card company assumes the risk of customers not paying their bills. But when you extend a line of credit—by allowing customers to make purchases for which they’ll be invoiced at a later date, for example—you [...]
Glinkonomics: How to Build Your Business in a Tough Economy
Glinkonomics, life this week on WSB radio, Ilyce and four guests give advice on how to build your business in a tough economy. The government shutdown profoundly affected small, medium and large business owners, as well as the overall economy. Today, knowing how to build your business is crucial because many owners either don’t have [...]
Ilyce Glink Show – How to Make Your Business Successful – October 20, 2013
Darlene Ziebell, John Kobs, Jed Kolko and Jack Albin join Ilyce to discuss how to make a business successful, real estate and the economy on the Ilyce Glink Show on October 20, 2013 on WSB Radio. Ilyce's show always contains various forms of real estate and personal finance advice but she has invited four intelligent and engaged professionals [...]
Small Business Marketing: Fine-Tuning Your Company Mission
Your company’s story is a key part of marketing your small business. Whether you’re the owner of an organic foods company that got its start at local farmers’ markets or a cabinet maker who only uses reclaimed wood, potential customers care about more than just what you do—they care about why. Telling a compelling story [...]
How to Enjoy Halloween without Going Boo-roke
If you're hosting a Halloween party you may be worried about finding creative decorations and preparing the right food but the cost probably has you scared. With Halloween spending expected to hit almost $7 billion this year, Americans are doing some serious shopping. But you don’t have to break the bank when getting ready for [...]