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A property off Brisbane’s shores has the opprobrium of being the most difficult place in Australia to sell property. Based on the SQMreport “Top Ten Most Discounted Properties Nationwide,”4 Edgewater Place in Lamb Island has remained on the market for nearly three and a half years. It now sells for $249,000—41 percent less than its original price of $425,000. Does thissound familiar? Wipe away your tears, as there’s still so much you can do before you raise the white flag and make a statement that mine house is not selling: 1....

No matter what you do professionally, you have the same goal as everybody else: Get work done. We all have those days where you had so much at your plate in regards to meetings, phonecalls and so on, that at the end of the day you have not finished anything substantial to your business. Here are five easy tips that you can incorporate into your routine in order to supercharge your productivity. 1. Time Slots Create time slots for tasks that you need to get done. Everybody schedules meetings and even phone calls. But for operational tasks...

Most individuals who have reached a part of their lives where they aspire to grow their earnings turn to investing in the stock market to expand their wealth and reach their financial goals.  But with the stock market’s unpredictability, it cannot be determined when investors will earn considerable gains and when they will lose a huge chunk of their money. To guide you through stock market investment, here are a few key points to remember: When to Get Ready To be able to make sound investment decisions, be sure that the timing is always...

It’s that time again, drum roll, please, for tax season! It comes around every year and with the right moves you can receive a substantial sum from Uncle Sam. However, due to careless errors and overlooked deductions, Americans across the country leave millions of dollars on the table. Students for example, as confirmed by a 2009 U.S. Government Accountability Office survey, failed to collect roughly $800 million in tuition related tax breaks. If that much is left uncollected for tuition alone, image the amount you could walk away with! Calculation...

How much do you love Porsche cars? The famous manufacturer has been making luxury vehicles since the 50s and believe it or not they’re not planning to stop the production any time soon. Famous for its revolutionary 911 model, Porsche produced lots of additional models over the years such as Boxster, Carrera, Cayman, Panamera, and Macan. If you’re thinking to invest in a used Porsche 911 car, make sure to check out the guide below. It is meant to help drivers make a sensible choice with a limited budget. Why should anyone spend money...

Forex trading might involve staring at graphs and charts all day but it still requires an understanding of the stock market. You can’t afford to walk into the market uninformed, or the market will punish you for it. Today, we’re going to take a look at technical analysis. The technical information of the market right now will heavily influence where you place your money and what you get out of it. Knowledge of how to perform a technical analysis of a market will inform you about the current market situation and how you should react...

There are a number of reasons to get involved in the area of alternative investments, although the most common are either for financial reasons, or just because there are items that are of great interest. If this is something that you are looking to get into this year, you are in the right place. When it comes to your options, there is a massive range available for you to explore further. However it makes sense to introduce you to the most popular investment opportunities first, and then you can go away and do further research if you...

Whether an individual or a business keeping track of your finances is a constant worry, or at least something that is regularly checked. You could be earning a lot of money one year before finding interest in your business suddenly drops. Managing such incidences can be tricky and often businesses and individuals alike look for short-term financing to plug the gap. But what do you need to know about this potentially risky form of financing? What is short term finance? Essentially, short term finance is a term used to describe loans that...

Josh Leibowitz, partner at McKinsey & Company, wrote an opinion piece about Coca-Cola’s innovation strategy, in which he posted an interesting observation: “An important part of that success has to do with their (Coca-Cola’s) marketing investment strategy. About 70% of their investment is in “Now”, or established and successful programs; 20% goes to “new,” or emerging trends that are starting to gain traction; and 10% goes to “next,” ideas that are completely untested. This is what Coca-Cola applied to their company...

Okay, so all this while you have been staying on rent in apartments which have sometimes matched your choice, at other times they just don not. So, are you now planning to buy your dream house? Looking out for a cozy and warm haven of beauty and comfort? Well, there are certain details and pointers which are specifically important for the ones who are buying a house for the first time in their lives. And if you wish to make a smart choice which matches your preference as well as suits your budget, the deal couldn’t get any better!...