NuWire Investor: AlternativeInvestment

Congress Considering Tax Breaks for Small Business Investors

Hazel Becker — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 12:00:00 GMT

Small businesses now employ nearly half of all private sector workers and pay more than 45 percent of all private payroll in the United States. In light of the growth in this segment of the economy, Congress is considering several measures to simplify their tax filings and ease their tax burden. Among...

Cold Stone Creamery Franchises Cooling Off

Brad Zimmerman — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 11:30:00 GMT

Blame it on an increasingly volatile economy, unrealistic expectations or high operating costs, but the bottom line is Cold Stone Creamery franchises aren’t delivering returns for franchisees. One of the main complaints lies with the high cost of operating, which, according to food and beverage...

Tips for Living With Inflation: Modern Lessons From the 1970s

Hazel Becker — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 12:00:00 GMT

Most consumers didn’t need the government to tell them inflation was up in May—all they needed was to buy a tank of gas or food for a week. With the Bureau of Labor Statistics reporting that in May the consumer price index (CPI) took its biggest jump in six months (up 0.6 percent, seasonally...

George W. Bush’s Monetary Offenses

Cali Zimmerman — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 12:00:00 GMT

U.S. President George W. Bush is one of the biggest spenders ever to sit in the Oval Office. Earlier this year he proposed the first budget in history to top $3 trillion, with projections of a $400 billion deficit for Fiscal Year 2009. This is disturbing enough on its own, but especially when considering...

KissTrust: Giving the Gift of Savings

Melana Yanos — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 12:00:00 GMT

Although the cost of raising a child can be enormous, the cost of saving for a child’s future doesn’t have to be, thanks to the ingenuity of a new saving tool called the KissTrust. A KissTrust is an irrevocable trust that turns a modest gift for a child into hundreds of thousands, even millions...

Personal Investments in Fitness Programs – What’s the Payoff?

Hazel Becker — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 12:00:00 GMT

As summer approaches, many people are trying to get in shape for beach getaways and tennis events. Fitness programs may have a long-term benefit to personal finances as well. The Center for Studying Health System Change (HSC) notes that both employers and health plans are increasingly engaging workers...