Email beginnings and endings are the biggest challenges for people. So I wrote about them in the latest issue of Better Writing at Work. This post is excerpted from that issue. The last sentence of an email is like the…

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This week I deleted a comment left here. The meat of the comment made sense, but it closed with this command: “Get with the times and get down off your high horse.” As a proponent of excellent, courteous business communication,…

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Important advice to anyone planning to contact their lender directly for a loan modification: The key here is to be tenacious. These lenders and servicers (lenders) are large with hundreds, and even thousands, of employees. Whenever you call your lender, you should plan on being on the phone for a long time (figure an hour [...]

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Image via Wikipedia As the cliché goes, there are only two certainties in life: death and taxes. But, they’re intertwined. When you go to the great beyond, the government generally wants its cut, which is just under half the size of your estate, provided it reaches a certain size. Yep: The government can be your [...]

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I’m often asked which of these methods is better or more accurate and I discovered this article for our readers. GRM vs. CAP Rate by Michael Setunsky Which method is more viable as a way to value a real estate investment, the Gross Rent Multiplier (GRM) or the Capitalization (CAP) Rate? Let’s look at these [...]

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Image via Wikipedia Yes, this one is used actively. Sign of the times. Defaults on debts or other obligations taken on by large financial institutions that affect not only the economy of the financial institution’s home country, but also the global financial community as well. FDIC look out. Debt Bomb Related articles by Zemanta Congress [...]

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