Category: Financial
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California Minimum Business Fees and First Year Exemption
The question is: do you have to pay any California Business License fees? If you searched the ca.gov site, and you may find the first year exemption, http://www.taxes.ca.gov/estpaybus.shtml it says: “Note: As of January 1, 2000, newly incorporated or qualified corporations are exempt from the minimum franchise tax for their first year of business.” So…
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January Barometer
The January barometer is the hypothesis that stock market performance in January (particularly in the US) predicts its performance for the rest of the year. So if the stock market rises in January, it is likely to continue to rise by the end of December. Probably the best known is “as January goes, so goes…
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Halloween indicator
The Halloween indicator is a variant of the stock market adage “Sell in May and go away,” the belief that the period from November to April has significantly stronger growth on average than the other months. In such strategies, stocks are sold at the start of May and the proceeds held in cash; stocks are…
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Money saving tips on home mortgage refinancing.
The steady downward trend in mortgage interest rates in recent years have undoubtedly presented many opportunities to lock in historically low rates. With the downward trend anticipated to continue for the foreseeable near future, there are bound to be more opportunities to refinance into a lower interest rate loan. This article offers a lesser known tip…
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Presidential Cycle
Presidential Cycle As we discussed in the marketing timing strategies, we will spend more time to dig deeper into the Presidential Cycle. The first year is the weakest of all four years. Higher returns during the last two years of a Presidential term than the first years. The expectation is that as a President takes…