Paying big commissions will turn almost any winning investment plan into a marginal one at best, often into a loser. Today's smart investor learns to work directly with financial institutions such as no-load mutual fund families, eliminating the need for the middleman. A commissioned investment salesman should never be used ...
Early man never worried about how to protect the environment so he could live in a world free of pollutants and toxins - the air was clear and the water pure. Food, shelter and survival were the all consuming concerns of earth's early inhabitants, humans who experienced many hardships on ...
Always get a written agreement before giving someone money to begin work. That contract should provide for payment in installments which are scheduled to coincide roughly with the amount of work performed. The larger the final payments are, the more incentive the contractor has to finish the job on schedule. ...
These outright frauds are just the most flagrant examples of abuse in the home repair field. Millions of people are disappointed with the quality of work performed by hired contractors who do incompetent work, who fail to give reliable cost estimates, or who choose low-grade, inadequate materials. Because of this, ...