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Just before tax season comes the opportunity for college-bound students to apply for monetary assistance via the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). The program collects and sends financial data to colleges that use it to award need-based financial aid to students. Filing a FAFSA was once daunting, according to Pam Rambo, a former college financial aid and admissions professional who now works as a researcher for families and students looking to maximize their financial aid opportunities. For more useful reference: http://corlissonlinegroup.com/ http://corlissonlinefinancialmag.wordpress.com/ https://www.facebook.com/corlissonlinefinancialmag

I'm grumpy about flying these days. Part of it is just the hassle of the process, but now there's even more. Bud and I had a decades-long strategy of managing our US Airways frequent flier status to maximize free upgrades on domestic and European routes, as well as to secure virtually free first-class seats on flights to Oceania, Southeast Asia and Africa. Trust me, there's nothing like being pampered in first class on Singapore Air to take the sting out of flying! Sadly, airline rewards and loyalty benefits are going the way of free meals - or free anything - in the air.

Outside the portfolios' 'Themes' and 'Commercial property' sectors, regular readers will know that the strategy guiding both portfolios since their inception five years ago has been to 'Go high, go deep and go east'. The emphasis has been on higher-yielding blue-chips and bonds, smaller companies and the Far East (including Japan from the end of 2012). This has served both portfolios well. However, the time has come to modestly refine the strategy for the Growth portfolio given market conditions and its freedom from an income constraint.

Spain's economic crisis, the government's response to it, and pervasive corruption have inspired a flowering of the black market economy. FORTUNE -- Outside the front door of an IKEA in the Barcelona suburb of L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, a group of men -- mostly immigrants from Ecuador -- offer shoppers informal delivery services. In Spain's crisis economy, it's a competitive business -- to cut down on conflict, the drivers pick numbered balls to set a queue -- and with some negotiating, a shopper can get immediate delivery for less than what IKEA's official drivers charge.

Flipping houses in the Temecula/Murrieta Valley and across the Inland Empire has been a lucrative venture for investors for many years. Many think it is a quick way to a fast buck. Many have tried and many have failed. Flipping houses is serious business and should not be taken lightly by the novice real estate investor. Before you begin down this path, prepare yourself. Here are five quick tips to help you understand what you're in for, before you actually start investing your money. For more related topic: http://corlissonlinegroup.com/ http://corlissonlinegroup.com/blog/ http://corlissonlinefinancialmag.tumblr.com/

Barcelonan jalkapalloilija Lionel Messi syytettynä veropetosten oikeudenkäynti lähenee kerrallaan kun Espanjan hallituksen kassaan ajetaan erityisen alhainen. Mikä tekee siitä enemmän kiistoja että veronkierrosta maksaa Espanja €80bn (£67bn) yhden vuoden aikana. Mutta se näyttää melko merkityksettömiä verrattuna arviolta $337bn US treasury menettäneet. Otettu Maailmanpankin arvioiden kunkin maan harmaan talouden koon numerot ovat kiehtova-vaikka ei täysin luotettava. Laskea minkä tahansa laittomalla käyttäytymisellä on aina virhealtista ja mustan pörssin toimintaa ei ole poikkeus. Verrattaessa eri alueiden Euroopan tulee ulos pahin koko sen mustan pörssin ja menettää seurauksena verojen kokonaismäärä. Mustan pörssin miljardeja Alueena, Euroopan on myös korkein veroaste maailmassa. Katsoin 36 maasta eurooppalaiset keskimäärin verokanta, joka oli 39 prosenttia Bruttokansantuotteesta, kun maailmassa on keskimäärin 28 prosenttia. Alhaisimpia löytyi 39 Afrikan maista, joissa oli veroja, jotka oli noin 17 prosenttia niiden BKT: sta. Kymmenen suurinta maata Vuonna 2010 Viimeisin vuosi, että tiedot olivat saatavilla, kymmenen hallitukset maailmassa menettänyt vaille $ 100 miljardia kunkin (£62bn). Valitettavasti käyttämällä verojen kokonaismäärä menetti keinona vertailun perustana mielenkiintoinen tapaustutkimuksia kuin Kreikka jättää pois - vaikka varjo markkinansa merkitsisi iso kimpale niiden BKT: sta. Olimme sijalla suurin kymmenen mukaan kolme toimenpidettä: 1. Harmaan talouden kokonaismäärä 2. Verotus menetettyjen harmaan talouden 3. Verotus on menettänyt prosentteina BKT: sta USA on maailman suurin harmaan talouden ja menettää kaikkein vero seurauksena. Mutta kun katsoin prosentteina BKT: sta, Venäjä kärsii eniten veronkierto - menettänyt rahaa edustaa 15 prosenttia maan taloudellisesta tuloksesta. Näet, miten kukin maa vertaa klikkaamalla eri vaihtoehtoja alla olevassa kaaviossa. Aiheeseen liittyen:

Kirjoitit jokin asia että yksilöiden voisi ymmärtää ja tuottaa kiehtova aihe kaikille. Totisesti fantastinen blogi sinulla täällä.

PETER LLOYD: "Informasjonsalderen" er åpenbart endret vår verden, men hva det gjør å utvikle hodet av unge? I dag holder Australian Council on barn og Media en konferanse å vurdere det spørsmålet. En av eksperten stemmer deltar i denne diskusjonen er Dr Phillip Tam. Han er et barn og unges psykiater og foreleser ved Sydney University. Han snakker her med Barney Porter. BARNEY PORTER: Hvor små er for ung til å begynne å absorbere denne teknologien, tror du, med unge sinn utvikling som de gjør? PHILLIP TAM: Vel, det er et veldig vanskelig spørsmål og det er åpenbart en som, hvis du liker, spesialister og eksperter virkelig ikke ennå har et klart svar for. Jeg tror en måte å se på er at vi bor nå i en raskt skiftende media - og IT-dominert verden så vi kan ikke nå, hvis du liker, forhindre, isolere mye yngre barna - og jeg antar vi snakker om fire, fem eller seks åringer - fra technology. De vil se på foreldre og familier, du vet, smart telefoner og tabletter og så videre. De viktigste spørsmålet er, hvordan du får dem fra svært ung alder, å utdanne dem og trene dem til å bruke den riktig og healthily og unngå det vi kan kalle vanedannende problemer senere som, ja, klinikere begynner å se på stadig ung alder. Det pleide å være din tenåringer, 14, 15, 16, som syntes å utvikle problemer med Sitat "Internett avhengighet". Det gjør synes å bli snikende nedover yngre mennesker får eksponert for dette, men sikkert det handler om overvåking av familien, de har det vi kan kalle sunn medievaner - så absolutt ikke bruker det så lenge at de ikke har regelmessige måltider, fast snacks, og absolutt ikke benytter det godt i kvelden så det begynner å påvirke deres sover mønstre. BARNEY PORTER: Vel, det faktisk er definisjonen av en avhengighet? Hvor lenge er for lang til å bruke denne teknologien? PHILLIP TAM: Jeg er redd jeg skal si det ikke igjen en klar hard og rask svar for dette. Internett er ikke et enhetlig fenomen, det e

Is there anything that big government does well? I mean sure, our military is really pretty practiced at breaking things and shooting people; which (I guess) explains why they are being sent to fight Ebola. (If that logic escapes you, don't worry… I think a lot of us feel that way.) And yeah, the IRS is pretty good at separating me from my hard-earned money; but, then again, so is liberals. We on the right have been asking it for decades… And we still haven't been able to solicit a single honest answer from defenders of of the state. In fact, satire, sarcasm, and a little incredulity, is the general response from our esteemed colleagues on the other side of the ideological divide.

According to the Biz2Credit Small Business Lending Index, more than one-half of all small-business loan applications are being rejected by banks. Companies in need of capital might find lenders more receptive in a hard-hitting lending environment if they invest in audited financial statements. "We've had clients who needed these statements to even get the loan, and it can make a difference in the interest rate you get," says David G. Barbeito, a principal in the Miami office of Morrison, Brown, Argiz & Farra, a large independent accounting firm.

The slowdown in the economy after 2010-11 has had a ripple impact on the fortunes of India Inc. and lenders alike. With gross domestic product (GDP) growth decelerating from 8.4 per cent in 2010-11 to the sub-five per cent level in the first three quarters of the current financial year, the number of companies seeking succour from lenders under the aegis of the corporate debt restructuring (CDR) cell had almost doubled to 605 as of December 2013 against 305 as of March 2011. Further, there has been a 194 per cent jump, from []1,38,604 crore at the end of March 2011 to []4,07,656 crore as of December 2013, in the amount of loans that came up for recast. Therefore, it is not surprising that bank managements, in their internal meetings and conferences with the media and analysts, are devoting as much time fielding questions on the loans that had to be restructured in a quarter vis-à-vis loans that have gone sour. More related issue from Corliss: http://corlissonlinegroup.com/ http://corlissonlinegroup.com/blog/ http://corlissmag.livejournal.com/