Are you considering converting your home's garage into a man cave? Before you permanently ditch parking and storage space in exchange for a testosterone-friendly getaway, you may want to consider this: your garage man cave project could hurt your home's value and make it harder to sell.
Turning your garage into a living space is one of four home improvement projects highlighted by MarketWatch that could end up sucking the value out of your home.
Homeowners need to think carefully before they get rid of their garage and turn it into a man cave, family room or extra bedroom, because it could make their home less attractive to many people, New York real estate agent Brendon DeSimone, author of the book "Next Generation Real Estate," told MarketWatch.
A recent survey by real estate investment and operating firm Crescent Communities found that 74 percent of homebuyers said having a garage is extremely or very important. If you still want to proceed with your garage project, consider leaving the garage doors on the outside so if you do sell your house, a buyer has the option to easily turn the space back into a garage, Michele Silverman Bedell, of New York-based Silversons Realty, told Marketwatch.
8 Things That Are Cheaper at Target
There's no arguing that Target has a loyal following among many shoppers. While the retail giant may not always have the lowest prices, it certainly attracts consumers happily willing to pay a little extra to avoid the crowded aisles of some other discounters.
But there are certain items which are almost always cheaper at Target (TGT) compared to other retailers. Here are eight such items that'll save you money on your next Target shopping trip.
1. 'Green' Cleaning Products
Not only has Target led the natural cleaning trend over the past few years, but they often do it at a price lower than the competition. For example, Target sells the 28-ounce bottle of Method All-Surface Cleaner for an affordable $2.99, while Walmart sells the same product for $5.49 and Amazon sells it for $8.
Another great example is Green Works laundry detergent in the 90-ounce size; at Target you'll pay $11.99, while you'll pay $23.27 at Walmart and $19.21 at Amazon. You'll also find similar savings at Target on other popular natural cleaning brands, including J.R. Watkins, Honest and Seventh Generation.
'12 Days of Christmas' Items Top $34,000, Up 0.6%
The cost of 10 lords a-leaping increased 3 percent over last year, but nine of the other 12 gifts listed in the carol "The Twelve Days of Christmas" stayed the same price as last year, according to the 32nd annual PNC Wealth Management Christmas Price Index released Monday.
The index is a whimsical way the Pittsburgh-based bank tracks inflation.
The set of gifts spelled out in the final verse of the song would cost $34,131 this year, or 0.6 percent more than the adjusted 2014 price of $33,933. PNC decided to adjust the historic prices of turtle doves and swans after realizing the prices quoted by vendors didn't reflect the birds' overall value on the open market over the years.
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You probably get credit card offers in the mail all the time; the volume of unsolicited offers tends to increase the day after Thanksgiving. Here's some important information that will help you sort through the pitches and separate the good values from the rip-offs.
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"Buy now, pay later" is the modern way of life. Credit cards are a highly profitable business for the companies that issue them, so it's no surprise that banks continue to inundate consumers with credit card offers, especially during the shopping frenzy of the holiday season. These come-ons are among several financial traps lurking out there today.
Visa (V), MasterCard (MA), Discover Financial Services (DFS) and American Express (AXP): Their cards are common fixtures in hundreds of millions of wallets around the world. According to Federal Reserve data, the average credit card debt per card-holding U.S. household is $16,140. In total, the average American consumer owes $918.5 billion in credit card debt.
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The Singularity University and CNBC are hosting the Exponential Finance 2015 conference n New York, on June 2-3. The conference examines how rapidly accelerating technologies such as artificial intelligence, quantum computing, crowdfunding, digital currencies and robotics are rapidly disrupting businesses throughout the financial industry. The Singularity University, based at Moffett Federal Airfield in California and sponsored by high-profile high-tech firms including Google, is an educational center dedicated to world-changing applications of disruptive, exponentially accelerating technologies. The conference program features an impressive set of high-profile speakers including Blythe Masters, the former J.P. Morgan star who now leads Digital Asset Holdings, a technology company that uses distributed digital ledgers to address operational challenges and settlement latency in both digital and mainstream financial assets. Masters’ presentation, titled “Blockchain: The Financial Challenge of Our Time,” has been featured in a CNBC article titled “Why financial firms are investigating bitcoin tech.”
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Walmart, number one on the Fortune 500 list of American companies, has net sales totaling $473.1 billion. With foodstuffs making up 55 percent of its sales, this corporation controls 25 percent of grocery sales in the U.S. Consequently, Walmart's actions and inactions reverberate through the food chain, making huge impacts on agricultural practices, treatment of workers, consumer health, the environment and outsourcing of jobs. In recognition of these impacts, Walmart has created an "Ethical Sourcing" standards manual for its suppliers. But our investigation of Walmart's practices shows that the thirst for extraordinary profits too often wins out over a code of ethics. Although the "Ethical Sourcing" manual requires that suppliers comply with existing laws, we found that both the corporation and its suppliers have a long history of violating labor standards. Walmart's demand for lower prices creates the incentive and the need for suppliers to cut wages and benefits, neglect safety and working conditions, and even ship jobs to overseas sweatshops. Exploitation and discrimination often go unchecked. In one instance, immigrant workers in Louisiana said they were being locked into a factory and compelled to work 16-24 hour shifts by a Walmart seafood supplier. Only after an advocacy group publicly pressed for improved working conditions did the retailer take action.
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This June 2015 report, the latest in a series by Global Financial Integrity (GFI), highlights the outsized impact that illicit financial flows have on the world’s poorest economies. The study looks at illicit financial flows from some of the world’s poorest nations and compares those values to some traditional indicators of development—including GDP, total trade, foreign direct investment, public expenditures on education and health services, and total tax revenue, among others—over the period 2008–2012. The report also produces several scatter plots in which illicit flows values for all developing and emerging market nations are compared to key TRADE INDICATORS and various development indices, such as human development, inequality, and poverty, to determine if correlations exist between the two. Correlation to Higher Poverty By two different measures of poverty, the study reveals a positive correlation between higher levels of poverty and larger illicit outflows. That is, countries with higher levels of illicit financial flows (relative to GDP) tend to struggle with higher levels of poverty
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The Marriott School of Business at Brigham Young University offers 5 Bachelor degrees for the undergraduate student majoring in Business: Accounting, Business Management, Finance, Information Systems and Recreation Management. BYU is a private university owned by the Church of Latter-day Saints (LDS). Having a religious background, the school does require 14 hours of religion coursework, and students must abide by a university honor code. With just around 2,000 undergraduate business students, we find they stand out as a top choice based on the tight-knit environment BYU provides. For practicing LDS church members tuition is significantly less expensive, as 70% of student tuition is funded through church tithes. Non-members pay roughly double the LDS tuition rate. However, tuition rates for both groups is an unbelievable low cost (under $5k yearly!) considering the world-class education provided.
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Xac Bank started in 2001 as a nonprofit microfinance lender to Mongolia’s herding community. Today it is a fully regulated commercial bank and the country’s fourth largest in terms of assets, with 500,000 customers in 21 provinces, 97 branches, and US$800 million in total assets as well as being one of the most regarded, transparent and ethical banks in emerging markets to date. ORIX Corporation (‘ORIX’) is the largest leasing company in Japan and third largest player in the Leasing Industry, world-wide. Through their investment in Xac Bank, ORIX will leverage Xac Bank’s business platform to expand within Mongolia and further the development of the country’s financial services industry. Strategic buyers, typically financial services organizations or diversified groups like ORIX, are seeking to reach a new geographies and or serve a new segment, which has turned their interest toward microfinance institutions such as Xac Bank. There are now over 2,000 MFIs operating worldwide serving 105 million borrowers and 70 million savers with total assets over USD 72 billion and growing at a rate of 10% to 20% depending on the region, according to the JP Morgan and CGAP 2012 Global Microfinance Equity Valuation Survey Report.
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The National Bank of Cambodia’s (NBC) statement explains that they aim to facilitate the reduction in circulation of US dollars within the local economy. The NBC aims to create a dialogue among key stakeholders such as experts, academics, and representatives of the wider community on ways to boost the circulation of the local currency. According to the announcement, “Cambodia has experienced high dollarisation in the last two decades, with foreign currency deposits, relative to broad money, rising from 60% in the 1990s to 80% in the 2000s and now at 83%” This state of affairs poses serious risks to the Kingdom’s financial sovereignty. It limits the ability of the central bank to implement effective monetary policy and may exacerbate financial stability risks; particularly liquidity risks. “In this context, the Royal Government of Cambodia has considered promoting the use of Riel as one of its top policy agendas,” the announcement says. One positive to be taken from the announcement is the news that riel circulation has increased on average by 17% per annum, and deposits by 24% per annum, during the last two decades.
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The National Bank of Cambodia’s (NBC) statement explains that they aim to facilitate the reduction in circulation of US dollars within the local economy. The NBC aims to create a dialogue among key stakeholders such as experts, academics, and representatives of the wider community on ways to boost the circulation of the local currency. According to the announcement, “Cambodia has experienced high dollarisation in the last two decades, with foreign currency deposits, relative to broad money, rising from 60% in the 1990s to 80% in the 2000s and now at 83%” This state of affairs poses serious risks to the Kingdom’s financial sovereignty. It limits the ability of the central bank to implement effective monetary policy and may exacerbate financial stability risks; particularly liquidity risks. “In this context, the Royal Government of Cambodia has considered promoting the use of Riel as one of its top policy agendas,” the announcement says. One positive to be taken from the announcement is the news that riel circulation has increased on average by 17% per annum, and deposits by 24% per annum, during the last two decades.
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The US Chamber of Commerce, in association with the American Chamber of Commerce in Singapore, has released its new “ASEAN Business Outlook 2015″. The report includes a vast survey of American companies currently doing business in South-East Asia. The outlook gauges their opinions on ASEAN, its integration into the AEC and the pros and cons of doing business in each ASEAN country. ASEAN markets are growing in importance to US companies’ activities and development because of the region's economic recovery, limited growth in other parts of the globe, improvement in ASEAN infrastructures and a widespread change of business strategy. Trade with ASEAN countries is expected to rise dramatically in coming years. The main reasons behind this increase, suggested by the report, are a diversification of the global customer base, low costs of production, political stability, availability of manpower and skilled employees, and increased legal framework suitable to stimulating investments.
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According to the CBRE report, there are currently 49 buildings under construction in central Phnom Penh above eight floors within a one and a half kilometre radius of the CBD (this does not include outlying areas of Phnom Penh). The majority of the buildings under construction range between eight to twelve storeys, with a footprint (land size) of less than 1,000 square-metres. This is quite small in terms of built floor area, notes Griffiths, but demonstrates the increasing demand for space within central Phnom Penh that is naturally pushing the city upwards. The majority of these developments are intended to become apartments with varying levels of quality and servicing. They will provide mid-range accommodation within central areas that may appeal to both local and foreign occupiers. The apartments under construction shall contribute a total of around 1,000 units across the survey area. Local developers are behind the majority of low- to mid-level developments in terms of scale and quality apartment developments, says Griffiths, and they are generally targeting locals. These developments typically have fewer services and facilities due to their smaller scale, with rents averaging $350 to $400 a month per unit in the central areas. This shows that while international developers compete to fill the high-end of the market, savvy local developers are building to fill the gaps and needs of the local market.
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According to the CBRE report, there are currently 49 buildings under construction in central Phnom Penh above eight floors within a one and a half kilometre radius of the CBD (this does not include outlying areas of Phnom Penh). The majority of the buildings under construction range between eight to twelve storeys, with a footprint (land size) of less than 1,000 square-metres. This is quite small in terms of built floor area, notes Griffiths, but demonstrates the increasing demand for space within central Phnom Penh that is naturally pushing the city upwards. The majority of these developments are intended to become apartments with varying levels of quality and servicing. They will provide mid-range accommodation within central areas that may appeal to both local and foreign occupiers. The apartments under construction shall contribute a total of around 1,000 units across the survey area. Local developers are behind the majority of low- to mid-level developments in terms of scale and quality apartment developments, says Griffiths, and they are generally targeting locals. These developments typically have fewer services and facilities due to their smaller scale, with rents averaging $350 to $400 a month per unit in the central areas. This shows that while international developers compete to fill the high-end of the market, savvy local developers are building to fill the gaps and needs of the local market.
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The Financial Times noted that a simultaneous translation of Buffett's remarks were rendered into Chinese for the first time. Buffett and his longtime business partner Charlie Munger also granted 100 of their Chinese visitors a private audience immediately after coming off stage. Some were given the chance to present their questions to Buffett and Munger too, while American investors now wanted Buffett's view on investing in China. "In the past Buffett tended to dodge the questions about China, claiming he doesn't know the country particularly well. But this year he was more willing to offer his views," said Phoenix Finance. So what is Buffett's take? The 84 year-old is still optimistic about the China market's prospects, despite the astonishing Shanghai bull run. He also drew parallels between the rise of China and the rise of the United States, before suggesting that the destinies of the two countries were intertwined. "As Charlie said earlier, China and the United States are going to be the superpowers for as far as the eye can see," he predicted. Interestingly, when CNBC later interviewed Buffett and his friend Bill Gates (a fellow Berkshire director) the investment ace was less bullish than the Microsoft founder. Asked on live TV which currencies they would bet on for the decades ahead, Buffett was steadfast in support of the dollar. Gates, on the other hand, branched out boldly, saying he would rather own more of China's currency, the
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Wall Street pay and shareholder performance don't always line up. Executive recruitment firm Charles Skorina & Co. makes the point in a new ranking of how much the CEOs of public investment managers are paid relative to the gains for owners of their stock. Ric Dillon, for example, earned just more than $1 million in 2014 as CEO and portfolio manager of $16.4 billion mutual fund manager Diamond Hill Investment Group. That pay put him dead last on Skorina's ranking of the top 50 best-paid investment management chief executives. But Dillon is No. 1 when the list is reranked for five-year shareholder returns; Diamond Hill investors have earned a market-beating average of 26.39 percent. That means Dillon, based in Columbus, Ohio, earned about $40,000 per 1 percentage point of annualized shareholder return. Gamco Investors CEO Mario Gabelli, by contrast, earned $6.29 million for every percentage point of annualized shareholder return, a much lower rate of 14.08 percent and 45th out of 50 on the Skorina ranking. At the same time, Gabelli, whose New York-based firm manages about $47 billion, was one of the best-paid public company CEOs last year at $88.5 million, landing him on top of all other public investment managers. "It's clear that all the guys are transparent," Skorina founder Charles Skorina said about how the CEOs are paid. "But shareholder value doesn't always align with the comp." A spokesman for Diamond Hill declined to comment.
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