Young entrepreneur tips for kids yard work ventures
A parent recounts guiding a 12 year old to promote a summer yard work business, suggesting flyers doors, budgeting, and customer referrals. Advice covers market targeting, pricing, promoting, and adding value. Parental input is welcomed as in adult businesses. The piece includes a family trip anecdote about impulsive ticket scalping during NBA playoffs.
Aunt Sanity's iron maiden market approach to investing
Malcolm Berko explains value averaging as a disciplined method that adjusts monthly contributions to reach a target investment value. Unlike dollar cost averaging, it requires buying after losses and selling after gains to maintain the goal, potentially outperforming over time.
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Malcolm Berko
Copley News Service
The
Herald-Journal
Berko
Syracuse Herald-Journal
P.O. Box
Boca Raton
Fla
Unclear OCR reading of racehorse dining notes
Fragmentary text describes horses and dining, mentioning a racehorse with a $464 loss and a move from burgers to steak. Names and places are garbled. context suggests a humorous or misread sports or society note about horses and meals, but details are unreadable.
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Siver
Pitfalls and remedies for investors face common delays
Investors struggle with procrastination, information overload, heredity fears, and overreliance on star ratings. Remedies include starting with small monthly investments, limiting sources of information, recognizing volatility as not equal to safety, and seeking detailed performance data beyond star ratings to compare funds.
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John Bull
Santa Barbara Capital Management
Janus Invesco
T Bone Price
Strang
Harold Evensky
Coral Gables
Fia
Treasury
J. Barney Teich
Walnut Creek
Calif
New York Times
Securities and Exchange Commission
T. Rowe Price
Morningstar Inc
Chicago
Teich
Morningstar
National Association of Securiies Dealers
Rowe Price
Nmdad i
Edward Bernard
Small brokerage accounts face new fees at Fidelity Schwab
Fidelity and Charles Schwab will charge small accounts with balances under thresholds. Schwab will bill 7.50 quarterly if below 1000 for three months, excluding households with 10000 or more. Schwab may charge 12 annually to maintain accounts or fund positions under 2500.
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Fidelity, Schwab
Fidelity Investments
Charles Schwab & Co
Schwab
Fiselny
Stop direct mailing and credit card offers from bureaus
Consumer urges opt out of sharing names and addresses with credit offers. Major bureaus TRW Trans Union Equifax and others offer opt out addresses to reduce mail and phone solicitations. Advice includes reviewing credit applications for list sharing and contacting local debt counseling services in Syracuse New York.
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Credit Bureau
TRW
TRW Target Marketing Services
Alsw
Parkway
Texas
Aine M5
Wome Cameral Cette
Fullerton
Cann
Direct Mailing Association
Farmingdale
N.Y
Credit
Sharon Patchett
Consumer Credit Counseling Service
Central New York
S. Salina St
Syracuse
N.S
Roof repairs and shingles overview with contractor tips
Advice on early diagnosis of roofing problems to reduce costs. Covers asphalt metal tile slate and composite roofs, repair options patching and cement, inspection frequency, contractor selection including BBB references licenses and written estimates, and potential over existing roof installations. Includes bureau contact and local consumer tips.
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Better Business Bureau
Roofing upkeep tips and contractor reliability tips
Periodic annual roof inspections advised and seek a reputable roofing expert. Apply coatings early to prevent deterioration. Contact the Battery Business Bureau at 1-900 GAELBBS to verify a racing contractor. Mail a self addressed stamped envelope to 647 James St Suite 200 Syracuse NY.
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Jeanne Casinelle
Better Business Bureau
van Howe
Battery Business Bureau
James St
Suite 200
Syracuse
N.Y
Roofing Materials and Aging Signs for Homeowners
The guide explains asphalt roofing lasting 2 to 25 years with rag fiber or fiberglass mats and mineral granules. It notes aging by worn granules and exposed black asphalt, plus curling edges. Replacing few worn shingles is fine. replace or re-roof when 20 to 10 percent show wear. Wood shingles last 20 to 50 years, resist rot, but burn easily. look for fire retardant treatment. If 20 percent show wear, consider replacing shingles or re-roofing.
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