Business & Finance - 27 July 2007

Would it be considered patent infrigement if I invented a piece of exercise equiptment that was totally unique if you are using it for one exercise, but closely resembles another machine if you are doing it for a different exercise. (The machine I invented can do exercises that the other machine doesn't do, but it also can do exercises that make it resemble the other machine?) Sorry if this sounds a little confusing....

2007-07-27 05:09:23 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Business & Finance

2007-07-27 05:05:30 · 4 answers · asked by Adrenaline Junky 2 in United States

Can you tell me if this is a scam please? It is from a man who was raised in africa and he is decribing all of his problems like how he was premature or his mother was or something and the jobs he had to find in africa. He said his father had $3,500,000 dollars that he left to this man before he died. Now the man is asking if he can use my account to transfer the money and I can get 10% of what he is offering. HELP! What do I do?

2007-07-27 04:58:57 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Personal Finance

2007-07-27 04:52:40 · 2 answers · asked by Zelma J 1 in Renting & Real Estate

Theory says the discounted FCF model is the best way to get the true instrinsic value of a stock. However, in the real world, this model does not come up with number close to the ones you see on the analysts' reports. Any idea why?

2007-07-27 04:48:30 · 3 answers · asked by xeroxbol 1 in Investing

Detrending adjusts for inflation. But then any long term trends are removed right? So do many traders detrend?

2007-07-27 04:44:55 · 2 answers · asked by reyert 1 in Investing

2007-07-27 04:41:39 · 4 answers · asked by jovet218 3 in United States

I am using Scottrade.com to buy/sell stocks. However, Scottrade does not have Level II quotes for OTC stocks. I would like to use other online services to get more streaming information especially the Level II service. Other online brokers need $2000 to open an account (I am not willing to spend that much to switch accounts at this time since the fees are higher than Scottrade). In addition, some of the live quotes services charge more than $50/month to obtain such information. I am looking for a Level II service that is cheap since I can get most of the other information either online or through Scottrade.com. Anyone has suggestions?
Thanks.

2007-07-27 04:40:49 · 0 answers · asked by FUN S 1 in Investing

my last day is next week and i never took my week of vacation. am i owed that money.

2007-07-27 04:38:54 · 7 answers · asked by z.fior 1 in Personal Finance

Can my real estate license achieved in TX be used in California? or do I need to take an exam again in California?

2007-07-27 04:38:42 · 2 answers · asked by Hugh K 2 in Renting & Real Estate

I want to couple of banks and they gave me a good faith estimate. Can you get better rates on line?

2007-07-27 04:37:16 · 11 answers · asked by M. L 1 in Renting & Real Estate

hi,
just curious, say someone won a 50 million dollar lottery in nj, what would they get after taxes, what would the final check be? And i know they usually tax you right away and then give the check, but what about the next year when you get money from bank interest on the winning, those will also be taxes a lot right?

2007-07-27 04:37:01 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in United States

2007-07-27 04:34:25 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Careers & Employment

My town is filled with millionaires like Beyonce, Lil Kim, JayZ, Modells, the owner of the nets, Chris Rock, hedge fund managers, lawyers, and me type people. A knock down house in my town would go for 1.5 million. and it is probably only a quarter of an acre. The most expensive house on the market now is 50 million in my town. But because we have less than 250K people in our town, we are not listed. My town is Alpine, New Jersey.

2007-07-27 04:33:43 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Renting & Real Estate

i just got a job as an assistant for a mortgage broker. she told me after 90 i could be a laon officer. what does a loan officer do and what has to be done to become one? is there a test or something? and why would i want to become one?

2007-07-27 04:33:41 · 4 answers · asked by music man 2 in Renting & Real Estate

I found this company, http://www.haydenrubber.com/, but it doesn't really look legitimate so I was wondering if there is any information on whether it is a scam or not? And if it is a scam how does it work since it doesn't ask for money (or at least hasn't yet.)

2007-07-27 04:23:24 · 3 answers · asked by Reese 1 in Corporations

rectify and look over your return to find any oversights???
Plus give you a $1,600. fine before you even have a chance to see where the problem lie???
A productive member of society, pay taxes and I am not even given a chance to see what the problem is and they already fined me . Please share any incidents that you went through that you thought were unfair. Feeling frazzled, thanks for your feedback.

2007-07-27 04:23:02 · 5 answers · asked by cruisingalong 4 in United States

he is 43. i am 25. he is in IT. I am in HR. I started 6 months or so ago. I always thought he was attractive but old and and kind of gruff. plus, he was obnoxious if i ever asked for help. so i basically ignored him, didnt say hi whatever. i figured he just didnt like me in any way. he would sometimes say hi and i would be rude because i thought he was obnoxious. then one day, i called him on it. he said he was trying to be funny and is just like that. i told him off a little. around that time, i could ALWAYS see him looking at my boobs and butt. we've become somewhat friendly. he blushes sometimes when we joke around, has tripped embarassedly started, saying hi, and wearing cologne. it seems he is attracted to me but kind of like squelches it. i dont know how to act around him and it makes me feel awkward. i want to be friendly and cool but dont want him to think/know i like him, nessecarily, esp. if he has a gf or doesnt like me or thinks he is too old/doesnt want to date a coworker?

2007-07-27 04:17:27 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Careers & Employment

The office olympics is the chance for top office athletes to prove themselves to their weaker colleagues. What kinds of games can be included in this - apart from chair races?

2007-07-27 04:17:05 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Careers & Employment

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2007-07-27 04:06:53 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Credit

My parents got divorced several years ago, primarily for the purpose of avoiding a lawsuit. My father suspected he would be sued, and his income is only $7K of social security per year with nothing else, whereas my mother makes over $100K per year at her job. If he was sued, he did not want my mother's income/assets to be considered by the courts, therefore they got divorced. They are not planning to remarry.

Although they are no longer legally married, they have never stopped living together. They don't by any means have a marriage, but are friends and she supports him.

My question is... we have not done any taxes for them since the divorce. I have read the pdf files on irs.gov to see how they qualify, but am confused...

What is your opinion... do they have to file each as single, or could my mother file head of household and claim him as a dependant? She provides all of his support - his SS money goes to pay off debt of his.

Thanks!!

2007-07-27 04:04:30 · 8 answers · asked by dasielady 2 in United States

As a sole proprietor, I'd heard that using an employer ID number (EIN) can get you audited faster than if you use a Social Security number. Any truth to this one?

2007-07-27 04:03:03 · 4 answers · asked by Lori W 2 in United States

we're trying to sell but im wondering if we cant, granted its not even on the market yet, just owrd of mouth, but i worry that we'll be carrying 2 mortgages and that scares me. we havent built our other house yet but i dont know how much longer we can wait considering we have 2 kids in an extrememly NICE but very small home...so i was wondering if what the pros and cons were of having one of the other companies just buy it??

2007-07-27 04:01:35 · 5 answers · asked by toolate 3 in Renting & Real Estate

As a real estate professional, its hard to keep track of all the people you talk to.

I'm just wondering what kind of software or other solutions people use to track their leads.

I'd recommend Infusion Software:
http://www.infusionsoft.com/products/infusion-crm/infusion-crm.html?ls=IM-YahooGroups

2007-07-27 03:58:20 · 7 answers · asked by Tyler G 1 in Renting & Real Estate

2007-07-27 03:56:47 · 4 answers · asked by db 1 in Law & Legal

2007-07-27 03:53:06 · 12 answers · asked by SHOPaholic101! 2 in Other - Careers & Employment

should i keep saving them or spend them??

2007-07-27 03:50:52 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Business & Finance

I made a agreement with a investment company for my house i own. They paid me 15k and would make payments for 1 year, at the end of 1 year they would pay off the loan. However its almost 8 months past the commitment date of transfering the house loan out of my name and into theres. I quick deeded the property so the house is in there name from the county but loan is still in mine. We agreed on written documents that we all signed at closing that the house would would be out of my name and loan paid for my 12/31/2006 . its now almost august. they have made multiple late payments dropping my credit score over 70 points since 12/20/2005. since they are in breech of contract can i take back my house legally?? anyone know what paperwork i would need to file? the property is in florida. Thanks for any assistance

2007-07-27 03:45:48 · 8 answers · asked by lelandfallonjr 1 in Renting & Real Estate

as when u put in for a loan my credit is good but because my house is still on the list. till it is removed from list i can not get a loan

2007-07-27 03:45:20 · 11 answers · asked by gavin m 1 in Credit

What Happens if you file Bankruptcy and you own a house?
Do I lose the house, Please let me know ASAP! Thanks everyone

2007-07-27 03:34:41 · 4 answers · asked by RaiKwon 1 in Personal Finance