Business & Finance - 15 September 2007

Is it mainly blue chip stocks that are more secure that also produce good ROE and good profit margins? I have found some good ftse 500 companies (uk companies that are at the top) but I cant find out the rate they would be paying out dividends.

As an example I would like to know how much of a dividend I would get on a £1000 investment in a company like Vodafone Group (LSE:VOD).

2007-09-15 23:36:28 · 4 answers · asked by yu_yu_liang 1 in Investing

A buy write. Underlying symbol TMA. Long TMA 100 shares, writing 1 YLEMH. To keep it simple, use 13.70 as buy and 27.70 for write. Yes. it's a LEAP. Jan 40 2010 put. It does pay a dividend, next ex date in october, so....whatya think?

2007-09-15 23:14:35 · 1 answers · asked by Chiky 4 in Investing

I'm 27 yrs old I make about $24 an hr. and I want to retire at 55. I have a pension plan through work Ihear afetr 30 yrs. ( in todays money) I can expect $ 3-4000 a month. I invest 7% pre taxed into a 401k and 1 % into an Ira. I currently have $7000 in 401 k and $1000 in Ira. Does any one think this is possible.

2007-09-15 23:04:41 · 11 answers · asked by delacyelectric 2 in Personal Finance

2007-09-15 22:50:49 · 7 answers · asked by danush_perera 1 in Personal Finance

On walking into the factory, the MD noticed a young guy leaning against the wall, doing nothing.

He approached the young man and calmly said to him. How much do you earn?" The young man was quite amazed that he was asked such a personal question, he replied, none the less, "I earn $ 2,000.00 a month, Sir. Why?"

Without answering,the MD took out his wallet and removed
$ 6000.00 cash. And gave it to the young man and said, "Around here I pay people for working, not for standing around looking pretty! Here is 3 months' salary, now GET OUT and don't come back".

The young man turned around and was quickly out of sight. Noticing a few onlookers, the MD said in a very upset manner, "And that applies for everybody in this company".

He approached one of the onlookers and asked him, "Who 's the young man that I just fired ?" To which an amazing reply came of, "He was the Pizza delivery boy"!

2007-09-15 22:33:16 · 3 answers · asked by Hobby 5 in Other - Careers & Employment

2007-09-15 22:19:29 · 9 answers · asked by Alex 3 in Other - Business & Finance

my name is ashish goel
my date of birth 05 june 1979
time 04:45 P.M.
Place Meerut

2007-09-15 21:56:12 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Small Business

I'm gonna start working for a CPA firm and (not including myself in this conversation/topic of course), and I have noticed that everyone seems to be on the good side in terms of looks...I have a few friends who work in the same industry and everyone seems to agree that almost all the associates are good looking, especially the female associates?? What's up with that???

2007-09-15 21:37:59 · 3 answers · asked by I get buckets 2 in Other - Business & Finance

in eastern europe property prices were up 150% over last 2 years (after joining EU). People take 30-40 year mortgages to buy, but can barely afford a studio flat. And I mean people who are well educated and earning well. And mortgage interest rate is very low now. What will happen now ?

2007-09-15 21:34:05 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Investing

I'm a student nurse, and a male. I was just wondering if any experienced male nurses knew what the best magazines to order would be, or any great websites to find scrubs and equipment? Thanks for your answers. I am very excited to actually be able to practice as a nurse and I haven't had much luck finding men's scrubs/clogs... Help!

2007-09-15 21:18:26 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health Care

that i can read using another personal transponder unit...

2007-09-15 21:14:47 · 1 answers · asked by wwjdchristopher 1 in Small Business

I have £2000 saving in bank, and every month I can add £200 to it.

But I am just wondring how can I increase my money really?

I have heard about buying Funds, Bonds, Shares, but it seems they are too risky, and takes time

I and my wife have web developing skills, maybe I can establish a company?

2007-09-15 20:55:08 · 2 answers · asked by Seeker 1 in Other - Business & Finance

1. working full time
2. married
3.business owners
4 or just lost out of there
5. all of the bove

Am just trying to figure it out. cause I tried few business it hit a dead end. am not trying to get married any time soon. an am lost out of my mind. I need your help as a advice

2007-09-15 20:20:15 · 6 answers · asked by CONSERVATIVE 2 in Small Business

I have a successful real estate firm that buys, rehabs and sells single families and multi-units. There is so much opportunity here in Chicago that I can't purchase property fast enough using money from banks (because the approval process for each property is so time consuming that seller sell to cash or near cash buyers). I'm looking for investors willing to fund $100k or more. This will allow my firm to purchase and rehab property faster thereby allowing us to sell it faster. I provide a prospectus with all the property specs so the investor knows the details of the property. Where can I find an investor willing to fund these projects in Chicago???

2007-09-15 20:08:55 · 3 answers · asked by kimberlyl 2 in Investing

i have a great job offer,pay,benefits however they do a background and credit check.this is ridiculous,i'm ok with criminal bg check but why credit check? wouldn't be too good,my credit,bought a car in december but rate on interest is high so idk.why is this necessary??

2007-09-15 19:58:07 · 10 answers · asked by susan e 4 in Credit

I have an accounting question regarding final accounts. One of the adjustments is:-
The bank reconciliation of 31 December 1998 shows two reconciling items.
-Dishonoured cheque $2000
-Mark-up Charges $1200

What will be the effect of this in final accounts? (i.e in trading and profit and loss a/c and balance sheet?)

Als0, one adjustment is
Bank reconciliation show the following adj.
- Direct deposit by customer $4000
-Standing order payment for subscription $ 5000

I really need to understand bank reconciliation adjustments, therefore i will be waiting for good replies plus 10 points for best answer ! thanks in advance.

2007-09-15 19:46:38 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Business & Finance

i need to write a project about one of these topic or something related to it...please help to make my plan for the project
these are to topics:
1. Human resources in the Food Service Operations
2. Pricing menu items
3. Financial management in the Food Service Operations
5. Menu planning
6. Kitchen design
7. Equipment selection in the Food Service Operations
thanks...i just need some guidelines..waiting for ur help

2007-09-15 19:38:04 · 1 answers · asked by Cinderella 3 in Other - Business & Finance

What I mean is if you stand there a lot of them seem mentally challenged. I heard there was a study and 1 in 5 people that go to Wal-Mart don't even have a bank account! OPINIONS?

2007-09-15 19:37:19 · 20 answers · asked by Programmer 3 in Investing

i've worked at a small family owned restaurant for a year and notice a lot of fishing things. i actually have ss# and my other co workers are paid under the tables. anyways my question is... what is the whole tax ordeal.. can someone explain all this for me as in what i should pay taxes for and what kind of tax form i should get

2007-09-15 19:24:40 · 3 answers · asked by aimzz 2 in United States

So I live in on a expensive side of town in AZ and currently looking for another place with a garage that's cheaper but that's gonna be at least a few months. Living with my mom payin' bills Car insurance, gas , phone and part of all the other bills along with $25 a week to pay back debts. Including food and such that is really burning my money, I work at Fry's making around $1000 or so a month but I still am pretty short. I can't afford to buy things I really need clothes, tools, etc etc.

I also have a car, 1992 Toyota MR2 that I just absolutely love but can't afford to give it the TLC needed. NOT selling it, it's how I'm getting to work and it's good on gas. It needs a lot of things done (what 16 yr abused car doesn't?) and I wanna work on it myself but can't afford the tools, no place to work on it either for now.

Work Drama. Hours cut, want me to do a 2hr 2 man job by myself. Really getting on me about it. New job or do a crappy job of it? 10.18 hr is good but it's stressful.

2007-09-15 18:53:13 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Business & Finance

I'm fourteen right now, and I've been thinking of moving out. Is it possible to rent a place (even thought its like a few blocks away then where i lived with my parents) would i get arrested? get sent to foster or w.e. what could i do to be able to rent a place of my own with my parents help? ( like having them pay with my money or whatever)

2007-09-15 18:44:55 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Renting & Real Estate

2007-09-15 18:29:04 · 5 answers · asked by IAskUAnswer 6 in Credit

I am trying to figure out the best way to find out information from an accident settlement from many years ago for my friend. Her daughter was about 2 years old and got hit by a car, and there was supposed to be a settlement for the child held until she turned 18. Well she is almost 17, they have moved around quite a bit in the last 15 years, and has no information whatsoever. My only thought was to start with the police report....any other ideas of what else to do from there?

2007-09-15 18:19:32 · 9 answers · asked by daniellet_212 2 in Insurance

2007-09-15 18:17:15 · 3 answers · asked by justcurious 2 in United States

makes no sense to me right now since I thought all you need is undergrad degree in accounting like business admin:option in accounting and then from there just get CPA. After you get CPA your set, why would you want to get a masters as well? Makes no sense once again.

Also what is the highest paid salary of CPAs?

2007-09-15 18:15:53 · 6 answers · asked by justcurious 2 in United States

I need some help here, I'm about to set up a meeting on a couple of manufactured houses/mobile homes that I'm interested in. This is really a new thing for me and I don't know too much about the manufactured housing industry and how it works...(although I'm learning daily)
what are the most essential and even non essential things I should ask about the homes i'm looking to purchase and the financing?
and if anybody has anything else to throw in that'd be great
thanks in advance for the help

2007-09-15 18:12:45 · 6 answers · asked by crisis 4 in Renting & Real Estate

I am failed financially and about to seek protection under the bankruptcy law. I run up credit card bills while being married to my to-be-ex-wife, but I don’t want her to be responsible for my failure. Should I file BK before or after divorce is finalized? How can I be sure my creditors wont go after my ex-wife just because we were married when I over-extended myself? Also, I’d like to be sure that her credit wont be killed because of me. Thanks.

2007-09-15 18:00:35 · 7 answers · asked by Mike Askin 1 in Credit

The site says they are middlemen, and won't issue 1099s. I only get paid when somebody "accepts my answer." I get about 20% of my answers actually "accepted" thus get paid. This is typical of all people who work there. This amounts to less than min. wage. I feel there should be some sort of write-off for my answers not "accepted." The site says they keep customer deposits in their account "forever." Since most don't accept, I need to know what the site does with customer deposits. They are not saying, except that the money stays in the customer accounts. While they collect all the deposits, again, only 20% of that is paid to people like me. Surely, they cannot leave these deposits "prepaid assets" for longer than a year. They have to recognize unclaimed deposits at income at some point don't they?

If they do recognize income, can I then claim some sort of bad debt expense for "non accepts?" The site keeps the deposits, we only hope for an "accept." to get paid = < min wage

2007-09-15 17:42:01 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in United States

Threaten bodily harm to myself and my family (parents and siblings) This person was told that their conversation was being recorded. (and it was)

2007-09-15 17:32:12 · 9 answers · asked by Poohcat1 7 in Law & Legal

let's say i got $536 from work that is before tax.
what is the tax percent and what will the final paycheck be?
thank u

2007-09-15 17:32:10 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in United States