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  1. randallg99

    illegal immigrant sex

    OFF-TOPIC 
    An illegal immigrant picks up a hooker. "Hey, how much you charge for da hour, sister?" he asks. "$100," she replies. In broken English, he says, "Do you do immigrant style?" "No" she says. "I pay you $200 to do immigrant style." "No," she says, not knowing what immigrant style is. "I pay you...
  2. randallg99

    If you're gonna hire someone.... now's the time

    Danny Westneat | Recession's untold story | Seattle Times Newspaper I've mentioned several times there are a lot of people available to work in positions they're overqualified to perform. Recently posted a craigslist ad seeking a store manager (typically earns $70-90k) and the salary...
  3. randallg99

    A Question For the Web Faithful

    WEB/DIGITAL 
    I have a question and hopefully can get some help. I did a search on this site for bizrate and other keywords and did not see this discussed. what are your experiences with companies like Bizrate.com aka shopzilla? good? bad? worth the investment? alternatives? Thanks in advance for your help.
  4. randallg99

    SEO companies and services

    WEB/DIGITAL 
    I've been approached by a gazillion companies recently after we've really enhanced one of my companies websites. What we've found is that our sales is increasing slightly (up to approx $5000 in 5 weeks) is that our traffic has exponentionally increased which tells me we are getting a lot more...
  5. randallg99

    Wow. this is great.

    I finally used the "ignore" function and it's fabulous.... no more reading stupid posts that have nothing to do with making money. Whew!
  6. randallg99

    So.... you know what's going on. Now, what to do?

    REAL ESTATE 
    see attached data and see the report attached. what are your assumptions for the next 1-3 years? and what are you doing about it?
  7. randallg99

    old classmate of mine..

    OFF-TOPIC 
    http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/scripps_suicide_r06KCbjamSeO2Rc3DBTWmM Even though I haven't seen her in 20 years, this loss has disturbed me something terrible. She never muttered a bad word about anyone and always had a smile. She was modest, came from wealth but didn't flaunt it like a...
  8. randallg99

    tip of the day

    Historically speaking, my business plans have been very labor intensive and used a lot of my personnel resources and my time to develop. So when I was dreading to get a new one done, it occurred to me that I should get someone else to do this. In times past, these biz plan writing...
  9. randallg99

    Financial Grants?

    has anyone had experience with using http://www.lasvegasfg.com/ ? they offer services to pair "grantors" (private & public) to businesses... I inquired with them today and I didn't pick up any red flags (yet) they charge $2800 to prepare grant paperwork. (sitting on nonprofit boards, I...
  10. randallg99

    Q about financing larger projects

    REAL ESTATE 
    for those financing properties >10mm with 30% equity, who are you using? The usual suspects I have known to do it for years are either out of biz or they're using shark rates. Thanks in advance.
  11. randallg99

    What Does One Trillion Dollars Look Like?

    a lot of people have no idea or concept of how large the actual numbers are being thrown around the government and the media. little anyone realizes that BAC has paid back $400 million bucks in form of "interest payments" on the TARP funds amounts to less than 1% of the money borrowed from the...
  12. randallg99

    Happy New Year

    Happy New Year. I hope all of you are safe, prosperous and healthy this year. 2009 will be undoubtedly a year where a whole generation of people will look back 25 years from now and say "I shouda, coulda, woulda..." Don't be one of them. We really have a whole slew of options that come around...
  13. randallg99

    looking for feedback.

    REAL ESTATE 
    I've recently been approached by several people who are looking to 'get into the game' by partnering with me (and supplying cash) so I came up with a very basic back of the envelope synopsis of a potential return on investment What are your thoughts with the following scenario of approx 12-15...
  14. randallg99

    I call this one: "NO SHIT, EINSTEIN"

    It's official: US has been in a recession all year - Yahoo! News
  15. randallg99

    had to post this.... great resource

    if you have the time and desire to learn fundamental economics from one of the best... Class sessions — Open Yale Courses
  16. randallg99

    Hey Kimberland

    INVESTING 
    what are your thoughts on the Canadian Biz trusts.... they're at 30% yields now.... I am not pulling the buy trigger until I see the loonie settle down.... but should I? TIA
  17. randallg99

    September Madness

    OFF-TOPIC 
    :hl::smash::wave::banana::smxF:$50 per entry
  18. randallg99

    Biz Owner/Mgr Policy Questions

    1. how often do you review expenses and do you utilize a systematic method? 2. any of you have to relieve (read: fire) a loyal employee who does not fit the company profile despite many discussions/talks for improvement?
  19. randallg99

    Shared Portfolio

    INVESTING HOT! 
    below is a listing of what holdings my portfolios contain. This is a long term strategic porftolio that is hopefully designed to counteract the US$ demise and to capture the expanding global markets. We live in an age where we can capitalize on world markets unlike only a decade ago we were...
  20. randallg99

    Q for stock traders

    INVESTING 
    There is a bucket of money to be made with the markets recent giant gyrations... does anyone here use trading specific software that determines buys and sell entries with proven backtesting methods? and/or use sites that have buy/sell recommendations. all of the backtesting methods I have...
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