Category Archives: Finance Guide

If you have your own business and run it from home, it is easy to blur the lines between personal and business. This can lead to confusion about how you manage certain aspects of your operations. With all the IRS guidelines, home business ordinances and other regulations, it can be easy to lose sight of […]

Each insurance agent is familiar with tips and tricks that make closing sales simpler. There are few secrets to avoiding buying objections. Learn how buying objections can hurt closing insurance sales. Learn why buying a large book about the secrets of handling objections can be a wasteful use of your time. Advanced or trainee insurance agents now rely […]

The key to great insurance advice is easy ways to increase sales. One common misconception is that more prospects automatically means more insurance sales. It is easier to disqualify prospects easily, which makes you a closer. This is how it works. PAIN or Gain Pain and gain are the most powerful emotions when it comes to selling insurance. The old […]

First, truckers and tractors are considered commercial equipment. They do not automatically get the extension of coverage on a personal auto policy. Electronics, personal property, load securing equipment and loading equipment are not automatically covered. Commercial auto liability is very straightforward. The Feds will receive a filing to prove financial responsibility if a trucker is […]

A local agent represents a carrier within a particular city or town. He may represent multiple carriers: he might represent mutual and stock companies. Naturally, the commission paid by the local agent is lower than that of general or regional agents. The local agent provides little in the way of technical insurance services. These services can be provided […]

To prepare your insurance mailers, you don’t necessarily need to be a professional copywriter. Here are 11 proven methods to ensure your prospect or insurance mailers get responded to quickly and efficiently. 1. Write a list of benefits and features. This is the best way to get moving. This will eliminate procrastination and writers block, which are common […]

You need to know all your responsibilities when child-minding. As a caregiver, you are responsible for all that happens. Therefore, you need child-minding insurance according to UK law. You need to be aware of whether any service you provide could be considered child-minding. This is especially important if you manage property belonging to another person. […]

Everybody is familiar with the term “weak currencies”, which are those that experience a devaluation in comparison to other currencies. It is easy to identify weak currency countries in economic crisis. These countries often have more currency demand than supply, and they are more likely to import than export. The strength of an economy determines the currency’s value. […]

The major difference between Forex and Futures investments is High liquidity – Foreign exchange market’s daily trading volume is estimated to be 1.4 trillion US Dollars. This makes it the largest and most capitalized financial market in the world. Other financial markets are smaller than the volume of foreign exchange trading. You will get a better idea […]

How strange it is that no-one would recommend you go into court without a solicitor, nor tackle Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs without consulting an accountant? Insuring your business is not easy. Some insurers seem to believe that the idea of saving money on the “middleman” appeals to more than our instincts. This is a […]