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Connaught Asset Management and Capita Financial Group to Launch a Third Series Strategic Land Managed Fund

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Connaught Asset Management (CAM), supported by fund administrators Capita Financial Group (CFG), is launching their Series 3 fund today. CAM has been specifically created with a team of specialist investment professionals to construct strategic land funds. These funds cater for the institutional and sophisticated investor markets, using the professional services of their associate companies – … Read more

Overseas Pension Information for Expats – Tax Havens For British Expats and Money Transfer

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During the past decade over 5.5 million Brits have left the UK in search of a better life overseas. Many have been financially hit hard by the recent economic downturn and the weakening on the British pound. It has had a huge impact on incomes of those who rely heavily on a British pension or … Read more

For the people who still think healthcare reform bill is a good thing

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Top-Line Facts: * Spending:  The cost of the bill is .5 trillion over 10 years of full implementation (2014-2023). * Taxes Increases: Taxes will go up 3.6 billion—nearly half a trillion dollars. * Medicare Cuts:  Medicare will be cut 4.6 billion—another half a trillion dollars. * Total Number of Pages:  2074 * Government Plan:  The … Read more

Life Settlements and How They Affect Taxes

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Understanding the tax implications of replacing or selling existing life insurance coverage will help shed some light on the options available to financial advisors and policy holders looking to capitalize on the hidden value in their life insurance plans. Policy holders need to know what the tax implications are for coverage payments in advance of … Read more

Using 1031 Exchange Funds for Improvements on Your Replacement Property

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A 1031 exchange is a great tool for investors who want to avoid paying tax on the gain from the sale of real estate; however, in order to completely defer the tax, an investor must: Find one or more “like-kind” replacement properties with a total fair market value that equals or exceeds what is being … Read more