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Commercial Property Valuation
I have a "commercial" rental property in Myrtle Beach, SC and am trying to come up with a valuation for a balance sheet. The last appraisal was in 2020 and cost $2,000! With it being in the middle of one of the hottest markets in the USA, I have to imagine it's changed in the last five years.
Newish investor in South Carolina
14 Posts 11 Votes Ryan David DoddPoster 11 Votes | 14 Posts Hi, everyone. I'm an ICU/ER RN with a military background that inherited a business that was sold and property then leased back to the new owner of the business. It's paid off and cash flowing well, and I've realized this might be an avenue to exiting the nursing profession. I'm fortunate that I can work full time in only 3 days a week at my j-o-b which leaves more than half of my time available to learn and do in REI.
Answering the Saturday Morning Question
I recently had a conversation with a person who spent decades in the C-suite of some of the world’s largest organisations. He said to me, “the thing I used to fear most was the Saturday morning question.” “What do you mean?”, I said. “Well, often on Saturday mornings I would get a phone call from our CEO who often just read something in the press about a new emerging technology risk and he would ask me what we were doing about it. My Saturday was over then and there.
Intangic MGA launches innovative cyber parametric policy with backing from AXA XL
Intangic MGA, a data science-driven, London-based cyber Managing General Agent (MGA), has been launched with backing from AXA XL, offering innovative new cyber insurance cover for large public corporations headquartered in the UK. The company is led by an executive team with a unique combination of expertise from insurance, data science, financial markets, and cyber security to offer a new model for the cyber insurance market.
Asset Managers Can Justify Active Fund Fees Through Activism On Governance
At a time when cyber is rising in prominence as a critical business risk, asset managers as a group are coming off another year of shrinking fees and stock underperformance. However, active investor engagement on technology and cyber risk presents an opportunity for asset managers to benefit from the scale of influence they can impose on improving returns due to improved governance — an area where even leading technology companies struggle.
It’s time to elevate cybersecurity as a macro risk equal to finance
By Ryan Dodd, Founder and CEO of Cyberhedge Cyber threats have undoubtedly become one of the greatest risks facing companies today. Exemplifying this, Marriott International has been dominating the headlines since the end of November when it revealed the details of more than 500 million customers had been stolen.
Tech stocks may stay under pressure as investors weigh the data privacy and cybersecurity risks
Tech giants’ leadership in the remarkable 2018 round trip for stocks is a good reminder that value created by technology can give us gains, but exposing tech risks can also take profits away. The investing public is no longer in the mood to give technology producers the benefit of the doubt, expect increased scrutiny of technology risks across all sectors.
Tech stocks may stay under pressure as investors weigh the data privacy and cybersecurity risks
For investors thinking of buying the dip, we suggest you consider two parallel trends in 2018. In first half of 2018, "FAANG" stocks drove 50 percent of the S&P 500 gains, while deregulation momentum in the U.S. suggested the tech regulation happening in Europe would stay in Europe. But in the last six months, tech has given away all its gains, and attitudes toward tech regulation in the U.S. have flipped for investors, politicians, the media and the broader public.
Government crackdown on data privacy will leave some big company winners and losers in its wake
Six major internet companies and internet-service providers, including AT&T T , Twitter TWTR and Alphabet GOOGL 's Google, Amazon AMZN and Charter Communications CHTR will detail their consumer data privacy practices to a U.S. Senate panel Wednesday. Despite the optics of Big Tech vs. Big Government, the data privacy regulatory trend is more likely to result in "divide and conquer" of technology companies into winners and losers.
Government crackdown on data privacy will leave some big company winners and losers in its wake
Major companies and internet-service providers will detail their consumer data privacy practices to a U.S. Senate panel on Wednesday. The coming regulatory scrutiny will separate the technology sector into two types of companies: Those who use your data in order to better sell to you and companies who sell your data to advertisers and other third parties.
Government crackdown on data privacy will leave some big company winners and losers in its wake
Six major internet companies and internet-service providers, including AT&T, Twitter and Alphabet's Google, Amazon and Charter Communications will detail their consumer data privacy practices to a U.S. Senate panel Wednesday. Despite the optics of Big Tech vs. Big Government, the data privacy regulatory trend is more likely to result in "divide and conquer" of technology companies into winners and losers.
Facebook shares are down 20%, but investors aren't focused on the key issue
Almost a week after Facebook reported second quarter earnings, when it lowered its outlook on revenue and raised its forecast for expenses, the stock is still down 20 percent. The Facebook discussion should be about corporate governance, specifically poor disclosure by management. Facebook users are losing trust in the brand based on how Facebook manages its data.
Facebook shares are down 20%, but investors aren't focused on the key issue
Almost a week after Facebook reported second quarter earnings, when it lowered its outlook on revenue and raised its forecast for expenses, the stock is still down 20 percent. Nearly $120 billion in market value has been wiped away. And while slower revenue and higher costs are fundamental concerns for any company, investors are focused on the wrong issues here. The Facebook discussion should be about corporate governance, specifically poor disclosure by management.
FCA Still Competes in Dying Passenger Car Segments!
2018 Chrysler 300S Sport in Ceramic Grey. (Chrysler). It has been well documented that mainstream sedan sales have plummeted in the past few years. Consumers are choosing crossovers and other utility vehicles much more often as they have begun to value the benefits of higher ground clearance, all-weather capability, and additional cargo and passenger room.
Wasted Nation Games
President or A-hole, which will you be! Challenge your friends to a local or online game of the popular drinking game using cards. But now you don't have to hunt down that missing card deck! Start by searching for online or local games that you can join, or create your own. The game follows the normal game rules of a player hierarchy, starting with President and moving down through A-Hole. Anyone can tell the A-hole to take a drink.
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