Hola scheme gets first harvest in 20 years

Sunday, December 13th, 2009

There was joy at the giant Hola Irrigation Scheme in Tana River at the weekend when the first maize crop harvest was launched after 20 years of inactivity. Related Downloads Stocks & Forex Download Farmers will harvest about 2,200 tonnes of maize that will earn ...

Citigroup Accused Of Predatory Lending… To A Private Equity Firm!

Saturday, December 12th, 2009

PE Firm Terra Firma is suing Citigroup (C) for facilitating its acquisition of music label EMI during the PE boom years. Of course, that acquisition turned out to be a disaster -- like so many deals done in the age of cheap money. In otherwords, Terra Firma is basically ...

8 Reasons to Convert to a Roth IRA

Saturday, December 12th, 2009

As most people know by now, the $100,000 income limit on the ability to convert a traditional IRA to a tax-free Roth IRA will disappear next year.  In addition, a taxpayer who does a conversion in 2010 can pay the tax due from the conversion in 2011 and ...

The Loan Modification Program Is A Great Deal For Homeowners.

Saturday, December 12th, 2009

There is nothing as desired and as important as loan modification program for a great deal of homeowners. It is hard to find a person who would not suffer from the severe conditions in which the economy is nowadays. There are almost no ways to find financial ...

Which Comes First: Plan or Pitch?

Saturday, December 12th, 2009

It’s not exactly the same as the chicken or the egg, but it has some similarities. I get this question a lot lately, so I decided to take it here to my blog. Don’t pitch a business without planning it first. That’s a lot like trying to film a movie ...