Raising capital is one of the most critical activities in getting a business started, for obvious reasons.  It is one of the largest hurdles development stage and microcap companies have to overcome.  Raising capital through private investors is one of the best ways to get a young company off the ground.  Raising money this way [...]

To me, it’s simply amazing that masses of investors tune into financial news shows, like CNBC, and actually take the offered information as credible advice. It’s pretty sad that serious money matters are being marketed purely based on entertainment value and not on the basis of what might really make sense in the current market environment

Do you open an IRA account? Would you like better than normal returns on your IRA account

Tuesday, March 31, 2009, 4:55AM ET - Ramit Sethi: Yes, You Can Still Be Rich by Kimberly PalmerTuesday, March 31, 2009 Ramit Sethi, 26, author of the just-released I Will Teach You To Be Rich (and blog of the same name), recently spoke with me about how young people are dealing with the recession. He also argued for why 20 and 30-somethings should continue to put money into the stock market, even if most of their so far have shrunk in half. Excerpts: How do young people think about money

If it was a sole membership LLC, and someone wanted to give me money to get it going, would I need to have this person sign something to show where the funds came from? Would these funds be taxable?