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The only people to make money on a timeshare will be the builder and the sales staff. Sales people will tell you that you can make a lot of money, but you need to be suspicious of THEIR motivation. The simple reality is, timeshares are a waste of your money. Go for the free gift but don't buy anything, no matter HOW good they make it sound.

Time Shares may have their uses, but they are not investments.

Cheers

As an owner, you must treat your timeshare as simply a way to vacation. Do not believe that you can make money out of it through any other means. Especially with the current economy, it's very hard to sell or rent it out.

Well, with the prevalence of scams in the timeshare industry, any potential owner is a probable victim. Just make sure that you deal with legitimate companies or salespeople. Also make sure that you understand the agreements.

EXC stock is trading today for $79.40 per share, and I cannot find any information to indicate that there have been any splits since 2001, so value of 2000 shares would be $158,800. In 2001, the stock was trading between $20 and $30 per share, so you probably realized about $50,000 from your sale? Most of the movement in the stock has come since 2005, so you would have had to hold quite a bit longer to participate in today's prices.

Very possibly a reasonable amount of $, or absolutely nothing! Litton was purchased/merged into the huge Co - Northrup Grumman a while back. At that time shares of Lit were traded in for shares of NOC...not nessasarilarly on a one for one...plus there were stock solits, etc over the years...you may well own many more (or less) shares than one now... It's also possible that the share you owned needed to be tendered before some specific date to receive the new ones...or especially if you just bumped into an old certificate, that the company sent a check and bought it back some time ago and the certificate was cancelled...and somebody in the family forgot receiving the check. You best bet, with any documents you have to facilitate it is go to the Investor Realtions site; http://investor.northropgrumman.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=112386&p=irol-services And contact them using any of he methods provided. They will, suprisingly easily, be able to give you your options.

Cheaply and as quickly as possible. The goal isn't to make money; it is to stop your loss.

why a corporation would elect to redeem its stock? Nynex merged with Bell Atlantic. Bell Atlantic merged with Verizon. Contact Verizon to redeem the stock.

Not sure what a "stock fund" is. Perhaps you've misplaced some stock certificates? In that case, contact Allstate's transfer agent: http://ir.allstate.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=93125&p=irol-transferShareholder If you are looking for an old ticker symbol/value, maybe try Allstate themselves: Investor Relations
The Allstate Corporation
2775 Sanders Road
Northbrook, IL 60062-6127
(800) 416-8803
invrel@allstate.com If this is regarding some sort of Employee Stock Option program, I would contact Allstate at Investor Relations, above.

BellSouth is now AT&T due to a merger. I assume you have physical stock certificates. Contact their transfer agent for details: Stockholder Services: 1-800-351-7221 AT&T Inc.
c/o Computershare Trust Company N.A.
P.O. Box 43078
Providence, RI 02940-3078
E-mail: att@computershare.com

You're too late to invest in the exploration and recovery, but you can buy some of the recovered coins and bars from many sources. Search the web for Atocha Treasure

1950's $100

You have to pay the new company. It's still a debt and as such the debt was sold as an asset of the old company. It would be NICE if you didn't have to pay it, but you do. Yea, wouldn't it be nice if we didn't have to pay after the local finance company sold my note to GMAC?

I believe the 1915 patent date means the gun is identical to the Stevens 311 series. Numrich Gunparts at the related link should be able to help you.

You can use index funds or exchange traded funds to track a broader market index. This gives you exposure to many different types of companies, without your individual research required. Furthermore, your money is allocated between many sectors, so if financial companies hit a rough patch, perhaps your oil companies will be doing well. For large-cap (large-cap = big company!) international exposure, there are a lot of good options for you. The most diversified funds will have exposure to the largest sectors of the US economy, and are generally linked to a broad market index (like the Dow Jones or S&P). For diversification, stick with the index funds, as they will incorporate a variety of company types. The most widely held index fund type is the S&P 500 index funds. These, however do not diversify down into mid and small caps. or international. One might want to ad these other indeces as well for a more diversified portfolio. bonds also need to be diversified - a total stock bond index fund is a good start there...look at VTSAX, VGTSX and VBMFX as a starting point-other companies have these type funds. If you wish to own individual stocks, over 1100 companies have Dividend Reinvestment Plans (DRPs). These are companies that, at a minimum, allow you to reinvest your dividends in their stock at no fees. Many of these companies have Optional Cash Purchase Plans (OCPs) that allow you to purchase additional shares in the company at no fee. Usually, you must own at least 1 share in the company. After that you can register in the DRP and purchase shares with the dividends or through the OCP. See the link for more information on DRPs.

The answer to this question is TRUE. it is on page 431 of the text, "Corporate Finance"

Yes, many modern companies set a target dividend payout ratio. A target dividend payout ratio is used to determine what ratio of profits is paid out to the shareholders.

These are measurements of the total "value" of a publicly-traded corporation. Investors need a way to judge how much a company's stock is worth. To evaluate this, analysts have come up with various earnings valuation models. Earnings are net profits, i.e. what's left over after expenses. Investors often want to know the earnings per share (EPS). They also want to calculate the price/earnings (P/E) ratio, i.e. the stock price divided by the earnings. This is the most common earnings valuation model.

I assume you mean 1% dividend. For the first year, each quarter you will receive one quarter of one percent, or 0.25%. The second year, well, that depends on what you mean. Do you mean an absolute growth of 4%, or 4% of the dividend? If it is the later, you will receive 1.25% per quarter. If it is the former, you will receive 0.26% per quarter. For the third year the same question applies: absolute or relative? For absolute, you will receive 2.25% per quarter. For relative, you will receive 0.27% per quarter. Whichever is the case, multiply the percentage by the stock price to determine what the dividend. You will receive that every quarter for the three years. If you hold it for three years, and then sell, you may get the final dividend. Assuming that the company pays the dividend on the exact business day (or sooner)three years later, you will be holder of record before the ex-dividend date, and you will get the final dividend.

Paying a dividend costs the company and as such will decrease the value of the company and the stock. If all other factors are equal, a buyer would prefer a stock that is expected to pay the higher dividend. If Company A is expected to pay $10 per share annually and Company B $8, an investor who wants to make 8% would be willing to bid $125 for a share of Company A but only $100 for Company B. On the date that a dividend is effective, a company's stock will drop by the amount of the dividend because that amount will be paid to the person who owned the stock at the beginning of that day.

Try Numrich Arms or Jack First -- On that Front Sight -- Not sure what you need to do, but the typical fix is to drill it 6x48 and install a new bead sight. sales@countrygunsmith.net

$600 around there $600 around there

if you are talking about the Mini 14 with an AC 556 style side folder, the one like the A-Team sported, they cost about $800-$1100. A real AC 556 machine gun cost about $7000-$8000. Actually, the A-Team guns were stainless mini-14 gb models. equipped with Ruger factory folding stocks. They differed from the mini 14 in that they had a flash suppressor and a bayonet lug, intended for gov't contracts. The gb stood for government / bayonet; they accepted the us m7 bayo, intended for the m16. The above mentioned Ac556 was the select fire version of the mini-14, and because the ac556 receiver and mini-14 had different external dimensions, they used similar but DIFFERENT stocks. ( not mini-14's with ac556 stocks as stated above. The movie guns were NOT Ac556's. The show's sound effects were done to simulate the 556's rate of fire, but look closely and you'll see no full auto selector and the brass being ejected is at a slower semi-auto rate. Hope this helps!!! the current market values, not book values or msrp, is as follows: mini 14 650.00 mini 14 gb 800.00 mini 14 folder 1000.00 ac556 5500.00 these prices are for stainless in excellent condition

Yes the stock on a Winchester Model 12 16 gauge is the same as a 20 gauge. 16 gauge,20 gauge, and 28 gauge are all the same for the Winchester Model 12. Thanks, Tim