International Trade Advice

International trade is the exchange of products and services between countries. For nearly all countries involved in international trade, it is seen as one of the most important parts of a country’s economy. And, with advanced transportation, industrialization, multinational corporations, and outsourcing, international trade has a great impact on our lives.

International trade is just like any other business with risks and regulations. If you are a new importer or exporter, it is best to get customs and international trade advice and you should make an effort to educate yourself on this aspect.

Foreign Direct Investment And Us International Trade

In the United States, foreign direct investment is the ownership or control, directly or indirectly, by one foreign person of 10 percent or more of the voting securities of an incorporated business enterprise in the US or an equivalent interest in an unincorporated business enterprise in the US. The foreign person can be an individual, branch, partnership, association or government.

After 2000, foreign direct investment in the US declined sharply when nearly $300 billion was invested in American businesses and real estate. In comparison just $100 billion was invested in 2004. Many states and local governments were trying to foreign direct investments to create additional jobs during that period when the US was facing serious problem of unemployment. The Congress also encouraged foreign direct investment in the US in an attempt to offset the so-called negative economic effects of American firms investing abroad.

On the whole, Britain is the largest foreign direct investor in the US followed by French, Dutch and Japanese.

Trade Offs For The International Building Code

In the United States, the regulatory environment for design and construction consists of building codes and standards that cover local, state, federal, land use and environmental regulations. These building codes are specifically developed with the view of regulating life-safety, health and public welfare. Once the building code is adopted, it becomes a law.

There are many methods for adopting building codes and many of them are internationally used and are quite similar to the ones used in the US. The international building code has taken a new meaning in the recent years with soaring energy prices as it also governs the energy efficiency of a building.

Traditional International Trade Theories

In international trade, there is no one theory that can alone describe the pattern. All traditional international trade theories along with contemporary ones work together to support the concept of globalization and allow you to look at international trade with a different view point.

Ricardian Model: This model is constructed such that only difference between countries is their production technologies. All other features are taken as identical. The Ricardian model states that the international trade will occur between countries and will be advantageous but the reason why countries trade is because of differences in production technology.

What Can You Do With A Major In International Business

With globalization and international business becoming the mantra of today, there is a great demand for professionals with a major in international business, and this demand is expected to increase as global economy continues to expand.

As a specialist with a major in international business, you are equipped to understand the diversity present in international business and you can end up being a valuable participant in any global business venture.

So, what can you do with a major in international business? Well, having a major in international business means that you are prepared to compete in the global market. Any American company involved in international business and trade can only survive if it has the ability to expand into new markets and to do so, they have be open to change and to new learning needs of their international customers and clients. This itself poses a big challenge and your skills and knowledge will help the business immensely. Most American businesses tend to be insular and companies do not take into account the broader perspective of trade regulations of the various governing bodies.

What's Forex Trade?

Forex stands for 'Foreign Exchange' and is a financial market.

The currency trading (FOREX) market is the biggest and the fastest growing market on earth. Its daily turnover is more than 2.5 trillion dollars, which is 100 times greater than the NASDAQ daily turnover. (click here to read full market background by Easy-Forex™).

Markets are places to trade goods. The same goes with FOREX. The Forex goods (or merchandise) are the currencies of various countries. You buy Euro, paying with US dollars, or you sell Japanese Yens for Canadian dollars. That's all.


I copied and pasted this but there are a lot of very helpful articles regarding forex for beginners, forex/economic news, central bank and major currency news and tips regarding foreign exchange. Its located in the forex resources section of the site.

You trade currency, this is done in pairs that is you for example trade in pairs Euro vs. Dollar, Dollar vs Yen etc... some exotic pairs are a bit more complicated because three currency's are involved that is lets say you are trading the New Zeland Dollar vs the Swiss Frank the US dollar would also be a factor as it is the currency in the middle.

Currency Trading is very risky, but you can start whats called a mini account and pratice with as little as $250-$300 dollars.
Also, most of the currency trading business have free pratice accounts in which you get to play with $50,000 (fake money).

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WHAT IS CURRENCY TRADING?

Currency trading is when you buy and sell currency on the foreign exchange (or "Forex") market with the intent to make money.

How Forex Works

The currency exchange rate is the rate at which one currency can be exchanged for another. It is always quoted in pairs like the EUR/USD (the Euro and the US Dollar). Exchange rates fluctuate based on economic factors like inflation, industrial production and geopolitical events. These factors will influence whether you buy or sell a currency pair.

Example of a Forex Trade:
The EUR/USD rate represents the number of US Dollars one Euro can purchase. If you believe that the Euro will increase in value against the US Dollar, you will buy Euros with US Dollars. If the exchange rate rises, you will sell the Euros back, making a profit. Please keep in mind that forex trading involves a high risk of loss

Why Trade Currencies?

Forex is the world's largest market. With about 3.2 trillion US dollars in daily volume and 24-hour market action, we believe it is a true "step above" the equities market for the serious trader. Some key differences are:

Japan ready to play free-trade cop.

Japanese auto makers claimed that Indonesia violates the international trade regulations of the World Trade Organization by providing preferential treatment to Kia Motor's Ltd. (KMC). Indonesian President Suharto gave a three-year tariff and tax concession to the national-car venture that was conducted between his son and KMC. Japan claims that the concession will allow KMC to sell its cars in the country at a cheaper price. Japanese ships refused to transport KMC cars to Indonesia in compliance to their government's protests.
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Trade History

In the Post-Oak Savanna about 50 miles east of Dallas is an unusual archeological site, a place that played a little-known part in Texas history. Here, some 250 years ago, a Caddo-connected Native American group established a deer-hunting and hide-processing camp that produced thousands of deer hides for an international market. The hides were destined for Europe to create fine leather clothes for Parisians and other sophisticated folk, few of whom could have imagined the origin of their sleek and soft leather garments. Their tastes in fashion enriched the lives of an as-yet-unidentified group affiliated with the Caddo and Southern Wichita, possibly the little known Kichai. Whoever the Gilbert site occupants were, they possessed a wealth of European trade goods, particularly guns and other metal items, so many in fact that they abandoned perfectly good items including brand-new iron hoes.

An investment market for Charlie Pallilo

My favorite sports talk radio show in Houston is Charlie Pallilo's afternoon show over at 790-AM, but I've always wondered why the quite bright Pallilo isn't off making millions trading bonds or running a hedge fund. Moneyball's Michael Lewis reports in this CondeNast Portfolio article about a market that is right up Pallilo's alley -- investing in professional athletes:
Wall Street is about to launch a new way to trade professional athletes the way you trade stocks. A piece of Tiger, anyone?
When financial historians look back and ask why it took Wall Street so long to create the first public stock market that trades in professional athletes, they will see ours as an age of creative ferment. They’ll see a new, extremely well-financed company in Silicon Valley that, for the moment, sells itself as a fantasy sports site but aims to become, as its co-founder Mike Kerns puts it, “the first real stock market in athletes.” . . . The athlete would sell 20 percent of all future on-field or on-court earnings to a trust, which would, in turn, sell securities to the public. They’ll also single out the birth of the first European hedge fund that runs a multimillion-dollar portfolio of professional soccer players, the value of which rises and falls with the players’ performances.
As a number of smart people seem to have noticed at once, professional athletes have all the traits of successful publicly traded stocks, beginning with enormous speculative interest in them. Americans wager somewhere between $200 billion and $400 billion a year on sports, and between 15 million and 25 million of them play in fantasy leagues—which is to say that a shadow stock market in athletes already exists. That market may not know everything there is to know about the athletes it values, but it probably knows more than New York Stock Exchange investors know about the N.Y.S.E.’s public corporations. “People worry about lack of transparency in sports,” says the leading sports agent. “My newspaper this morning has two and a half pages of business news and 17 pages of sports. The day after the game, you know Peyton Manning’s thumb is hurt. What do you know about the C.E.O. of I.B.M.?”

Slave trade key to leprosy spread

European colonialism and the slave trade probably played a key role in the spread of leprosy, research suggests.

The disease appears to have originated in East Africa, and spread to Asia and Europe before reaching West Africa, and then the Caribbean and South America.
The findings are based on a genetic analysis of different strains of the bacterium which causes leprosy.
The international study, led by the Pasteur Institute in Paris, is published in the journal Science.

It is hoped the findings will help public health experts better understand how leprosy is spread - and thus track the disease more effectively.

Better understanding of the genetics of the disease might also help improve treatment, as it could enable doctors to pin down whether a patient has a new infection, or a recurrence of a previous infection.

One of the oldest known human diseases, leprosy is still a significant problem in parts of the developing world. Around 500,000 new cases were detected in 2003.
Caroline Ash, senior editor at Science, said: "The better we can understand this pathogen's genome and the subtle differences among its various strains worldwide, the better position we will be in to ultimately eliminate the disease."

Definition of "Trade Secret" (Mandatory)

The following is a reprint of the "Restatement of Torts" section 757, comment b (1939):
b. "Definition of trade secret." A trade secret may consist of any formula, pattern, device or compilation of information which is used in one's business, and which gives him an opportunity to obtain an advantage over competitors who do not know or use it. It may be a formula for a chemical compound, a process of manufacturing, treating or preserving materials, a pattern for a machine or other device, or a list of customers. It differs from other secret information in a business (see s759 of the Restatement of Torts which is not included in this Appendix) in that it is not simply information as to single or ephemeral events in the conduct of the business, as, for example, the amount or other terms of a secret bid for a contract or the salary of certain employees, or the security investments made or contemplated, or the date fixed for the announcement of a new policy or for bringing out a new model or the like. A trade secret is a process or device for continuous use in the operations of the business. Generally it relates to the production of goods, as, for example, a machine or formula for the production of an article. It may, however, relate to the sale of goods or to other operations in the business, such as a code for determining discounts, rebates or other concessions in a price list or catalogue, or a list of specialized customers, or a method of bookkeeping or other office management.
"Secrecy." The subject matter of a trade secret must be secret. Matters of public knowledge or of general knowledge in an industry cannot be appropriated by one as his secret. Matters which are completely disclosed by the goods which one markets cannot be his secret. Substantially, a trade secret is known only in the particular business in which it is used. It is not requisite that only the proprietor of the business know it. He may, without losing his protection, communicate it to employees involved in its use. He may likewise communicate it to others pledged to secrecy. Others may also know of it independently, as, for example, when they have discovered the process or formula by independent invention and are keeping it secret. Nevertheless, a substantial element of secrecy must exist, so that, except by the use of improper means, there would be difficulty in acquiring the information. An exact definition of a trade secret is not possible. Some factors to be considered in determining whether given information is one's trade secret are: (1) The extent to which the information is known outside of his business; (2) the extent to which it is known by employees and others involved in his business; (3) the extent of measures taken by him to guard the secrecy of the information; (4) the value of the information to him and his competitors; (5) the amount of effort or money expended by him in developing the information; (6) the ease or difficulty with which the information could be properly acquired or duplicated by others.
"Novelty and prior art." A trade secret may be a device or process which is patentable; but it need not be that. It may be a device or process which is clearly anticipated in the prior art or one which is merely a mechanical improvement that a good mechanic can make. Novelty and invention are not requisite for a trade secret as they are for patentability. These requirements are essential to patentability because a patent protects against unlicensed use of the patented device or process even by one who discovers it properly through independent research. The patent monopoly is a reward to the inventor. But such is not the case with a trade secret. Its protection is not based on a policy of rewarding or otherwise encouraging the development of secret processes or devices. The protection is merely against breach of faith and reprehensible means of learning another's secret. For this limited protection it is not appropriate to require also the kind of novelty and invention which is a requisite of patentability. The nature of the secret is, however, an important factor in determining the kind of relief that is appropriate against one who is subject to liability under the rule stated in this Section. Thus, if the secret consists of a device or process which is a novel invention, one who acquires the secret wrongfully is ordinarily enjoined from further use of it and is required to account for the profits derived from his past use. If, on the other hand, the secret consists of mechanical improvements that a good mechanic can make without resort to the secret, the wrongdoer's liability may be limited to damages, and an injunction against future use of the improvements made with the aid of the secret may be inappropriate.

Fair trade

Fair trade is an organized social movement and market-based approach to empowering developing country producers and promoting sustainability. The movement advocates the payment of a fair price as well as social and environmental standards in areas related to the production of a wide variety of goods. It focuses in particular on exports from developing countries to developed countries, most notably handicrafts, coffee, cocoa, sugar, tea, bananas, honey, cotton, wine, fresh fruit and flowers.
Fair trade's strategic intent is to deliberately work with marginalized producers and workers in order to help them move from a position of vulnerability to one of security and economic self-sufficiency. It also aims at empowering them to become stakeholders in their own organizations and actively play a wider role in the global arena to achieve greater equity in international trade. Fair trade proponents include a wide array of international development aid, social, religious and environmental organizations such as Oxfam, Amnesty International, Catholic Relief Services, and Caritas International.
In 2007, Fair trade certified sales amounted to approximately €2.3 billion (US $3.62 billion) worldwide, a 47% year-to-year increase.[1] While this represents a tiny fraction of world trade in physical merchandise,[2] fair trade products generally account for 1-20% of all sales in their product categories in Europe and North America.[1] In June 2008, it was estimated that over 7.5 million disadvantaged producers and their families were benefiting from fair trade funded infrastructure, technical assistance and community development projects.[1]

Trade Secret

Definition: Trade secrets are information that companies keep secret to give them an advantage over their competitors. The formula for Coca-Cola is the most famous trade secret.
Trade secrets are not protected by intellectual property law the same way that trademarks or patents are. Protection for trade secrets is done by non-disclosure, the information must be kept confidential.
Companies often use non-disclosure agreements (NDA) to keep their trade secrets safe. Employees often have to sign an NDA.

International trade and tariff data

Statistics Database
Interactive access to the most up-to-date WTO trade statistics (opens in a new window)
All tables from the World Tariff Profiles 2006 publication are now included in the Statistics Database.
International Trade Statistics, 2007
Annual publication including detailed analysis and tables for 2006 (leading traders, trade by sector and product, regional trade, LDCs, etc.).

Comprehensive tariff data
The bound and applied tariff for all members at the standardized Harmonized System 6-digit subheading level are available for download.

Inter-agency activities
> Inter-agency Task Force on Statistics of International Trade in Services> Inter-agency Task Force on International Merchandise Trade Statistics> Inter-agency Common Data Set: a joint online database on total merchandise trade provided together with useful documentation> Manual on Statistics of International Trade in Services> Measuring Trade in Services — A training module
> The Millenium Development GoalsInter-agency website coordinated with ITC and UNCTADMDG Goal 8: Market Access Indicators for LDCs

Trade

Trade is the willing exchange of goods, services, or both. Trade is also called commerce. A mechanism that allows trade is called a market. The original form of trade was barter, the direct exchange of goods and services. Modern traders instead generally negotiate through a medium of exchange, such as money. As a result, buying can be separated from selling, or earning. The invention of money (and later credit, paper money and non-physical money) greatly simplified and promoted trade. Trade between two traders is called bilateral trade, while trade between more than two traders is called multilateral trade.
Trade exists for many reasons. Due to specialisation and division of labor, most people concentrate on a small aspect of production, trading for other products. Trade exists between regions because different regions have a comparative advantage in the production of some tradable commodity, or because different regions' size allows for the benefits of mass production. As such, trade at market prices between locations benefits both locations.
Trading can also refer to the action performed by traders and other market agents in the financial markets.

International Trade Networks, 2001

These four “maps” reveal network patterns of world trade in goods in 2001 at four different thresholds. The colored boxes represent countries, clustered in selected regional trade alliance groupings. The green lines show trade relationships between countries for an aggregate of all traded commodities and products. Lines in the multi-color central circles show inter-regional trade; lines in the single-color peripheral circles show intra-regional trade. The thickness of the line indicates the relative dollar value of the trade relationship, with thicker lines representing larger dollar values. Reading from left to right, the first image shows all trade links, the second shows the largest links that cumulatively account for 75% of the total value of world trade, the third shows the largest links accounting for 50%, and the last shows 25%. Together, these four maps illustrate many aspects of the network patterns of world trade. Perhaps the most striking feature is the extreme concentration of value among a small number of countries. Underlying data are from the World Trade Analyzer. Software used to produce images is NetMap Visualizer.

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International Trade Environment

Understand how the world is changing through globalisation and the impact that this can have on your company.• Learn about the benefits, risks and challenges of international trade and the questions that you should ask when considering exporting.• Be more aware of the rules, regulations and international trade agreements governing global markets and how they can affect your export activities. • Know what sources of information to consult in order to stay informed about the current domestic and international trade environment.

Global Value Chain

• Understand what a value chain is.• Understand what influence value chains have over the enterprise.• Learn how to minimise the impact of value chains on the enterprise and turn the enterprise’s participation in a value chain to its advantage.

Information and Communication Technology

Have a better idea of the role that Information Technology plays in today’s world.• Understand how various types of software can be used to increase your productivity.• Have explored the benefits of using the Internet.• Gain a better understanding of the important elements in establishing a web presence.• Have gained new insights as to how to apply IT to your organization.

An introduction to the importance of trade for the UK within the global economic system

Open economy:-

The UK is an open economy and a rising share of output is exported overseas and a growing percentage of AD is satisfied by imports of goods and services. The UK currently is the world’s 8th largest exporter of goods and the 2nd largest exporter of services. In terms of capital flows, Britain has the highest ratio of inward and outward investment to GDP of any leading economy.
Over time, it is inevitable that the pattern and balance of trade in goods and services changes, reflecting shifts in comparative advantage and movements in relative prices of traded products in many international markets. The pattern of trade is also affected by the economic growth and development of particular countries or regions and by the foreign investment decisions of UK and overseas companies.
The majority of UK trade in goods and services is with our partner countries within the European Union. There has been a long-term shift in our trade with EU since the UK joined the EEC in January 1973. The growth of trade has been encouraged by the Single Market which has led to trade creation and trade diversion effects.
The share of UK trade with North American countries has declined, but the United States remains the largest single export market accounting for 15% of total UK exports. Trade with oil exporting countries has fallen in relative importance over the last fifteen years In 1979, 10% of UK exports went to oil exporting countries, this has now declined to just over 3% as has the share of imports from these countries.
The other significant change in the geographical pattern of trade for the UK is an increasing share of trade with emerging economies in Asia including China, Singapore, Malaysia, South Korea, Taiwan and Thailand. The growth of the Indian economy should also help to boost exports to the sub-continent in the years to come, providing that UK businesses take advantage of the export opportunities available there

International Trade

The rapid pace of globalisation and changes in the global trading system present new opportunities and challenges for developing countries.

In particular, the need has never been greater for these countries to gain access to the markets of the United States, Europe and Japan and trade their way out of poverty.
A key part of this is assisting developing countries improve their understanding of international trade rules and regulations and helping them strengthen their effectiveness and participation in WTO negotiations. This is achieved by providing policy advice on international trade developments, the WTO, ACP/EU relations and regional economic integration.

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The attorneys in the firm have extensive industry, international trade and business experience. Our goal is to make available to the small and medium sized firms professional legal services normally reserved for the large clients.
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Volume of InternationalTrade

International trade affecting our stateis still growing, perhaps faster than ever, driven by turn of the century expansion of internationaltrade around the globe.

International tradein Washington, the U.S. and the world has grown dramatically over the past 20 years. National and regional economiesare now linked around the world; food is shared between different climates and cultures, manufacturers have factories, suppliersand customers in multiple countries, and consumers purchase goods from all over the world by just walking to their local supermarket.

Over the last five decades, world economic integration has occurredat a rapid pace. Since 1950, world trade has almost doubled the average annual growth rate of world Gross Domestic Product(GDP) (World Bank, 2003).[1] This trend has been reinforced by long-term trends toward freer trade and reduced protectionismby many leading national economies, including the United States. As the world’s largest economy and the largestparticipant in international trade, the U.S. is critically linked to thesetrends.

The two graphs below show the growth of U.S. and Washington Stateinternational trade since 1980.

International Trade Fall 2006

Course Description:-

This course is an introduction to the theory of international trade and finance with applications to current policy issues. In this course we will cover the basic tools to understand what determines the flow of goods across countries, i.e. international trade, and what determines the flow of savings and investments from one country to another, i.e. international finance. We will also cover applications to a number of topics of current interest, including the debate on globalization, free trade agreements, the U.S. current account deficit, the medium run prospects for exchange rates, European integration, and the debate on global financial architecture following the financial crises in East Asia and Argentina.

Recommended Citation:-

For any use or distribution of these materials, please cite as follows:
Guido Lorenzoni, course materials for 14.54 International Trade, Fall 2006. MIT OpenCourseWare (http://ocw.mit.edu/), Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Downloaded on [DD Month YYYY].

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Candles Can Paint A Story of Wild Activity 26 Hrs Later

In the next several hours, the Dollar recovers. Another opportunity to break even or even close the position with a gain presents itself. However, price action becomes quite volatile as can be seen from the large candlesticks and shadows. This point is the last time we will have a chance to break even for a long time, even though we can't know this at the present moment.
The current candle, along with the previous one, tells a story of how the market behaved during that time. At first the pair was heading upwards, moving past 119.25. At that point the pair's bears sold en masse and brought the pair down below 118.95. At this low point the pair's bulls bring the pair back up ending the candle at 119.10. The final half hour follows a similar pattern. The back and forth action here means that a trader will have to be skilled in order to exit correctly.

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Shipping and Trade

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Fremantle Ports is the strategic port manager for the Port of Fremantle.
Its roles include managing and maintaining the port facilities and navigational aids, providing port-related services, and facilitating trade development through the Inner and Outer Harbours.
This section of the website provides information on shipping movements and services at Fremantle Ports.

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Global Sources: Profit from China's Growing Trade Surplus

According to the official Xinhua news agency, China exported $97.45 billion of goods in April and imported $80.57 billion. While such large trade surpluses are causing much friction between China and its trading partners abroad, there is one company which is benefiting from the growing export volume.
The company is Global Sources (GSOL), a Hong Kong based company listed in NASDAQ, its business is simple – linking Chinese manufacturers (suppliers) to international buyers.
Here is its official company description:
The company provides sourcing information to volume buyers and integrated marketing services to suppliers. It helps a community of over 560,000 active buyers source more profitably from complex overseas supply markets. With the goal of providing the most effective ways possible to advertise, market and sell, Global Sources enables suppliers to sell to hard-to-reach buyers in 230 countries.
The company offers the most extensive range of media and export marketing services in the industries it serves. It delivers information on 1.8 million products and more than 150,000 suppliers annually through 13 online marketplaces, 12 monthly magazines, over 100 sourcing research reports and nine specialized trade shows which run 22 times a year across seven cities.
Suppliers receive more than 10 million sales leads annually from buyers through Global Sources Online alone. Global Sources has been facilitating global trade for 36 years. In mainland China it has over 1,600 team members in 44 locations, and a community of over 1 million registered online users and magazine readers for Chinese-language media

The concept of Private Banking using your IRA Boomer's Bank In investment finance, private equity real estate is an asset class consisting of equity a

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History and evolution There is a long history of institutional investment in real estate both through direct ownership of property and through pooled investment funds. Initially institutional real estate investments were in core real estate, however, market conditions in the early 1990s led to the emergence of opportunistic funds which aimed to take advantage of falling property prices to acquire assets at significant discounts.[1] Private equity real estate emerged as an independent asset class in the beginning of the 21st century and has experienced huge growth in recent years. Strategies Private equity real estate funds generally follow core-plus, value added, or opportunistic strategies when making investment's. Core Plus: This is a moderate risk/moderate return strategy. The fund will generally invest in core properties, however some of these properties will require some form of enhancement or value-added element. Value Added: This is a medium-to-high risk/medium-to-high return strategy. It will involve buying a property, improving it in some way, and selling it at an opportune time for a gain. Properties are considered value added when they exhibit management or operational problems, require physical improvement, and/or suffer from capital constraint's. Opportunistic: This is a high risk/high return strategy. The properties will require a high degree of enhancement. This strategy may also involve investments in development, raw land, and niche property sectors. Investments are tactical. Features Considerations for investing in private equity real estate funds relative to other forms of investment Include: Substantial entry costs, with most funds requiring significant initial investment (usually upwards of $1,000,000) plus further investment for the first few years of the fund. Investments in limited partnership interests (which is the dominant legal form of private equity real estate funds) are referred to as "illiquid" investment's which should earn a premium over traditional securities, such as stocks and bonds. Once invested, it is very difficult to gain access to your money as it is locked-up in long-term investment's which can last for as long as twelve years. Distributions are made only as investments are converted to cash; limited partners typically have no right to demand that sales be made. If a private equity real estate firm can't find suitable investment opportunities, it will not draw on an investor's commitment. Given the risks associated with private equity real estate investments, an investor can lose all of its investment if the fund performs badly. For the above mentioned reasons, private equity fund investment is for those who can afford to have their capital locked in for long periods of time and who are able to risk losing significant amounts of money. This is balanced by the potential benefits of annual returns, which are often excess of 20% for successful opportunistic funds. Investors in private equity real estate funds tend, therefore, to be institutional investors or high net worth individuals. Size of Industry The popularity of private equity real estate funds has grown since 2000 as an increasing number of investors commit more capital to the asset class. In 2000 private equity real estate funds raised $12 billion in equity commitments from investors. By 2005 this had increased to $58 billion and in 2007 private equity real estate funds raised a total of $79 billion. Private Equity Real Estate is a global asset class and in 2007, 46% of capital raised was focused on the US, 26% was focused on Europe and 27% was targeting Asia and the rest of the world. By providing online real time services one on one client attention is always in mind. There is a requirement for needed experience to switch to self-directed retirement plans, IRA-401K-Real-Estate can help investors chart a new - and potentially more profitable - course for their retirement years. 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We find these assets by our network of investment real estate brokers throughout the U.S. (a network built through the Real Estate Cyber Space Society). We meet with these investment brokers online daily. These networking arrangements are with 11,000 brokers, take place in Cyber Space in real time. By being an active member of the Real Estate Cyber Space Society we can satisfy our clients' investment needs no matter how diverse.Our clients give us direction on what it is they would like to purchase; when we find it we do a complete analysis of the investment and forward our due diligence to the respective clients. They can review the information, take it to any other advisors they have and make a decision. If they wish to purchase the product we go forward with the acquisition. If not, we find another for their review. On occasion our clients have requested that they pay our fee on real estate acquisitions and we then work as a buyer's broker. 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Take Care When Making 1031 Exchanges Outside of the U.S.

Section 1031 of U.S. tax code is based on the idea of a mutually beneficial relationship between the real estate investor and the U.S. economy as a whole. 1031 exchanges allow investors to put their capital to work in the most advantageous ways possible, which in turn stimulates the economy by creating more jobs and greater opportunity in the U.S. This is one major reason why 1031 exchanges cannot occur outside of U.S. territory. In addition, a tax deferment means that the IRS will want to collect your capital gains taxes in the event that you someday sell your replacement property, and it can be very difficult for them to collect taxes on the sale of foreign property.The fact that 1031 exchanges are intended to boost the U.S. economy raises the question of whether one can exchange a property for one located overseas. The short answer is no. The money you save by making a 1031 exchange rather than selling outright is considered a tax deferment, which means that although you are temporarily liberated from capital gains taxes, the U.S. government will still want to collect the money if you sell your property at some point in the future. It is difficult and sometimes impossible for the IRS to collect taxes on the sale of foreign property.If 1031 exchanges are limited to the U.S. so that the economy will benefit and the IRS will be able to collect capital gains taxes in the future, then you may be wondering what rules apply to U.S. territories such as Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico. In private letter rulings, the IRS has stated that a Virgin Islands property can only qualify as like-kind in an exchange with a U.S. property if it is income-producing, which is more restrictive than the normal requirements for a like-kind exchange, which merely state that the property must be held for your trade or business or as an investment.So if you are considering making an exchange outside of the fifty states (and Washington D.C.), make certain that your replacement property will, in fact, be considered to be like-kind to the property that you are selling. In order to be absolutely sure, you may even want to request a private letter ruling on your particular case.About the Author:United States property investors can save their money by utilizing a 1031 exchange to defer all of their capital gains tax on the sale of investment property. A 1031 tax exchange is similar to an interest free loan from Uncle Sam! ..................

When You Think Real Estate, You Think Rich

There's got to be a difference between the type of person who strike it rich and the average Joe, but what is it, really? This question is an important one, and it should be given the thought it deserves. There are plenty of easy, oversimplified responses, including, "Their family is rich," "They won the lottery," or "They have great careers." But these factors can't always be controlled by the individual experiencing them-- is wealth really dictated by the luck of the draw?The truth is that not all of these lucky people can be truly considered to be rich. It is the belief of "Rich Dad" author Robert Kiyosaki that the true measure or wealth isn't really the amount of money you take in, but how much you manage to keep.For instance, his father, the highly educated man to whom he refers in his books as his "poor dad," always had a good salary. Yet, Kiyosaki said, at the end of every quarter, he was practically penniless. Luckily for you, wealth doesn't spring from the family into which you were born, or even from the job you work. These red herrings distract from the real determiner or wealth, which is simply one's attitude towards money and the world.The real key to becoming right, is the way in which you think about money. It's as simple as that.The man Kiyosaki dubbed his "rich dad" broke people down into four types and set them on a graph he called the Cash Flow Quadrant. On one side of the quadrant are the E's and S's, or the Employees and the Self-employed. On the other side are the B's and I's, or the Businesspeople and the Investors. According to Kiyosaki, each of those quadrants represents which sector a person's money comes from. It also represents the way that person thinks. The quadrant into which an individual falls isn't determined simply by the luck of the draw; on the contrary, a person's perspective on money and the world, and their resultant decisions are the key.In to book "Cash Flow Quadrant," Kiyosaki states that the people inhabiting the four corners of the graph are, in fact, totally different people. Their different intellectual and emotional mindsets are the main determining factor of how each group deals with money.What's more, Kiyosaki says, it is that emotional difference that determines to which quadrant a person is drawn. And, he says, you can always tell which quadrant a person is coming from simply by listening to what they say. If you hear a person talking primarily about their benefits and job security, then that person is coming from Kiyosaki's E or employee quadrant. He also goes on to say that it is perfectly all right to live your life in the E quadrant if security is indeed the most important thing to you. But, he adds, the E quadrant is the most difficult quadrant from which to become rich. It sounds a little scary at first, but this is actually good news for you. It's good news because it means that, if you want to get rich, all you have to do is start thinking more like the people who live in the I, or investors, quadrant. If you want to be rich, you should invest, and buying properties is a great place to start. Investing in real estate, in fact, was the very path Robert Kiyosaki's "Rich Dad" took to become rich. So, start thinking rich-- quit working for your money, and start letting the money you earn work for you, building your wealth.About the Author:Author: Alexandria P. Anderson is a MN real estate agent that specializes helping people to find and purchase Minnesota Land, as well as Minnesota property for her realty clients.

International trade

International trade is exchange of capital, goods, and services across international borders or territories.[1] In most countries, it represents a significant share of gross domestic product (GDP). While international trade has been present throughout much of history (see Silk Road, Amber Road), its economic, social, and political importance has been on the rise in recent centuries. Industrialization, advanced transportation, globalization, multinational corporations, and outsourcing are all having a major impact on the international trade system. Increasing international trade is crucial to the continuance of globalization. International trade is a major source of economic revenue for any nation that is considered a world power. Without international trade, nations would be limited to the goods and services produced within their own borders.
International trade is in principle not different from domestic trade as the motivation and the behavior of parties involved in a trade does not change fundamentally depending on whether trade is across a border or not. The main difference is that international trade is typically more costly than domestic trade. The reason is that a border typically imposes additional costs such as tariffs, time costs due to border delays and costs associated with country differences such as language, the legal system or a different culture.

International trade uses a variety of currencies, the most important of which are held as foreign reserves by governments and central banks. Here the percentage of global cummulative reserves held for each currency between 1995 and 2005 are shown: the US dollar is the most sought-after currency, with the Euro in strong demand as well.
Another difference between domestic and international trade is that factors of production such as capital and labor are typically more mobile within a country than across countries. Thus international trade is mostly restricted to trade in goods and services, and only to a lesser extent to trade in capital, labor or other factors of production. Then trade in good and services can serve as a substitute for trade in factors of production. Instead of importing the factor of production a country can import goods that make intensive use of the factor of production and are thus embodying the respective factor. An example is the import of labor-intensive goods by the United States from China. Instead of importing Chinese labor the United States is importing goods from China that were produced with Chinese labor. International trade is also a branch of economics, which, together with international finance, forms the larger branch of international economics.

Fair Trade Rice Eating Contest

Fair Trade Rice Eating Contest!!!
Date: Friday, October 19 2007Location: Library WalkTime: 12pmCome watch 6 representatives from 6 of our colleges scarf down fair trade rice in celebration of Fair Trade Month!Come see if your college wins!!!