Archive for the 'Direct Participation' Category

Hollywood Espresso Launches Franchising Plans

Starbucks Corporation (Nasdaq:SBUX) may currently be the largest coffee house chain in the world, but it lacks in “star” power. A new player has arrived. Hollywood Espresso, founded by film industry veterans Roberta Pacino and her husband, Mark Oliver Richman. The couple aims to inject a little “Hollywood” into your daily coffee [...]

Pay Less Taxes in 2009- Invest in Oil and Gas Drilling This Year

Our U.S. economy for the past seven years can be summed up in two words, “It Sucks”. Hard earned money is being sucked from the American consumers because of higher costs for goods and services. There is only one thing that should be on an investor’s mind and that is capital preservation.
Many [...]

Hollywood: Lights, Cameras & Investment Action in Independent Films

We may not all have the talent or star qualities of a George Clooney or Angelina Jolie to appear on the silver screens and pull in million dollar pay days. However, the profits to be made in Hollywood’s largest blockbuster movies are not limited to “A-Listers” and famous movie producers. [...]

Making Money with Alternative Investments, Direct Participation Programs

What is an alternative investment? First, let us define what an “alternative investment” is. When the average investor is asked about his investments, you are surely to hear the most common answers. Usually, it is with a company’s 401K, an IRA, bonds, stocks and maybe even options. If he is a [...]