The Cost of Money
The Cost of MoneyBy Published January 2000[http://home.earthlink.net/~beowulfinvestments/] [http://home.earthlink.net/~beowulfinvestments/globalvillageinvestmentclubwelcome/]If you're spending money to raise money for a private business,you're betting on a long shot. The odds are against you. There are tworeasons that investors prefer public company speculation. 1. If they see your business plan in trouble, they can sell theirstock and recover their risk capital.2.
The odds that your share price will outperform your balancesheet are overwhelming. Consider the Amazon.com share price against itsaudit. As a public company, Amazon.com has been a winner for manyinvestors. As a private business, would you have invested in it?When you are serious about raising risk capital, you are talkingabout taking your company public. It's the cost of going public thatfinancial professionals consider as the Cost of Money.In April 1999, it cost about $1.23 million to do an IPO (InitialPublic Offering).
I did a cost and alternatives study for "AmericanVenture" Magazine. I sent you a copy of my Report, last year.In April 1999, you had two lower cost alternatives to going public,without doing an IPO. You could buy a trading shell or you could arrange todo a spinoff. The costs ranged between $125,000 and $200,000 for shells orspinoffs.In January 1999, the National Association of Securities Dealers(NASD) announced that they would end the trading of private companies(non-reporting companies) on the OTCBB (Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board).The process would start in June 1999. The last company would be delisted inJuly 2000.
There were about 3,400 companies that would no longer trade.It took until the Fall of 1999, for the NASD to create an increasein demand for trading shells. As I reported in an early issue, OTCBB shellsdoubled in price in about three months.The SEC is ending the sale of Trading Shells. How will this affectthe price of spinoffs and IPOs, by this Summer? It depends upon the Bull orBear winning in the Market in the next few weeks.The end of trading shell sales makes spinoffs the only low costalternative to doing an IPO. If a Bull Market survives the current Marketcorrection, demand for spinoffs will increase and the cost of doing aspinoff must go up. If the Bear wins the Market battle in the next fewweeks, demand for going public will collapse.
You can't raise risk capitalin a Recession or Depression. Spinoff costs should remain at the currentUS$250,000 level. This is payments over eight months of US$100,000 and thebalance paid from the proceeds of the Offshore Private Placement.Financial Professionals are caught between a rock and a hard place.If the Bear wins, they can't raise risk capital. If the Bull wins, the Costof Money will go up in the next few months. If the Bull looks like thewinner, my advice is start the spinoff process before your Costs of Moneydouble.To contact the author: Visit the Beowulf Investments website: [http://home.earthlink.net/~beowulfinvestments/] Or, visit the Global Village Investment Club Website:[http://home.earthlink.net/~beowulfinvestments/globalvillageinvestmentclubwelcome/].
Close the Gateway to Obesity: Take Didrex
Obesity is not merely indulging into overeating and having a bulky body. It is more like a gateway to severe health diseases. Obese people should not be ridiculed; rather they should be taken care off. Obesity is calculated according to the body mass index (BMI) of a person's body. Dividing the weight of a person in pounds by the square of his height in meters we get the BMI calculated.
If an individual's BMI is 30 or above then he falls under the category of an obese.
Obese people develop certain diseases such as high cholesterol, hypertension, high blood pressure, diabetes, arthritis etc. Besides having these health problems, they find it difficult to adjust themselves in the society. They develop stress and can even fall into depression.
Hence, obesity is such an alarming condition that if ignore can lead to grave consequences.
Earlier, joining a fitness centre was the only solution to reduce weight. But today the scenario has changed...
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CME Outfitters Announces Upcoming Live CE Activity: "Raising the Bar for Patient Outcomes?Mixed Episodes in Bipolar Disorder: Trapped Between Two Worlds" Premieres Wednesday, December 8, 2004
CME Outfitters, LLC, nationally accredited provider of multidisciplinary medical education programming and related healthcare communications services, is pleased to announce an upcoming live and interactive evidence-based CE activity titled "Raising the Bar for Patient Outcomes?Mixed Episodes in Bipolar Disorder: Trapped Between Two Worlds." Offered as a live satellite broadcast, webcast, and telephone audioconference premiering Wednesday, December 8, 2004, from 12:00 p.m.?1:00 p.m. ET, the activity will focus on recognizing the entire clinical spectrum of bipolar disorder and improving diagnostic accuracy, treatment efficiency, and patient outcomes. The recorded satellite broadcast will re-air from 3:00 p.m.?4:00 p.m. ET; the archived webcast and telephone audioconference will be available shortly after the live broadcast.Participation in this activity is free, as is obtaining a CE certificate; however, registration is required. Three forms of registration are accepted:Fax: View the...
CME Outfitters Announces Upcoming Live CE Activity: "Raising the Bar for Patient Outcomes?Mixed Episodes in Bipolar Disorder: Trapped Between Two Worlds" Premieres Wednesday, December 8, 2004
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The Indiana Glass Society Announces its Formal Organization
Hampstead, MD (ContentDesk) September 3, 2005 -- Excitement continues to grow over last months announcement that the Indiana Glass Society, a society dedicated to the preservation, study and display of Indiana Glass, has finally been organized.The Indiana Glass Society, which made its debut on the internet in late June, continues to increase its membership as the news gets out about its formal organization. Members are already applauding the information that has been shared within the society.The IGS, which has already set up an extensive museum and library, also provides its members with an active discussion board and will soon begin creating quarterly newsletters to further assist in the exchange of ideas and information. The society hopes to present a glass show each year, which will exhibit beautiful glass collections as well as provide informative discussions. A variety of memberships are available from the society and the society is currently accepting donations to establish itself...
The Indiana Glass Society Announces its Formal Organization
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Who Is Right ? Brooke Shields or Tom Cruise?
(ContentDesk) July 5, 2005 -- The recent press on the postpartum depression experienced by Brooke Shields has brought a highlight on opinions expressed by Tom Cruise on his anti-psychiatry position. The debate has become extremely heated as many women feel Cruise's position diminished their personal experience with post-partum depression. So who is telling the truth?
Ironically, they both are.According to the Postpartum Resource Center of Texas, Postpartum depression occurs in 1 of 10 women.
It is marked by drastic mood swings, feelings of despair, crying spells and avoidance of their new baby.
Postpartum psychosis can result in hallucinations, delusions, severe insomnia, extreme agitation and suicidal or homicidal thoughts.
For most of us the idea of injuring a newborn makes us cringe and seek revenge. But for those women who have suffered the acute symptoms of postpartum depression or psychosis, they are haunted by such thoughts and will seek any...
Who Is Right ? Brooke Shields or Tom Cruise?
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CyberDefender Phishing Alert: CyberDefender Reports 633 New Phishing Scams Have Plagued Internet Users since January 2006
(ContentDesk) August 9, 2006 CyberDefender(tm) Corporation, the security developer with the Internet's most advanced early defense technology, has released its latest CyberDefender Phishing Alert. CyberDefender early detection technology reported a total of 633 new phishing scams from January through July 2006. Of these, 302 eBay and 246 PayPal scams plagued Internet users, while 32 Chase and 12 Bank of America scams were also reported. The CyberDefender Phishing Alert is a phishing attack report...
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