Despite a jump in South Carolina’s — and Charleston’s — unemployment numbers for May 2012, there really has been more good news than bad, with quite a few businesses announcing plans to call the Charleston area home, strong real estate numbers out last...
Second homes are classified as either vacation homes or investment properties depending on whether you purchase them solely for personal use or intend to employ them as a source of rental income. Oftentimes, a second home can become both a source of income and a...
Finding the perfect place to retire means looking at several different details. First, you have to narrow down where you would like to live. Many baby boomers want to live in a warmer climate where their active lifestyles will not be stifled by bone-chilling cold six...
Wednesday, December 7, 2011, saw the 31st meeting of South Carolina’s Economic Development Conference at the University of South Carolina (USC) in Columbia. At the event, university economists Joey Von Nessen and Douglas Woodward and state Department of Commerce...
In an age of endless advice, experts and how-to’s, it can be very easy to lose sight of the foundations of retirement savings. We stumbled across this blog and thought it would be of great interest to our readers. Since the most recent market meltdown, Americans...
Making some New Year’s resolutions? Read this very informative and timely article from Wall Street Journal on retiring. By TOM LAURICELLA New Year’s resolutions should not just be about losing a few pounds or learning a new language. They should also be about...
