AM 1450 KMMS - Bozeman's News Talk Leader » Investment http://kmmsam.com Fri, 17 May 2013 23:20:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Will the Market Break Out Into Long Term Growth? – Wealth Talk [RADIO SHOW AUDIO] http://kmmsam.com/will-the-market-break-out-into-long-term-growth-wealth-talk-radio-show-audio/ http://kmmsam.com/will-the-market-break-out-into-long-term-growth-wealth-talk-radio-show-audio/#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 18:03:34 +0000 Mike McCormick http://kmmsam.com/?p=139359 The S&P 500 posted 1st quarter gains that haven't been experienced since the run-up to the dot-com bubble in 1998. Everyone is fearful that we are about to give up these gains and repeat the horrible cycle that has plagued us for the past 16 years. Ho

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]]> http://kmmsam.com/will-the-market-break-out-into-long-term-growth-wealth-talk-radio-show-audio/feed/ 0 Spencer Platt/Getty Images Mike McCormick With cascade Financial And Our Weekly Money Talk [AUDIO] http://kmmsam.com/mike-mccormick-with-cascade-financial-and-our-weekly-money-talk-audio-2/ http://kmmsam.com/mike-mccormick-with-cascade-financial-and-our-weekly-money-talk-audio-2/#comments Thu, 02 May 2013 11:40:16 +0000 Mark Allen http://kmmsam.com/?p=135656 GDP not as good as hoped this week. Is there a "pullback" in sight? What's hot this week? Looks good for cellphones and cigarettes. Gold took a tumble and is still down.

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]]> http://kmmsam.com/mike-mccormick-with-cascade-financial-and-our-weekly-money-talk-audio-2/feed/ 0 Advertising Isn't An Expense; It's An Investment! http://kmmsam.com/advertising-isnt-an-expense-its-an-investment/ http://kmmsam.com/advertising-isnt-an-expense-its-an-investment/#comments Tue, 23 Apr 2013 12:00:12 +0000 Tom Egelhoff http://kmmsam.com/?p=134189 The most important rules to remember — customers buy benefits. Your advertising must solve their problem or benefit them in some way.

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]]> http://kmmsam.com/advertising-isnt-an-expense-its-an-investment/feed/ 0 Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images Mike McCormick Brings Us Our Weekly Money Talk [AUDIO] http://kmmsam.com/mike-mccormick-brings-us-our-weekly-money-talk-audio/ http://kmmsam.com/mike-mccormick-brings-us-our-weekly-money-talk-audio/#comments Mon, 08 Apr 2013 17:25:34 +0000 Mark Allen http://kmmsam.com/?p=130867 529 Plans.  Why are the markets growing right now? China and Cyprus.

]]> http://kmmsam.com/mike-mccormick-brings-us-our-weekly-money-talk-audio/feed/ 0 Is "Bitcoin" The New Digital Gold? http://kmmsam.com/is-bitcoin-the-new-digital-gold/ http://kmmsam.com/is-bitcoin-the-new-digital-gold/#comments Mon, 08 Apr 2013 12:00:50 +0000 Tom Egelhoff http://kmmsam.com/?p=130853 The conspiracy folk’s dreams may have been answered with bitcoin. It has a lot of positives they will surely like.

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]]> http://kmmsam.com/is-bitcoin-the-new-digital-gold/feed/ 0 Spencer Platt/Getty Images Finding a Way Out of Bonds – Wealth Talk [RADIO SHOW AUDIO] http://kmmsam.com/finding-a-way-out-of-bonds-wealth-talk-radio-show-audio/ http://kmmsam.com/finding-a-way-out-of-bonds-wealth-talk-radio-show-audio/#comments Mon, 25 Mar 2013 16:29:25 +0000 Mike McCormick http://kmmsam.com/?p=128015  

The worries of the bond bubble are on every headline and talking head. Yet investors are still too scared to act. In today’s show I mention that it’s not Cypress that the average saver should be paying attention to. But instead, we should be thanking Bernanke that he is giving us time to adjust our investments before they face the shock of rising interest rates.

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]]> http://kmmsam.com/finding-a-way-out-of-bonds-wealth-talk-radio-show-audio/feed/ 0 www.freedigitalphotos.net Planning For The Future Is Tough http://kmmsam.com/planning-for-the-future-is-tough/ http://kmmsam.com/planning-for-the-future-is-tough/#comments Mon, 18 Mar 2013 12:00:55 +0000 Tom Egelhoff http://kmmsam.com/?p=126755 Youth is no guarantee of long life. And age is relative to how you feel about it. Some people are old at 40 others are young at 90.

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]]> http://kmmsam.com/planning-for-the-future-is-tough/feed/ 0 John Moore/Getty Images Get A Better Response From Your Small Business Advertising http://kmmsam.com/get-a-better-response-from-your-small-business-advertising/ http://kmmsam.com/get-a-better-response-from-your-small-business-advertising/#comments Wed, 13 Mar 2013 12:00:25 +0000 Tom Egelhoff http://kmmsam.com/?p=125931 Some ads pull more customers than others and the purpose of this article is to show you some ways to make that happen.

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]]> http://kmmsam.com/get-a-better-response-from-your-small-business-advertising/feed/ 0 LOS ANGELES, CA - MARCH 12: A Costco sign is displayed on March 12, 2013 in Los Angeles, California. Costco Wholesale Corp.'s profit beat expectations with a net income for the second quarter that climbed to almost 40 percent. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images) Forbes Magazine Billionaire Kids Under 40 http://kmmsam.com/forbes-magazine-billionaire-kids-under-40/ http://kmmsam.com/forbes-magazine-billionaire-kids-under-40/#comments Thu, 07 Mar 2013 13:00:53 +0000 Tom Egelhoff http://kmmsam.com/?p=125127 Love them or hate them there is a certain mystic about the rich especially the young rich.

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]]> http://kmmsam.com/forbes-magazine-billionaire-kids-under-40/feed/ 0 Photo by Kimberly White/Getty Images Is Your Business Operation, "As Advertised?" http://kmmsam.com/is-your-business-operation-as-advertised/ http://kmmsam.com/is-your-business-operation-as-advertised/#comments Fri, 01 Mar 2013 13:00:53 +0000 Tom Egelhoff http://kmmsam.com/?p=124196 We’ve all seen or heard the term, “As Advertised.” To the customer that means I expect you to deliver on everything you said in your ad.

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]]> http://kmmsam.com/is-your-business-operation-as-advertised/feed/ 0 Spencer Platt/Getty Images Warren Buffett Buys Heinz Ketchup – What Does It Mean for Investors? [RADIO SHOW AUDIO] http://kmmsam.com/warren-buffett-buys-heinz-ketchup-what-does-it-mean-for-investors-radio-show-audio/ http://kmmsam.com/warren-buffett-buys-heinz-ketchup-what-does-it-mean-for-investors-radio-show-audio/#comments Wed, 27 Feb 2013 16:27:58 +0000 Mike McCormick http://kmmsam.com/?p=123798 Recent news that Warren Buffett and friends are buying HJ Heinz Co. is significant for individual investors for many reasons. In today’s radio show we discuss how corporations have been behaving much like consumers: trimming expenses and not spending more than they have to.

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]]> http://kmmsam.com/warren-buffett-buys-heinz-ketchup-what-does-it-mean-for-investors-radio-show-audio/feed/ 0 Alex Wong/Getty Images Who, What, Where, When And How to Advertise! http://kmmsam.com/who-what-where-when-and-how-to-advertise/ http://kmmsam.com/who-what-where-when-and-how-to-advertise/#comments Tue, 26 Feb 2013 13:00:43 +0000 Tom Egelhoff http://kmmsam.com/?p=123563 If I came into your office and told you that I would give you a twenty-dollar bill for every dollar you gave me… how often would you like to see me?

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]]> http://kmmsam.com/who-what-where-when-and-how-to-advertise/feed/ 0 Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Is It Time To Hire Your First Employee? http://kmmsam.com/is-it-time-to-hire-your-first-employee/ http://kmmsam.com/is-it-time-to-hire-your-first-employee/#comments Mon, 25 Feb 2013 13:00:18 +0000 Tom Egelhoff http://kmmsam.com/?p=123307 There comes a time in every business owner’s timeline that the business becomes too big to handle alone. It’s time to think about hiring that first employee.

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]]> http://kmmsam.com/is-it-time-to-hire-your-first-employee/feed/ 0 Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Mike McCormick and Tom Egelhoff Talk Money on Open for Business http://kmmsam.com/mike-mccormick-and-tom-egelhoff-talk-money-on-open-for-business/ http://kmmsam.com/mike-mccormick-and-tom-egelhoff-talk-money-on-open-for-business/#comments Tue, 19 Feb 2013 13:00:55 +0000 Tom Egelhoff http://kmmsam.com/?p=122061 In case you missed it, here's an audio replay of my Interview with Mike McCormick on the February 16, 2013 Edition of "Open for Business"

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]]> http://kmmsam.com/mike-mccormick-and-tom-egelhoff-talk-money-on-open-for-business/feed/ 0 Photo by Mike McCormick Are You Paying Your Fair Share? http://kmmsam.com/are-you-paying-your-fair-share/ http://kmmsam.com/are-you-paying-your-fair-share/#comments Wed, 30 Jan 2013 13:00:12 +0000 Tom Egelhoff http://kmmsam.com/?p=116055 It all looks so good, and so wonderful on paper. The rich get their comeuppance and the 40-year old poverty problem is solved.

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]]> http://kmmsam.com/are-you-paying-your-fair-share/feed/ 0 (Flickr Photo by quinn.anya) The Roller Coaster Price of Gasoline http://kmmsam.com/the-roller-coaster-price-of-gasoline/ http://kmmsam.com/the-roller-coaster-price-of-gasoline/#comments Thu, 24 Jan 2013 13:00:03 +0000 Tom Egelhoff http://kmmsam.com/?p=114379 Six billion people in the world, each one trying to solve the world’s energy problems in their own countries, yet the internal combustion engine still goes unchallenged on our world highways.

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]]> http://kmmsam.com/the-roller-coaster-price-of-gasoline/feed/ 0 John Cerone of Shirley, New York celebrates filling his gas containers at a Valero gas station in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy, on November 5, 2012 in Mastic, New York. With the death toll currently over 100 and millions of homes and businesses without power, the U.S. east coast is attempting to recover from the effects of floods, fires and power outages brought on by Superstorm Sandy. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images) How to Add To The Bottom Line Without Adding to Expenses http://kmmsam.com/how-to-add-to-the-bottom-line-without-adding-to-expenses/ http://kmmsam.com/how-to-add-to-the-bottom-line-without-adding-to-expenses/#comments Tue, 22 Jan 2013 13:00:00 +0000 Tom Egelhoff http://kmmsam.com/?p=113421 As we sit on the brink of financial chaos customers and business owners alike are wondering which we are facing. Will this test make us stronger in the long run or will it completely change the way business is done?

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]]> http://kmmsam.com/how-to-add-to-the-bottom-line-without-adding-to-expenses/feed/ 0 Increase the bottom line with expense control. (Flickr photo by Casey Serin) Home Staging Expert on "Open for Business" http://kmmsam.com/home-staging-expert-on-open-for-business/ http://kmmsam.com/home-staging-expert-on-open-for-business/#comments Sat, 19 Jan 2013 22:19:44 +0000 Tom Egelhoff http://kmmsam.com/?p=113027 My guest this week on "Open for Business" was home staging expert Brandi Cernohlavek, ASPM - ASP Trainer. Brandi was recently honored as the "Home Stager of the Year" out of 22,0000 home stagers across the country.

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]]> http://kmmsam.com/home-staging-expert-on-open-for-business/feed/ 0 (Photo by Brandi Cernohlavek) Three Advertising Strategies That Will Build a Strong Business http://kmmsam.com/three-advertising-strategies-that-will-build-a-strong-business/ http://kmmsam.com/three-advertising-strategies-that-will-build-a-strong-business/#comments Wed, 16 Jan 2013 13:00:07 +0000 Tom Egelhoff http://kmmsam.com/?p=111767 Ever since the first business opened its doors, business owners have been trying to discover the secret that makes advertising work. So, have I finally discovered that secret?

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]]> http://kmmsam.com/three-advertising-strategies-that-will-build-a-strong-business/feed/ 0 Advertising must always be an investment; it can never be an expense. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) How To Create A Recession Proof Business http://kmmsam.com/how-to-create-a-recession-proof-business/ http://kmmsam.com/how-to-create-a-recession-proof-business/#comments Tue, 15 Jan 2013 13:00:56 +0000 Tom Egelhoff http://kmmsam.com/?p=111348 “Am I going to wait for a federal bailout; or will I bail myself out?”

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]]> http://kmmsam.com/how-to-create-a-recession-proof-business/feed/ 0 WASHINGTON - JULY 29: (AFP OUT) U.S. President Barack Obama makes a statement in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House July 29, 2011 in Washington, DC. Obama spoke about progress with congressional leadership regarding the ongoing debt ceiling talks. (Photo by Martin H. Simon-Pool/Getty Images)