Jimmy Collins

Jimmy Collins

Full time freelance writer. I am a former stock broker and money manager who still loves all aspects of finance as well as sports and fitness. Currently I hold a 4th degree black belt in the Martial Art of Tae Kwon Do.
...
Read More »
Page Views
4,180,284
Content
749
Fans
240
Contributor since
8/27/2008
Add to Favorites Subscribe RSS

Badges

CLOUT INDEX Learn more »

Featured Contributor

  • Business & Finance
  • Sports

Education/Experience

Degree in Marketing from Florida Atlantic University (FAU)

Interests

Finance, Sports, Fitness, Technology, Martial Arts, Automobiles

Motto

Find solutions, not excuses.

Favorites


View All Favorites »

Fans


View All Fans »

Featured Content (1 of 106)

Next Previous
1
Invest in Real Estate Without Buying Property Using REITs Discover how you too can invest in the real estate market without having to own any real estate using an investment vehicle kno...
What a Trust Fund is and What the Benefits of Having One Are Setting up a trust fund can ensure that your loved ones are cared for when you are gone and will allow you some say in how the...
History of the Magazine Sports Illustrated From baseball to babes in bikinis, Sports Illustrated has seen it all and it was all started in 1954 by a visionary named Henry Luce.
Give Your Small Business a Big Business Look and Feel with a Virtual 800 Number Having a toll free number for your small business is not as costly or aggravating as yo...
Credit Rating Basics for Bonds - All Bonds Are Not Equal in Risk All bonds carry some risk of default. Credit ratings can help you determine which ones are your bet bet.
Pink Sheets Electronic Quotation While the low prices of stocks that trade on the Pink Sheets may look enticing, investors need to be very aware of what they ar...
How Dividend Reinvestment Plans (DRPs) Work Money is the number one factor stopping many people from investing in stocks. Dividend Reinvestment Plans (DRPs) make that problem null and void.
Are Penny Stocks Worth the Jingle? Penny stocks give you the opportunity to find the next big thing, but are they worth the hype?
What Are Stock Dividends? Find out what stock dividends are all about and how they could or couldn't benefit you.
How to Re-Establish Your Credit Using Secure Credit Cards Most often is it credit cards that cause credit problems, but a certain kind of credit card can help you begin to fix those pro...
Are Stock Splits Good or Bad for the Company and You? When a publicly traded company splits its stock is that a good or a bad thing for them and what does it mean for your portfolio?
(ASYLUM) 10 Best Places to Spot Hot Women in Miami South Florida is known for fun in the sun and plenty of hot women. While some places are better than others for spotting these...
Three Ways to Promote Your Small Business on a Shoestring Budget Marketing your small business while on a shoestring budget is tricky, but not impossible. Here are three methods that simply re...
How Debt Settlement Works and Why You May Need a Debt Settlement Company When the credit card bills start piling up and you can no longer afford to keep paying on them, debt settlement may be an optio...
Using Low Interest Credit Cards Wisely and Avoiding the Credit Card Trap Obtaining low interest credit cards for the purpose of balance transfers are a great idea. But that great idea can turn horribl...
How to Make Your Credit Cards Pay You Instead of paying the credit card companies interest you can have them paying you. It takes some discipline, but the method is simple and does work.
Five Easy Ways to Conserve Water We all need to need to do our parts to make sure that there will always be enough water to go around. Here are five tips to help you on your quest.
New Decade A tribute to Sherry who turns 30 today.
Golf Shoes Are an Important Part of Any Golf Game Many golfers go for expensive clubs to try to improve their golf games. More times than not, the answer to a better score can be found with ensuring your golf shoes ar...
The Pros and Cons of E85 Ethanol Flex Fuel In the race to end our dependency on foreign oil, their is already one product available. E85 Ethanol Flex Fuel is available today, but what is it and what are the pro...
Struggling Sirius XM Radio Plans to Stream Radio to iPod Touch and iPhone Sirius XM Satelite Radio is planning to stream directly to the Apple iPod Touch and the Apple iPhone in an effort to gain some...
Credit Card Companies Slashing Credit Lines Sometimes Without Warning Credit card companies are lowering credit limits sometimes without warning. This could mean some extra, unwanted fees for you.
With Economy Worsening MGM Mirage May Break Itself Up for Sell-off The casino businesses usually thrive even in down times, but MGM Mirage is now rumored to break itself up for sell-off to pay i...
Google Set to Target Advertisements According to Web-Surfing Habits Search engine giant Google is getting ready to launch a program that will track the web-surfing habits of individuals and then...
Vodafone to Offer Digital Music Service with No Limits or Restrictions Vodafone has reached agreements with several big music producers that will allow them to offer a new restriction-free music ser...
New Apple IPod Shuffle is Half as Small but Twice as Good The all new Apple iPod Shuffle is ultra-tiny but is huge when it comes to features.
AT&T Bucks the Global Trend and Announces the Creation of 3,000 Jobs While everyone else is busy laying-off workers, AT&T has announced its plans to expand coverage and create 3,000 new jobs.
Is Buying a New Car a Sucker's Bet or Chance of a Lifetime? There has never been a better time to buy a new car, but, is it safe in this economic environment?
Doors Poem about closing one door in life only to find another waiting to be open.
Ford Motor Company and the United Auto Workers (UAW) Reach Contract Agreement Ford motor Company and the UAW reach a contract agreement that will see wage freezing a...
Ford Motor Company Enters the Hybrid Car Arena with 2010 Fusion Hybrid Ford Motor Company has come out with the 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid and officially taken its shot at hybrid car glory.
What Causes Acne and What Makes it Go Away? Acne effect almost everyone from teens to adults in some capacity. Learn what causes the blemishes to occur and what can be done to make them go away.
Get Paid to Drive with Car Wrap Advertisements You can get paid to advertise a company on your car with a car wrap. But being selected is not so easy.
Bernard Madoff's Wife Withdrew $15 Million Before Arrest Bernard Madoff's wife withdrew millions just before his arrest. Madoff continues to live in style while those he burned continu...
2010 Toyota Prius Has Hybrid Car Classic Look but Updated Features The new 2010 Toyota Prius looks much the same but the features make the hybrid car better than ever.
Dell May Take on Apple in the Smartphone Business in 2009 Rumors are running wild that Dell is getting ready to enter the smartphone industry and take on Apple head to head again.
Crimes on the Rise Due to Recession Say Police Agencies Crime begins to rise due to the recession and many police departments are "hand cuffed" due to budget cuts.
Internet and E-mail Spam Are Making a Comeback in 2009 Spammers are making a big comeback after one of the biggest, McColo was shut down. Spam for 2009 promises to be abundant and ev...
Deducting Mileage and Keeping a Mile Log for Your Business Deducting mileage is a great way to save come tax time, but the process gets a bit tricky. Keeping a mile log can help you come...
First Person: Small Business Loans All Come Down to You Though a small business loan is for your small business, it is more about you than you may think.
Top Three Creative Ways to Promote Your Small Business Small businesses need to gain attention in order to get noticed. Here are three creative ways to do just that.
First Person: Why You Should E-File Your Tax Return According to the IRS, two out of every three tax returns are now filed electronically. Here's why yours should be, too.
First Person: How a Capital Loss Carryover Works for Stock Losses As tax time nears, many people will think that they have a big tax deduction in stock losses. But they may in fact only get a l...
First Person: The Good and the Bad of Insider Trading Insider trading is often associated with something that is illegal, however there are some ways in which insider trading can be...
Why Companies Go Public With Initial Public Offerings The term IPO became wildly popular in the late 90s and seems to be making a comeback today. So why would a company want to go p...
Three Ways to Better Your Office Etiquette Are you too loud at work? Do you eat at your desk? Maybe you need to learn proper office etiquette.
Three Tips to Help You Make the Most of Job Fairs Job fairs are a great way to help you get connected and get a job, but only if you know how to make the most of them.
What You Need to Know About a Roth 401(k) You know what a 401(k) is, but what is a Roth 401(k)? Here's what you need to know.
The Best Three Ways to Accomplish Strong Resume Distribution When it comes to finding a job, you have to be aggressive and that includes a lot of resume distribution.
Retirement Investment Planning in Your 30s Women have crossed over from homemakers to bread winners and many 30-some year olds find themselves unprepared for retirement. How should you plan for your retirement...
Three Tips to Help You Save Money for Retirement Right Now Everyone says they want to save money for retirement, but few do anything about it. Here are three tried and true ways in which...
Explaining the P/E Ratio in Stocks The P/E Ratio is one of the oldest known ways to measure the value of a stock, but how exactly does it all work?
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and Its Importance GDP is an acronym for gross Domestic Product and you probably hear the term quite a bit. Learn what the term means and its significance on a given country.
What Are Cyclical Stocks and Are They Right for Your Portfolio As the name would imply, a cyclical stock is one that will follow a cycle, in this case the economic cycle. Learn what these st...
Three Tips to Make Your Resume Stronger Writing your resume should be done with your best efforts to ensure that it will garner a lot of attention. Here are three tips to ensure your resume is strong.
What Are the Pros and Cons of Preferred Stock? Preferred stock is better than common stock in some areas and lacking in others and all the pros and cons should be weighed before you buy.
Top Three Reasons to Use Online Backup for Your Business Files Online backup is the best way to be sure that all of your important business files are always kept safe.
Portable Scanners Help Reduce Clutter and Keep You Organized Portable scanners are a sure way to get rid of that mountain of business cards and receipts that may be clogging up your desk.
Resume Builder Software - What to Consider Resume builder software can come in extremely handy if you need to brush up your resume and are not that confident in your writing abilities.
Why You Should Get a Prepaid Credit Card - Top Three Reasons In today's world it is crazy to try to get along without a credit card. While you may not have good credit, you can still obtai...
Five Simple Ways to Re-Establish Your Credit Re-establishing your credit after it has gone south is an endeavor that takes time. Here are five simple tips to help get you going.
With Mortgage Rates so Low is Now the Time to Buy Rental Property for Investment? With mortgage rates at an all time low since they have been tracked, if you have the cr...
Buying Stocks on Margin Gives Great Reward Potential that Comes with a Great Risk Buying stocks on margin can greatly increase your reward, but it can also greatly incre...
Top Four Tips for Negotiating a Better Starting Salary Once you have nailed the interview, how do you make sure that you are getting all that you deserve in regards to salary? Here a...
Curb Appeal Helps Set Your Home Apart in a Tough Real Estate Market Trying to sell your home? Curb appeal can give you a jump start when you are trying to sell in a tough real estate market.
The Stock Quote: How to Determine What is What with Stock Price Getting a quote for a stock is more than just the last price that the stock sold for. Find out what terms such as the bid, ask,...
Increase Business Sales Online and Offline by Accepting Credit Cards Want more sales? Getting set up to accept credit cards may be easier than you think.
Why You Should Build an E-Mail List for Your Business and What to Do with It E-mail marketing helps you turn potential customers into actual customers and lets you...
How I Got Four Tickets to a Sporting Event for the Price of One Going to various sporting events is a great way to spend quality time with the family, but prices are usually too much. Here's...
What I Learned About Saving Money on Car Insurance Sometimes saving money no car insurance has a lot more to do than just being a good driver. Here's what I learned.
Nightmares Seem Likely with the Passing of the California Dream Act California passes a law allowing illegal immigrant to receive private money to go to college and then become United States Citi...
Avoiding Those Costly and Annoying Bank Fees No matter which bank consumers choose, they should always find out what the fees will be so they can actually avoid bank fees.
How I Saved on Back to School by Thinking Early By shopping early and using layaway to my advantage, I was able to spread back to school payments out in an affordable way.
'The Office': Yahoo! Mail and NBC Team Up for a Special Tribute NBC and Yahoo! Mail give fans of 'The Office' a way to say good-bye to departing Dunder Mifflin manager Michael Scott.
Motley Crue, Poison and New York Dolls Rock the Seminole Hard Rock Live Three legendary bands rocked the stage at the Seminole Hard Rock Live in Hollywood, Florida as part of Glam-A-Geddon.
Investing in Small Cap Stocks and Hoping for the Next Big Thing Small cap stocks can make for a great investment, but they can also make for a risky one so before investing it pays to know wh...
Google 7-Pack for Local Business Boosts Business What's better than a six pack... Google 7-Pack for local business, especially if you want to be found online.
First Person: How a Roth IRA Can Save the Financial Day A Roth IRA is a great investment vehicle for anyone to have, but there are added bonuses that make this retirement account and...
Slash Household Spending with Five Money Savers You Already Have Everyone is looking to save money and everyone can. You too own these five items right now in your home and you can use them to...
Common Tax Extension Misconceptions Filing a tax extension can help you out, but maybe not in the way that you might think.
Top Three Overlooked Tax Deductions Get all the tax deductions you are entitled to when you know about these hidden gems.
First Person: The Importance of Creating a Rainy Day Fund Having a rainy day fund can help get you through he little things in life.
Why Buying Online Doesn't Always Mean Savings Looking to save money buying online? Beware; you may be falling into the shipping trap.
Smoking and Drinking Coffee Can Make You Go Broke Save More!
Tax Deductions for Your Job Search If you are looking for a job, keep track of all your expenses. You might get to deduct some of them come tax time.
Why You Need to Have Life Insurance Nobody wants to think about their death, but everyone should be prepared for it by having life insurance.
Top Three Reasons Why You Should Start Your Own Business Starting your own business can be the best thing that ever happened to you, but you have to get going before you can find out.
Valentine's Day Pledge to My Wife A pledge of my love to the woman who saved my life and has helped me become who I am today.
Why to Consider Hiring a Business Plan Writer Writing a business plan is a must for any start-up or expansion, however, not everyone has the talent to do so and a business plan writer may be a great solution.
3 Reasons to Hire an Accountant for Your Business Having to run the day to day of your business and manage the books can get tricky. Here's why you should hire an accountant.
No Retirement for Many Keeps Me Honest With more and more Americans finding they have little to no retirement I am reminded to stay the course and continue saving.
Spending Money on My Small Business to Make Money Though I would love to keep every nickel I make with my small business I have learned that by sometimes spending money on the business I am able to make more with it.
Setting and Surpassing Retirement Savings Goals While a retirement savings goal is a must that doesn’t mean you can’t beat your own expectations, which is something I am proud to say I do quite often.
Interest Rates to Stay Low Renewing Opportunity for Me With the Fed saying that the super low interest rates will hold until at least late 2014, opportunities remain open for me.
Cheaper Television Prices Allow for Upgrades Televisions as a whole keep coming down in price. This has prompted many consumers, including me, to come in and buy.
Money Management with What I Have Versus What I Will Have While I have huge aspirations in life, I’ve had to learn that solid money management starts with what I have now, not what I...
Dealing with Times of Low Revenues for My Small Business In order to maintain a consistent flow of money into my small business I allow for good months to make up for bad ones.
Fans of 'The Office' Need More of the Executive Producers on Screen There are three characters in particular that fans are no doubt craving more of as Season 8 has shown little of them. They’re...
My Ally-Gator A poem for my niece on her 16th birthday.
Yahoo! Mail and NBC Allow Fans of 'The Office' to Hack Dwight’s E-mail A special promotion between Yahoo! Mail and NBC allows fans to read Dwight’s e-mails and even send a message of their own.
Planning and Saving for My Next Big Tech Purchase I love technology and have now got my eye on the iPad 2.
Three Ways My $100 Smartphone Pays for Itself While I don’t have the most advanced smartphone on the market, I do have one that will pay for itself several times over.
I Run My Own Business I am a full-time freelance writer with more work than I can sometimes handle. How I got started was a total fluke.
Self Recycling Cords and Making an Extra $50 Fast After cleaning out my garage one weekend I discovered there was something I could recycle myself and earn a little extra money in the process.
Deciding Against an Extended Warranty for a Vehicle Saved Me $750 Even though the sales pitch was great, I decided not to buy an extended warranty for my new vehicle purchase and instead saved...
Maintenance Contract Saved Me $500 When I owned my own home a maintenance contract I had with an air conditioning company ended up saving me $500.
View : All Articles
Displaying Results 1 - 200 (of 749) for All Content
Next »
Next »

Filter Content by Category

Search Jimmy Collins's Content

Filter Content by Site