What if you are ripped off and someone uses your credit to make fraudulent purchases in your name?
What do you do if someone scams you or an unsuspecting elderly parent into giving personally identifying information over the phone or internet?
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Become a travel agent if you are interested in earning extra money, especially in a time when many companies have stopped hiring or have been trimming down their work force. Many people have already experienced gaining significant amounts of money doing this job and there is no reason why you cannot follow the same path.
All you really need in order to become a travel agent is dedication to your work, some startup capital, and a good Internet connection. Since e-tickets are now the latest thing in reservation, your clients do not really have to go to your office to get their tickets any longer. In fact, you can sell airline tickets and even assist in their hotel accommodations or car reservations even if they live in a state or country different from you.
Although anybody can be a travel agent, a certain amount of training and education is needed before you can actually claim to be a travel agent. Of course, you have to undergo seminars and trainings on operating the computer software that is commonly used in the travel industry. You especially need to attain certain skill levels in order to operate an online travel agency.
Moreover, it is a good idea that you get a good basic training on how you can run your own travel agency on your own time, setting your own schedule. You really do not have to worry, because you do not have to attend traditional classes in a classroom setting. You can always take online classes, especially if you are a bit busy or if you still have a full time job while you are getting started.
The next thing that you need to remember if you want to make it big in the travel industry is to know how to market your services and products. You can emerge as the best in your class or you can have a very beautiful office, but if you do not have any clue about marketing and advertising, you might find it difficult to actually attract customers and earn the money you desire.
For people who are just starting to become a travel agent, it is also a good thing to be a part of an organization or an actual team of travel agents. In fact, you may even want to find a company that helps train people on being travel agents and also assists when it comes to marketing and promoting your own business.
KHM Travel Group can help you achieve your goal in owning a travel agency and become a topnotch travel agent. To know more about how you can achieve your goal, simply visit www.KHMTravel.com or call 1-877-220-9260.
“Unlimited Investing with a Self Directed IRA LLC or Solo 401(k): Break Free From Wall Street to Build Real Wealth with Alternative Investments” teaches investors safe and effective ways to build and protect their wealth.
DENVER, March 10, 2009 – With investors fed up with corporate greed, corrupt financial institutions and risk-laden Wall Street investments, now more than ever investors are looking for strategic ways to accumulate, grow and preserve their wealth outside of Wall Street. “Unlimited Investing with a Self Directed IRA LLC or Solo 401(k): Break Free From Wall Street to Build Real Wealth with Alternative Investments,” enables average investors to start learning how to identify safe, alternative places for their money so they can achieve financial freedom and financial security. The book is co-authored by the world’s leading self directed investing expert, Jeff Nabers, and real estate and financial author, Phoebe Chongchua. Download the first chapter at www.UnlimitedInvesting.com.
Nabers says that unlimited retirement accounts have been used to invest in alternative assets for decades, but few investors take advantage of these opportunities because of a lack of awareness. “Until recently, everyone thought the road to riches was paved with stocks and bonds. But today we know this isn’t true. Investors can no longer depend on untrustworthy financial institutions and greedy Wall Street executives to secure their financial future for them,” says Nabers. “Instead, this book will teach investors how to convert their shrinking mutual fund portfolios into solid portfolios of real assets.”
Unlimited Investing includes everything an investor needs to know about protecting and growing wealth in today’s uncertain terrain, including:
• How to profit from the decline of the dollar
• How to recession-proof your investments
• How to get your assets in your hands and stop risking them with untrustworthy financial institutions
• Understanding your Self-Directed IRA or 401(k) investment structures’ options
• How to avoid large or unnecessary fees and expenses
“Anyone who has ever wanted to invest in real estate, gold and silver, private equities, private debt instruments and international investments will benefit from the practical advice and rare information available in this book,” says Chongchua. “It’s time for investors to wake up and explore the investment opportunities that await them outside of Wall Street. They’ll be glad they did.”
Nabers says he believes average and sophisticated investors alike can benefit from his years of knowledge. “I’ve dedicated six years of my life to learning everything possible about self-directed investing and am making all this information available for public consumption for the first time ever with the release of Unlimited Investing,” says Nabers.
Jeff Nabers is a nationally recognized educator, speaker, and consultant specializing in the topic of investing with Self-Directed IRA & 401(k) plans. He is the founding member and chairman of IRA Association of America, the industry’s only non-profit trade association. Jeff is also CEO of Nabers Group, a full-service self-directed retirement plan provider. Years ago, as a real estate investor and owner of a mortgage lending company, Jeff set out to learn the ins and outs of using a Self-Directed IRA. It turned out to be a long and strenuous process. Jeff found himself traveling all over the country to pick up bits and pieces of useful information from dozens of sources. Unlimited Investing is a compilation of the fruit of Jeff’s research combined with the experienced perspective from Jeff’s participation in thousands of transactions involving both alternative assets and retirement plan funds.
Phoebe Chongchua has a 20-year background in journalism, marketing, and customer service. She specializes in real estate writing and her work is featured in Donald Trump’s book “The Best Real Estate Advice I Ever Received,” and “The Complete Idiot’s Guide To Buying Foreclosures.” She is the author of “If the Trash Stinks: TAKE IT OUT! 14 Worriless Principles For Your Success.” Phoebe began her career in TV as an anchor and news reporter for ABC News in San Diego, California. She holds a real estate license in California and continues to write and educate consumers on real estate and financial issues in various columns and publications online and in print. She is a columnist for Realty Times, Bizymoms Expert on Real Estate, and the publisher of Live Fit Magazine. After writing several articles on the topic of alternative asset investment vehicles, she realized how little the average consumer understands this highly powerful method of investing. Catalyzed to improve awareness, Phoebe’s research dug deeper, and the helpful findings are presented in this book.
