Financing, Insurance & Leasing: Page 31

Construction Toolbox
Advantages of Equipment Leasing
Consider leasing to acquire construction equipment at a more affordable cost and take advantage of Section 179 tax deduction
Financing, Insurance & Leasing
Equipment Finance Sector Sees Decline of New Business Volume in October
Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation
October Index shows new business volume down 7% for the month but up 17% year-to-date and up 27% year-over-year
Lease financings continue to show modest growth overall.
Financing, Insurance & Leasing
Equipment Lease Finance Industry Confidence Declines After Election
Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation
The November 2012 Monthly Confidence Index is at 49.9, showing a neutral overall outlook for the industry
Overall, confidence in the equipment finance market is 49.9, a decrease from the October index of 53.3, reflecting many industry participants' post-election concerns over issues including the fiscal cliff, economic policy and taxes.
Business
Don't Let Taxes Slow You Down: Use Like-kind Exchange to Lower Tax Gains
This common tax strategy can lower the amount of tax gain when selling equipment down to zero.
Snow Removal Equipment
Safety First During Snow Removal
Snow environments present different hazards for employees; make sure equipment is set up properly and drivers are operating with safety in mind
'Make sure you have your truck set up right in terms of safety: flashing lights, strobe lights, etc. because you're out plowing at night time,' says Zeke Zinchiak of ZCon Inc.
Business Services
Fiscal Cliff Pushes the Rental Trend
GB Financial Services, LLC
If Congress fails to act to avert the fiscal cliff, the “rental phenomenon” will become even hotter in 2013.
If the fiscal cliff is not resolved by the end of this year, experts predict it will cause the 'rental phenomenon' to become even hotter in 2013.
Worksite Equipment
Xylem Acquires Heartland Pump
Xylem Dewatering Solutions
Move strengthens company's dewatering solutions portfolio in the United States.
Equipment
FMI Predicts Construction-Put-In-Place Will Top $1 Trillion in 2014
FMI Corporation
Firm's 2013 U.S. markets construction overview also predicts residential construction-put-in-place will be back to double-digit growth in 2013
Business
Senate to Consider Doubling Funds to Upgrade Ports and Waterways
Alexander and bipartisan group of senators plan to introduce waterway-modernization bill after the November election
Business
ELFA Monthly Leasing and Finance Index Up for Second Straight Month
Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation
New business volume in the equipment finance sector is up 16% in September 2012 compared to 2011 and is up 19% from August 2012
Overall new business volume for September in the equipment leasing sector was $8.2 billion, up 16% from volume of $7.1 billion in the same period in 2011.
Business
Equipment Lease Finance Industry Confidence Steady in October
Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation
Sixty-six percent of survey respondents evaluate the U.S. economy as fair while only 34% rate it as poor
Overall, confidence in the equipment finance market is 53.3, relatively unchanged from the September index of 53, reflecting steady industry confidence despite economic, political and regulatory concerns.
Business Services
Is the Construction Equipment Paradigm Shifting to Rental?
GB Financial Services, LLC
Tight markets are driving greater acceptance of rental as a means to acquire construction equipment
Garry Bartecki
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