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Will the government think again about offering tax incentives to those corporations who provide workers with a work from home option? The number of companies offering this option to workers is on the increase. Many workers are opting to cut out the rigors of the daily commuting into the office environment and instead work from home. This will create a reduction in the demand for gasoline, which in turn will reduce expenses for the government in this area.

Industry giant General Motors has weighed up the evidence and concluded that their paid advertising investment on facebook is not having enough positive impact to justify the continuation of their spend. Facebook is the biggest social media site on the globe, fast approaching one billion users. A company the size of General Motors and a social media site of such magnitude failing to have an impact on consumers is disconcerting. Questions will be asked of the facebook business model.

The current debacle with the euro and the very real possibility of waving sayonara to Greece from the euro market is having an effect on the Australian bond market. The financial world is holding its breath. Bonds proved themselves to have some steel during the global financial crisis but will they stack up again during this euro crisis? It might be high time to do some financial planning. Listening to professional advice from your financial planner is key to making your financial decisions.

There are two major benefits of fixed interest investing. Investing in the fixed interest arena can provide solid returns without taking the plunge into high risk investing. It can also increase diversification, which by its very nature natures lowers risk in your portfolio. Fixed interest investing is itself an asset class however it is not as susceptible to the extreme lows that investments are in jeopardy of during precarious times, which can be a comfort. However, they do not supply the extreme highs that can be received with other investments such as shares, property or cash.