“Equipment as Collateral” – Not always as good as you think

I was asked by a friend about equipment financing and collateral and such, and he remarked “well, your loan is secured by the equipment, right?” And I answered “sometimes”. Which then prompted an explanation (I’m a great conversationalist at the party, aren’t I?) It is true that equipment financing can be similar to automobile financing in terms of… Read More »

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So, what should you look for in a financing partner? (part 3)

Happy New Year everyone!! Hope you had a great holiday season, and I hope you got your Section 179 deduction in as well (and if you didn’t, you can be sure I’ll remind you many times here in 2014). But for now, let’s continue on with my “what you should look for in a finance partner” series. If… Read More »

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Fletch Predictions for 2014

As my regular readers know, I always do a prediction post early in the New Year – and today’s the day for 2014. In looking back over my old posts, I have been pretty good at this. I’ve predicted increases in Section 179, and I not only predicted the 2012 super bowl, but also said Eli Manning will… Read More »

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Last Call for Section 179

Here we are, right at the end of December. And besides the holidays and presents and eggnog and such, we have my favorite year-end event – Section 179. While other companies slow down for the holidays, equipment financing companies always see a little year-end spike as folks try and take advantage of the generous tax code. (…on that… Read More »

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So, what should you look for in a financing partner? (part 2)

All righty… let’s continue on with my “what you should look for in a finance partner” series. If you don’t know what I am talking about, see the first post in this series here. Again, this is generally for manufacturers, distributors, and/or dealers of equipment looking to offer their customers credit. Your Finance Partner should be technologically savvy… Read More »

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