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Posted in Alpaca Business, Alpaca Investments, Alpaca Starter Packages on Jul 19th, 2011
As with every business, retirement is inevitable. These females are the best and the last of a well established herd. The owner, a long-time leader in our industry and I just had another talk about the details on these beautiful females. She has been so reluctant to let them go that I know that is [...]
Posted in Alpaca Business, Alpaca Fleece, Alpaca Investments, Alpaca Lifestyle on May 18th, 2011
Hi Alpaca Enthusiast! I wanted to share some very exciting news with you about the alpaca industry. Finally there is a consorted effort to recognize alpaca fiber as an economic opportunity for the public. Alpaca United has been formed as a legal entity that is creating a brand for products made from USA raised alpacas. [...]
Posted in Alpaca Investments, Alpaca Lifestyle, Alpaca Starter Packages on Nov 23rd, 2010
Now is the best time to build or rebuild an alpaca livestock business! My friend and successful alpaca breeder, Jim Patrick of Denton Texas, wrote some very insightful information about the future of the alpaca industry recently. When he did… I took notice. Why? Because when he speaks… people listen and for very good reasons! He has a background [...]
Posted in Alpaca Investments, Alpaca Starter Packages, Tax Advantages on Nov 22nd, 2010
Section 179 is Expanded for This Year and Next Great News for starting an alpaca business this year, or expanding the one you have with another alpaca purchase… this year. The best time is now… to take advantage of the changes to the Section 179 expensing. Let me explain… On September 27, 2010, President Obama [...]
Posted in Alpaca Investments, Alpaca Lifestyle, Tax Advantages on Apr 1st, 2010
This is no April Fool’s… the alpaca industry is alive and well. The sale of one very special alpaca stud for $675,000 is only the beginning! At the end of February, a very important event took place… The Snowmass Auction in Phoenix AZ. Most of us breeders use this event as a barometer about the [...]
Posted in Alpaca Investments, Alpaca Lifestyle, Alpaca Starter Packages on Nov 30th, 2009
If you answer YES to any of these questions then you might be interested in the concept of alpaca starter packages. Have you wanted to start an alpaca herd or expand your present one? Have you thought that the average prices for good quality pregnant females were just too high for you? Have you talked [...]
Posted in Alpaca Investments, Alpaca Lifestyle, Tax Advantages on Oct 30th, 2009
When we decided to get into the alpaca industry (Oct 2004), the benefits of two factors really stood out. First the gentle nature of the lifestyle appealed to us and second the favorable tax consequences sealed the deal. My initial research took me to several publications about the financial aspects of alpaca ownership. In this [...]
Posted in Alpaca Investments on Jun 22nd, 2009
One of my coaching clients asked a question that I’m sure is on the minds of many other alpaca enthusiasts … and that is all about the stability of alpaca market values. So here is my personal opinion: You see, because the most important source of revenue in the alpaca industry is the actual sale [...]
Posted in Alpaca Investments on Jun 15th, 2009
We had a visitor to our ranch the other day who had experienced a terrible financial loss in his family when they tried raising Emus & Ostriches in the 1980′s. So he was very curious about what made the alpaca investment different … since he had heard some of the same promises applied to that [...]
Posted in Alpaca Investments on Jun 12th, 2009
Today I’d like to give you a quick summary of my take on the “Bottom Line” when it comes to investing in alpacas (ROI). 1. It’s not like winning the lottery. However, more like growing your investment exponentially and in the long term profit appears very likely, if you’re willing and able to fully embrace [...]