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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, 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 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 Tax Advantages on May 28th, 2009
If you are making (or are thinking about making) an alpaca purchase – consider this… 2009 is the best year to let Uncle Sam do it for you. Let me explain… The Stimulus Act temporarily extends the higher Section 179 expense amounts available in 2008 for an additional year. Under this provision, business [...]