Archive for the ‘Investing’ Category
Friday, October 12th, 2007
If you are interested in investing, there's one area you don't want to neglect a study of. Pay particular attention to the transaction costs of your investments, because your very return depends on it. If you aren't careful, you'll be drilled nearly into oblivion by costs. These ...
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Friday, October 5th, 2007
So many people rush into investing in the stock market, many of them never even do basic research. Even if you have done a ton of research, it's still no guarantee you'll earn a big return. So what's the best way to make sure you don't get burned ...
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Wednesday, October 3rd, 2007
A frequent lament from stock investors is that they sold out too early. With hindsight being 20/20, it's easy to sit back and analyze your trade and say that you ended up prematurely exiting the trade. But if it happens too often, it can be cause for concern. ...
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Tuesday, October 2nd, 2007
Investing and speculation are two distinct disciplines, that are sometimes used interchangeably by the uninitiated. The terms describe two very distinct acts, and should be kept separate in our minds for that reason alone.
Speculation is most often done for the sole interest of guessing at price fluctuations. ...
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Wednesday, September 12th, 2007
Oil has been rising steadily, even hitting a record $80 per barrel today, and that's creating all kinds of effects in the currency exchange markets. The Canadian dollar rose to new highs today on the news of soaring oil.
Figures released this afternoon from the US Energy Information Administration ...
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Wednesday, September 5th, 2007
Here's a great gift idea for your favorite investor, even if your favorite investor is you!.
The Wireless Stock Market Reporter gives investors live time stock market reports on the Dow Jones, the NASDAQ and the Standard & Poor's 500 index from any location in the continental United States.
This device ...
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Tuesday, September 4th, 2007
Being a new investor is a daunting task. One of the key factors that make learning investing different than other endeavors, is the fact that you stand to lose real money if you're wrong. This can cause a fear among new people that might make the whole concept ...
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Monday, September 3rd, 2007
Lately there has been some good news for mortgage holders. The idea is that the government is listening, and something may end up being done to alleviate the suffering. The bad news is, it probably won't be fast, and may not come in time for the millions of ...
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Thursday, August 30th, 2007
The housing market has been taking a beating lately and the number of foreclosures on the rise.
Analysts are now placing some amount of blame on "flippers" -speculative real estate investors that bought homes to either repair or to hold and sell to someone with the hopes that they could ...
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Friday, August 24th, 2007
Everyone loves the "for Dummies" type of books. They attempt to tackle complex subjects and break them down in a way that even an "idiot" can understand. But when you attempt to make up any kind of "investing for dummies" outline, your run into some serious snags. ...
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