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- Pre-Retirement Planning Advice to Create Predictable Income - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2009 from Bill LoseyEditor's Note: The following is an excerpt from Retire in a Weekend! The Baby Boomers’ Guide to Making Work Optional. Catch a sneak peek of the authors DVD, The 10 Biggest Mistakes People Make When Retiring & How YOU Can Avoid Them at www.RetireinaWeekend.com. Creating a steady stream of ...
Views: 1734(21 votes) - Real Estate Investment Ideas - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2009 from Steve GillmanThe following real estate investment ideas revolve around the general theme of gaining some special advantage. This is more necessary that normal at the moment (2009) because it is unclear whether home values will continue to fall. Having the right approach limits the risk inherent in falling ...
Views: 1340(1 vote) - Quantitative Investment Management - The Low-Stress High-Yield Approach to Investing - by Submitted on Aug 24, 2009 from Steven FloydAre you sick and tired of being stressed out by the stock market's every move? Have you had it with losing big money every time the market turns south? Read on to discover quantitative investment management, also known as the absolute return investing, the low stress and high yield approach to ...
Views: 1286(1 vote) - Recession Recovery Predictions…and Penny Stocks - by Submitted on Aug 24, 2009 from John Paul WhitefootI don’t really recall too many analysts predicting that the Western World would tumble into a major recession. Nor do I recall many economists thinking the credit crunch would amount to very much. Two years on, most analysts quoted articles I read seem to fall short of making any long-term ...
Views: 1471(1 vote) - Two Targets When Trading - by Submitted on Aug 21, 2009 from Shaun RosenbergWhenever you enter the stock market it is a good idea to have two targets. Each one of these is critical to being successful in a given trade. The first target someone should have is where you believe the stock will go. You do not want to just blindly buy a stock and hope that it works out ...
Views: 981(1 vote) - Getting the Best Investment Advice - What You Need to Know About Your Investment Advisor - by Submitted on Aug 20, 2009 from Steven FloydLooking for great investment advice? Here's what you must know: Is your prospective investment advisor in the day to day business of actually making money? If not, the advice you get will probably not be very helpful and could get you in trouble. But that's just the tip of the iceberg. Read on ...
Views: 1118(1 vote) - Retirement Investment Strategies - Three Things You Must Do to Achieve Investment Success - by Submitted on Aug 20, 2009 from Steven FloydHow is your IRA doing? If yours has been performing like most people's, your savings have been virtually decimated in the last few years. That's very unfortunate, and it happened because so many people don't know what they need to do to keep their savings safe even during bear markets, and to ...
Views: 1125(1 vote) - Investing For Profits, Part One - The Easiest Way to Improve Your Results - by Submitted on Aug 20, 2009 from Steven FloydAre most of your savings in an IRA? And are those savings invested mostly in mutual funds? Read on to discover why this is not necessarily the best way to make your money grow -- or even to keep it safe. Instead, read on for a simple technique that will give you far better results than you're ...
Views: 918(1 vote) - Investing For Profits, Part Two - The Easiest Way to Improve Your Results - by Submitted on Aug 20, 2009 from Steven FloydWould you like a better return on your investments? Whether you have an IRA or a brokerage account, chances are that your money is mostly in mutual funds. Read on to learn more about why this is not the best place for it to be, and what to do instead. First of all, you should know that this ...
Views: 1022(1 vote) - Which Investment Methods Are Best? New Sophisticated Tools Lead to a New Investment Formula - by Submitted on Aug 20, 2009 from Steven FloydWhich investment methods are best? Financial analysts, money managers, and financial media have always argued about this question. And as you probably know, they continue to argue. So what IS the best solution? Many individuals simply choose to believe someone they've heard on television, or ...
Views: 921(1 vote) - Mastering Intraday Trading - by Submitted on Aug 20, 2009 from Dennis VydrinAccording to the technical analysis of currency or equity movement, price actions take place casually with a certain trend component. This fact is based on scientific researches and bears high importance for those traders who desire to trade using rational scientific approaches. This means that ...
Views: 2680(4 votes) - Rolling Options to a Later Date - by Submitted on Aug 19, 2009 from Shaun RosenbergRolling options to a later date is something that you have probably seen if you are trading options. It allows you to get out of a position you are currently in and get into a position at a later date. I’m sure you know that all option contracts eventually expire. At that expiration date ...
Views: 1434(1 vote) - Use Patients When Trading - by Submitted on Aug 19, 2009 from Shaun RosenbergWhen trading in the stock market one of the most important things that you can have is patients. You want to be able to wait until the time is just right before you get in. Anyone can create their own trading rules but actually following those rules is what sets apart the people who are ...
Views: 958(1 vote) - Online Trading: Preparedness is a Key Factor to Your Success - by Submitted on Aug 19, 2009 from Cristian StanWhen you engage yourself in online trading, you need to come prepared. Many new traders are often under-equipped and they lack the necessary things needed to succeed. You see, in this line of business, you could earn so much but you can also go down hard. Before you even try your hand at ...
Views: 682(1 vote) - Forex Platforms - by Submitted on Aug 19, 2009 from Cristian StanThe financial industry has made full use of what information technology has to offer, especially in the area of trading where real-time data spells the difference between being ahead of the market and being left behind. This scenario applies to Forex as well. This has given rise to the ...
Views: 755(1 vote) - What is Foreign Exchange Market? - by Submitted on Aug 19, 2009 from Cristian StanForeign Exchange (Forex) Markets is simply a place where traders can trade a currency for another currency. It is a place where currencies can be bought and sold rapidly and in real-time. Well-known banks, large multi-national companies, local governments and other financial institutions use ...
Views: 772(1 vote) - Finding a Forex Broker: 6 Factors to Consider - by Submitted on Aug 19, 2009 from Cristian StanChoosing the right people to help you could be your ticket to success in Forex Trading. As such, you should make sure you hire a broker that is worth every penny you pay him for, and more. You see, a Forex broker is the person who will trade in your place, and whether you profit or not, you ...
Views: 661(1 vote) - Tips for The Troubled Trader - by Submitted on Aug 19, 2009 from Shaun RosenbergThe troubled trader is someone who just can’t seem to make it in the trading world. They may have learned a lot in the past, but are still having trouble making consistent gains. If you are in this situation these tips can help you out. 1. Turn Off the News It is very tempting to look ...
Views: 1320(1 vote) - Your Trading Style - by Submitted on Aug 19, 2009 from Shaun RosenbergDeveloping your own trading style is of course one of the first steps to actually trading. You cannot simply get someone else’s trading system and make it work for you because it may not fit your needs. Every person is different, and that works its way in the stock market as well. Before ...
Views: 1294(1 vote) - The Basic of Futures Trading - by Submitted on Aug 18, 2009 from David RiveraHave you heard of futures trading? From day trading to positions trading, many people trade in the futures markets. There are also futures options where traders trade an option contract which is directly related to the underlying futures market. What exactly are they trading? Future ...
Views: 795(1 vote) - Selling Covered Calls - by Submitted on Aug 17, 2009 from Shaun RosenbergSelling covered calls is a very effective strategy in the stock market. It lets you make continuous cash flow from a stock that you already own and can have a huge effect on your annual return. So how do you set up a covered call trade? There are three steps you have to take. 1. Find A ...
Views: 1027 - Investing in Stock Options - by Submitted on Aug 17, 2009 from Shaun RosenbergStock options can either help you to gain a huge return in the stock market, or it can completely destroy your account. Trading them can be a good thing as long as you keep a handle on your risk. There are three things that may help you to increase your chances of being profitable with ...
Views: 1236 - Investing Ideas For Beginners - by Submitted on Aug 15, 2009 from Sanjeev SavantIf you have recently been hit by the stock market investing bug, but are not sure where to begin with then you have come to the right place. Most beginners assume that stock market investing is a money making machine and fall prey to the millions of ideas floating around that claim to make you ...
Views: 607(1 vote) - Going All in When Trading - by Submitted on Aug 14, 2009 from Shaun RosenbergI read an article that was saying one of the most important things to know about the stock market is when to go all in. Well I kind of agree, you got to know that there is never a good time to go all in. If you ever watch the world series of poker you will find that it is a very similar game ...
Views: 1014(1 vote) - Can You Be Wrong Trading? - by Submitted on Aug 14, 2009 from Shaun RosenbergSome people seem to believe that the professional traders got that way by not being wrong. That they can somehow pick a stock that is going to shoot up 200% in the next couple of months. This is what leads a lot of people to just buy and hope for the best. Well, if everyone just bought and ...
Views: 1055(1 vote) - Trading Becomes Much Easier with an Expert Advisor - by Submitted on Aug 14, 2009 from Rich HenryForex trading is not that easy as it seems. This Foreign exchange currency market that lets people buy and sell currencies as a part of investment. Unlike the olden days when only the banks and huge corporate firms used to participate in Forex trading, today, anyone with little knowledge about ...
Views: 1231(1 vote) - Why Are Covered Calls So Popular? - by Submitted on Aug 13, 2009 from Shaun RosenbergCovered calls can be a very profitable strategy. That has made it one of the most used strategies in the stock market for both traders and investors. But what does it offer that makes it such a workable approach? 1. Money Now You make money the second you enter a covered calls trade. It ...
Views: 885(1 vote) - Do Covered Calls Limit Your Profits? - by Submitted on Aug 13, 2009 from Shaun RosenbergWriting covered calls is a very popular strategy in the stock market. And it can be both a great cash flow producer and a not so great means of missing a profit. When you sell a call on a stock you already own what you are doing is giving someone else the right to buy a given stock at a ...
Views: 1163(2 votes) - How to Invest in the Foreign Exchange Market - by Submitted on Aug 13, 2009 from Cristian StanThe Foreign Exchange Market known as FOREX Market or Currency Exchange Market is the largest market in the world in terms of finances and trades. It is where international banks, financial institutions and governments post trades for foreign currencies. The currency exchange is open 24 hours ...
Views: 1038(4 votes) - Foreign Exchange (Forex) Training - by Submitted on Aug 13, 2009 from Cristian StanForeign exchange trading is perhaps one of the most dynamic occupations of today, so that is why anybody who wants to go into this line of business should be as energetic and as driven as possible. This is because the nature of the business is always active. For example, if Tokyo is having ...
Views: 680(1 vote) - Forex Systems: 5 Strategies that Help You - by Submitted on Aug 13, 2009 from Cristian StanIn Forex trading, having foolproof systems will be a key factor to your success. Now the million-dollar-question is, how do you establish one? Below are some strategies you can use in order for you to find a system that will give you the edge in Forex Trading. Research In any aspect of ...
Views: 657 - The 11th Dimension Space For Higher Cognitive Functioning - by Submitted on Jun 10, 2010 from Andre ZiziThis is part of my audio introduction into the 11th dimension Neuro Visualisation coming soon What is this 11th Dimension Space? This 11th dimension space baffled physicists and astrophysicists Proponents of string theory debate about special dimension told us for a while that there ...
Views: 2240(2 votes) - Is Trading Risky? - by Submitted on Aug 12, 2009 from Shaun RosenbergHow risky is trading? Is it something that only a few people will ever be able to do, or is it something that anyone can do? Well anytime you are getting into a stock position you are risking money. There isn’t a way around this simple fact. There are many market participants that ...
Views: 1425(1 vote) - Successful Risk Control - by Submitted on Aug 12, 2009 from Dennis VydrinSometimes you may hear questions like “Is success in trading achieved due to trading methods or to psychological aspects?” Definitely the right answer is that both things are necessary components and the point where these two spheres are crossed is called risk management. It determines ahead to ...
Views: 1295(14 votes) - Should Everyone Learn Stock Trading? - by Submitted on Aug 11, 2009 from Shaun RosenbergShould everyone learn stock trading? It can be very profitable, but that doesn’t mean that everyone should take part. Some people will probably be better off as far away from the stock market as possible. There are three traits that you must have if you want to succeed as a stock ...
Views: 949(1 vote) - When To Buy Options - by Submitted on Aug 11, 2009 from Shaun RosenbergBuying options can be a very profitable strategy, but it can also be a very risky strategy. Trade it correctly and you can make unbelievable gains. Trade it incorrectly and it can take your account to $0 faster than you would have even imagined possible. I like to trade options every now ...
Views: 918(1 vote) - *** Pre-Retirement 401k & Asset Allocation Advice - by Submitted on Aug 11, 2009 from Bill LoseyQuestion: I plan on retiring in 15 years (at age 60) and currently have 85% of my money in stocks. I’ve been maxing out my 401(K) since I was 21, and in the last year, I have seen some frightening drops in my funds. Should I be making any kind of changes to prevent more losses? Larry, Texas ...
Views: 1985(18 votes) - One Investors Junk Could Be A Penny Stock Investors Treasure - by Submitted on Aug 11, 2009 from John Paul WhitefootI was sitting with an acquaintance this past week at the dinner table. His vocabulary is chock full of clichés. It’s not that he thinks he made them up. I’m sure he knows that he’s uttering sayings people have been privy to for hundreds of years. I imagine he thinks inserting them into ...
Views: 728 - The Reasons for Financial Failure - by Submitted on Aug 11, 2009 from Craig Lock"Money can't buy you happiness. But it helps you to be miserable in comfort." - Woody Allen Why do most people not achieve financial success? Reason One: Lack of knowledge: or more specifically, a lack of desire to gain knowledge. Make the effort to read about financial matters and you ...
Views: 853 - Economics and the Stock Market - by Submitted on Aug 10, 2009 from Shaun RosenbergIn this world there is economics and there is the stock market. The problem comes when people start to assume they are the same thing. Don’t get me wrong they are related. If the economy is doing great then sooner or later so will the stock market. If the economy is doing poorly the stock ...
Views: 1191 - Playing a Stock Market Crash - by Submitted on Aug 10, 2009 from Shaun RosenbergStock market crashes aren’t always bad. In fact sometimes they can be unbelievable profitable. During a big crash there is the opportunity to make a large amount of money in a short period of time, if you play it right. So what do you need to do to play a market crash successfully? Well ...
Views: 964 - Investing For Profits, Part 3 - The Basics of the Formulaic Or Quantitative Investing Approach - by Submitted on Aug 09, 2009 from Steven FloydAre you using the "buy & hold" or the "traditional asset allocation" approach to investing? Do you realize that both of them can put your money at considerable risk for loss -- while not even maximizing its growth potential? Read on for an alternative that's safer and has the potential of far ...
Views: 863(2 votes) - ETFs and Covered Calls - by Submitted on Aug 09, 2009 from Shaun RosenbergETFs and covered calls can be a great combination at times. It kind of seems like they were made for each other because ETFs have the following characteristics. 1. Not go to Zero I have never seen an ETF go to zero before because it is just a combination of different stocks. For it to go ...
Views: 1225 - How Much do Options Really Cost? - by Submitted on Aug 07, 2009 from Shaun RosenbergWhen you buy a stock option how much are you actually paying for that option? What are you paying for? Not many people realize that a large chunk of the option they are buying might not even be for the underlying stock. An option price has three major things factored into it; intrinsic ...
Views: 3767 - I Don’t Like Penny Stocks - by Submitted on Aug 07, 2009 from Shaun RosenbergI don’t know what all the fuss is about penny stocks. They take your money go to zero and everyone seems to think that is a great deal. Not me, there are 3 reasons why I will never trade penny stocks. 1. They are Penny Stocks For A Reason A company doesn’t go from $10 to $.10 unless ...
Views: 976 - Stock Market Crash Impacts Variable Life Insurance Polices - by Submitted on Aug 07, 2009 from Michael KortzMore than just your portfolio will feel the pinch of the recent stock market crash. Your variable life insurance policy may also be in danger of taking a downward spiral. Variable life insurance policies have experienced increased popularity - currently accounting for 40 percent of life ...
Views: 1981 - Can You Short An Option - by Submitted on Aug 07, 2009 from Shaun RosenbergPeople always talk about buying options. But that isn’t the only way you can use them to increase your returns in the stock market. You can also short options and make money from the premium. Let me explain how this works. A put option gives you the right to sell a stock at a certain price ...
Views: 4705 - Trading Against the Trend - Unwise - by Submitted on Aug 05, 2009 from Shaun RosenbergTrading against the trend is not a great idea when you think about it. Everyone seems to want to pick the top or the bottom but there are so many consequences to that kind of thinking. 1. It is low probability I have heard people say if only they would have picked the bottom they would be ...
Views: 1480 - Selling Spreads - by Submitted on Aug 05, 2009 from Shaun RosenbergSelling spreads can be a very profitable strategy. Instead of shooting for one or two big home runs it tries to shoot a lot of singles which eventually add up and can cause you to get a great return in your trading account. The major benefits of selling spreads are that it. 1. Is ...
Views: 1303(1 vote) - Selling Puts Adds Up - by Submitted on Aug 05, 2009 from Shaun RosenbergSelling puts can be a wonderful strategy at times. And it definitely can build up after you have been doing it for a long while. Most new traders want to make the big returns. They want to buy that option that is going to shoot up 300% in 2 days. While that can happen every once and a ...
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