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  • Four Logic Behind Why Making Use of Swing Trading Strategies Is Beneficial - by Owen Moore
    Submitted on Dec 09, 2011 from Simone Brown
    Many reasons exist why you need to think about using swing trading strategy over other trading methods. Read on to discover the reasons why. Swing trading is by all means one of the most popular trading strategies used in the Forex market. The primary feature used to identify this trading ...
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  • Metastock’s Explorer: One Of The Best Tools For Your Trade Arsenal - by Fernando Brinkerhoff
    Submitted on Dec 10, 2010 from Fernando Brinkerhoff
    I believe Metastock’s explorer tool is one of the best tools available in this software. Perhaps is not the best screening and explorer tool to find the right stock to trade, but it is definitely one of the best tools inside Metastock. Not only you can easily program it after you learn its ...
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  • 12 End-Of-Year Personal Finance Must Do's - by Tracey Farmer at InspiredMinute.com
    Submitted on Jan 29, 2013 from Tracey Farmer
    With the end of the year looming, there are many tasks that must be completed before this impending deadline. There are even a few perks that might help to ease the transition into the new year. While I am by no means an accountant, financial planner or lawyer, I have come up with a list ...
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  • Top 3 Ways To Get Enhanced Annuity Quotes - by Scott Artichoke
    Submitted on Jul 21, 2011 from scott artichoke
    Annuities are financial products which you buy when you reach retirement. You need to buy an annuity because it is your life income, the income you receive instead of working. For some retirees, it is a stressful and worrying time as it is a major decision which is irreversible and very ...
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  • ***Questioning Work & Retirement - by Bill Losey, the Official Guide to Retirement and Retirement Planning
    Submitted on Nov 12, 2009 from Bill Losey
    Question: I’m 55 and not really happy with my job any more. I’d like to retire but I’m not sure I have enough money. What should I do? Liz, New York Answer: Liz, realize that you’re not alone. Many baby boomers are tired and burnt, and no longer want to wake up to their alarm clock come ...
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  • What Are Leveraged and Inverse ETFs - by Jay Leavitt PhD
    Submitted on Mar 05, 2011 from Jay Leavitt PhD
    What are Exchange Traded Funds? Exchange Trade Funds (ETFs) are cousins of mutual funds. They correspond to baskets of stock that are bought and sold like stocks. Generally, there is a one day delay after a sell order is placed on a mutual fund; ETF sell orders are executed immediately during ...
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  • ***Invest For Your Wealth, Invest IN Your Health - by Janet Tyler Johnson, CFP®, the Official Guide to Investing
    Submitted on Apr 23, 2010 from Janet Tyler Johnson
    As the Investment Guide at SelfGrowth.com, you probably wouldn’t expect to see an article talking about your health, but health care costs can impact a person’s financial plan more than any other single item. Yet how many of us are formally investing in our wellness? Is wellness a category ...
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  • Tips to Take Your Real Estate Investing to the Next Level - by Dave Lindahl
    Submitted on Mar 07, 2013 from David Lindahl
    Taking your real estate investment business to the next level means going into territory you haven't gone before to reap rewards you haven't yet obtained. I know many people who do the same types of deals they did when they first started in real estate investing. There's nothing wrong with doing ...
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  • Strategic Investment Mixology – In Search Of The Holy Grail Cocktail - by Steve Selengut
    Submitted on May 29, 2008 from Steve Selengut
    So what do your Investment Manager and your neighborhood bartender have in common, other than the probability that you spend more time with the latter during market corrections? Antoine Tedesco, in his "The History of Cocktails" article, lists three things that mixologists consider important to ...
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  • Rules Rule - by Victor Chan Wai-To
    Submitted on Feb 15, 2011 from Victor Chan
    When I was studying in university, I learnt about the game of contract bridge, and played a lot of casual games with other beginners in the university bridge club. After a while, I told other players that I knew something about the game, but a better player disagreed, and instead he asked ...
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  • How Long Will It Take To Double Your Money? - by Bill Losey, CFP®, CSA
    Submitted on Oct 25, 2007 from Bill Losey
    Question: I just inherited $50,000. If I put it in a bank CD, how many years will it take before it’s worth $100,000? Answer: 14.4 years – assuming your interest rate is 5%. In the financial planning world there is something called the “Rule of 72”. It’s a very simple way to compute and ...
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  • Real Estate Investing and the Importance of Education - by Mathew Owens
    Submitted on Sep 08, 2012 from Mathew Owens
    “If you think education is expensive, try ignorance.” With the exception of a couple of rare exceptions (lottery, inheritance, etc.), there’s really only three main areas a person can realistically choose from to generate wealth and true financial independence for themselves: • Successfully ...
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  • The Four Types of Bonds and Investing for Returns - by Jamie Bush
    Submitted on Jun 23, 2012 from Jamie Bush
    Bonds, types of bonds and how they work can get confusing. I’ll do my best to describe what I know about this area of investing. There are different categories of bonds that you can invest in. All bonds carry a maturity date and coupon rate. The coupon rate is the annual interest rate paid and ...
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  • Tradeturningpoint Intraday Jackpot Tips Can Help You Trade Smarter - by Himangshu Sekhar Sahoo
    Submitted on Jan 09, 2013 from Jisu Prasad
    Trading in the stock market can be thrilling for an investor. Investing in trading market is like putting your money towards potential growth. Make sure that you have mastered a trading process that will work for stock market futures. But before you start trading in the stock market it is ...
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  • BINARY OPTIONS – WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW - A CAUTIONERY TALE - by Avril Betts CHA
    Submitted on Jan 28, 2016 from Avril Betts
    About 18 months ago after receiving numerous emails touting Binary Options I decided to try them out. Like most people I had been looking for something to supplement my income something I thought I would have some control over and could do from home. In simple terms Binary Options are ...
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  • *** 5 Retirement Investing Tips - by Bill Losey, the Official Guide to Retirement Planning
    Submitted on Dec 09, 2009 from Bill Losey
    Each time we have a bad market, the media pundits starts saying “it’s different this time” and we all buy into it. The reality is they’re partly right because the circumstances surrounding each drop are rarely the same. However, I attended a conference and was shown how in each of the last 12 ...
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  • Stock (Intraday) Tips Provider - by Nimish
    Submitted on May 06, 2011 from Capital Stars Financial Services
    There are many ways to invest and gain profit. One of the best options is by investing in stock market. People who are risk takers can work in this market and earn handsome amount without leaving the comforts of their homes. The power of the internet has gone through many boundaries and now any ...
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  • Why Penny Stocks Aren't For You - by Peter Leeds
    Submitted on Nov 15, 2012 from Peter Leeds
    You've heard of the monumental gains penny stocks can make, you've seen the great successes your co-worker had, and you've read about how many millionaires that last high-flyer created. That doesn't mean you're ready for penny stocks, and in fact it might mean that you would do best to stay far ...
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  • How Profitable Is Your Tax Lien Investing? - by Joanne Musa, The Tax Lien Lady
    Submitted on Apr 01, 2011 from Joanne Musa
    Do you know how profitable your tax lien investing portfolio is? In this article you’ll learn how to track your tax lien portfolio so that you know just how profitable you are at any time. Begin by entering all of your tax liens into a spreadsheet or software program. The best way to index them ...
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  • LINE – The Secret to Select Winning Stocks - by Victor Chan Wai-To
    Submitted on Mar 12, 2011 from Victor Chan
    Professionals rely on procedures. When an airplane is going to land, the pilot goes through a checklist carefully to make sure that the landing is safe. When a competitive tennis player begins a match, he exercises a mental rehearsal process to make sure he is in a correct state of mind. It is ...
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  • “Collapse at Any Time”? Probably It Will Fit the Biblical Appointed Time for Trumpets, Lev 23:24 - by Dr. Richard Ruhling
    Submitted on Jun 11, 2014 from Richard Ruhling
    The Bible says, Rich men [will] weep and howl, for your miseries that shall come upon you. Your riches are corrupted…Your gold and silver cankered..You have heaped treasure for the last days,” James 5:1-3, King James. In 2008 the new moon was in the sky as the US Senate approved $760 billion ...
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  • 6 Steps to Creating an Investment Policy Statement - by Dan Goldie
    Submitted on Aug 05, 2010 from Dan Goldie
    One of the most important elements of a successful investment experience is the investment policy statement. This is essentially a written investment plan that allows you (and your advisor, if you have one) to have a written implementation, management, and review program for managing your ...
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  • Comparing Annuities For Investment Purposes - by Lisa Cintron
    Submitted on Mar 24, 2010 from Lisa Cintron
    Most people shopping for an annuity are looking for a way to save for a child's college fund, or for a future retirement. Annuities are either deferred or immediate. Immediate annuities require a lump sum investment and start paying out on the following month, while a deferred annuity requires a ...
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  • British Pound Slipped Back in Ramadan - by Chris Jericho
    Submitted on May 04, 2017 from Umer Fiaz
    On Wall Street, the Dow Jones Industrial Average is as of now down 58 points or 0.28%. On that note, it's an ideal opportunity to close for the day. A debt of gratitude is in order for every one of your Best Ramadan Umrah package Service provider remarks, and we'll be back tomorrow. Moody's has ...
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  • ETF Trading System Designed for Emerging Markets - by Jay A. Leavitt, PhD
    Submitted on Jan 21, 2011 from Jay Leavitt PhD
    Trading Emerging Markets can be a tribulation. Each trading analysis system I had tested was a dreadful failure. I could not eke out any gains without experiencing unacceptable draw downs. On account of the volatility of the emerging markets, represented by the ETF named EEM, the draw downs ...
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  • *** Coping with the Prospect of Inflation in Retirement - by Bill Losey, CFP®, CSA, The Official Guide to Retirement Planning
    Submitted on Jul 02, 2009 from Karyn Maier
    Question: I’ve been thinking about retiring for a few years now but I’m really concerned about how expensive everything is. I’m still working and wondering if I’ll ever have enough to retire. How do you help people cope with high inflation? Phillip, CT Answer: I help my private clients ...
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  • Flexible Trading - by Dennis Vydrin
    Submitted on Sep 09, 2009 from Dennis Vydrin
    Currency market traders always admit that so called “common sense” has an influence on them and their expectations regarding results of trading. The market always experiences constant movement and formation of a strong opinion may lead to prejudices that become difficult to break in the end. ...
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  • Washington’s Top 5 Money Missteps: Are You Guilty? - by Barry Glassman, CFP®
    Submitted on Dec 13, 2016 from Barry Glassman
    Financial implosions make headlines. It’s also news when rich and famous people like Jack Kent Cooke make huge, public estate planning mistakes. Yet the average person is just as prone to making painful financial errors time and time again, even if their mistakes never go viral on social media. ...
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  • Research and Analyze Gold Tips And Commodity Tips for profit in MCX Market - by ryan jessica
    Submitted on Mar 21, 2012 from Ryan Jessica
    From ancient times till now Gold is one of the most secure and fruitful investment for us. People have benefitted from gold investment when everything was under recession or you can call it a great economic depression. People who had invested in gold were not affected by this great depression. ...
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  • WHAT TO DO WHEN NOTIFIED OF A BEQUEST - by Lorri Greif
    Submitted on May 18, 2010 from lorri Greif
    With all the trainings that go on about the many different ways to make a planned gift, the fact is approximately 75% of all planned gifts are made through bequests. Most often when bequests mature the charitable beneficiaries find out about it when they receive a notice of probate or a letter ...
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  • Setting Up Your Forex Trading Area - by Randy Rodenhouse
    Submitted on Sep 02, 2010 from Randy Rodenhouse
    Gone are the days of the movie Wallstreet where people were running across a large room full of traders to check figures or use special phone lines. Today it’s easy to have your own trading area. Thanks to modern technology the average Joe now has access to faster, smaller, and more powerful ...
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  • Student Loan Debt Highest Among Middle-Income Students - by Jeff Mictabor
    Submitted on Nov 09, 2010 from Jeff Mictabor
    According to a new report issued by the College Board, students from families whose median annual income falls between $60,000 and $90,000 leave school owing about $35,000 in student loans, compared to students from lower-income families, who graduate with about $25,000 in student loan ...
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  • Investment Performance Evaluation Re-Evaluated: Part Two - by Steve Selengut
    Submitted on Apr 27, 2009 from Steve Selengut
    The Working Capital Model (WCM) looks at investment performance differently, less emotionally, and without a whole lot of concern for short-term market value movements. Market value performance evaluation techniques are only used to analyze peak-to-peak market cycle movements over significant ...
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  • "Commodities- Alternative Actions and Investing for Today's Mega Information Era." - by Scott Lifer
    Submitted on Jul 24, 2009 from SCOTT LIFER
    Commodities—Alternative Actions and investing for today’s Mega Information Era: To begin any new venture, we must first learn the language and lingo of the discipline. Commodity Trading is nothing more than a huge supermarket of tangible goods (cocoa, sugar, coffee, lumber, ...
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  • Planting the Seeds - by Paul Finck
    Submitted on May 07, 2012 from Paul Finck
    The old saying says that April showers bring May flowers. However, what happens if you didn’t plant anything? It’s really hard for something to grow when you don’t plant. Of course this is just an analogy and yet it absolutely applies to your life as well. What are you putting out ...
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  • Reinvesting Proceeds from REO Flips Into Commercial Properties - by Dave Lindahl
    Submitted on Dec 03, 2009 from David Lindahl
    In a previous article, I pointed out that coming up with the funding to support commercial real estate purchases may be both intimidating and even prohibitive for many real estate investors. If this scenario rings true for you, then you might consider something a little more basic to help ...
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  • Getting Started With Evaluating Mutual Fund Performance - by Mindy Crary, MBA, CFP
    Submitted on Jan 31, 2012 from Mindy Crary
    When it comes to mutual fund investing, many people ask me how to evaluate the performance and quality of their mutual funds in their brokerage account, 401(k) IRAs, etc. Simply evaluating performance in terms of rates of return can be disappointing in our current environment; additionally, it ...
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  • Productive Day Trading - The Mind-set with regards to a Successful Dealer - by Jade Smith
    Submitted on Mar 05, 2013 from jade willsmith
    I've traded in my own account for decades, attempting most styles prior to obtaining my particular market - day trading grain futures agreements. Exactly what appeared essential in those early days today looks mainly unrelated. Instead, I actually concentrate completely on a couple of highly ...
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  • TradeTurningPoint Proffers Worthwhile Sure Shot Intraday Tips - by Jisu Prasad
    Submitted on Jan 18, 2013 from Jisu Prasad
    These days more and more people are opting to trade in the stock market. To trade in the stock market successfully it is necessary for a trader to know intraday tips. These tips will increase the chances of success in the stock market. The intraday or daily tips are goal setting, selecting a ...
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  • The Investor's Creed And Your Investment Portfolio - by Steve Selengut
    Submitted on Oct 29, 2007 from Steve Selengut
    Growing up at Lake Hopatcong in Northwest Jersey, the most popular entertainment around was the rickety old Roller Coaster at Bertrand Island Park. The excitement would build as you ascended the first peak, anticipating the breathtaking plunge; eyes wide open (or shut), screaming from the thrill ...
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  • The Use Of Technical Analysis Necessary In Crude Oil Trade - by Alice Dylan
    Submitted on Jun 18, 2012 from Alice Dylan
    One of the crucial elements found on the horizon of earth is oil. Investing in crude oil futures is more or less similar to the transactions of other goods. Holding similarity to the purchase and sell of stocks on the online platform, the difference is the contract which the trader enters into. ...
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  • Speculate Like the Spider - by Victor Chan Wai-To
    Submitted on Feb 25, 2011 from Victor Chan
    Be there an organism that symbolizes a good speculator, it has to be the spider. Are you familiar with its method of foraging? Instead of moving around to hunt, it simply builds up a web to let its prey automatically fall into it. It is the same in trading, for whereas the amateur assumes a ...
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  • ***Golf and Investing: Optimism, Focus, and Education - by Steve Selengut
    Submitted on May 27, 2011 from Steve Selengut
    You knew it the moment it left the club, that spark at contact when you catch it just right. You look up. It's just reaching the top of its climb--- and heading down right at the pin, a pin positioned left of center on the elevated green, much too close to the water. This could be the one! ...
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  • Indian Share Market - Offering Opportunities And Scope For Potential Traders - by ryan jessica
    Submitted on Mar 31, 2012 from Ryan Jessica
    Any study of the Indian share market invariably leads to two terms- SENSEX and NIFTY. The SENSEX is synonymous with the terms BSE 30, and the BSEIndia SENSEX. It invariably is linked with Bombay Stock Exchange. It is a free float market capitalisation or a weighted stock market index of well ...
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  • Gold & Silver: A History & How To Invest - by Jamie Bush
    Submitted on May 26, 2012 from Jamie Bush
    Studying the price history of gold and silver is fascinating. For over a hundred years the value of an ounce of gold was $20 and an ounce of silver $1. Silver historically has a ratio of 20:1 to gold, so eventually it should match that again - meaning the price should increase. At today's gold ...
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  • One Flu Over The Penny Stock - by John Paul Whitefoot
    Submitted on May 04, 2009 from John Paul Whitefoot
    Who knew you could put Paris Hilton and Vice President Biden on the same intellectual plain? It seems the swine flu has lots of people confused. When asked about swine flu in an online video, the ever saavy Ms. Hilton chirped, “I don’t eat that.” Others have vowed to stop eating pork. Some, ...
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  • Deciding 24option for binary options Trading - by Steve Waugh Khumam
    Submitted on May 08, 2013 from James Franklen
    Looking to start your career as a binary options trader but don't know where to start? Choosing the platform that's right for you is essential to your success. Working on a platform that fits your needs as a trader is one keys to trading success. 24option is one of those keys to unlocking your ...
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  • Do Your Homework with Commercial Real Estate- Part Two - by Dave Lindahl
    Submitted on Dec 16, 2009 from David Lindahl
    Any real estate investment deal worth doing should be able to withstand a little due diligence, and commercial properties are an excellent example of this. As first introduced in previous articles, examples of due diligence you’ll want to perform for your pending deals include: ·Property ...
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  • How to Not Get Stuck in Bull Trap - by Shaun Rosenberg
    Submitted on Jul 14, 2009 from Shaun Rosenberg
    A bull trap occurs after a long down trend in a stock happens and you may get a signal that it is going to start trending back up. This normally catches many of the market participant’s right before it starts going down again. There are 3 things that you can do to help avoid being devastated ...
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  • The Secret Graph Your Financial Advisor Isn't Showing You - by Barry Glassman, CFP®
    Submitted on Dec 13, 2016 from Barry Glassman
    As the old saying goes, a picture is worth a thousand words. But that actually might depend on the picture. For instance, if you were to take a snapshot of your financial portfolio, what would it look like? Most financial advisors provide their clients with a pie chart, which assigns a color ...
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