Investing
These articles cover all topics related to investing including making investments in stocks, bonds, commodities, and currencies.
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How Sophisticated Should Your Investment Tools Be?
If you are a day trader or an active investor you probably don’t need to read this article. Seriously, you probably use a lot of software gadgets on some electronic trading dashboard that shows you the markets you are interested in, tracks stocks and commodities, and helps you set your limits. You’re set. Go make your millions of dollars. As for the rest of us, let’s face it: we are terrible at analyzing markets, market trends, and figuring out where to put our money. If you dream of being like Warren Buffett you are probably many billions of dollars in value short of realizing that dream. But though we cannot…
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What are the Basics of Personal Investing Strategies?
Have you ever heard anyone say, “Insurance policies are not investment instruments?” Or have you wondered what the difference is between a 401(k) retirement plan and an IRA retirement plan? Most people don’t really keep all these things straight, but there are also many conflicting opinions out there. Here is a quick run down of pros and cons for investment tools available to the average individual (we don’t need to worry about where wealthy people put their money). And we should also note that these are the investment tools available to most Americans. Opportunities may differ from country to country, so this is by no means an exhaustive list of…
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British Investment Strategist Markas Gilmartin Advocates Professionlism, Ethics
We have seen too many investment and financial services scandals. And there is no way to ensure we won’t see any more. Still, it is good to see financial planners taking steps to rebuild the credibility of their industry. In the United Kingdom that seems to be the story. It’s not so clear if American financial planners are making a similar effort. Every year we learn about some new investment scheme come unraveled. It should come as no surprise that small investors and even some wealthy people are losing faith in the industry that is supposed to safeguard their wealth and help them build the next generation of economic capital.…
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Navigate the Stormy Seas of Options Trading by Learning from Others’ Mistakes
If you follow the career of master investor Warren Buffett at all then you know the man has an uncanny sense of how to make money. But are you aware that Warren Buffett once lost $534 million on options trading? Just goes to show that even the best among us can make mistakes. However, you can’t afford to make a staggering mistake like that. When you have mastered the basics of options trading you’ll feel empowered to start making money by placing your own PUT and CALL contracts out there on the market, but watch out. There are plenty of mistakes to avoid. Here is a quick rundown of some…
