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24th September 2009
President Bush came into office with great promise, and the reality has been one failure after another, and this is coming from a writer who was a conservative Republican before the President knew what the term meant. Let’s use former President Ronald R... Read >
Author: wbdoyle17th September 2009
Forex Trading - About Rounding Off Numbers
We perform rounding off numbers in our daily activities, be it going to the market, considering the temperature, or buying a piece of property. All of us are drawn to round numbers or those that end in zero. I... Read >
Author: Lee J. LaCasse17th September 2009
Worried about your stocks? Blame it on Wall Street.
Investors today face a barrage of conflicting information and exaggerated return claims from what most people consider the "market" -; the S&P 500 or the Dow Jones Industrial Average. But these indexe... Read >
Author: wbdoyle16th September 2009
The biggest etf was the first one. Created in 1993, SPDR, short for Standard & Poor's 500 Index Depository Receipts, continues to be in trading activity, a most popular choice.
Spiders are funds managed by State Street Global Advisors, follows the S... Read >
Author: Ian Wright07th September 2009
I read a banner ad online the other day; it was from a financial guru selling his trading techniques. Interestingly, his very witty tag line goes something like, “predicting the stock market before it goes up.”
Clever I thought, he can predict the... Read >
Author: John Whitefoot04th September 2009
Mutual funds come in a number of different categories, which all vary according to the rates of return, risk factor involved as well as the period of time they take to mature. An index mutual fund is a category of investment that seeks to ensure stability... Read >
Author: Peter Gitundu03rd September 2009
One rule of thumb regarding history is that it tends to repeat itself. Could the current economic situation in the United States, which has stretched from 2008 to 2009, become somewhat reminiscent of what occurred during the recession of the early 199... Read >
Author: GreenDegree30th August 2009
Gold
Demand for precious metals in self-directed U.S. Individual
Retirement Accounts is growing for many of the reasons other
investors have been drawn to the metal – a hedge against
inflation, dollar weakness and credit-market worries.
Gold ... Read >
Author: Andrea Marie08th August 2009
The Investment Grade Value Stock Index is a barometer of a small but elite sector of the stock market. Some Investment Grade Value Stocks are included in all averages and indices, but even the Dow Jones Industrial Average includes several issues that are ... Read >
Author: Steve Selengut04th August 2009
Stocks, coming off the best July in two decades, got a strong August start Monday after better-than-expected readings on manufacturing and car sales added to bets that the economy is starting to stabilize.The Dow Jones industrial average (INDU) added 115 ... Read >
Author: Jesse Purves03rd August 2009
Our parents and the media have told us to “Get a college education, find a good job, and invest in a 401K.”
So, how is that working for you?
Recently my stepdaughter Amanda asked me to review her financial situation. Scattered across her bed were ... Read >
Author: Les Schmidt25th July 2009
Starting a business during a recession is sort of like vacationing during the off-season the waters may be a little rougher, the environment a little chillier; but it's also less crowded and everyone's willing to negotiate. Now, someone with experience st... Read >
Author: Eric Schmeltzer22nd July 2009
"An unsecured loan or unsecured line of credit allows your business to receive financing without the use of collateral such as an office space, office equipment, company car, etc.
An unsecured loan or unsecured line of credit is best used by a busines... Read >
Author: berg0101a22nd July 2009
“It is not worthwhile to try to keep history from repeating itself, for man’s character will always make the preventing of the repetitions impossible.” ~Mark Twain
If you know your history, you have no reason for worry! The current economic crisi... Read >
Author: Patrick Valtin10th July 2009
One rule of thumb regarding history is that it tends to repeat itself. Could the current economic situation in the United States, which has stretched from 2008 to 2009, become somewhat reminiscent of what occurred during the recession of the early 1990s... Read >
Author: GreenDegree27th June 2009
Word got around that the country was showing the signs of revitalization. The hopefulness of the experts has swiftly been reflected in the buying patterns of investors and the economy is beaming. Yesterday, the Dow Jones industrial average was at a 235 po... Read >
Author: Robert Bell07th June 2009
Purchasing property now in Detroit is a gamble. You have got to have all the right cards. These include credit, capital, and long term security. Sure, these may sound obvious, but in today's market, home sellers and the banks issuing loans are looking clo... Read >
Author: michael russell 04th June 2009
Did you have any money invested in the stock market in 2008? Whether you invested through your 401(k), or bought mutual funds, bonds, or stocks, it is most likely you saw the value of your investment or portfolio decrease by as much as 30-50% in a matter ... Read >
Author: Robert Bell18th May 2009
Last weekend a friend was telling me over dinner that there was no recession. He pointed to the fact that there was construction going on all around his well appointed neighborhood.
In fact, he contended, the (non-existent) recession was probably the ... Read >
Author: John Whitefoot15th May 2009
Denver, CO—Reuters reported this week that the stock market rallied largely upon news of unexpected increases in home sales throughout the United States. While home prices declined slightly, observers looked to the boost in home sales as a sign that blo... Read >
Author: unleadedsoftware16th April 2009
Copyright (c) 2009 Scott Cole
Since the U.S. stock market hit its closing low on March 9th, it has rallied over 20%. Even prior to the Dow Jones Industrial Average's 497 point advance on March 23rd, the market had shown significant signs that a nice r... Read >
Author: ScottProGolf27th March 2009
What exactly are ETF's?
Introduction
Exchange-Traded Funds, or ETFs, are basically like mutual funds but that trade on stock exchanges, with a few important differences. They have many of the benefits of stocks while avoiding some of the disadvantages... Read >
Author: RodGray09th January 2009
By Natalie Pace,
Author of Put Your Money Where Your Heart Is: Investment Strategies for Lifetime Wealth
Build a better nest egg with 6 easy, sound strategies for 2009.
The stock market lost 38% in 2008, but if you lost more than 20%, your problem ... Read >
Author: FSB Authors06th January 2009
The combination of an ailing economy and a struggling housing market during an election year has created the perfect storm to once again bring issues concerning the federal capital gains tax rate to the forefront of the public’s attention. As our nation... Read >
Author: Brian S. Icenhower28th December 2008
Hewlett Packard was founded by Bill Hewlett and Dave Packard in 1939. Classmates at Stanford University, the two started their business in a garage in Palo Alto.
HP developed an early focus on electronic testing and measurement devices. Their first pro... Read >
Author: Pete Warrior15th December 2008
Stock market indices play an important role in gauging the economic health and progress of a country. Oftentimes someone will say “the stock market is up” or “down” but that is not necessarily a meaningful statement. Understanding how stock mark... Read >
Author: Bradley A Johnson04th December 2008
The stock market crash of 2008 is the worst that the world has ever seen in terms of the number of points erased from the major indices. At its lowest point to date, the Dow Jones Industrial Average has lost a historical 6749 points! To put this into pers... Read >
Author: Jason Ng17th November 2008
Well, its been quite a week. Including the effects of inflation, the Dow Jones Industrial Average is at least 20% below where it was 10 years ago! We will see layoffs in the 6 figures for many months now and we’ll probably see unemployment rates north... Read >
Author: Chris Carter21st October 2008
At the time of this writing, the country is facing real and growing fear … on Wall Street and on Main Street. The Congress, without shame, has passed the bailout plan along with a whole bunch of pork. In other words to get enough votes, individual mem... Read >
Author: Chris Carter15th October 2008
The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 20% of its value the week of October 5, 2008. After looking at the damage done during this incredible week in stock market history, many novice and experienced investors began suffering from ursaphobia.
Ursaphobia ... Read >
Author: Andy LaPointe15th October 2008
I would like to share with you to following headlines:
The Dow Jones Industrial Average is down 175 points…
The Nasdaq is down 2 ½ %...
Oil prices are up $25 per gallon…
Employment rates highest level in 5 years…
Real estate values are declini... Read >
Author: Andy LaPointe29th September 2008
The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is located in New York City. It is one of the biggest stock exchanges in the world and lists over 3,200 companies. The NYSE allows buyers and sellers to trade stock efficiently among each other. Just as a supermarket ... Read >
Author: Samantha Asher01st September 2008
Most major international stock indices are dropping fast. In fact, stock markets in Asia, the United Kingdom, and Europe have all now seen the fury of the bear. A bear market is generally defined as a drop of twenty percent from the market's previous high... Read >
Author: James William Smith30th June 2008
With the volume of deals decreasing at a significant pace, a new set of questions are being asked about the Manhattan real estate market. Most of them have to do with the general point of curiosity that has got everyone's mind in a fix: Will the slowdo... Read >
Author: Elika Associates26th June 2008
In the world of stock investing, the more you know, the better you are. Most investors subscribe to at least one business journal and others subscribe to investor newsletters. The costs of subscriptions are reasonable compared to other specialized reading... Read >
Author: Meena Kumari23rd June 2008
Gold is the chaos hedging premier monetary asset of the world. As geopolitical tensions, war, financial turmoil, geopolitial tension or virtually and global unrest manifests, gold responds directly. We will see gold rise higher in the future as the US and... Read >
Author: TheSkyIsTheLimit21st June 2008
Dow Jones was founded by Charles Henry Dow, Edward Davis Jones and Charles Milford Bergstresser on Wall Street in New York. At that time the company was called Dow, Jones & Company and the company produced and delivered daily news bulletins called to subs... Read >
Author: Viktor Ka11th June 2008
Nasdaq100 index is one of the largest non-financial companies listed on the Nasdaq 100 stock exchange. This index is value-weighted. Nasdaq100 does not contain financial companies. This index is therefore different from the S&P500 and the Dow Jones Indust... Read >
Author: Viktor Ka07th April 2008
The Dow Jones Industrial Average Index is tracked at the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker DJI (NYSE: DJI) and is maintained and reviewed by editors of The Wall Street Journal. The Dow Jones Industrial Average Index is also called the DJIA or infor... Read >
Author: Viktor Ka07th November 2007
Again welcome back to my series on how to trade stock options successfully. Key number seven is always trade with the trend. Let�s discuss what that means.As my first mentor, Dr. Stephen Cooper, says �The trend is your friend�. Generally speaking, i... Read >
Author: Roger Cox27th September 2007
The financial markets have been going through a difficult time over the past few weeks. We have watched the Dow Jones Industrial Average post some large swings including days when it moves several hundred points in a single day. The financial markets ar... Read >
Author: Julie Jalone20th September 2007
Stock Market Investing – The BasicsStock markets allow you to buy a small portion of a company (called a share). You'll get a proportional share of the revenue generated by the firm, and be able to vote in the company's elections on choosing its board ... Read >
Author: Benjamin Wise31st August 2007
Everyone wants a great deal. When you are searching for a home to buy, you certainly want to get the most home for the least amount of money. When you are selling, you want to unload your home for the most you can. How do you know when the deal is righ... Read >
Author: Drew Tyler22nd August 2007
Now we are going to talk a little about two worse days in the history of stock markets, about Black Thursday and another black day, but it is called Black Monday.
Just in one day in 1929, in one “black” day a great number of millionaires have lost a... Read >
Author: nickrichardson54420th July 2007
There is always going to be debate amount investors over the returns on Real Estate vs. the Stock Market. Each side has their valid points and it is mostly going to be up to the investor to make his own decision.
Real Estate has a long history of being... Read >
Author: Raynor James20th July 2007
There are many emotional factors connected with the ownership of Real Estate. Do the historical returns on Real Estate investments justify the confidence so many investors have in them?
The ownership of land has been something that has been rooted deep... Read >
Author: Raynor James19th June 2007
When Stan Weinstein was first featured in the famous book, "Market Wizards: Interviews with Top Traders", by Jack Schwager, he stood out as a trader with the highest win/loss ratio. He finally revealed his method in his only book, "Secrets For Profiting i... Read >
Author: Larry Swing11th April 2007
A mutual fund is a joint stock that is managed for and by the investors who buy into the fund. Such mutual funds allow the investors to benefit from a diversified investment portfolio, without him/her having to actually invest a large sum of money.
A d... Read >
Author: AdamHeist30th March 2007
It looks as though it'll take more than a nuclear bomb to thwart the North American penny stock markets.
The world's loopiest dictator announced last weekend that he detonated a nuclear bomb. How did the global markets respond? They didn’t even hiccu... Read >
Author: John Whitefoot30th March 2007
Those weren’t trumpets proclaiming the Second Coming...just analysts sounding off about the DOW Jones.
On Thursday, Wall Street surged higher, carrying the Dow Jones Industrial to 11,718.45; its highest close this year and its second-highest close on... Read >
Author: John Whitefoot30th March 2007
While I hate to deconstruct the events of 9-11 down to an impersonal, economic level, the fact is, it's inevitable. For the events of 9-11 were in large part an attack not just on America and her people, but also on democracy and world capitalism.
For ... Read >
Author: John Whitefoot14th March 2007
Whether it’s the stock market, your job, or your day-to-day relationships, it’s easy to get comfortable when things are going good. Letting your guard down and lapping up the beams of success, while duly earned, may also mean you are unprepared for an... Read >
Author: John Whitefoot14th March 2007
An article I was reading noted that more than half of all U.S. households are invested in our stock markets. In 1929, this figure was much lower. But, even in the early 1900s, businesses relied heavily on the markets for capital. And by the Roaring Twenti... Read >
Author: John Whitefoot14th March 2007
It’s been a little over a week since the world-wide markets went through a correction of sorts. On February 27, North American penny stock investors awoke to discover that the Shanghai Stock Exchange, which more than doubled in value over the past year,... Read >
Author: John Whitefoot30th January 2007
First week of the year at the Wall Street stock market closed with hefty losses. The only sector which registered significant rises is the one of jobs.
While Dow Jones industrial average registered an 82 points lowering with the value of 12, 398, the N... Read >
Author: Alison White08th January 2007
Free tips on investing in a commodity bull market
Anyone that has invested in a stock bull market or a real estate bull market knows that during the four or five year duration of a typical bull market there are many inevitable price corrections along ... Read >
Author: MK Smith04th January 2007
As a professional, full time trader and hedge fund manager, I am always looking for interesting trivial in the US stock markets. Here is a list of 10 of the most interesting ones that I have collected so far.
1. Chances are better than 2 to 1 that in ... Read >
Author: Jason Ng19th December 2006
President Bush came into office with great promise, and the reality has been one failure after another, and this is coming from a writer who was a conservative Republican before the President knew what the term meant. Let?s use former President Ronald Rea... Read >
Author: Richard Stoyeck28th September 2006
As the Dow approaches a new all-time high (the record close was 11,722.98), now would be a good time to take a break from the financial news found on your televisions, in your newspapers, (and yes) even on your computers.
A new high is an empty headli... Read >
Author: Geoff Gannon28th September 2006
Copyright 2006 Geoff Gannon
As the Dow approaches a new all-time high (the record close was 11,722.98), now would be a good time to take a break from the financial news found on your televisions, in your newspapers, (and yes) even on your computers.
... Read >
25th June 2006
Copyright 2006 Equitrend, Inc.
Many investors still don't know about Exchange Traded Funds (or ETFs) and their advantages over traditional mutual funds. In this article, we'll examine Exchange Traded Funds, their history, performance and advantages an... Read >
Author: john McClure23rd June 2006
It's been a wild and wooly couple of weeks on the international stock markets. But is the recent slide grinding to a halt...or just taking a breather before tumbling some more? And more importantly, what does it mean to astute penny stock investors?
Wa... Read >
Author: John Whitefoot04th June 2006
A former colleague at a major stock brokerage firm always confused "fiscal" with "physical". On June 30th, he would talk about the close of the "physical year". Just a mental block for an intelligent man. Fiscal year-end differs for corporations with most... Read >
Author: A Raymond Randall20th April 2006
...unless the stocks you own ARE beating the market!
There is no way on earth you could ever beat the market if the stocks you hold are not keeping up with the market. And hopefully, staying ahead of the market.
But yet, that's what lots of people ... Read >
Author: Thomas Mullooly31st December 2005
Whether you are a devotee or not, the world's stock markets are a vital and worthy part of every investors portfolio.
Bull & Bear Markets
Simply put, bull markets are movements in the stock market in which prices are rising and the consensus is that... Read >
Author: Derek Miller17th December 2005
Just as a day trader will closely track stock price movements on the Dow Jones Industrial Average, all over the world forex traders monitor currency fluctuations in a similar fashion.
Forex traders have the aim of using the smallest amount of one curre... Read >
Author: jay moncliff13th November 2005
Most of us have heard of stock indexes, but have only a fuzzy idea of them at best. This article aims to clarify some of the basics of stock indexes -- what they are and how they work.
What Is A Stock Index?
A stock index is simply an average price ... Read >
Author: Ron King15th August 2005
It caught my attention when I heard an analyst on a popular financial
news program tell investors to sell a stock because too many analysts
liked the company, citing the fact that there were no sell ratings.
It seemed perfectly logical to me that ... Read >
Author: Mark Mahorney15th August 2005
Seniors on fixed incomes face a unique problem. Where do
they invest their savings to get maximum return on
investment with limited risk? Some of the traditional
places like CDs and Treasury Notes are extremely safe,
however the yields tend to be v... Read >
Author: Mike Makler
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