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Author :: Darren McLaughlin  |
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| Article Title :: Investing In Bonds and Bond Mutual Funds Can Be A Good Deal. |
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Most people think of investing in Bonds as being a dry subject,
and to a degree, they are right. However, boring can sometimes
be a good thing, especially when it comes to investments. Too
much "excitement" in your portfolio can lead to undue stress, so
a diet rich in bonds and bond mutual funds can help smooth out
the rough edges in a portfolio made up mostly of common stocks.
Bonds are generally considered to be less risky than stocks, but
they are not without peril in their own right. The risk in a
bond is directly related to the issuing company, and the type of
debt instrument. Depending on the type of debt issued, and what
underlying assets are involved, certain bond investments can b (read full article) |
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| Category :: Investing Articles |
Author :: Darren McLaughlin |
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| Article Title :: What Is A Stop-Loss Order? Why Should I Care? |
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A stop-loss order is the trader's best friend. The reason for
this is simple: the stop-loss order can help the savvy investor
avoid losses, and protect gains. With something of this great of
value, you'd be almost sure that everyone would already know
about it and use it. This is not the case. Many neophyte
investors seems to either not know or not care about protecting
their downside.
How does a stop loss work?
A stop-loss order is generally a limit order that executes at a
given price. If you have a stock you bought at $18, and it's not
at $24, you've made a hefty profit and can use a stop loss to
protect your profit. If you set your stop-loss order to $23, if
the stock falls by a dolla (read full article) |
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| Category :: Investing Articles |
Author :: frank vanderlugt |
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| Article Title :: Why Daytrading Is Still Possible |
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Day trading most commonly refers to the practice of buying and
selling stocks during the day so that at the end of the day you
don't hold any shares overnight; you sell as many shares as you
buy. You make money on the difference between the purchase and
sales prices.
The main motivation for this style of trading is to make money
every day so you don't sit on the shares , plus of course you
eliminate the risk that the shares go down in value overnight.
the motivation of this style of trading is to reduce the risk of
holding a position overnight where the open price may have
significantly changed from the previous day's closing price.
NASDAQ defined day trading by saying somebody is a Dayt (read full article) |
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| Category :: Investing Articles |
Author :: Elizabeth Grant |
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| Article Title :: A Laymans Guide to Buy to Let Mortgages |
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The Buy to Let property market seems to more popular than ever.
In fact, Buy to Let has been steadily increasing in popularity
since the mid-nineties and experts reveal that the market shows
no real sign of slowing down. Buy to Let seems to be the ideal
property investment; simply purchase a property and then let the
tenants cover the mortgage. However, there a number of things to
be taken into consideration when buying a second property which
you are not planning to live in and one the most important one
is buy to let mortgages.
Buy to Let Mortgages Basics
Buy to Let investment involves buying a property with the
intention of making a profit through letting. There is an
increasing amoun (read full article) |
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| Category :: Investing Articles |
Author :: Gay Redmile |
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| Article Title :: Winning at Stock Trading |
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The world of trading and investment can be as frustrating as it
can be rewarding! You need to be prepared...
Firstly, decide if you are a trader or an investor.
An investor is someone who enters the stock market inadvertently
- usually via their superannuation policies. A trader is someone
who makes a decision to buy and sell shares via the stock
market. This can be done online or by using the services of a
stock broker.
If you decide to become a trader - to win - you must have a
survival strategy...
You need to study the market yourself - not just rely on
'reading the news', or listening to others advice and tips.
Take advantage of technology - computers, software, electronic
data - a (read full article) |
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| Category :: Investing Articles |
Author :: James Louis |
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| Article Title :: Financial Planning (Only Necessary If You Are Still Breathing) |
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| If you, like most people, have not seriously considered what steps you should take for planning your finances and are now planning on buying a house, getting married or having children, you will do well to read David Chilton's book 'The Wealthy Barber'.It will not matter if you have never heard of a mutual fund or even balanced your checkbook. If dry financial reading is not up your alley, you will STILL find 'the Wealthy Barber' easy reading. It will have you fluent in financial planning in weeks.The key to David Chilton's success with his book is that it is written as a story, rather than a manual. You follow three 30ish individuals as they build their financial houses fro (read full article) |
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| Category :: Investing Articles |
Author :: Jeff Lakie |
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| Article Title :: Where to Invest Your Money |
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| If you are new to investing, or even if you've been playing the market for a while, investment options can be overwhelming. Stocks, bonds, mutual funds. How do you pick the best place to invest your money? That's quite a decision!Here are some tips that can help you get started:If you are planning for a long-term investment, it may be wisest to go with stocks. History shows that stocks outperform other investing options over the long term. For example, from 1926 to 2004, the stock market had an average annual gain of 10.4%, compared with only 5.4% for bonds and even less for other forms of investing.That said, stocks may not be such a good option for short-term invest (read full article) |
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| Category :: Investing Articles |
Author :: David Jenyns |
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| Article Title :: The Traders Secret Art of Setting Stop Losses - Guaranteed To Boost Profits |
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| When traders first begin considering their stop losses, keep in mind this comment from Tom Baldwin, a leading day-trader. He said, “The best traders have no ego.”Successful traders are faced with losses constantly, and they swallow their pride and get out of the position when they have to. This allows traders to survive in the market long enough to be successful. Traders set their stop losses, and then stick to the plan.How do traders go about setting stop losses? There are several different ways. Traders could base a stop loss on a percentage retracement, where the allowed share prices retrace a certain percentage of the entry price before the exit. Different indicator (read full article) |
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| Category :: Investing Articles |
Author :: Carl Delfeld |
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| Article Title :: Asia's New Investment Jewel |
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| China is in its Glory, now Look to the Future.Let’s discuss an Asian country that could present us with the next great bull market of the 21st century – an opportunity that has the potential of being a better investment than even China!Like China, this country was stuck with a failed economic system for over 50 years. It was a bureaucratic, socialistic state that led to weak growth, and stymied entrepreneurship and initiative. Famines, lack of investment, and poverty were the result.But In the early 1990’s, the country changed course and started to open up its economy to the world. The country’s personal marginal tax rates have fallen from 50% to less t (read full article) |
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| Category :: Investing Articles |
Author :: Mike Makler |
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| Article Title :: Your House Is Your Biggest Investment Do You Really Just Want a Loan Advisor? |
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| A Loan Officer may be able to help you qualify for a loan. Is that really what you want? When you consider that your home is your biggest investment shouldn't it be part of an Entire Investment Plan?Most people don't look at their house as part of their overall financial plan. That is a huge mistake especially when you consider that for most people a house will be the biggest investment they ever make.
When the house is integrated into an overall financial plan it by a qualified financial Advisor magic happens.When you are young and starting out your only concern may be just to get the mortgage that will allow you to qualify for that house. Back in 1985 when I bought my f (read full article) |
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