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Author :: Al Thomas  |
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| Article Title :: Choosing A Fund |
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| For years I have been saying you must have a fund that is outperforming the S&P500 Index. Well, I've changed my mind. Now I think your fund should be outperforming the NASDAQ Composite Index. So far this year, March 30, the S&P is up 1.3% and the NASDAQ Composite is up 9.5 %.Have you checked your mutual funds for their performance so far this year? I don't know how important your money is to you, but it is important enough for me to check out my funds at the end of each month. I live off that income. Some day you may be doing the same so now is the time to start tracking those returns.For almost the last 20 years I have bought nothing but no-load mutual funds. There is absol (read full article) |
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| Category :: Mutual Funds Articles |
Author :: Al Thomas |
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| Article Title :: The Information Age |
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| It is wonderful to be alive in the information age. We know in a matter of seconds the change in the value of gold in Switzerland, the death of a world leader or the birth of a peasant in Israel.We are inundated with facts and figures and the emotional tribulations of both famous and infamous people. Can we possibly assimilate all this? Does it help us in our daily lives?When you begin to analyze it you realize all this information is just an agglomeration of stuff and contains no wisdom. If you were to memorize the Encyclopedia Britannica would that make you wise? Not really. You might know all about everything and you could answer questions on any subject, but unless you c (read full article) |
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| Category :: Mutual Funds Articles |
Author :: Ioannis - Evangelos Haramis |
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| Article Title :: Managing Investing and Stock Market Risks |
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| Reduce your investing and stock market risks by:Setting your sights on the long term, patiently riding with the ups and downs!If you have the time to be patient, you can benefit from time diversification. The more numerous good years for stocks outweigh the bad, pulling your return up.Thus, if you hold equities for many years, you can expect to realize significant positive growth in your wealth.Weeding out your laggards!Don't be too patient with laggards. This is the management risk referred to earlier. Underperforming the market benchmarks is a big risk to which many people are oblivious.The more years you remain with a subpar performer, the grea (read full article) |
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| Category :: Mutual Funds Articles |
Author :: Afra AmirSanjari |
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| Article Title :: Stock Loans |
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| Hedge current portfolio positions and gain access to capital resources through loans
against free trading, aged affiliate or aged non-affiliate securities. Make proper use
of your assets while waiting for performance and hedge your position should the
asset move against you.Whether you need to borrow cash for personal or business purposes, these loans
against stock can be funded in as few as five business days and are available to
insiders, affiliates and common shareholders of publicly traded companies on U.S.
exchanges, as well as other major foreign exchanges.Big Board or Large Cap stockholders are usually elegible for high LTV's while Small
to Mid-Cap stockholders (read full article) |
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| Category :: Mutual Funds Articles |
Author :: Van Tharp |
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| Article Title :: What is Involved in Peak Performance Trading? |
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| There is so much involved in developing peak performance, that I recommend that all traders have a business plan. We recommend that the business plan cover all of the following areas.• Your vision.• Your purpose.• Your objectives.• A thorough self-assessment of your strengths and weakness, based upon real trading logs that you collect (if you haven’t done so already).• A thorough assessment of the big picture of the fundamentals.• A complete understanding of your beliefs about the market.• Procedures for getting empowering beliefs and mental states behind you.• A documentation of your research procedure for developi (read full article) |
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| Category :: Mutual Funds Articles |
Author :: Tim Gorman |
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| Article Title :: Long Term Financial Vehicles |
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| Investing in long-term financial vehicles give you the most gains but it also puts your funds at greater risk. There is much truth to the saying, “there is no gain if there is no risk”. Still you can reduce your chances of losing your hard earned money, by researching and taking time to understand what you are buying. Would you purchase a house you’ve only just seen on the outside? Both of these are serious investments and you need to arm yourself with the basic knowledge about the subjects.So what are the differences you need to consider when investing in bonds, stocks or mutual funds?What are bonds? When you are investing funds in bonds, you are technically lending (read full article) |
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| Category :: Mutual Funds Articles |
Author :: Floyd Snyder |
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| Article Title :: Trading Baskets II: The Crapolio, A Roll of the Dice in the Stock Market |
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| In a previously written article, we expanded the use of the term “Trading Baskets” to include stocks from different sectors or industries. Now I want to share with you an approach to day trading or swing trading that I had some success with back in the wild and woolly, pinnacle days of day trading that may still work today. Unfortunately, this basket of stocks was dubbed “The Crapolilo”, a name it just could not shake. You’ll see why.The crucial element that traders are looking for in any stock, which makes it a good day trade or swing trade, is movement or momentum. There are any numbers of things that can cause movement in a stock. Usually it is news of some sort, eithe (read full article) |
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| Category :: Mutual Funds Articles |
Author :: Al Thomas |
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| Article Title :: Frog In The Pot |
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| You remember the story about the frog that
was put into a pot of cold water on the stove. He
was not concerned. Someone lit the burner and
the water began getting warm, the frog was very
comfortable and as the water became warmer he
was so relaxed and complacent that he fell
asleep – never to awaken.Mr. Frog reminds me of today’s stock market
investors and that includes all folks with IRAs,
401Ks and the like. Stocks have been slowly
rising for the past year and a half (the water
is becoming warmer and warmer) and no one is
paying any attention to his investment
positions. The market is becoming overheated and
many investors are about to become boiled. Too
many are swimming fa (read full article) |
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| Category :: Mutual Funds Articles |
Author :: Lance Winslow |
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| Article Title :: The "I" Word is Coming to a Town Near You |
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| Hello Inflation, it has been awhile, I see you on your way back again. Inflation? What inflation? Oh things like; Energy, diesel fuel, Aviation Fuel, Gasoline, Natural Gas, Milk, Wheat, Corn, Beef, Poultry, Hogs, Soy Beans, Building materials, paper, housing, Auto Prices, Health Care, Insurance, etc. You know the basics. Also considering the wholesale inflation, which comes from fuel costs being passed on, government regulations infringing on productivity and additional fees and fines to replace the taxes and incentives. When wholesale prices go up, those are passed onto the consumer.How do we know all this? This is not a guess by any means. We have studied these issues for quite a (read full article) |
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| Category :: Mutual Funds Articles |
Author :: David Leonhardt |
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| Article Title :: Staying Sane While Wall Street Crashes |
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| Everybody is riding the Wall Street Roller coaster. Even if you are not invested, the headlines scream out one word: PANIC!It's hard not to join in the panicking. The Panic Crowd seems to be having all the fun these days. But they don't have all the happiness. You see, it's true what your mother told you: money doesn't buy happiness, at least not for most people. But the lack of money does buy pure misery.Did you ever wonder why so many office towers have fusion-sealed, micron-proof windows to keep office workers safe from any semblance of fresh air? It has to do with the stock market. During The Great Depression, just too many brokers were jumping out of windows. Th (read full article) |
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