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For investors and traders who want to go beyond dollar cost averaging and dropping lump sums of money into mutual funds and index funds, a basic understanding of stock chart analysis is the first step …

It’s an all-too common scenario for many timeshare owners. They’ve grown tired of their timeshare, had too much trouble exchanging it, or they’ve suddenly realized that they’re never going to use it again, yet they …

2007 was a year of volatility for global financial market which was marked by weak USD, much higher energy and commodity prices and turbulence triggered by US sub-prime mortgage crisis; new emerging markets (especially China, …

There are two fundamentally different ways by which investors determine where to invest their money: – trend analysis, and fundamental analysis. It does not matter in what entity you invest – the stock market for …

The art of finding a good piece of real estate is often learned through years of experience. People looking at a piece of land may be nonplussed as to how it is valued and priced. …

Picking conservative stocks involves finding good returns on investment for low risk. Ideally conservative stocks are as safe as a savings account insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). A good starting point in …

Basics of foreign exchange currency trading Imagine a market where the average trading volume is in the trillions, the market is open twenty four hours a day, six days per week. The forex market is …

All homeowners are relatively biased when thinking of the value of their home. The agents become a little biased as well because they wish to be chosen as the agent which sells and makes a …

The single most important factor affecting personal investing and thus the global outlook for finance and development for 2008 is democratic access to the means of acquiring and possessing private, income-generating property: money and credit. …

There was a time when the term ultra-conservative was considered less than sexy, boring, and even foolish. The thought of accepting a fixed rate of return in a guaranteed savings vehicle was better left for …

Many timeshare owners know what a time sharing scam really means. There are different ploys and dirty tricks how to get your money for overrated property and services. But did you know that there is …

In a world of materialistic wants and the impulse to have whatever we want when we want it, we are beginning to loose sight of what is really important in life. Of course when you …

Corporate stock dilution is a result that occurs when new shares of company stock are issued. More specifically, when new corporate shares are issued the price of total shares decline to equal the total value …

A double dip housing market is when key market statistics such as home prices and sales decline for a second time after an initial decline followed by a rise. If plotted on a graph, housing …

I currently hold a portfolio consisting solely of small cap companies for one reason; they are better value than anything else I can find.  I have a theory about why this is and this theory …

Scalping Forex System  Forex trading is absolutely interesting. No wonder, there many people decide to be a forex trader. They look for a chance to get significant profit on the trade. There many ways people …

There is no doubt that much of the present and future of commerce is on-line. Commercial real estate is no exception. From a world of sandwich signs, brochures, door knocking and hand shakes, the digital …

With an unstable economy it is more important than ever to diversify your investments and focus on long term survival. With the markets playing havoc, it presents an excellent opportunity to pick up some stocks …

There are those who say that the true value of your home is what someone is prepared to pay for it. While this is true in an ideal world, the housing market is more complex …

To understand the pros and cons of investment momentum, it is helpful to understand just what “momentum investing” means. It’s a simple concept that’s strategy rests on following market trends already in motion. That is, …

At these current levels bank shares are most definitely a buy.  It is the second week of February 2010.  The Dow sits just above 10,000, we are currently in a market correction which has already pulled …

Getting started with investing is best done at an early age. A good model to follow is Tiger Woods. Credit his parents for that. Many written and unwritten stories about how a successful investor started …

What happens in one company affects all countries since buying and selling is global; therefore,the Global financial market outlook for 2008 is anybody’s playground at this time. The serious experts who make their fortunes studying …

Nationwide property values have declined an average of 22 percent. One in eleven houses is in some stage of foreclosure. Almost 60 percent of all properties sold this year have been bank REO (real estate …

Out of all the investment opportunities available to you in 2010, acquiring real estate is an option that deserves serious consideration.  Property ownership has long been a method employed by savvy investors to preserve and …

To learn the fundamentals of stock chart analysis, you must take one element at a time, learn it, and see where it can be applied. What is a Stock Chart? A stock chart is a …

Losses are part and parcel of forex trading. Every successful forex trader understands that losses are an inevitable part of trading. The important issue to consider is how those losses can be minimized while the …

I am going to stick with my conclusions on this subject even though my article has done horribly in the ratings. The reason is the title. The title is “How can the CASUAL INVESTOR beat …

Most people have heard that buying stocks will, over time, usually return more money than placing money in a savings account. But buying stocks can be intimidating for new investors, and the fees can eat …

Before you begin investing, you must ask yourself two questions. The first is: can I afford to lose all of this money and still be ok financially? There is always a risk in investing. The …