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Viewing an Investment Strategy through a New Pair of Glasses

By: Patrick A. Driscoll Investments Views: 15755 | Comments: 1 | Votes: 0

The following is an article written by Robert Kiyosaki who is the author of the book “Rich Dad Poor Dad”. Robert Kiyosaki has an interesting view on investing that I wanted to share with our readers. Tax season always means a deluge of tax advice. Unfortunately, most of it is futile and lightweight. Try getting excited about living on $250 when you're old. It also needed repairs. More

Volatility Rocks The Investment Markets

By: Steve Selengut Investments Views: 7008 | Comments: 0 | Votes: 0

Gets your attention, doesn't it? The unfortunate thing though, is that most people will react negatively to this intentionally inflammatory, media-ready, title statement. Has some Wall Street virus attacked our financial experience memory chip? Bouncing around unpredictably is precisely what the markets have always done. Volatility is not a bad thing--- a non-event, even. More

When All Stocks Are Value Stocks - Think QDI

By: Steve Selengut Investments Views: 5833 | Comments: 0 | Votes: 0

Value stocks are those that tend to trade at lower prices relative to their fundamental characteristics than their more speculative cousins, the growth stocks; they have higher than usual dividend yields and lower P/E and P/B ratios. So when all stock prices are down significantly, have they all become value stocks? If they aren't going to go up, don't buy them." The third? More

Dealing With Stock Market Corrections: Ten Do's and Don'ts

By: Steve Selengut Investments Views: 5664 | Comments: 0 | Votes: 0

A correction is a beautiful thing, simply the flip side of a rally, big or small. Theoretically, even technically I'm told, corrections adjust equity prices to their actual value or "support levels". In reality, it's much easier than that. Prices go down because of speculator reactions to expectations of news, speculator reactions to actual news, and investor profit taking. 8. More

Investment Scandals & Scams: What's Next!, Wrap Fee Investment Accounts

By: Steve Selengut Investments Views: 5258 | Comments: 0 | Votes: 0

We humans are as creative on the "Dark Side" of commercial activity as we are in developing beneficial new products and services. In the face of huge financial benefits, however, some corporate executives can't resist taking an extra dessert even before their shareholders have finished dinner. So why did the State Insurance departments cave in to the Variable Product lobby? More

Ten Points to consider on Trading in the Foreign Exchange market

By: Philip Hicks Investments Views: 4888 | Comments: 0 | Votes: 1

Forex or the foreign exchange market is where one currency is traded for another. It is one of the biggest markets in the world. Following are a few simple tips that will help you make a killing in the market: 1. Margin trading: Margin trading is buying stocks without having the entire money to do it. Your few 100 dollars can be converted into few thousand.2. More

Your 401(k) Investments and the IGVSI

By: Steve Selengut Investments Views: 4189 | Comments: 0 | Votes: 0

Smack, right up alongside the head. Your 401(k) investment program deteriorated rapidly as the stock market and the economy weakened. Who would have thought that there was so much risk of loss in those mutual funds, and ETFs? How convenient for them. The income part just requires discipline, so it should be much easier to manage. More

Citigroup - A Bargain?

By: Mark Goldman Investments Views: 3935 | Comments: 0 | Votes: 1

I have been wondering why no one bought Citigroup. In 2007, the company stock was supposed to be worth about $850B. There are about 5.5B shares outstanding. So, when the price went below $1.00, it might have been a great bargain for an astute entrepreneur. Would the stock move up with new management? More

Exchange Traded Funds

By: Art Of Saving Investments Views: 3607 | Comments: 0 | Votes: 0

Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) are a group of passive index funds that trade on an exchange like an individual stock. At the time of writing there are 162 ETFs with $220 billion in assets under management trading on U.S. New niche funds are being created regularly. Check out Amex.com, Yahoo! Finance’s ETF Center, ETFConnect, or ETFera.com. Mark inks The Market Speculator newsletter. More

Investment Management Strategy: Seven Principles for Success

By: Steve Selengut Investments Views: 3311 | Comments: 0 | Votes: 0

Many Investment Gurus, with a straight face and a gleam in their eye, will insist that successful investing is a function of expansive research, skillful market timing, and detailed technical analysis. Others emphasize fundamental information about companies, industries, and markets. The end result should be a near autopilot, long-term and increasing, retirement income. More