25 Ways to Find Companies to Buy

When you start your program to purchase your "ideal" company, you quickly realize that your ultimate success will depend on two primary skill sets: 1) Your ability to FIND viable companies that are for sale, and 2) Your ability to effectively qualify the potential acquisition investment once found.This article is... Read More

401(k) Plans

I've been in and interested in the stock market so long (one year shy of forty years) I can remember when the mutual fund pages in my home town paper were just one page! Now it looks like there are more mutual funds then there are stocks listed on the... Read More

5 Day Trading Tips for Success

1. How to Treat Gap Openings A gap up or gap down open is an emotional move, and it often will reverse course and turn in to "trap open". Gaps that are less than 4 points on the SP Future tend to get filled in the same day, especially Tuesday... Read More

5 Things To Know About The Stock Market

50% Of U.S. Households Invest In The Stock Market Individuals invest in the stock market directly, through mutual funds, their pension plans, profit sharing plans, 401k's, IRA's, etc.Mutual Funds Dominate The Market It is mainly the mutual funds, buying and selling, who move the market and cause individual stocks to... Read More

5 Ways To Protect Your Bond Portfolio From Rising Interest Rates

The Federal Reserve recently raised its target federal funds rate for the first time since March 2000. This could be just the tip of the iceberg, though, as many experts believe rising inflation and a strengthening economy will spur continued rate hikes for the foreseeable future.This is bad news for... Read More

A Gadfly On A Dinosaurs Butt, Or The Hood-winking Of The American Investor

Have you ever noticed how some words in the English language are so perfectly named for what they describe? And how some words seem to be, I guess you could say, backwards? For instance, the word sunflower! How wonderfully aptly named is the sunflower, that beautiful yellow flower that follows... Read More

A Safe Port For Mutual Funds But Not You!

Soft dollars, a form of legal kickback, is a sly way you can get ripped off by mutual fund managers. Full service brokers give these kickbacks to non-indexed mutual funds in the form of a "rebate" to purchase research, software, and even computer equipment.You pay for these soft dollars! In... Read More

A Secret Revealed: Why Most (Day) Traders Fail

The following perspective on (day) trading comes from my many years of experience of active day trading or being the moderator of one of the largest day trading chat rooms on the Internet.One of the biggest problems I see with new traders (and even some old ones) has nothing to... Read More

Advice for International Investors on How to Safeguard Their Profits

What are the risks?Today, investors are increasingly turning to global markets to find opportunities for profit, giving urgency to the issue of protecting returns from foreign exchange risk. While there are many excellent investment opportunities to be found all over the world, volatility in the currency markets can and does... Read More

Almost Anyone Can Open A Roth IRA!

The Roth is kind of weird until you get used to it in terms of how much you can put in (contribute) each year depending on how much you earn (compensation). Because of this you really have two limits, one dealing with your compensation and the other dealing with your... Read More

An Economical Retirement Investment Plan

The practice of economy, directed toward a retirement investment plan in the stock market, is in itself a source of great revenue. It is the art of making the most out of every stock market investment, with the definite purpose or goal being to provide a life that is fully... Read More

An Introduction to Offshore Investing

Once upon a time, offshore investment strategies were spoken of in hushed tones. They were conversations restricted to the plush offices of private Swiss bankers, or a dinner table topic in the expensive playgrounds of the multi-millionaires.Thanks to the information explosion of the 1990s, the internet has opened up many... Read More

An Investment Real Estate Strategy Unknown To Most Is A Negative Amortization Loan

If you want to make the most of your personal or investment real estate, you should consider a negative amortization loan. Mortgage amortization is basically mortgage balance reduction. Consequently, when a mortgage has negative amortization, the loan balance not only is not reduced, it actually grows. So, why should you... Read More

An Old Dividend Stock Investment Idea, for a New Generation

Death and taxes! The certainties of life! And then, of course, there are the mortgage payments, the utility bills, phone bills, the car payments and thirsty automobiles. Add that to the grocery and clothing bills, and there appears to be more then just death and taxes as certainties of life.Having... Read More

Angel Investors: Who They Are & When Are They Appropriate

Angel investors are individuals who invest in emerging business ventures. Angels typically provide both capital and know-how to companies who are in either their start-up or expansion phases. To reflect the increased risk of investing in such firms, angels seek a higher rate of return versus traditional public stock investments.Angel... Read More

Angels Investors and Their Networks

What is an Angel Investor? An Angel is usually a private person who invests in small businesses. The Angel is generally a successful businessperson or entrepreneur who looks to invest in a business that has potential for growing their investment in the future.Angels are mainly successful entrepreneurs who may have... Read More

Angels, Are They Real?

They're real, but few survive. High risk investing is dangerous to your bank balance. The process toward extinction is that an angel risks money in one venture. It fails. Then, he joins a group of angels and risks money in another venture. It fails. At this point, the angel usually... Read More

Annuity Help

Many people today are looking for annuity help. The biggest challenge seems to be that most of the help is biased. What exactly do I mean? I mean that there is always a vested interest for the person who is helping you with your annuities. They are out to sell... Read More

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25 Ways to Find Companies to Buy

When you start your program to purchase your "ideal" company,... Read More

401(k) Plans

I've been in and interested in the stock market so... Read More

5 Day Trading Tips for Success

1. How to Treat Gap Openings A gap up or... Read More

5 Things To Know About The Stock Market

50% Of U.S. Households Invest In The Stock Market Individuals... Read More

5 Ways To Protect Your Bond Portfolio From Rising Interest Rates

The Federal Reserve recently raised its target federal funds rate... Read More

A Gadfly On A Dinosaurs Butt, Or The Hood-winking Of The American Investor

Have you ever noticed how some words in the English... Read More

A Safe Port For Mutual Funds But Not You!

Soft dollars, a form of legal kickback, is a sly... Read More

A Secret Revealed: Why Most (Day) Traders Fail

The following perspective on (day) trading comes from my many... Read More

Advice for International Investors on How to Safeguard Their Profits

What are the risks?Today, investors are increasingly turning to global... Read More

Almost Anyone Can Open A Roth IRA!

The Roth is kind of weird until you get used... Read More

An Economical Retirement Investment Plan

The practice of economy, directed toward a retirement investment plan... Read More

An Introduction to Offshore Investing

Once upon a time, offshore investment strategies were spoken of... Read More

An Investment Real Estate Strategy Unknown To Most Is A Negative Amortization Loan

If you want to make the most of your personal... Read More

An Old Dividend Stock Investment Idea, for a New Generation

Death and taxes! The certainties of life! And then, of... Read More

Angel Investors: Who They Are & When Are They Appropriate

Angel investors are individuals who invest in emerging business ventures.... Read More

Angels Investors and Their Networks

What is an Angel Investor? An Angel is usually a... Read More

Angels, Are They Real?

They're real, but few survive. High risk investing is dangerous... Read More

Annuity Help

Many people today are looking for annuity help. The biggest... Read More

Annuity Investment - The Whole Truth

Do you ever feel like you haven't been told the... Read More

Annuity Investment Guide

While there is not a lack of information on annuities,... Read More

Annuity Owner Mistakes

Okay, so I can tell you I have sat in... Read More

Approaches to Investing

Here is a small summary of the three major approaches... Read More

Are You An Investment Dummy Like Me?

I am good at a few things. I can certainly... Read More

Art Investing for a Financial Future

When we think of investing we probably conjure images in... Read More

Ask The SEC

Who is the SEC and why should I ask them... Read More

Asset Allocation Lessons: The 70% Inflation Solution

For investors only... and for speculators who need to invest... Read More

Asset Allocation: Critical to Your Investment Success

Asset allocation is a critical component of investing success. Both... Read More

Asset Location ? Increase Investing Returns & Reduce Your Taxes

Location ? Once the holy grail only for real estate... Read More

Bad News - Why The Financial News Media Can Cost You Money!

The communication innovations we have around us today like the... Read More

Bankers in Denial

Denial is a ubiquitous psychological defense mechanism. It involves the... Read More

Basic Options Terms

Options are good investing and speculative instruments. But options terminology... Read More

Bearish or Bullish?

If you are interested in stock investing and the stock... Read More

Before You Invest You Must Read This

It is important to answer the following questions before you... Read More