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221. How To Find An Investment Advisor By Ulli G. Niemann
     Summary: Specifically I am referring to Registered Investment Advisors with proven track records of performance in investing in stocks, bonds, mutual fundsLet me burst one myth right off the bat: You don't have to be a millionaire to engage the services of a topnotch advisor. Well, you may have more choices if you're at that level, however you can find very successful Investment Advisors who will accept opening accounts for as little as $5000.The…



222. Investing or Gambling? By Fauzi Zamir
     Summary: If you don't have time to read Annual Reports, SEC filings, latest analyst reports, analyze financial statements and' the list goes on, you could be making a big mistake in being your own investment advisor.If you are not going to be your own investment advisor then what are the alternatives? Go back to your investment statements and figure out how much you have invested, over what period of time and how much you have earned or lost over…



223. Pro's & Con's of Investing in Bonds By Mika Hamilton
     Summary: In return for investing in the bond, the issuer promises to pay you a specified rate of interest during the life of the bond and to repay the face value of the bond (the principal) when it becomes due.Why Invest in Bonds?It is always prudent for an investor to maintain a diversified investment portfolio consisting of bonds, stocks and cash in varying percentages, depending upon individual circumstances and objectives. Article: What are …



224. Where's The Silver For The New Silver ETF? By Larry Holmes
     Summary: Therefore, there wouldn't be enough silver available for industrial uses, resulting in a big shortage.According to the Association, "A silver ETF would only exaggerate silver's illiquidity given the sheer volume of physical silver needed to be shipped and stored."The Association pointed out that, in 1998, when Warren Buffett bought a reported 100 million ounces, silver prices jumped 30% in a month.Central banks around the world have onl…



225. Orlando Preconstruction Investment Real Estate is Booming By Mark Goldberg
     Summary: All these factors have pushed the Orlando real estate market to unprecedented highs over the last for years and have made many part time and full time investors very wealthy.So you're probably asking yourself 'If there is so much money in preconstruction real estate in Orlando - Why isn't everyone doing it?' and the answer is simple. In fact, in Orlando it's not uncommon for a developer to release all of the project's preconstruction uni…



226. Lobster Trapping for Investment Ideas By Kemberly Wardlaw
     Summary: During our stay, we toured the rocky shore lines and took in the beautiful architecture of the old towns.One sunny morning, three generations of Wardlaws boarded a lobster boat and set out on a guided lobster trapping excursion.We quickly learned lobstermen lead a life of hard work and regulations.Over the course of many years, Maine's lobstermen and state officials have established certain criteria to protect lobsters and allow for grea…



227. Invest To Make Money, Not To Get Rich By Steve Buckley
     Summary: The technology boom of the '90s romanticized the 'rags-to-riches' ideal that all of us dream about when investing. The sudden collapse of mega-companies like Webvan, the online grocer that wasted over $750 million, became highly responsible for the economic problems that we faced earlier this century.Moral of this story: Invest to make money, not to get rich.One lessoned learned during the '90s was the importance of due diligence; Do…



228. 5 Day Trading Tips for Success By Mike Reed
     Summary: When Are The Best Times of the Day to be Trading?For me, the best times of the day for trading are the first hour and the last 2 hours. Here's an old rule of thumb (and this used to work like clockwork in the "old days", and although it has diminished a bit, it still happens): "The Minor Time of Day"- If the Market opens higher, then there tends to be a pullback within the first 20 to 40 minutes. But, if the pullback is sharp, then yo…



229. Ways to Play Defensively By Larry Potter
     Summary: It is not an easy answer.The concept behind averaging down is that if you buy XYZ at 100 and it falls to 90 and you buy more, your "average" cost is just 95 now. They aren't usually long lived and you get the chance to buy some more XYZ at a bargain price.**Part 2What about buying more (averaging down) simply because the market is having a bad hair day? It all depends on what XYZ has done lately.For the most part, if XYZ has had an "o…



230. Franchise Investing, Franchise Opportunities and Franchising Renewals By Lance Winslow
     Summary: Some franchise agreements require that the franchisor has the first right to purchase or first right of refusal, some require both.Of course if you don't follow the franchisor's confidential operations manual and continually violate the standards of the franchise you will not qualify for renewal at all, you might be terminated completely and not able to sell your business, which in franchising we call transfer, because you do not actuall…



231. International Investment in Bulgaria Still Strong By Timothy Wright
     Summary: Bulgaria's top three airports at Sofia, Varna and Burgas have seen a 20% increase in passenger traffic.New European low cost air-carrier Wizz Air has completed its first flight with destination Sofia.Tickets for the flight started selling in Bulgaria three months before, and 155 passengers were on board for the new beginning.Wizz Air is now flying the Sofia-Budapest Route four times a week, and is looking to expand the number of flights …



232. Guide to Mergers By Mansi Aggarwal
     Summary: This merger promotes the sale of both the companies significantly.f) Conglomeration is a merger where the concerned companies have nothing in common to sell.There are various reasons behind merger of companies. In such a situation this company can merge with one its parent company or any other company that has faith in the prior goodwill of the declining company and in its potential to grow and enhance. So companies also merge in order t…



233. How Do I Start Investing Online and What Are Some Basic Tips? By Matt Clarkson
     Summary: If you are new to investing online, don't put your entire life savings into an online account. An issue with making an investment abroad is that currency rates are so volatile that even though you make 5% on yield, that gain can be wiped out in currency rates.Equally, currency rates can work in your favour and your investment will have an extremely high yield. To eliminate this uncertainty you can make a foreign investment today using a…



234. How to Make a lot of Money on Stocks- Easy steps to follow and Real Results By Solve Aanneland
     Summary: I have been trying to make money on stocks a couple of years and I have found out that if you follow sertan rules you may get the money that you have expected in a less risk than usual.I tried to buy stocks at these rules:-Atleast doubled in value and-Has going up fermly atleast for a 6 month of time-Had a good graph-I am selling the stock when it is going down for among 20%I buyed the stock below tandberg data at a price of 8nkr and I …



235. It’s Not the Size of Your Bank Account By Stephanie Yeh
     Summary: There are people who earn $150,000 a year who have huge money problems because they have never learned how money works.So, if you are want to implement another top wealth creating habit in your life, learn how money works while your bank account is still modest. It's never the size of your bank account that matters'it's how you deal with money, no matter the size of your bank account. Article: You might think that if you win the lottery…



236. What If You Absolutely Positively Could Not Lose - Would You Play the Stock Market? By Mike Makler
     Summary: These annuities allow you to mirror the gains of popular stock market indices like the S&P 500 or the Dow Jones Industrial Average while not loosing any of your investment capital.In simple terms if the stock market goes up your Annuity also goes up but if the stock market goes down your Annuity does not loose any value. It doesn't matter if your score card has a Negative 1%, 10% or 99% you will not loose one cent of your $10,0…



237. Wit and Wisdom on Money, Wall Street and Success - Part #4 By Harald Anderson
     Summary: Fields5) "You should invest in a business that even a fool can run, because someday a fool will."- Warren Buffett6) "The key in life is to figure out who to be the bat boy for."-Warren Buffett7) 'Let Wall Street have a nightmare and the whole country has to help them get back to bed again.' - Will Rogers, The Autobiography of Will Rogers8) 'There are two fools in every market. Article: Can you concisely summarize your investment …



238. Diversify! By Scott Campanella
     Summary: A good guideline is to keep from having more than 20% of your net worth in any one asset, unless it's your home.Here's a good example of a diversified net worth portfolio for someone in their 30's:Checking account : $2,000 Emergency savings: $5,000 Regular savings: $3,000 CDs or T-Bills: $5,000 Growth stocks: $5,000 Net value of vehicles: $7,500 401(k) plan: $15,000 Equity in home: $20,000 Other Tangible Net Assets: $10,000Of course, the…



239. Making Your Investment Dollars Work for You By Mika Hamilton
     Summary: Those that watch the market reports constantly and suffer heart palpitations every time the company they have invested in drops a few points will either go crazy or wind up losing money by selling company stock at a lower price than they paid for fear that if they don't get out now, the bottom will drop out, leaving them with worthless stock. Article: Investments are scary for some people, especially those who have never invested befor…



240. New U.S. Mint Coins a Golden Opportunity By Bill Haynes
     Summary: In April, the U.S. Mint revealed plans to strike in early 2006 new .9999 bullion coins to go after the growing world market for .9999 fine (24-karat) gold coins. As noted, because of the problem with secondary market Gold Maple Leafs, the Royal Canadian Mint has to price Gold Maple Leafs below Gold Eagles to entice investors to take Gold Maple Leafs in the U.S. market.Luckily--the free market being what it is--there are dealers who wil…



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