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421. Which IRA Is Best For You? By C.C. Collins
     Summary: An Ira is one of the greatest ways to save on taxes currently and accumulate money for the future.For individuals three types of IRA's will normally come under consideration.The Traditional or Regular IRA The Education IRA The Roth IRAEducation IRA is now called the Coverdell Education Savings Account (ESA).Education IRAs allow you to save for qualified higher educational expenses for a beneficiary. AND once you put your money in you NE…



422. Volume Is Key By Larry Potter
     Summary: When a stock takes off or breaks out of a bullish formation you must have a 50% or more increase in volume to validate the move. The only way to confirm if the price action you are seeing is real is to see if you have a huge increase in volume to confirm it.According to Bill O'Neil, founder of IBD, you would like to see a 1% or greater move in the market averages with an increase in volume from the prior trading day. Article: When a st…



423. The Baby Boom Boom By Leon Altman
     Summary: The first baby boomers, born in 1946, turn 60 this year. For investors, as well as marketers, it's smart to look at the baby boom market (people born between 1946 and 1964) in terms of a number of themes and subthemes that tap into the generation's psyche and socioeconomics.VANITY A big part of the baby boom psyche is feeling and looking youthful. Boomers want their appearance to reflect the youthfulness they feel, so they're turning t…



424. How Can You Tell Volume is Increasing During the Day? By Larry Potter
     Summary: Some days it is easy to tell, you check the volume and it is higher than average or the previous day's volume. If a stock is going to move for the day, however, you usually see volume again swing up after that initial drop.After that first volume surge, you can check and see where the volume stands with respect to tour volume targets for the day. Article: Some days it is easy to tell, you moderate the volume and it is higher than aver…



425. Super Rules, OK? By Darby Higgs
     Summary: We all hope to use this money to fund our retirement, but unless you look after your super then you are in danger of losing some of your money along the way.Myth number 1. Make sure your employer is paying the correct amount, and that if your employer goes broke your super is still available.If you change jobs you need to decide if you wish to 'roll over' the money into another fund. It's your money, just like the rest of the money in…



426. Annuity Investment Guide By Tony Bahu
     Summary: While there is not a lack of information on annuities, there certainly is a lack of good information. It is a no-nonsense approach about the good, the bad, and the ugly of fixed annuities, variable annuities, equity index annuities and even life insurance to minimize estate taxes. It was written because I believe there is not a good enough annuities investment guide to help the average person understand their annuities.Furthermore, it…



427. Nicolas Darvas: 1955 - 1960 By Mark Crisp
     Summary: Had he have had some money management rules in place, sure the gains would not have been as big, but at least IF things hadn't have worked out he could live to fight another day.A number of occasions Darvas "plunged" into the market with little thought to money management and risk. Jesse Livermore was not quite so lucky.Conclusion:A shining light of hope to the man on the street that anyone given time, education, desire and determination…



428. 25 Ways to Find Companies to Buy By Mark A Smock
     Summary: Listed below are a variety of ways you can use to find businesses to buy:25 Ways to Find Businesses For SaleInvestment Bankers: Regional, National, InternationalInvestment Banker websites: Listings of businesses for saleBusiness Brokers: Regional and NationalBusiness Brokerage websites: Listings of businesses for saleVenture Capital Firms: Good referral potentialMezzanine Lenders: Regional, National, Always aware of potential dealsNewspa…



429. How to Invest Your Money By John Mussi
     Summary: It's important that you go into any investment in stocks, bonds or mutual funds with a full understanding that you could lose some or all of your money in any one investment.Diversification:It is true that the greater the risk, the greater the potential rewards in investing, but taking on unnecessary risk is often avoidable. Investors can best protect themselves against risk by spreading their money among various investments, hoping that…



430. Time To Reshuffle By Hari Wibowo
     Summary: Mainly, stock that rises during the year will continue to rise heading into year end. On the other hand, stock that underperformed, will continue to be sold heading into year end.Now, the year end is almost here. But, the November- December period is close enough for small investors to get the best possible price.Having said that, I don't advocate buying any stocks that fall sharply during the year and selling any stocks that have risen …



431. Making It Second Nature By Ryan Watts
     Summary: Not long ago I was laying on my son's floor throwing one of his toy balls back and forth in the air to myself and I had a strange revelation. I noticed that as I threw the ball up in the air my left arm automatically started to move to where the ball was going to come down. As I throw the ball the synaptic messages it sends to my arm direct it to where the ball will be even when my eyes are closed.In trading we watch the markets for hou…



432. Achieve Financial Freedom Using The Power of Compound Interest By William Tan
     Summary: "The most powerful force in the universe is compound interest" - Albert EinsteinAsk almost anyone about compound interest and you will hear them say "yeah, I know about it." So, when you want to see the real power of compound interest and to start getting your hard earned money working for you, you need to choose an investment vehicle that can…



433. Ask The SEC By Al Thomas
     Summary: Unfortunately that also applies to many mutual fund managers especially when you look at the performance of the majority of funds for the year 2000.I can excuse the average Joe for not being able to pick winners, but I cannot excuse a fund manager who is paid huge amounts of money (always 6 figures and mostly 7 figures) to lose the cash of the little people who invest. Article: Who is the SEC and why should I ask them anything? The Secu…



434. Gold and Silver Maple Leafs Get New Packaging By Bill Haynes
     Summary: The changes appear to be good moves, which should increase sales of Silver Maple Leafs and help keep Gold Maple Leafs the preferred pure (.9999 fine) gold bullion coins.Since inception, 1-oz Gold Maple Leafs have been packaged ten to a tube. Should a Gold Maple Leaf be dropped, rim damage is almost guaranteed.As Gold Maple Leafs have been sold into the secondary market, damaged coins have become such a problem that Gold Maple Leafs hav…



435. Asset Allocation: Critical to Your Investment Success By Tim Olson
     Summary: This reduces risk if one of the companies should fail, but is useless when the technology industry (or entire stock market) slumps. Asset allocation goes beyond diversification to reduce risk across all type of financial assets (cash, stocks, bonds, commodities, real estate, and even venture capital or hedge funds). Choosing to purchase only stocks, only bonds, or any single asset class increases the risk of losing money if that market…



436. It Must Be Joe Cocker's Market By Kemberly Wardlaw
     Summary: Who can resist the tunes of "Heard It Through the Grapevine" or "Up Where We Belong?"Perhaps some people mock his unique musical delivery, but his melodies speak to the soul.At times, his twitching becomes somewhat distracting, yet in the end, his concert is a magical blend of R&B influences, solid rock and roll, and rhythmic gospel.In the end, this diversified musician has prevailed through the good times and the bad.Well, it must be J…



437. Eight Rules For ETF Success By Carl Delfeld
     Summary: Managing a global portfolio of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) is a great way to build a diversified portfolio with exposure to equities around the globe. Separate Portfolios: You should separate your core conservative portfolio from your growth portfolios. This is not accomplished with different sectors of ETFs or a mix of small-cap, mid-cap and large-cap ETFs. Monitor ETF Country And Company Exposure: Be careful to look under the hood of…



438. Trading Tips No 4: Technical Analysis The Holy Grail Syndrome By Bill Poulos
     Summary: This means that one would never have a losing trade, not to mention consecutive losing trades, never have an equity curve drawdown, and after five winning trades in a row will just keep on delivering winning trades forever! There is simply no technical analysis or system that wins on every trade.Then why do most losing traders act as if there is or should be a trading system holy grail? Article: Everyone knows that the Holy Grail of inv…



439. Canada Plays China Card By Carl Delfeld
     Summary: Trade friction and energy leverage has led to an unprecedented Canadian policy of 'speak loudly and carry a big piece of lumber' policy towards the United States.The long running dispute over American tariffs on Canadian lumber escalated to the point last week that Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin indirectly linked settlement with continued U.S. access to Canadian energy supplies. Relations with Canada were also weakened earlier thi…



440. Chile Leads the Latin Pack By Carl Delfeld
     Summary: Chile has demonstrated fiscal discipline and enjoys both a trade surplus and a budget surplus.How to Take AdvantageThere are no country- specific ETF's for Chile but there is the Chile Fund (CH) which is a closed-end fund managed by Credit Suisse Asset Management. Currently, 49% of this exchange-traded fund is invested in Brazil, 38% in Mexico, 10% in Chile and 3% in Argentina.Interested investors might also consider the ADR for Banco …



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