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41. The Biggest Oil Opportunity in the World – And How You Can Profit From It By Leon Altman
    Summary: Where is the second biggest deposit of oil reserves in the world?In the oil sands region of Alberta, Canada. Other examples of new technology and extraction methods include burning bitumen instead of gas to produce steam, a solvent-assisted production technique called VAPEX and a system that injects air into the oil well and ignites it to stimulate oil flow.In addition to improvements in technology, higher oil prices are fueling expan…



42. ETFs Unplugged By Carl Delfeld
    Summary: Because the companies are weighted by size, 22% of your investment is going to the ten largest companies in the index and 60% of your investment is going to the largest 50 companies in the index.Unequal Weighting, Unequal ReturnsThis is why I have been advising clients to invest in the Rydex S&P 500 equal-weight ETF (RSP) which weights each company in the index equally. In 2003 the equal weight S&P 500 ETF beat the S&P index by 11%, in 2…



43. Find Your Investing Soulmate on the Jersey Turnpike By Hesh Reinfeld
    Summary: As a followup to a previous column, 'Irreconcilable Differences,' I received an e-mail from a reader asking how she could ensure, ahead of time, investment compatibility with a future spouse.Unfortunately, like most issues in life, the direct approach does not work. Does he scan the mass of opportunities and abruptly cut across eight lanes of traffic to get into the shortest lane? He realizes that the lane that moves the fastest cannot …



44. Missleading Fund Names Wreak Havoc On Investor Returns! By Dr. Scott Brown, Ph.D.
    Summary: Mutual fund managers use fake fund names to part you from your money such that you cannot judge what a fund does by its name. This new rule is forcing funds that called themselves something like the America's Government Fund to either dispose of East Asian government debt if it exceeded 20% of fund assets, or to change the fund's name.Likewise for funds that call themselves an equity income fund but have 25% of assets in stocks that pa…



45. Getting the Best Life Insurance Quote By Stacey Zimmerman
    Summary: Your life insurance quote is primarily dependant on a number of personal factors, namely your health, family history, lifestyle and age. You should carefully consider all of these before deciding how much coverage you really need.Getting your life insurance quote.By this point you should have all the information you need regarding the level of coverage and other factors. If it isn't then the life insurance quote you are getting is not f…



46. It Is Never Too Early To Start A Roth IRA! By Dr. Scott Brown, Ph.D.
    Summary: If your adjusted gross income exceeds these limits, you are no longer eligible to contribute to a Roth IRA.In 2004, the adjusted gross income limits were:' If your tax filing status is 'Married Filing Jointly' - $160,000' If your tax filing status is 'Married Filing Separately' (and you live with your spouse) - $100,000' If your tax filing status is 'Single', 'Head of Household' or 'Married Filing Separately' (and you did not live with …



47. Investing In or Owning Drug Lab Properties By John Michael
    Summary: Clean Up (includes the insides and the outside of a building)Air out the buildingRemoval of contaminated materials: Carpets, carpet pads, Linoleum, drapes and blinds, air-filters, refrigerators, range, water heater, all tenant clothing and their furniture.Removal needs to be to a site that accepts contaminated product.All people that remove these items need to be specially trained and certified.Surfaces: Extensive cleaning and replacem…



48. Where to Invest Your Money By Jeff Lakie
    Summary: If you are new to investing, or even if you've been playing the market for a while, investment options can be overwhelming. For example, from 1926 to 2004, the stock market had an average annual gain of 10.4%, compared with only 5.4% for bonds and even less for other forms of investing.That said, stocks may not be such a good option for short-term investing. Article: If you are new to investing, or even if you've been playing the marke…



49. Critical Options Investing Tip When Trading Naked Calls and Puts By Bret Fogle
    Summary: When investing, to successfully trade naked options, an investor must realize that certain options will fit certain scenarios and certain options will not.One of the major misconceptions that investors have about investing in options stems from the fact that most do not know how to trade them properly. The amount of money you lose in time decay must then be made back by additional stock movement.Obviously, the less you lose in decay, the…



50. Variable Annuities By Tony Bahu
    Summary: You know all the articles you read about annuities that have extremely high fees? They do offer market upside potential, have a guaranteed death benefit, and offer tax deferral...but they have a lot of downside also.Now don't get me wrong...I am an annuity advocate for the right situation and for the right candidates...but I am wildly opposed to variable annuities in MOST situations. So for the most part, I think variable annuities do…



51. Can Your Annuity Do This? By Tony Bahu
    Summary: It is a good idea to take inventory of your investments, and particularly your annuity. And by taking inventory of what you own, you can now assess it against your own goals and make sure there is a match.By the way, this is a good process to go through periodically. And as they change, you must make sure your investments are always in line with your goals. Article: Many people buy annuities harmonious to their agent's recommendation…



52. Types of Investment By David Johnson
    Summary: For many of us, it may make us thing of big business and vasts sums of money, but there's much to the world of investments than multi-million dollar deals.Although it's true that, at the top level, investments may run into many millions, it is possible for the average person in the street to invest smaller amounts of money and to invest it wisely. Article: The word 'investments' is one that most of us are familiar with hearing in financ…



53. Do You Need A Financial Planner? By Trevor J. Wisniewski
    Summary: Few insurance plans cover everything, so you'll need to have a cash reserve to cover deductibles and extras, not to mention the furniture, clothing and sundries you'll need when the newborn comes home.With a new addition to the family, you'll want to make sure that the entire family (baby, too) is protected if something should happened to you -- that means reviewing life and disability insurance to be sure it's adequate for your new res…



54. Investing: The Art Of Making Your Money Work For You By Margaret Marabella
    Summary: So what is investing, specifically?When you invest, you are paying in a certain amount of money that you expect to grow with time. Types of Investing: Real Estate Investing, Bonds, Stock Investing, Mutual Funds, 401K. If they hold the investment and ride it out, they are much more likely to see it grow.If you are going to be investing, the key to success is asset allocation. First, you need to decide how much money you have to invest s…



55. Keep Your Powder Dry In A Market Like This By Larry Potter
    Summary: Then the stock often sold off hard, pounded by short sellers back down to $20 or lower and the poor souls who bought at $50 were left holding the bag.But for serious day traders with the proper tools and nerves of steel, it was heaven.Today you don't see those point gains because the price of most stocks is much, much lower. Article: Do you remember the “frenzy” or “froth” moves that were together with the wildest aspects of the late-19…



56. Tyranosaurus Rex By Al Thomas
    Summary: Yes, there is.Currently there is an advance in the stock market and you have been told by the talking heads on CNBC-TV that the bull market has resumed and it is best to "put whatever cash you might have into the market. Listen for his return and have your protection in place so it will automatically be triggered when T-Rex returns.None of us knows how long you will be able to graze in the green pastures. Article: Everyone knows T Rex w…



57. The Man Who Turned a $15,000 Trading Account Into $3.3 Million and The Lessons I learned From It By Mark Crisp
    Summary: His massive wealth creating principles are exactly what the big stock traders throughout history have been preaching for years.Here's how he did it:1) In 1999 in the final leg of the run-away bull market "bubble" he opened a trading account with just over $15,000. So he was lucky in that his head was not filled with the B*S* most spill out.2) He attended a few stock market chat boards and everyone seemed to be excited about a stock calle…



58. The Dreaded Direct Question By Rick Hoogendoorn
    Summary: Are you getting new clients this way?'The room was beginning the spin.'Can I have some wa -wa?' I asked woozily as I crumbled to the floor.Sometimes we get so caught up in the process of doing things, like optimizing websites for search engines, we lose sight of what standard of measurement we should be using to determine how we're doing. So, if you think about your financial goals, and then think about how you are doing, the same questi…



59. Nicolas Darvas - How He Made $2,000,000 in the Stock Market By Dominic Foster
    Summary: He also became famous for making $2,000,000 in the stock market in under two years with an initial investment of under $20,000.After making a profit in some stock of a Canadian mining firm (which he bought from the proprietors of a Canadian dance venue), Darvas was hooked on chasing a quick buck in the Stock Market.Like many before him, Darvas was convinced that having made an initial profit, he was some kind of natural born stock marke…



60. Trading Systems By James Andrews
    Summary: A trading system consists of a set of rules for viewing markets and making trades. The advantages of trading systems can be hidden when they become associated with trading platforms involving trade order submission and processing. Once the platform infrastructure is isolated, a brief look can be taken at why a trader can benefit from a trading system.An online trading platform consists of the infrastructure for viewing market prices an…



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