Breaking: Joe Biden’s 152 Billion Dollar Benghazi Cover-up (Scandal)
Allen Harrow Parrot, (CIA whistleblower) tells Charles Woods (father of Tyrone Woods killed in Benghazi) that Barack Obama, Joe Biden and Hillary Clinton sent Iran 152 Billion Dollars to coverup the deaths of Seal Team 6. This is the tail of blackmail and extortion at the … [Read More...]
How to Determine Your Financial Goals
Table of Contents Chapter 1: How to Determine Your Financial Goals Chapter 2: Setting Priorities to Reach Your Financial Goals Chapter 3: Short Term Goals vs. Long Term Goals Chapter 4: Focus on Feasible Financial Planning Goals Chapter 5: Review Your Financial Goals … [More]
Setting Priorities to Reach Your Financial Goals
Table of Contents Chapter 1: How to Determine Your Financial Goals Chapter 2: Setting Priorities to Reach Your Financial Goals Chapter 3: Short Term Goals vs. Long Term Goals Chapter 4: Focus on Feasible Financial Planning Goals Chapter 5: Review Your Financial Goals … [More]
Educating Yourself About the Forex Market
The forex market is the biggest financial marketplace in the world. A huge number of forex trades take place every single day and prices change constantly. The typical participants in this market are experienced investors who have a thorough understanding of how currencies … [More]
Understanding Mutual Fund Terminology
Table of Contents Chapter 1: Introduction to Mutual Funds Chapter 2: Categories of Mutual Funds Chapter 3: Understanding Mutual Fund Terminology Chapter 4: Mutual Fund Costs Chapter 5: Buying Mutual Funds Chapter 6: Tracking and Selling Mutual Funds Navigate This … [More]
Which Type of Bank Account Should You Open
Chapter 1: Where To Open Bank Accounts Chapter 2: Which Type of Bank Account Should You Open Chapter 3: Bank Account Interest Rates Chapter 4: Bank Account Charges and Fees Chapter 5: Online Banking Chapter 6: Bank Account Facts Which Type of Bank Account Should You … [More]
Investing In Stocks
Creating a diversified investment portfolio is essential if you want to increase your wealth. A strong portfolio includes a collection of assets like stocks, bonds, mutual funds, real-estate etc that can generate good returns with minimum risk. Investing in stocks and bonds … [More]
Saving Money
Chapter 1: Saving Money Chapter 2: Why It's Difficult To Save Money Chapter 3: How To Save Money Every Month Chapter 4: Where and How To Invest Your Money Everyone dreams of owning a lavish house with a luxury car, going on a luxury cruise or a world tour, or simply … [More]
How Forex Trading Works
Table of Contents Chapter 1: What is Forex Trading Chapter 2: History of Money and Origins of Forex Trading Chapter 3: Forex Trading Terminology Chapter 4: Important Aspects of Forex Trading Chapter 5: Players in The Forex Market Chapter 6: Factors that Affect the … [More]
What are Option Spreads
Most people who regularly invest in the financial markets are aware of the basics of options and how they work. But what many of them do not realize is how powerful this innovative financial tool can be. By combining different options, investors can make profits while … [More]
What is Margin Trading
Margin is a way of increasing your purchasing power for investments. Buying on margin means that you take a loan from your broker to increase the amount of funds you have at your disposal to invest. The loan comes with its own costs in the form of interest and there are … [More]
Top 6 Political Scandals Scandals in Italy
Italy is no stranger to political scandals with Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi himself being criticized in the international media for a number of wrong doings, including the control and manipulation of the media for political propaganda. He has also been accused of … [Read More...]
Top 10 Tips for a Budget Wedding
In these trying economic times, couples planning to tie the knot may have to closely look at the wedding costs. Working your wedding ceremony costs around a modest budget will be less challenging if you figure out where you can save and what services you can do without. Read … [Read More...]
Top 6 Political Scandals in Russia
Russia once enjoyed superpower status but the current economic scenario is in stark contrast to its achievements in the Soviet era. But an even bigger problem is the extent of corruption and scandals in Russian politics. They have not only created a bad reputation of the … [Read More...]
Top 10 Most Expensive Homes in the World
The world’s most expensive homes’ list starts with the most recently completed Antilla in Mumbai and ends with an ancient Dracula’s Castle in Romania. While geographically these homes share very little in common, all the homes on this list can lay claim to affluent owners, … [Read More...]
The Top 6 Ways That Obama is Ruining Our Economy
Back in 2008, Democratic President hopeful Barack Obama fielded criticisms for the tax plans he proposed for the American people if he got elected. They were deemed ‘socialist’ by his Republican rivals. Today, President Obama faces stark criticism of the very same tax … [Read More...]
Top 10 Corporate Scandals
Corporate scandals have always been shocking news for investors and stakeholders. Typically these scandals involve understating the company’s expenses, overstating earnings, overstating value of the assets or/and under reporting current liabilities. A corporate wrongdoing … [Read More...]
Top 10 Political Scandals in the United States
It’s not uncommon in the United States of America that those who wield power also have the dubious distinction of making the news for all the wrong reasons. With news channels exposing scandals and late night shows lampooning cover up efforts to the amusement of the … [Read More...]
Top 10 Political Figures I Would Want to Be Stuck in an Elevator With
I though this would be a fun idea to name the top 10 political figures I would want to be stuck in an elevator with and why. Now I know you may have a much different opinion on this so tell me about your top 10 list and why in the comments below. Navigation of the Top 10 … [Read More...]
Top 10 Business Scandals and Ponzies in the United States
The US has seen many financial and business frauds through the years. Many of these were well thought of and deliberately orchestrated by fraudsters. Others happened when unscrupulous persons took advantage of loopholes in existing systems. No matter how these have come … [Read More...]
Top 10 Most Powerful Brands in the World
Powerful brands have the capacity to generate business value for their owners. They do this by creating an impact on their revenue, profit margins and much more. This is possible because strong brands have the ability to go past competition by the sheer good will they … [Read More...]
Comparative Analysis of WPFRX and FSDAX Mutual Funds
Having provided an overview of two funds (WPFRX and FSDAX from Westport and SunAmerica respectively) that focus on providing broad market exposure to stable investments and value opportunities. Using the previous article as a framework, we can now compare the funds, and make … [Read More...]
Tax Tips for Students That Have Summer Jobs
You're out of school for the summer and trying to make some extra money for next semester don't forget to pay your taxes. The IRS is a persistent beast and they will not let you get away without their fair share. 1. Your employer is going to make you complete a W-4 … [Read More...]
Using 5-part Dupont Analysis to Understand an Investment Opportunity
Using the Dupont approach to analyzing a company’s Return on Equity provides an investor with valuable information about where it is that their return is coming from. By breaking down RoE into as many as five component aspects, we can see how it is that changes in each … [Read More...]
Doomsday Scenario The Risk of Municipal, State or Federal Collapse
In the last post, I stepped you through a couple of fairly basic strategies for hedging your portfolio against the risk of discrete corporate bankruptcy. While posing a significant financial risk to your investment, corporate bankruptcy is generally considered to be a fairly … [Read More...]
How Do Patent Companies Create Value?
One of the hottest sectors to invest in over the last decade has been the technology space. However, technology securities are also notoriously volatile, and dangerous. It takes a sophisticated investor, capable of quickly dealing with new information as it arrives, and … [Read More...]
Software as a Service for Consistency
The continuing theme of this column is to discuss the value of cash flows and income. From my perspective, personal investors should focus on scaling down their exposure to risk in a way that allows them to maintain exposure to predictable cash flows over time. Be these cash … [Read More...]
Short Put Market Neutral Positioning
The final market neutral position that I’d like to examine in this week’s series is called a short put strategy. It is similar to the previously discussed long call position in that they are opposite positions to the same effect. However, the main difference between the two … [Read More...]
Inside a Mutual Fund Understanding BPRAX
In an effort to help personal investors better understand what kind of risks and opportunities they are exposed to within their portfolio, I’m going to start dedicating an entire post every week to understanding specific mutual funds. In these posts, I’ll summarize all … [Read More...]
Housing Market Heading Up but Who is Buying?
OK maybe the title is a little misleading in the sense that the housing market has seem to steady out more than head up. The title should read "Foreign Investors Jumping in the US Housing Market". The National Association of Realtors reports that non U.S investors have … [Read More...]
When to Co-Sign a Loan
One of the most frustrating aspects of being denied for a loan is that the application itself will decrease the borrower’s credit score, even though no actual debt transaction will actually take place. Because of this catch-22 situation, many individuals become particularly … [Read More...]
