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...]
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]
Categories of Bonds
Most people who regularly invest in financial markets have some basic understanding of how bonds work. In their simplest form, bonds are just a loan that investors give to the bond issuer. The issuer in return pays an interest on the loan and pays back the principal at a pre … [More]
Creating Personal Budget Goals
Chapter 1: How to Make a Budget and Stick to It Chapter 2: Creating Personal Budget Goals Chapter 3: Assessing Your Current Financial Situation Chapter 4: Identifying Budget Focus Areas Chapter 5: Staying Committed to Your Budget Chapter 6: Budget Software Before you … [More]
Investing In Bonds
Chapter 1: Investing In Bonds Chapter 2: Risks Associated With Investing In Bonds Chapter 3: Where To Invest In Bonds A bond is an IOU issued by governments, companies or other financial organizations against the money you lend them. While buying stock in a company … [More]
Mutual Fund Costs
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]
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]
Trading Options with Spreads
Table of Contents Chapter 1: What are Option Spreads Chapter 2: Vertical Option Spreads Chapter 3: Calendar Option Spreads Chapter 4: Diagonal Option Spread Chapter 5: Trading Options with Spreads Chapter 5: Things to Keep in Mind when Trading with Spreads Option … [More]
Types of Money Market Investments
Table of Contents Chapter 1: What is the Money Market Chapter 2: How to Invest in Money Market Accounts Chapter 3: Types of Money Market Investments Navigate This Page Chapter 3: Types of Investments - Treasury Bills or T-Bills - Commercial Paper - Certificates of … [More]
Lowering Your Tax Liability
Table of Contents Chapter 1: Manage Your Taxes Chapter 2: Estimated Tax Payments Chapter 3: Capital Gains Tax Chapter 4: Tax Planning & Filing Your Taxes Chapter 5: Lowering Your Tax Liability Chapter 6: Tips for the First Time Tax Payer The whole idea of tax … [More]
How to Buy and Sell Bonds
Table of Contents Chapter 1: What are Bond Investments Chapter 2: Categories of Bonds Chapter 3: Understanding Bond Terminology Chapter 4: Who Should Buy Bonds Chapter 5: How to Buy and Sell Bonds Chapter 6: Factors to Consider Before Buying Bonds Navigate This … [More]
Top 9 Political Scandals in the United Kingdom
Most governing and opposition parties in the UK have had their share of political scandals through the years. The British media has had a field day with political scandals on various occasions. The lurid details of financial and sex scandals have been splashed across 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...]
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 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 Reasons Why the United States is in Debt
As of December 3rd 2012, the total public debt in the US breached the $16 trillion mark, and stood at almost 90 % of the country’s GDP. The Federal Government’s auditor, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) has called America’s current fiscal policy unsustainable. If … [Read More...]
Top 6 Political Scandals in Mexico
Misconduct and political corruption are common features of Mexican politics. From election rigging, money laundering to inhuman massacres, Mexico’s politicians are known for fraudulent activities, while Mexican police are infamous for their violence. Despite Mexico being … [Read More...]
Top 10 Most Expensive Cities in the World
Living in big cities can be great if you have the money to support the lifestyle and the opportunities that these cities offer. Here are some of the most expensive cities in the world - consider yourself lucky if you can afford to live in one of these. … [Read More...]
Top 10 Most Depressing Jobs
Depression experienced by individuals in a profession is largely dependent on the kind of pressure they face. This can be related to the responsibilities laid on them, the time frames in which they work or the amount of control they have over a situation. Organizational … [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 7 Political Scandals in Greece
Between 2006 and 2009, a number of scandals involving Greek politicians made it to the news. Formal enquiries were launched and the cases were tried in court. But in most cases, stringent action was not taken and some of the accused simply walked free. Here's the list of top … [Read More...]
Credit Score Factors: Payment History
It might seem counter-intuitive, but the most important investment decisions that a personal investor will ever make tend to revolve more around debt than they do actual securities. This is because of the way in which our debt and credit capacity makes up for such much of … [Read More...]
Part 4 Practical Mutual Funds: Finding Fixed Income
I’ve saved the best for last in this ongoing series describing the practical fundamentals of investing in Mutual Funds. You can check out my first three articles in this series here (1, 2, 3). By taking the time to understand how it is that Income-Oriented Mutual Funds … [Read More...]
Doomsday Scenarios Systemic Risk of Investing
Systemic risk has a bad reputation in the marketplace. As an investor, it represents all of the aspects of your portfolio that are beyond your control (ie. Cannot be hedged or diversified out of existence), and therefore represents the risk of your portfolio. However, I … [Read More...]
Investment Risk, and Understanding when to Sell or Hold
When we sell a security, we are doing so with the understanding that we can re-invest the proceeds in a way that will maintain our nominal returns. The logic behind this is fairly simple, in that we wouldn’t sell the security if we didn’t feel as though there was a long-term … [Read More...]
Investment Risk and Understanding When to Sell or Hold
When we sell a security, we are doing so with the understanding that we can re-invest the proceeds in a way that will maintain our nominal returns. The logic behind this is fairly simple, in that we wouldn’t sell the security if we didn’t feel as though there was a long-term … [Read More...]
Part 2 Practical Mutual Funds: Risks Involved With Mutual Funds
In the last post of the series, I described the simplicity of why it is we buy Mutual Funds (to make money of course!). Today, I’m going to dig deeper, and describe some of the risks that Mutual Funds inadvertently employ to justify these returns. Don’t worry, there’s no … [Read More...]
Is that Really a Mutual Fund or Just Diluted Equity Position?
Having looked through a batch of tech Funds in preparation for an upcoming post, I came across a startling trend for overexposing a fund towards a very specific security. Funds that claim to act as an index of the tech industry have holding more than 14% of their holdings in … [Read More...]
Applying Value Analysis to Income and Cash Flow
The first things you should ever look at when analyzing a company is its top and bottom lines. How much money is this company making, and how much is it keeping? From there, you can work your way throughout the gritty details about where it is all the money is going, and … [Read More...]
Why the Decline of the Euro Currency is Worse Than You Think
Over the last few months we’ve seen a significant decline in the decline of the Euro against other global currencies. Even compared to some of the more volatile currencies, the Euro is considered to have underperformed on all fronts. However, as 2012 begins to shows … [Read More...]
Equity Dilution’s Impact on Value
Keeping in mind the theme of value investing, I’d like to dedicate the next two posts to the discussion of equity dilution, and how its impacts can be worked into a value-based portfolio. For our purposes, equity dilution is going to refer to situations in which the values … [Read More...]
