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 Futures Trading Works
Table of Contents Chapter 1: What is Futures Trading Chapter 2: How Futures Trading Works Chapter 3: Futures Terminology Chapter 4: Importance of Futures Market Chapter 5: Limitations on Futures Trading Chapter 6: Factors Affecting Futures Chapter 7: Who Should Use … [More]
What are Bond Investments
Any discussion about investing usually centers around stocks and the returns one can make with them using smart investing techniques. Investors, especially novices simply love the success stories of people who parked their funds in the right stocks at the right time. What … [More]
Review Your Financial Goals Periodically
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]
Tax Planning & Filing Your Taxes
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 Tax planning, which is an … [More]
ADR | American Depository Receipts
ADRs are American Depository Receipts, an investment option open to interested buyers in the US who want to become stakeholders in a foreign company. A bank or brokerage may issue an ADR in the US representing shares in the overseas company. An ADR may represent a fraction, … [More]
Importance of Futures Market
Table of Contents Chapter 1: What is Futures Trading Chapter 2: How Futures Trading Works Chapter 3: Futures Terminology Chapter 4: Importance of Futures Market Chapter 5: Limitations on Futures Trading Chapter 6: Factors Affecting Futures Chapter 7: Who Should Use … [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]
Cash Investments
Table of Contents Chapter 1: Growing Your Wealth with Investments Chapter 2: Learn How To Invest Chapter 3: Cash Investments Chapter 4: Investing in Stocks Chapter 5: Investing In Bonds Chapter 6: Investing in Real Estate Chapter 7: Investing in Mutual Funds Cash … [More]
Identifying Budget Focus Areas
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 The … [More]
Types of ADR
Table of Contents Chapter 1: What are ADR (American Depository Receipts) Chapter 2: How Do ADR Work Chapter 3: Types of ADR Chapter 4: Investing in ADR Navigate This Page Chapter 3: Types of ADR - OTC ADR - Listed ADR - Public Issues Chapter 3: Types of … [More]
Top 6 Political Scandals in China
China is an emerging superpower with a literacy rate of 90.9% and multi trillion dollar economy. Though its communist government is power yielding, it has encouraged privatization that has contributed to the country's rapid growth. With its defiance of western political … [Read More...]
Top 8 Political Scandals in France
The internet is abuzz with gossip about French President Nicolas Sarkozy and his singer-model wife Carla Bruni. An incident in case being the President's alleged drunken speech at the G8 summit. But over the years, various French politicians have been involved in much … [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 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 Most Expensive Cars
Cars may be just a way to commute for some, but for many it’s a passion. In this article, we talk about some of the hottest and the most expensive cars in the world. The most expensive cars list is topped by the Swedish manufacturer Koenigsegg’s car followed by a car … [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...]
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 7 Political Scandals in Japan
Most of Japan’s political scandals have revolved around bribes and misappropriation of funds by top Japanese officials. Powerful private sector firms have been found to be in cahoots with government officials in carrying out these large scale corrupt activities. There is a … [Read More...]
Top 10 Most Overpriced Products and Services
Quite a few of the products and services flooding the market are simply too expensive when you consider the cost that the company incurs on them. Most consumers unknowingly end up buying these grossly overpriced products. Here is the list of the top 10 overpriced products or … [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...]
How a Gold Exit Might Impact Your Commodities Portfolio
My favourite story from economics class is the Wizard of Oz. Believe it or not, this book was actually a story about the great depression. Go ahead, Google it and come back here when you’re done. Rather than bore you with the details, I’d like to quickly draw your attention … [Read More...]
Broad Market Mutual Fund Returns of WPFRX & FDSAX
Funds Name: Westport Funds: Westport Fund; Class R Shares Symbol: WPFRX Nav: $24.18 Name: Sunamerica Focused Series, Inc: Focused Dividend Strategy Portfolio; Class A Shares Symbol: FDSAX Nav: $11.77 Objective & Strategy WPFRX: Westport funds pursues … [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...]
2012 Investing Trends: Bargain Shopping
Similar to the last post’s discussion of how American consumers are switching to lower cost housing options, the second major trend for 2011 that columnists are suggesting will be a major investing opportunity relates to discount stores. Specifically, deep discount … [Read More...]
David Harvey Gives His Marxist View on the Financial Crisis
This is something I went back and forth on posting for a while now. A video by David Harvey who is a self proclaimed Marxist. While many of you may not agree with his point of view it is a and interesting video. So the video was created by the Royal Society which is a … [Read More...]
Part 1 Practical Mutual Funds: How to Gain For Smart Investors
As a personal investor, your mutual funds are your life-blood. Their ability to place a smaller retail client in a favourable buying position, combined with the benefits of professional management out-weigh any other asset class in your portfolio. Be they income producing or … [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...]
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...]
The Basics of Dynamic Hedging
Over the course of the week I’ve been describing all the nuance of a specific options strategy known as a strangle position. While the position is extremely cash intensive, it does provide an interesting thought experiment that might provide some additional insights into how … [Read More...]
How to Build an Investment Portfolio within a Given Industry Sector
Having built up a list of all the different sector classifications that we can use to build up a robust investment portfolio, we can start going through each of these industries to make sure that we are gaining a broad exposure throughout the entire industry itself. In doing … [Read More...]
