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Topics > Investment & Financial Strategy
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This is category for personal finance advice, tools & investing tips and combining business news, stock quotes & financial market etc.
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 Anonymous writes: "401K planning is a big topic among Americans. The push for Americans to save personally for retirement through their companies' 401K does hold some risk for the investor. Since not many workers remain with one company for decades, a 401K may not roll over well from the company-sponsored plan to a self-directed 401K. A self-directed 401K plan allows the investor to make personal decisions about the money is invested. Many of these investors mistakenly believe that putting all their money into a high-rate return mutual fund is a great strategy; this error doesn't bode well in the long run since the funding is occurring while the share's value is at a peak level. The more sensible and balanced approach is to manage your portfolio with lowered risks while you also get a good rate of return."
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Anonymous writes: "For generations, children have been collecting a variety of trading cards to add to the collections of their favorite sports, superheroes or anything else that came in card form. When we were kids, many of us remember stashing piles of these cards in special hiding places, where no-one could retrieve them. Every penny that we made went toward buying a pack of trading cards that came with a stick of bubble gum. Some of us have even kept them, while others gave theirs away or simply forgot about them over the years. It almost makes you wonder how many stacks of old trading cards are collecting dust somewhere, long forgotten by some young boy or girl."
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Anonymous writes: "In a recent article in the National Underwriter (April, 2005) a Senior Life Settlement is depicted as an ingenious financial planning option available to consumers by providing access to secondary life insurance market through life insurance valuation – a new trend, tool in the financial advisory services industry unlocking opportunity for many. "
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Anonymous writes: "When delving deeper into the market-driven research on the myriads of reasons, motivations, and/or rationales for senior life settlements – seniors selling their life insurance policies have surfaced in recent years. According to studies by key industry players, policyholder rationales for selling life policies are to be identified on one of three levels, due to a combination of them OR influencers from all three levels working together to result in senior life settlement transactions:"
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Anonymous writes: "Small business banking is drawing more attention from banks. Turns out, this market is a lot more lucrative than bankers once estimated. As small businesses take out loans at record speed, lenders are noticing this trend and competing for the small business customer in very unique ways."
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Anonymous writes: "So you have a mortgage, and you need to refinance to get your interest rates low. Most people simply walk into their bank, ask to refinance, and then end up paying more money long term than they would have otherwise. Some banks would like everyone who is refinancing to remain ignorant, but I am here to tell you what banks don’t want you to know. Refinancing can be very beneficial, but one has to understand the terms of the deal, and be very careful when choosing a bank. "
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Anonymous writes: "Alfred Winslow Jones started hedge funds in 1949. He was a pioneer of non-traditional investment strategies. “Non-traditional” categorizes hedge funds quite accurately. Hedge funds have the potential to make an investor quite a bit of money, but many do not understand the nature of hedge funds. Hedge funds have undergone skepticism because they do not have to disclose their activities to third parties."
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Anonymous writes: "FOREX is the abbreviation for the Foreign Exchange market. FOREX is basically an international exchange market where currencies from all over the world are bought and sold for profit. The market today began in the 1970’s. FOREX is a very unique market because it is not based in any particular place, and it also has very few qualifications for investing. FOREX is also free of external controls, and the investors (participants in the market) largely determine how much a currency is worth based on demand. Almost anyone can invest in FOREX, and there are strategies for investors who want to have long-term gains, and strategies for investors who desire short-term gains. The vast array of investors makes FOREX quite unique in the financial community. "
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Anonymous writes: "By: Diane McDee
FOREX, the term for the FOReign EXchange market, is an international exchange market where currencies from many different countries are bought and sold. Both long-term hedge investors and short-term investors that seek quick profits use FOREX. Trade reaches between 1 and 1.5 trillion US dollars per day. Needless to say, FOREX is a very lucrative market. Many wonder how to gain the most profits by trading with FOREX. There are a few simple trade practices that can help any trader, either an amateur or a professional make significant profit from FOREX.."
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Anonymous writes: "The Life Settlement market is all about providing due access to needed cash from existing life insurance.
This so-called free market referred to as the life insurance industry’s secondary market is based on a central premise, namely that the value of life insurance is best determined by independent market forces and has been validated in recent years by its rapid growth. It is also amazing to see the value creation and opportunities that this market presents. What it a life settlement and why may it be an attractive financial alternative to policy holders?"
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Anonymous writes: "If you spend more than you earn on a regular basis, it is a bad practice. To overcome this situation, if you opt for a payday loan, it will be a “risky solution”. Payday loan companies often take the advantages of your need and lead you in debt trap."
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Anonymous writes: "Debt Help is the stepping stone to debt elimination and financial recovery. Debt help analysis guides you to save thousands of dollars in interest charges. Consolidation of your credit card debts and other unsecured bills will allow you to get out of debt as quickly as possible, save money on interest and late fees, stop creditor harassment, save your good credit rating or begin immediately to repair bad credit or negatives on your credit report. "
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Anonymous writes: "When someone is extremely deep in debt, and he or she has no other options to prevent bankruptcy, debt consolidation can be his or her savior. Debt consolidation can also be a very wise choice for someone who has many debts on high interest credit cards. Debt consolidation, quite simply, is the process of taking loans and debts and bringing them into one low-interest loan that can be paid off over varying periods. This is a very good choice for many people because it saves them from having to file bankruptcy. Debt consolidation merely requires collateral (such as a home or vehicle) for the interest rates to be lowered and the customer to be on his or her way to debt free living. "
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Daniel Lamaute writes: "Copyright © 2005 Daniel Lamaute
Lamaute Capital, Inc.
These days financial services firm, Lamaute Capital Inc. (http://InvestSafe.com), is seeing a lot more investors worried about their retirement and the miserly growth of their 401(k) investments. A typical comment we get, says Daniel Lamaute, head of the firm, goes something like this:"
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Anonymous writes: "‘Grant writing’ as the name suggests is the writing of a grant in order to raise grant or funds for one’s organization or project. Many a non-profit or individual organizations rely on these grants to run their work. There are several types of grants and the reasons for taking them. Such reasons depend on the need of the organization seeking the grant. "
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Anonymous writes: "Futures are hot news in the Business section of the newspaper and among feature guests on news channels. However, do you as a regular person understand what futures are all about? While most financial experts and stock traders love to talk about these interesting contractual agreements, the layperson finds the topic complicated. In many ways, trading futures can be safer than trading on the stock market. However, you have to stay alert or trading futures can be intimidating and risky."
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Anonymous writes: "- Generating A Passive Income For Yourself
Are you searching for a way to true financial independence for yourself and your family?
Aren't we all? ;)"
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Anonymous writes: "Even novice investors are likely well acquainted with Press Releases, however it may serve all investors to review some important aspects of them. Press releases are a means through which companies can keep the public up to date regarding their recent affairs. It is the duty of every public company to keep its investors and indirectly potential investors aware of what is going on in the company. It should not be forgotten, however, that it is in the ultimate interest of the company for the price of the stock to increase. Consequently, companies are increasingly selective about what and how information is presented in such releases. "
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Anonymous writes: "Every week I write something about the stock market - how to, when to and where to put your money and how to protect it from loss if you do. This week I want to say something very important to the young folks about success. And you parents take note if your kids are still young."
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Anonymous writes: "Bright Johnson
Shares are sold everywhere in the world. From New York to Japan, there are huge stock markets filled with people’s money.
Why do people buy shares? Of course, they want to make money. But do people really make money? Some do, but majority don’t. The truth is that selling shares is a plot used by big businesses to exploit the masses. "
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