Four Key Components To Building A Trading System Computerized trading systems rarely perform as expected, but that doesn't have to be the case. Make sure your trading system meets these four criteria.
Making Your Investment Dollars Work for You Investments are scary for some people, especially those who have never invested before. We grow up hearing horror stories about how this person or that person lost everything they had on some bad investment some odd years ago and it builds in us a fear of investing so profound that it is sometimes easier to get a confirmed agoraphobic to march in the Macy's Day Parade than it is to get someone to put a few dollars into stocks or mutual funds.
Reading Between The Lines In Annual Proxy Statements Now that a large number of the proxy statements for public companies with fiscal years ending December 31, 2004 have been issued, those of us that scrutinize them for a living, as well as those that have invested in those companies, have an opportunity to analyze their executive pay packages in detail. With all of the attention on Corporate Governance and how to improve the level of transparency and insure that a strong relationship exists between pay and performance, these statements provide for interesting reading.
Shareholders Meeting Changing With Times A significant number of corporations that settled accounts in the past year are ready to hold their annual shareholders meetings...
Gold and Silver Maple Leafs Get New Packaging Gold Maple Leafs and Silver Maple Leafs are receiving packaging makeovers, changes clearly mandated by investor disfavor with packaging that the Royal Canadian Mint has used since the coins were introduced. Gold Maple Leafs debuted in 1979, Silver Maple Leafs in 1988. The changes appear to be good moves, which should increase sales of Silver Maple Leafs and help keep Gold Maple Leafs the preferred pure (.9999 fine) gold bullion coins.
The Economy Is Not The Stock Market Think the stock market is directly linked to the economy? Think again. Economic data has little to do with how your stocks perform.
Making Every Penny Count On May 25, 2005 and retroactive back to January 1, 2005 the IRS has redefined section 415 Compensation to include post severance compensation if it's paid within 2-1/2 months after separation from service. But this is only for payments that would have been paid if the participant had continued in employment or if they are for bona fide sick, vacation and other leave.
Your Worst Enemy To Successful Investing - The Media How do you make your investment decisions and where do you get your information? If you're like most of the people I know, you look to the experts. That's fine, however it's important to be aware t...
The Conflict of Interest Game Disgruntled investors are going after Wall Street once again, this time accusing one of investment bank Morgan-Stanley's high-tech mutual funds of making biased stock picks. Recent lawsuits allege ...
The Demise of Buy & Hold Based on consistent results I think Buy & Hold should be renamed Buy, Hold & Bye-Bye. It sounded great for a while, especially for the huge majority of investors who don't have the time or interest i...
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The Greatest Leaders Are Often The Worst Leaders So called "great" leaders are often the worst leaders when they fail to leave a strong culture of leadership excellence behind after they depart the organizatio...
Glyconutrients - The Next Household Word? Glyconutrients are the most important nutritional discovery in 100 years. Chances are, you have never heard of it -- and your diet doesn't contain enough of it.
How To Find Your Way To Healthy Longevity Being and staying healthy can increase your odds for longevity.The golden years can be the most enjoyable part of your life especially if you practce a wellness...
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Mint: The Herb of Hospitality This article examines the herb, Mentha species, commonly called mints and their many uses from flavouring appetizers to desserts. Mint symbolises "hospitality"...
Find Mineral Nutrition Online Searching for mineral nutrition information is much easier today than ever before. I remember when we'd have to search manuals, books and do it at the library a...
Its Not A Sin For Pregnant Women To Have A Massage Getting pregnant is really a moment of joy. Don't get carried away with your morning sickness, or your hormone changing, keep your life going and treat yourself...
The Power of Dogs I owe it all to Stitch without him, none of this would have ever materialized, he played so many vital roles in this business and ultimately changed my life, wi...
Jewelry Christmas Gifts That Sparkle and Shine The joyous season of Christmas is steeped in tradition, and gift giving is one ritual that is inseparable from this holiday. Who hasn't had difficulty at one ti...
Is Heat or Ice Better for Arthritis Pain? You probably know that applying heat or ice to a painful joint can help relieve pain, but have questions about these simple techniques. Which one? Why? How of...
Consequences of Late Insurance Payments Did you realize that it could cost you more than a late fee when you make your insurance payments late? That's right, not only will you incur a late fee in most...
Ear Mites in Dogs: Quite Earritating Does your dog have that sheepish look? It could be that he's embarrassed of his ear mite problem! All this time you thought he just had a bad case of ear wax li...
How to Secure a Low Cost Online Loan If you're in the market for a loan and haven't thought about online options, you might want to consider looking into getting a low cost online loan.
Strategies for Long-Term Investments If you've considered long-term investments in the past but aren't really sure where you should start, you're in luck.
