Find a Methodology and Minimize Investment Madness There are many reasons to be investing these days, and too much opportunity to not have your money working for you. However, I believe the majority of people dread having to deal with investment mat...
Porters Five Forces Analysis If you've ever listened to Warren Buffett talk about investing, you've heard him mention the idea of a company's moat. The moat is a simple way of describing a company's competitive advantages. Com...
Begging Your Trust in Africa The syntax is tortured, the grammar mutilated, but the message - sent by snail mail, telex, fax, or e-mail - is coherent: an African bigwig or his heirs wish to transfer funds amassed in years of gra...
Bankers in Denial Denial is a ubiquitous psychological defense mechanism. It involves the repression of bad news, unpleasant information, and anxiety-inducing experiences. Judging by the German press, the country is i...
Rolling your 401k: Contributory IRA vs. Rollover IRA In an ideal world you would start your working career with a great company in your early 20s, steadily climb the corporate ladder, retire at age 65, and draw a sufficient income from your accumulated...
What is an Investor Ready Business Plan What is an Investor Ready Business Plan A Business Plan, as all good entrepreneurs starting out in life should know is the foundation, or rather a springboard, towards the establishment and growth of...
Eight Questions to Ask Your Financial Advisor You may like your financial advisor, but is he really looking out for you? All advisors are not created equal, and you have a right to know what makes them different! You also have a right to ask yours if he compares!
25 Ways to Find Companies to Buy When you start your program to purchase your "ideal" company, you quickly realize that your ultimate success will depend on two primary skill sets: 1) Your ability to FIND viable companies that are f...
The Cost of Green Eggs and Ham Young readers know that March 4th is the birthday of Dr. Seuss. Many parents trip their tongues over Seuss stories like "Green Eggs and Ham". "Do you like green eggs and ham?/I do not like them,...
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Reasons For Joining An Investment Club Whether you're a novice investor or an experienced stock picker an investment club may be beneficial to growing your investment portfolio. This article explains what an investment club is, why you should have an investment program and finally why you should join an investment club.
Going Against the Conventional Investment Wisdom Most advisors will encourage investing for the long term. This strategy is generally successful in building wealth, but unfortunately for me, it wouldn't until after I'm old or dead. I invest for the short and intermediate terms.
To Retire Rich, Save and Invest Early If you want to retire rich, start saving and investing early. The most powerful tool when it comes to retiring rich, is compounding your returns on money saved when you are young.
The Dreaded Direct Question (Please have a glass of water within reach before reading this article.) Your personal financial planning is the topic of discussion here today, but not quite yet. First I would like to bring your at...
Beta Factors: How They Can Be Used In The Current Situation Ever since the turn of the century, world stock markets have been very volatile. In other words there have been significant movements (up or down) in share prices. This phenomenon has been evidenced...
Love The Thrill of Risk? Invest in an Annuity! With the stock market in steep decline, people are looking for safe places to invest their savings. Many banks and investment companies are pushing annuities. Annuities offer a higher interest rate t...
POOF goes your RRIF ! Some time ago I attended a seminar where participants were told to burn some money; a reasonably-sized amount of money. You should have heard the gnawing and gnashing of teeth in that room! Step righ...
Retirement is Never Urgent Until If you're like many people, your retirement savings have not been growing consistently over the years. We're not referring to the wild fluctuations in the stock market, but rather the fluctuations in...
Body Hair Removal: Solutions for Today As we as a race become increasingly conscious of the way others look at us and not just the way, we look at ourselves, personal grooming has never been more imp...
Food and Metabolism Food and metabolism stick together. A fat burning diet including green tea and protein is great, but what about alcohol?
Online Testing Optimization Simply put, online testing involves keying each different test variable with a unique identifying code (so each desired response can be tracked to its source), ...
11 Ways to Promote Your Blog There are various ways to promote your blog online. This article outlines 11 free and low cost ways blog owners can use to increase traffic to their blogs.
No Faxing Hassle-Free Payday Loans Can Be Yours No faxing payday loans are the wave of the future. There are so many no faxing payday loans available to the average consumer, even if they have poor or no cred...
Pet Vitamins - How Essential Are They? A vitamin supplement for pets is essential to your pet's wellbeing unless you're already feeding your pet its natural raw diet in precisely the proportions it w...
The Truth About Pixels - Part I: Digital Cameras Most digital cameras today boast of greater resolution and picture quality. What does that mean to the amateur or occasional photographer? You hear of cameras w...
Use Noncompete Agreements To Protect Your Business Q: One of my former employees has launched an online business very similar to mine and is contacting my clients and trying to steal their business from me. Do...
Quick Weight Loss! Perhaps you've heard the joke about the SHOCKING news headlines from the year 2050: "New study reveals that exercise and proper nutrition is the key to successf...
Mars Rover Lighting and Power A major component of any piece of NASA exploration equipment is the power plant and charging system. The Mars Rover like any other rover design has had issues w...
Low Carb Diets: Craze or Crazy? Low carb diets, though popular, have met with much controversy. Can it be healthy to deny your body an essential part of your diet?
Wisdom Comes to the Inquisitive Mind Children are absolutely wonderful because they are so inquisitive and ask a million questions and that is as it should be. After all, how does one learn if you...
There Are Benefits... And Then There Are Benefits Not all benefits are created equal. Knowing which ones to use when can make a big difference in the credibility -- and success -- of your marketing campaigns.
