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» 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 than CD's, but are they safe?

» The 8 biggest mistakes when designing portfolios - and how to avoid them
Are you as good an investor as you think? Do you consider yourself a well-informed investor able to anticipate and avoid nearly all pitfalls associated with investing?

» Online Forex
When you consider that the foreign exchange market has become the world's largest financial market, with over $1.5 trillion USD traded daily, where does it go from here?

» The secret to more winning trades is as simple as avoiding this common mistake
If you’re a normal human being, your need to feel good about yourself probably causes you to sell your winners too soon – and -- your need to avoid feelings of regret, causes you to hang on to your losers too long.

» Lies, damn lies and mutual fund returns
How many times has this happened to you? You're at a social function and the conversation turns to investing. Pretty soon, people are comparing how well their investments are doing. As you might imagine, being an investment advisor this happens to me a lot. However, I recently had an experience with it that startled me.

» How to beat the mutual fund companies at their own game
You'd have had to be living on a desert island with no TV, newspaper or internet connection to have missed hearing about the great mutual fund scandal of 2003.

» Investors: Avoid these 5 common tax mistakes
For many investors, and even some tax professionals, sorting through the complex IRS rules on investment taxes can be a nightmare. Pitfalls abound, and the penalties for even simple mistakes can be severe. As April 15 rolls around, keep the following five common tax mistakes in mind – and help keep a little more money in your own pocket.

» How I became a hard money lender
Unlike other investors, my venture into real estate was a natural extension of my secondary business as the IP Ware software developer. However, opportunity and perseverance beget wealth, or at least a decent side income.

» Halliburton under fire
The shareholders of Halliburton are trying to stop state-sponsored terrorism, using the same economic leverage that was effective against South African racism in the 1970's. Back then, shareholders used corporate resolutions to stop companies from doing business in South Africa. The tactic helped bring a peaceful end to an unpopular regime. Today, shareholders are trying to stop companies from doing business with "sponsors of terrorism".

» Vacation properties a profitable investment
Vacation properties are a popular investment, but very under- used. Many people who've considered buying investment properties are afraid to do so, because they've heard horror stories about bad management companies that charge huge fees, damage caused by renters, and other problems, resulting in owners barely breaking even or actually losing money.

» Are you missing out on the vast potential of the currency market?
Are you an individual investor with high net worth who is looking to increase your worth? Are you an individual who is new to the business of investing? Are you an equity investor tired of paying commissions on equities trading?

» An emergency fund: Your first line of defense
Downsizing, rightsizing, forced retirement, layoffs, firings, outsourcing, and being made redundant. All could mean the same thing to you: financial catastrophe.

» Inflation: What is and why does it happen?
Inflation is when your mom or dad complains about the prices they have to pay nowadays compared to what they paid when they were a younger.

» Invest your home in the stock market
If you found an investment that would return 20% or more, would you take out a loan at 8% to invest?

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