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Asset Location - Increase Investing Returns & Reduce Your Taxes

Location - Once the holy grail only for real estate investors is fast becoming the mantra for every stock, bond, and mutual fund investor. Experts and studies now recognize managing asset location is second only to asset allocation in determining the success of your investment returns.
Importance of Asset Location:Asset location is a cornerstone to […]

Forex market offers opportunity and information

The forex market is what is called an international exchange currency market, where currencies are exchanged on a daily basis. There are five forex market centers around the world - New York, London, Tokyo, Frankfurt and Zurich. One does not need to be on the trading floor, so to speak to be involved in the […]

Investing & Online Stock & Share Trading: Money & Risk Management - Atkinson Portfolio Planner (1)

This article was originally featured in Daryl Guppy’s ‘Tutorials in Applied Technical Analysis’, voted no 1 trading newsletter in Australia by Shares magazine & no 4 in the world by US Stocks & Commodities magazine and is reprinted here with Daryl’s permission.
In addition to developing sound technical analysis skills, strong trading psychology coupled with well […]

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 […]

Stocks, Oil, and Bonds

A barrel of oil bounced to over $60 Thu, which triggered a steep sell-off in the stock market Thu and Fri, although oil pulled-back to around $59 a barrel, and closed at $59.84 a barrel Fri.
There are many reasons why oil prices are high, including a “price premium” for potentially negative geopolitical events, the start […]

Your Portfolio and "Old Ironsides"

The USS Constitution first ventured into the waters in 1798. From there she became an icon of durability and success.
In battle, the ship became known as "Old Ironsides" because the shots fired from enemy ships seemed to bounce off her hull. She may be best remembered for her service in the War of […]