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So, You're a Real Estate Property Investor 12 Dec 2005 | 04:31 pm
So, You're a Real Estate Property Investor You think you're on to something with your approach to real-estate investing? Could it be a full-time job and make you a ton of dough? I've seen some do very...
The Four Investment Approaches 8 Dec 2005 | 04:06 pm
What are the four Investment Approaches? Investing anywhere in the marketplace these days is a difficult challenge. People invest in mutual funds, equities, bonds, options or property. This article f...
A Peck of Woe 25 Jun 2005 | 11:30 pm
Chart from Bloomberg.com I could be bullish, but if wishes were nickels I’d have a bag full. Watching the market lately has been about as appealing watching the grass grow. Not that I have anything...
ETFs, Exchange Traded Funds 24 Apr 2005 | 09:39 am
What are they? How do you use them? First, what are ETFs? Exchange Traded Funds, invented about 11 years ago, are akin to Mutual Funds. Like their brethren, they are invested in a group, basket, secto...
Bear Market, ain't no Sunhine ... 8 Apr 2005 | 05:00 am
Bear Market For those who can do sums without counting their fingers, or their toes for that matter, the current interest rates, energy prices, and employment numbers sing the same old song. It’s su...
Social Security Reform and your Investments 17 Mar 2005 | 10:47 am
Will it Wipe out the current “Trust Fund�? Mr. Bush and the début of Social Security reform and, particularly, its privatization has not exactly heralded celebration in some sectors lately. Mr. B...
Tax Reform and your Investments 4 Mar 2005 | 09:45 am
The System At this time of year to say the tax system in the U.S. is bewilderment to all who approach it is an understatement. Working people making $50,000 may have around 25% taken for taxes every p...
Energy prices positioned to Spike! 24 Feb 2005 | 09:39 am
The Spread as of 2/23/05 What is it with interest rates rising and with no effect on long-term rates? Decidedly, inflation is moderate and real-rates are lower. Apparently investors figure that someth...