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Introduction Continuing economic and financial volatility has cemented in investors’ minds the importance of diversification across asset classes. As interest rates have been driven down, and government gilt yields have fallen, investors seeking income or a higher rate of interest are increasingly turning to corporate bonds. What is the bond market? The bond market, also [...]
An interview on professional trading by traders Stuart McPhee and Ray Barros. Stuart: The world is going through a bit of mess at the moment with a global economic crisis. How has that affected your own personal trading, what impact does that have? Ray: Well I have a rule which says if any market instrument [...]
So what exactly is financial spread betting I hear you ask? Although listening to many so-called experts talk about financial betting may make the whole thing seem esoteric, spread betting itself is no rocket science. Basically, spreadbetting is simply a tax free alternative to conventional stock trading! Once you take this on board, you quickly [...]
Have you or your friends ever attended an options seminar, learned how “simple” it is to make a high income from options trading but yet when you did it for real, you failed to make any money consistently? Indeed, from my observation in this industry over the past decade, I have noticed that the chances [...]
Key Points Regarding US Savings Bonds: US Savings Bonds comprise the following: EE Bonds, HH Bonds (no longer issued as of 8/31/04) and I bonds (inflation protection) EE & I bond interest may be excluded from federal income tax if used for qualified higher education (college tuition) in same year redeemed Interest earned on EE [...]
The United States Government is in trouble. Massive deficits and falling tax revenues are seriously impacting the value of our currency, the dollar. So many are wondering if gold confiscation is possible under Obama. The only real way to measure the value of the dollar is against a non-fiat currency such as gold. That makes [...]
Back in the 1990′s, plenty of high volatility in the bull market made this concept called momentum trading something of a free run in those times, and more and more traders seemed to be subscribing to that type of trading. The thing is, the environments and the elements were set up in that financial environment [...]
Hello! First and foremost I’m not selling anything. I have been an active trader for years and am pleased to share my thoughts with you about what’s going on with our economy Recently, the stock market has put together the best five week run since 1938. Although this was due to extremely oversold conditions, the [...]
Over the years, I’ve heard a million horror stories from business owners about their experiences with some of the “fly by night” business brokers out there. It’s always the same names and it always makes me wonder, “How did you get hooked up with these people? Why did you hire them?” I mean, I’ve seen [...]
You’ve embraced recycling, you’ve got your own compost pile and you’ve taught your kids to turn out the lights. Now you’re wondering what else can become green? Your investments, of course! For those investors seeking to place their bets on the growth on “green” companies, you will soon have more options. Markit last week announced [...]