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		<title>Passive Online Investment Idea! Perfect!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 18:30:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It just hit me one day! There are all of these online investment sites urging you to invest, invest, invest, or apply for a loan, apply for a loan, apply for a loan! Really, these online investment sites seemed to just appear out of almost nowhere and they also seemed to be everywhere.

I initially found these sites to be just plain old annoying when they first exploded onto the scene. The advertisements began to blur together in my mind, due to the sheer volume of different company names and slogans, I can only suppose.

Well, one day it kind of dawned on me. YOU (the consumer) could use these sites to make some PASSIVE MONEY! In my opinion, that is the absolute best and most rare form of cash!

How is it done, let me tell you.]]></description>
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		<title>Investing in Uncertain Times (Carefully)</title>
		<link>http://investmentarticle.com/investing-in-uncertain-times-carefully.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 14:30:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Under normal circumstances the recession of 2008-2009 would be completely over now. Unemployment would have returned to somewhere between five and six percent. People who lost their jobs before the bank and financial crisis would have either returned to similar jobs or embarked on new careers, and people would have started thousands of new businesses.

Why hasn't this happened? One word: Uncertainty.

There are so many changes taking place in government right now, and so many potential changes being contemplated, that substantial numbers of people - individuals and employers - are unwilling to invest right now.

This presents an opportunity for the prudent and thoughtful investor.

Opportunities exist because investments that under normal conditions sell for far more than current, are underpriced.]]></description>
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		<title>Portfolio Optimization With Rising Correlations in Our Evolving World</title>
		<link>http://investmentarticle.com/portfolio-optimization-with-rising-correlations-in-our-evolving-world.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 13:30:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over the years, investors have viewed diversification as the one "true free lunch." Indeed, asset classes such as global stock markets, real estate, timber, commodities, managed futures, and other alternative assets - have served their proponents well. On the other hand, some analysts argue that the diversification benefits fall apart at the worst possible moments. This seems to be true, as witnessed by the recent financial crisis, which saw well-diversified portfolios decline by -25% or more.]]></description>
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		<title>Investing Tips For Beginners</title>
		<link>http://investmentarticle.com/investing-tips-for-beginners.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2010 23:00:10 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[First Investment]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Investment tips are very important to consider especially for beginners. This is a way of guiding what to do or what kind of investment to choose. With the right basic foundation of knowledge, a beginner can build from there towards a deeper understanding of how to invest and what types of investments they might be interested in, and most importantly how to make the most out of their money.

Most forms of investing involve some form of monetary risk.]]></description>
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		<title>Korea Kicks Russia Out of the BRICs</title>
		<link>http://investmentarticle.com/korea-kicks-russia-out-of-the-brics.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jun 2010 18:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Van Eck responds to popularity of small-caps in Brazil with a wider net of Latin American stocks while First Trust creates the BICK, an emerging markets play swapping Korea for Russia.

First, the innovative Van Eck family of ETFs has introduced a Latin America Small-Cap ETF ( LATM - news - people ) to build on its popular Brazil Small-Cap ETF ( BRF - news - people ).

Brazil dominates LATM with 43% of the basket, followed by Mexico at 23% and Canada at 19%. The small-caps in this new basket remind me of what a small-cap represented when I started in this business with Robert W. Baird: with a market cap of at least $150 million and meet certain liquidity requirements.]]></description>
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		<title>Spain Not Out of the Woods Yet</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jun 2010 17:30:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Spanish banks are borrowing record amounts from the European Central Bank as the country's financial institutions struggle to gain funding from the global capital markets.

Spanish banks borrowed 85.6bn ($105.7 billion) from the ECB last month. This was double the amount lent to them before the collapse of Lehman Brothers in September 2008 and 16.5% of net eurozone loans offered by the central bank.

This is the highest amount since the launch of the eurozone in 1999 and a disproportionately large share of the emergency funds provided by the euro's monetary guardian, according to analysis by Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) and Evolution. Spanish banks account for 11% of the eurozone banking system.

This just reflects Spain's struggle to hold things together and the acute stage of Spain's liquidity crisis.]]></description>
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		<title>Investing For Charity and Charitable Causes</title>
		<link>http://investmentarticle.com/investing-for-charity-and-charitable-causes.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jun 2010 18:30:11 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Investment Advisor]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The New Philanthropists

Many philanthropists today want something that charitable donors a few decades ago never asked of their beneficiaries: A stronger voice in how their contributions are spent. People are much more astute and sophisticated about holding nonprofits accountable. It's very easy to look up the tax returns of similar charities on the Internet and then ask, 'Why are you spending 35% of every dollar on administrative costs when this other charity only spends 25%?

New Generation Takes Over

But the desire for accountability is just part of what makes today's philanthropists different from those who gave in the past.]]></description>
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		<title>Market Update &#8211; Doctor, Doctor, Give Me the News</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jun 2010 11:00:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The market has been largely news-driven of late, fluctuating to the tune of the latest headline. Stocks have been taking it on the chin, but the news is not all that bad. In fact, the news remains pretty good:

1.]]></description>
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		<title>An Honest and Credible Investment Advice For Novice Investors</title>
		<link>http://investmentarticle.com/an-honest-and-credible-investment-advice-for-novice-investors.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jun 2010 10:30:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[So you are planning to take your first step to invest in an investment company? Well, this is good news for you because at last you have realized that investing early in life is very important considering the present condition of the economy. Every individual needs to prepare for the future. And even if the economy is not stable, it is still vital to work on ways to be ready for the coming days instead of simply leaving everything to fate and destiny.]]></description>
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		<title>Managing the 10 Most Prevalent Investment Risks</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jun 2010 06:00:28 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Good Investment]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This article takes a comprehensive survey of those investment risks that, as an investment advisor, I manage on an ongoing basis for my clients across the Greater Toronto Area.

Managing the 10 most prevalent investment risks:

Time Horizon - the amount of time you can spare to have your money tied up in an investment. Investment mismatch is where money that is earmarked for the short term is invested in a long term strategy and vice versa. The riskiest type of mismatch is where money is being saved for the very long term, 20 years or longer, and the portfolio is invested in short term investment strategies.]]></description>
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		<title>What to Look For (If a Novice Investor Like You and Me) When Searching For an Advisor</title>
		<link>http://investmentarticle.com/what-to-look-for-if-a-novice-investor-like-you-and-me-when-searching-for-an-advisor.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jun 2010 03:30:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you are like many individuals looking to increase the value of your money in an economy where financial institutions pay only two percent on a savings account, but do not know where to invest your money please read further. I have been in the work force for many years but other than mutual funds, government bonds, investment certificates and other products available through my local bank manager or investment councilor at the same bank had no real investment knowledge.

Like many of us I have had the hot tip from a business colleague and bought stock to make a million only to see it crash and was out a few thousand, instead of on the way to easy street. I told everyone on my office floor about the stock and they purchased the warrants, even the vice president of marketing wanted to know what to do with them after a month.]]></description>
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		<title>The Characteristics of Quality Investment Companies</title>
		<link>http://investmentarticle.com/the-characteristics-of-quality-investment-companies.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jun 2010 01:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A key element of any investment philosophy is to invest in 'quality' companies. We believe quality companies deliver higher returns at a lower level of risk than low quality companies. The issue with the term 'quality' is defining what exactly is a quality company and what it not.]]></description>
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		<title>Investment Strategy Synopsis</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jun 2010 10:30:09 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Alternative Investments]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Investment strategy is a little like religion in the financial advisor community. There are few situations that would get emotions boiling, fists flying, and require police action faster than putting a buy-and-hold advocate and a market timing zealot in a room and asking them to resolve their differences. The truth is that most strategies work some of the time, a few work most of the time, and only Bernie Madoff figured out how to make one work all the time, right up until he got caught.]]></description>
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		<title>Asset Allocation &#8211; Your Most Important Investment Decision</title>
		<link>http://investmentarticle.com/asset-allocation-your-most-important-investment-decision.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jun 2010 17:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Equity Investment]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Choosing an asset allocation, or the mix of stocks, bonds and cash in a portfolio, is the most important decision that you'll face as an investor. A study by Ibbotson Associates concluded that asset allocation decisions determine about 100 percent of investment performance for those who follow a low-cost, long-term investing strategy. Similarly, according to a Dalbar and Associates study, many investors underperform the market because they deviate from their asset allocation plan during market downturns.]]></description>
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		<title>An Honest and Credible Investment Advice For Novice Investors</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 May 2010 06:30:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[So you are planning to take your first step to invest in an investment company? Well, this is good news for you because at last you have realized that investing early in life is very important considering the present condition of the economy. Every individual needs to prepare for the future. And even if the economy is not stable, it is still vital to work on ways to be ready for the coming days instead of simply leaving everything to fate and destiny.]]></description>
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		<title>Managing the 10 Most Prevalent Investment Risks</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 May 2010 09:30:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This article takes a comprehensive survey of those investment risks that, as an investment advisor, I manage on an ongoing basis for my clients across the Greater Toronto Area.

Managing the 10 most prevalent investment risks:

Time Horizon - the amount of time you can spare to have your money tied up in an investment. Investment mismatch is where money that is earmarked for the short term is invested in a long term strategy and vice versa. The riskiest type of mismatch is where money is being saved for the very long term, 20 years or longer, and the portfolio is invested in short term investment strategies.]]></description>
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		<title>What to Look For (If a Novice Investor Like You and Me) When Searching For an Advisor</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 May 2010 11:30:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you are like many individuals looking to increase the value of your money in an economy where financial institutions pay only two percent on a savings account, but do not know where to invest your money please read further. I have been in the work force for many years but other than mutual funds, government bonds, investment certificates and other products available through my local bank manager or investment councilor at the same bank had no real investment knowledge.

Like many of us I have had the hot tip from a business colleague and bought stock to make a million only to see it crash and was out a few thousand, instead of on the way to easy street. I told everyone on my office floor about the stock and they purchased the warrants, even the vice president of marketing wanted to know what to do with them after a month.]]></description>
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		<title>The Characteristics of Quality Investment Companies</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 May 2010 11:30:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A key element of any investment philosophy is to invest in 'quality' companies. We believe quality companies deliver higher returns at a lower level of risk than low quality companies. The issue with the term 'quality' is defining what exactly is a quality company and what it not.]]></description>
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		<title>Investment Strategy Synopsis</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 May 2010 18:30:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Investment strategy is a little like religion in the financial advisor community. There are few situations that would get emotions boiling, fists flying, and require police action faster than putting a buy-and-hold advocate and a market timing zealot in a room and asking them to resolve their differences. The truth is that most strategies work some of the time, a few work most of the time, and only Bernie Madoff figured out how to make one work all the time, right up until he got caught.]]></description>
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		<title>Asset Allocation &#8211; Your Most Important Investment Decision</title>
		<link>http://investmentarticle.com/asset-allocation-your-most-important-investment-decision.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 May 2010 10:30:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Choosing an asset allocation, or the mix of stocks, bonds and cash in a portfolio, is the most important decision that you'll face as an investor. A study by Ibbotson Associates concluded that asset allocation decisions determine about 100 percent of investment performance for those who follow a low-cost, long-term investing strategy. Similarly, according to a Dalbar and Associates study, many investors underperform the market because they deviate from their asset allocation plan during market downturns.]]></description>
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		<title>The Biggest Investing Potholes</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2010 11:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The longer one is involved in the investment sector the more you realise that being a successful investor is 20% market nous and 80% avoiding stupid mistakes. As legendary investor Warren Buffett put it; "investing is simple, not easy".

With that in mind, Hhere are some of the more common potholes that continue to trip up investors.

Having unrealistic expectations Shares have been the best performing investment over the past 60-70 years and have returned around 10% a year. During periods when inflation is low and rising returns tend to be more like 8% a year.

Investors gunning for returns of 15% plus will have to take huge risks to get there by putting all their money on a few shares or properties, or by using debt to gear their portfolio.]]></description>
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		<title>Ground Rules For Successful Investing</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Apr 2010 18:30:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Not long ago investing was easy. There were few places you could invest and if you had money you wanted to invest, you left it to the professional stock brokers. However, deregulation of the financial markets has changed all this.]]></description>
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		<title>Fixed Income Strategies For Bond Investors to Reduce Interest Rate Risk</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Apr 2010 17:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In late 1981, the yield on 1-year treasury bills reached 17% and the yield on 10-year treasury bonds reached 15% - both yields proved to be the highest ever recorded in US history, and marked the beginning of a decline in market interest rates that lasted almost 3 decades. By 2009, 1-year and 10-year treasury yields bottomed at 0.3% and 2.5%, respectively. By any measure, the past 28 years represent the greatest bull market in history for fixed income securities.]]></description>
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		<title>7 Investment Tips From One of the Richest Men in the World</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Apr 2010 09:30:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am a big fan of Warren Buffett- but not always. Sometimes it seems like his investment tips are out of touch and just when I want to think of him as an old bag who isn't investing with the times - he pulls out a one two punch and shows everyone how it's done right.

Besides, he has an annual shareholder report that makes me laugh every time, and yes, I am a shareholder. But it doesn't matter if you have invested in Berkshire Hathaway or not, here are some of the best investing tips everyone should live buy:

1.]]></description>
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		<title>One Person&#8217;s Mistake is Another&#8217;s Lesson</title>
		<link>http://investmentarticle.com/one-persons-mistake-is-anothers-lesson.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Apr 2010 16:00:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a Premier Consultant meeting on Tuesday, January 29, it was time to look at what happened, how we reacted to the Financial Melt Down and the results. A comment from John Payne, veteran Advisor at Houston Asset Management, says it all. He said what every man and one female were thinking; "Will we ever learn?"

On September 15, 2008, Americans started an emotional roller coaster ride, the likes of which we had never experienced in our lifetime.]]></description>
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		<title>The Secret Your Friends Did Not Tell You</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 17:30:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yes, that is right your friends have been holding out on you. They have a dirty little secret that would surely make life easier for you if they would only have shared this simple fact. However, if they shared it with you, it would no longer be their little secret.

I know this secret and will gladly pass it along ready to you.]]></description>
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		<title>7 Tips For Spotting an Investment Cheat</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 22:00:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over the course of the last two decades in the financial industry, I have had good fortune, and yes, bad fortune in learning about the realities of investments. When I speak with investors, it's not uncommon for some people to insist on certain delusions they have accumulated regarding the subject. This article is an effort to give you some the characteristics of any investment proposal that deserves your careful scrutiny and distrust.

Most investment scams have certain characteristics in common:

1.	Secrecy - Any investment program that is worth anything can stand up to the scrutiny of financial advisors, accountants, attorneys and anybody else with some investment acumen.]]></description>
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		<title>Investing For the Rest of Us &#8211; Charting a Course For the Future</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As the dust settles from the Wall Street meltdown of 2008, the average investor needs to chart a course that threads its way through future growth and perils. Simply relying on the old investment adages may not be the wisest course. Here's some things to think about.

(1) Wall Street is not your friend.]]></description>
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		<title>Regulators and Leveraged ETFs</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 20:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As the resident ETF expert, I'm always on the lookout for new ways to make money with these wonderful financial tools. Some of the most exciting developments over the last few years are the leveraged and inverse ETFs.

As a regular reader of the Dynamic Wealth Report, you've seen me write about these before. I'm a big fan of leveraged and inverse ETFs.]]></description>
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		<title>Why Now&#8217;s the Time to Profit in India</title>
		<link>http://investmentarticle.com/why-nows-the-time-to-profit-in-india.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 15:00:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Investors are once again turning their attention overseas. The US Dollar is crumbling in value. And, the global recession appears to be near an end.]]></description>
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		<title>5 Tips to Finding the Right Investment Advice</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 13:30:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A good investment advisor can make financial decision making a hassle-free experience-and help you develop the peace-of-mind to sleep well at night regardless of what happened in the stock market during the day. Since investment advice comes in many flavors, the challenge is to find the one that is right for you.

The Trouble With Titles

Do you need a broker, a financial planner, or an investment advisor? While these titles are often used interchangeably, the services provided by each of these professionals are often quite different. Brokers' help investors buy and sell securities.]]></description>
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		<title>The Liquidation of Storm Financial &#8211; Salutory Lessons For Investors</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 09:00:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tucker &#038; Cowen Solicitors have been recently engaged by the liquidators of Storm Financial Limited, one of the largest financial services companies in Australia.

In 2008, Storm Financial Limited ("Storm") was a company with some 14,000 clients under investment advice, well over a billion dollars of funds under management, and as at 30 June 2008 had an audited net profit of approximately $28 million.

By 9 January 2009, administrators had been appointed to the company, clients were threatening law suits for substantial losses, over $500 million in equity for clients had been wiped out and the business was insolvent and in ruins. Over $100 million in claims have been submitted to the liquidator for consideration at this time, and the assets seem unlikely to discharge the main secured banks' indebtedness let alone meet any of the claims of unsecured creditors.

Tucker &#038; Cowen Solicitors have been engaged by the liquidators, Messrs Khatri and Worrell of Worrells Solvency &#038; Forensic Accountants, to investigate the collapse of the company and to assist in its winding up.

As is now well known, throughout 2008, share markets worldwide suffered significant downturns, the greatest seen since the Great Depression of the early 1930s. Storm was a financial advising company, whose principal strategy consisted of "gearing" by borrowing against real estate or other assets to invest in managed index funds, and then defer the gear up against that investment by taking out margin loans.]]></description>
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		<title>You Need to Ignore This Market</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2010 09:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I'm sitting in a bar in New York. It's the Bull &#038; Bear at the Waldorf-Astoria. The place just smells of money, lots of money.]]></description>
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		<title>Be Afraid, Be Very, Very Afraid If You Own Corporate Bonds Or Long Term Treasuries</title>
		<link>http://investmentarticle.com/be-afraid-be-very-very-afraid-if-you-own-corporate-bonds-or-long-term-treasuries.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 11:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Foreign Investment]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Be afraid if you own long term bonds or treasuries. The bond market is getting ready to implode due to Washington's unquenchable thirst for debt.

Say goodbye to the "good ole days" of high bond income and say hello to higher interest rates and falling bond prices. The bond market is getting ready to get squashed like a fat bug and you don't want to be nowhere around when that happens.

Why is the bond market crashing and burning? Simple.]]></description>
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		<title>Who is Private Money Public Enemy #1?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 16:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[With all of our connectedness in the world today (Facebook, Twitter, etc.) it's easy to fall into the "everybody's my friend" trap.

Unfortunately, this is not true. In business, not everybody is your friend.

The "no-brainerness" of this should be obvious, but is lost on many. For instance, consider raising private money.]]></description>
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		<title>A Road Well Traveled</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2010 20:00:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Are we destined to go down that same road, the road traveled by Japan over the last 20 years.

As you probably know the Japanese stock and real estate bubbles preceded ours by a few years, and they've been mired in a no growth/slow growth economy ever since.

Could it happen here? Is it already happening? Certainly questions no one can answer with certainty. The real question is are we ready for such a scenario? What steps can we take to handle and even prosper from such an outcome?

Some would say stock up on canned goods, TP and ammo. Others scoff at such an event ever happening in the good ole USA.

I guess I'm somewhere between those two camps.]]></description>
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		<title>Trend Following &#8211; How to Get One Up on Your Peers</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2010 14:30:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[What if I told you there was a way to improve your financial situation versus your peers. Would you be interested? According to a November 2009 survey of high net worth investors by Investment News, 99% of wealthy individuals and almost 90% of mega-millionaires felt that their financial situation is somewhat worse or much worse than their peers.

Now why would this be the case? One answer comes to mind, the wrong approach to their investments. It was too easy during the 1980s and 1990s to hire an investment advisor or manager and get market like returns with little downside volatility.]]></description>
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		<title>Your 7-Minute Guide to Making Better Investment Decisions</title>
		<link>http://investmentarticle.com/your-7-minute-guide-to-making-better-investment-decisions.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 17:30:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Investing, in its simplest form is about finding investment ideas, analysing companies and making decisions. Your investment returns can be improved by improving any one of the three activities. In this article I want to give you some ideas on how to improve your decision making.]]></description>
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		<title>Investing Advice &#8211; The Benefits of ETFs</title>
		<link>http://investmentarticle.com/investing-advice-the-benefits-of-etfs.html</link>
		<comments>http://investmentarticle.com/investing-advice-the-benefits-of-etfs.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 14:30:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When someone is seeking investment advice, the subject of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) often arises since they are becoming a popular investment vehicle. ETFs are a great way for someone with a small amount to invest to get a decent investment. In order to use this type of investment to your advantage, you have to understand how they work.

You are probably familiar with mutual funds because they are more common.]]></description>
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		<title>The Best Agricultural Investment of 2010?</title>
		<link>http://investmentarticle.com/the-best-agricultural-investment-of-2010.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 13:30:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Agricultural investment has outperformed traditional asset classes such as stocks, bonds and cash for some time, a fact backed by the sound fundamentals backing agricultural investments.

The world population is growing, with most experts predicting a growth of 40% by 2050, and a correlated growth in demand for food of at least 50%. This, combined with the diminishing supply of agricultural land is pushing up the value of agricultural land at an annual average of more than 18% over the last three years.

Here's an interesting fundamental fact driving agricultural investments: The current commitments to biofuel use from the USA, EU, Japan, China, Canada, and India, would use up around 440 million acres, that´s all of the agricultural land in North America and 11% of the worlds farmland. This demand will continue to pressure output, and put agricultural land at a premium.

So, what could be considered the best agricultural investment? Well the options for investor are two-fold, firstly you could invest in one of the many agricultural funds available on the market, these agricultural funds offer the investor the opportunity to participate at lower levels and enjoy the lower risk element of spreading their investment over a vast portfolio of crops and locations.

The other option, and this is what I personally consider to be the best agricultural investment, involves a direct investment into agricultural land.]]></description>
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		<title>Cushion Bonds &#8211; Increased Return With Less Risk</title>
		<link>http://investmentarticle.com/cushion-bonds-increased-return-with-less-risk.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 10:30:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fixed income investors and financial advisors face a dilemma in the current environment; either invest in short-term bonds and earn virtually nothing in return, or invest in longer-term bonds and risk significant losses in the event that future interest rates rise substantially. The cushion bond - a callable bond trading at a premium to par value - offers the potential for higher return in a low rate environment, while providing protection against the potentially damaging consequences of future rate increases.

Most investors know that bond prices move inversely to changes in interest rates (i.e. when rates increase, bond prices fall).]]></description>
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		<title>Thank You Very Much</title>
		<link>http://investmentarticle.com/thank-you-very-much.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 13:00:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Most days I'm on my soapbox about the lousy advice the so many "financial advisors" give their clients. But I've decided to do something different today. Maybe it's the end of the filibuster proof democratic majority that has me in a good mood (Be sure to check out my article on Ending Government Overreach here).]]></description>
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		<title>Gaming the System</title>
		<link>http://investmentarticle.com/gaming-the-system.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 12:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Smart Investment]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Investing is very much like buying groceries. In order to get the best deal on the items that you and your family want, you learn to "play the game."

When it comes to groceries, here is one version of the game as it is played currently:

Watch the ads in the Thursday newspaper. This will tell you what's on sale this week at the different stores.

Get the coupons from the Sunday paper.]]></description>
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		<title>3 Quick Reasons to Sell an Investment</title>
		<link>http://investmentarticle.com/3-quick-reasons-to-sell-an-investment.html</link>
		<comments>http://investmentarticle.com/3-quick-reasons-to-sell-an-investment.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 21:30:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Often it isn't easy to sell a stock, whether you're flying in the profits or in the red like a submarine beneath the sea. There unfortunately isn't an easy formula or a one-size-fits-all solution to the situation. Still, we a have 3 rules that we think might help you out:

1.]]></description>
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		<title>Does Your Money Work For You With Investments Abroad?</title>
		<link>http://investmentarticle.com/does-your-money-work-for-you-with-investments-abroad.html</link>
		<comments>http://investmentarticle.com/does-your-money-work-for-you-with-investments-abroad.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 21:00:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Those of us that are still investing your funds abroad, congratulations to you. It was only a couple of days ago that I was reading an updated article at a popular investment advice website and it talks about the five stock markets abroad that have done the best at giving investors a positive return on their investments over the last year. As you may have expected none of the countries discussed would have been on my investment radar and if you did then your money probably did pretty good for your and better than a lot of us have done

So what five countries are discussed according to the post? The countries listed were South Africa, Columbia, Tunisia, Chile and Venezuela.]]></description>
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		<title>7 Secrets to Better Investment Returns</title>
		<link>http://investmentarticle.com/7-secrets-to-better-investment-returns.html</link>
		<comments>http://investmentarticle.com/7-secrets-to-better-investment-returns.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2010 09:00:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In our "can't wait", "get it now" society, wouldn't it be nice to learn how to get more from your investment assets. Wouldn't you like to secure a financial future for you and your family, while worrying less and prospering in both up and down markets? Obviously, this is the American dream! However, it is an achievable dream. Here are seven investing secrets to help you achieve these elusive goals.]]></description>
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		<title>Getting Over it &#8211; The Fear of Changing Advisors</title>
		<link>http://investmentarticle.com/getting-over-it-the-fear-of-changing-advisors.html</link>
		<comments>http://investmentarticle.com/getting-over-it-the-fear-of-changing-advisors.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2010 15:00:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week I took my car into the repair shop. It was a new repair shop and I had quite frankly been putting off going to this shop, even though it had been highly recommended.

Friends told me about their positive experiences, how the owners were conscientious, very reasonably priced and that I would get far better service than the at the auto dealerships. Yet for some reason I put it off going to see them until my car finally died last week.

Isn't that just human nature? We wait until the situation seems hopeless to change whether an auto mechanic or something as important as an investment advisor.

Why? The answer is simple! The devil you know is more comfortable than the devil you don't.

If you are experiencing pain today, why risk experiencing even more pain? We tend to focus on the negative rather than the positive a change could bring us.

How many individuals are doing the same with their investment advisors in a dangerous game that could affect your financial future? You may be saying to yourself, "but my advisor did well last year."

That may be true, but the bigger question is how did he do in 2008? We are in a secular bear market and stock indexes moves, both up and down, are exaggerated.]]></description>
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		<title>Cautious Investor 85% Better Off</title>
		<link>http://investmentarticle.com/cautious-investor-85-better-off.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2010 13:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Investment Fund]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Is there really that much difference in performance between investment funds or are they all much of a muchness as I have some investments and pensions and I have no way of knowing whether or not I am getting the best performance for my money or not.

That's an interesting one. Let me give you a really quick example by using the 'cautious' sector, why everyone should immediately look at who their money is invested with and look for independent investment advice.

Let's take an investor who has decided to invest into a cautious managed fund in pursuit of protection of their assets. The investor's general expectation would be that the returns would be broadly similar across most funds.]]></description>
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		<title>Why Bonds Are a Good Investment</title>
		<link>http://investmentarticle.com/why-bonds-are-a-good-investment.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2010 21:30:08 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Good Investment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Investment Idea]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[When it comes time to plan for the future, there are many different investment options out there that will demand an investor's attention. With stocks, bonds, mutual funds, precious metals, and other investment opportunities, serious investors will undoubtedly want to consider all of these things before making a final decision. With that in mind, a good investor will have a portfolio that is balanced and includes plenty of items that don't carry much risk.]]></description>
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		<title>Getting Your Investment Feet Wet</title>
		<link>http://investmentarticle.com/getting-your-investment-feet-wet.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2010 17:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[First Investment]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In order to get started investing you just need some willingness to learn and apply sound, proven to work principles. You can get started immediately without having much investment wisdom at all about the stock market or other investment instruments. When you begin investing you should be a conservative-moderate investor with a relatively low risk tolerance.]]></description>
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		<title>Learn About Investment Strategies</title>
		<link>http://investmentarticle.com/learn-about-investment-strategies.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Dec 2009 04:00:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When it comes to your money, it seems hard to know how to use it wisely. It can be quite daunting to decide on which investment techniques will bring the most returns with the lowest hazards. It varies from individual to individual, the amount of risk they are willing to take on certain investment prospects.]]></description>
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		<title>Defining Some Different Fixed Rate Bond Types</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Dec 2009 16:30:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the tradable fixed interest market there are a number of different types of securities, from senior bonds with a fixed coupon (interest rate) and maturity date, through to perpetual preference shares with resettable coupons and no maturity date. Some of the key points to note about the various types of tradable fixed income securities available are:

Senior Bonds - These bonds can be either secured or unsecured. They rank ahead of subordinated debt holders and shareholders.]]></description>
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		<title>Solve Money Worries With Wise Investments</title>
		<link>http://investmentarticle.com/solve-money-worries-with-wise-investments.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 10:00:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[With the current state of the economy and job market, it is no wonder that millions of people around the world are distressed about their finances and are desperate to solve money worries.

The stock market implosion of last year wiped out the retirement security and educational planning of millions of families. The long dark winter of the credit freeze is making it hard for businesses to secure the financing they need to get the economy growing again. And the bloodletting of thousands of corporate layoffs are causing legions of workers to be fearful of how they're going to maintain their standard of living.

There is no quick fix to solve money worries, and in the end the answer cannot come from the government or fat cat investors.]]></description>
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		<title>10 Things to Consider When Looking at Investments</title>
		<link>http://investmentarticle.com/10-things-to-consider-when-looking-at-investments.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 11:30:12 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Fixed Income Investment]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[After such a tumultuous year for investors it can be helpful to come back to some basic principles.

Here are five do's along with five don'ts that we believe are good advice at any time, but especially in the aftermath of the global financial crisis.

Let's start with the Do's.

1. Be cautious. Having a conservative bias makes mathematical sense.]]></description>
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		<title>Uncertainty in Investing is the Enemy &#8211; Not the Bank</title>
		<link>http://investmentarticle.com/uncertainty-in-investing-is-the-enemy-not-the-bank.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 11:00:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have noticed that when many Kiwis join the world of investing in bonds and shares, their aim is to achieve a return that 'beats the bank'. Using bank deposits as your performance yardstick in this way arguably misses the whole point of investing. The bank is not the enemy, uncertainty is.

People who invest their capital in a wide range of assets that together form a diversified portfolio do so for one reason, and its not to 'beat the bank'.

The goal is to protect themselves against uncertainty and risk.]]></description>
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		<title>Recession Investing</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 10:30:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The ongoing recession has taken its toll on many. Companies are shutting down and a lot of industries are falling like a pack of cards. A lot of people find themselves without a job and are forced to foreclose their homes.]]></description>
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		<title>Index Investing &#8211; DIY Vs Hiring an Investment Advisor</title>
		<link>http://investmentarticle.com/index-investing-diy-vs-hiring-an-investment-advisor.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:30:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On the surface, index investing seems like a perfect fit for do-it-yourself investors. The simplistic buy-hold-rebalance mantra of index fund proponents combined with the abundance of help from investing authors and online forums leads scores of informed investors to take on the task of personal portfolio management each year. Many DIY investors never look back; they treasure their newfound fiscal autonomy and the challenge of overcoming future financial hurdles.]]></description>
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		<title>Green Investment Advisor</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[An investment advisor is someone who takes his or her extensive knowledge of the stock market and financial arenas and tells others what stocks are worth investing for their trading needs and which should be passed on as too risky for the investment amount.

An advisor will not make the final decisions for the investor; only offer strong cautions or recommendations. A green investment adviser is one who takes those cautions and recommendations just a step further by suggesting only the companies that engage in ecologically aware practices or those that are more socially responsible. However, the level of this social responsibility may vary among investment firms and from company to company.

Light Green Advisors (LGA) suggests products such as mutual funds that include the Eco Index and the Environmental Leadership Trust.]]></description>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t Get Taken by Goldman Sachs</title>
		<link>http://investmentarticle.com/dont-get-taken-by-goldman-sachs.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you ever get the feeling you're trading on yesterday's news? Well, that's exactly what's happening if you're getting financial research from Goldman Sachs.

This story is absolutely shocking. It's been all over the financial media and hit the cover of yesterday's Wall Street Journal.

Goldman's been holding "trading huddles" for their preferred clients. In these meetings, preferred clients receive short-term trading ideas from research analysts.]]></description>
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		<title>DIY Investing &#8211; Use an Investment Policy Statement to Bring Discipline to Your Financial Plan</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 09:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The majority of advice given to individual investors relates to developing an investment plan: evaluating risk tolerance, choosing an appropriate mix of assets, controlling costs, etc. While these considerations are all important drivers of investment success, a singular focus on plan development often causes implementation to suffer.

In order to promote the disciplined execution of a portfolio's investment strategy, pension plans, foundations and trusts often draft an Investment Policy Statement (IPS). This document formally outlines the investment objectives, philosophy, boundaries and procedures for managing the portfolio so that plan advisors don't stray from their clients' intentions.]]></description>
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		<title>Indiabulls Power IPO &#8211; Should You Invest?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 12:00:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Company profile: Indiabulls Power was established in 2007 to capitalize on emerging opportunities in the Indian power sector. The Company has five thermal power projects under development, which will have a combined installed capacity of 6,615 MW. The Company is also developing four medium sized hydro-power projects aggregating to 167 MW in Arunachal Pradesh.]]></description>
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		<title>An Investment Review of Dr Mobius&#8217; Advice</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:00:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dr Mark Mobius is one of the most renowned fund managers in the world. The Templeton Emerging Markets Fund that he manages has risen 11-fold since its launch in the late 1980s. This equates to a return of over 12% a year.

In a recent interview with The Times Online in London Dr Mobius offered some advice for investors.]]></description>
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		<title>Investing? &#8211; Emerging Markets Warrant Attention and Care</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:30:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you are looking into investing it must be noted that emerging markets are attracting a lot of attention from investors at present. This enthusiasm is warranted on many counts, but investors delving into the developing world need to be aware of the risks that come with investing in these markets.

I recently met with the managers of the Eastpoint Global Emerging Markets Fund, an Australian fund that invests in emerging markets. They made a strong case for why these markets may do better than developed markets over coming years.

One of the main reasons developing countries have the potential to recover faster than developed countries is that consumers have much less debt in emerging countries than in developed countries.Mortgage debt across developed countries is around 55% of GDP, while in emerging markets it is closer to 15% of GDP.]]></description>
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		<title>Index Investing &#8211; Three Practical Reasons to Invest in Index Funds</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 11:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Too often, index fund proponents get bogged down in intellectual discussions about market theory and statistical relationships. You probably aren't interested in a debate about the efficiency of our financial markets; you just want to know which investments will give you the greatest chance of a lengthy, enjoyable retirement. This article describes three simple and practical reasons why you can't afford to ignore index funds.

Reason #1: Performance

Index funds consistently outperform the vast majority of actively-managed mutual funds. According to data compiled by the Bogle Financial Markets Research Center, two-thirds of actively-managed mutual funds fail to beat the relevant index in a typical year and over 80% fail to beat the index over a typical 20-year period.

Actively-managed funds, where a manager or committee makes the investment decisions, find such rare success because of numerous debilitating costs. Data from Morningstar shows that administrative, transaction, and opportunity costs result in total annual expenses of over 2.5% for the average actively-managed mutual fund. Index funds, on the other hand, minimize expenses by employing computer systems rather than expensive financial analysts and by trading far less frequently than active funds. A typical index fund has total annual expenses of less than 0.5%.

Simple math tells us that the average mutual fund investor earns the market return minus any expenses incurred. Therefore, based on the numbers in the paragraph above, the average index investor outperforms the average active investor by 2% annually. If that doesn't sound like a lot, consider the indexing advantage when compounded over 50 years (the longevity of many retirement accounts). Assuming an initial investment of $10,000 and an annual market return of 8%, an index investor would retire with savings of $372,000 while an active investor would retire with just $145,000 - that's less than half!  

Reason #2: Simplicity   

Index investing brings simplicity and transparency to an investment portfolio. In the wake of the recent financial crisis, individual investors are paying unprecedented attention to their investment portfolios. Some are abandoning high-priced professionals and managing their own money; others are examining their advisor's activities with increased scrutiny and skepticism. Effective investing is challenging, but it doesn't have to be complex.

According to a study by Ibbotson and Associates, over 90% of investing returns can be attributed to asset allocation, or the proportions of different types of financial assets (e.g., stocks, bonds, cash) in an investor's portfolio. Unfortunately, asset allocation can be difficult to determine when dealing with a portfolio of actively-managed funds. Active managers can drift from their described investment style in the hope of increasing returns, so an actively-managed "small cap value fund" could actually consist of some large cap, growth, or cash holdings at any time. Style drift takes the asset allocation decision out of the hands of the investor, potentially reducing overall portfolio diversification and subsequently increasing risk.  

In contrast, asset allocation for an index investor is greatly simplified. A small cap value index fund always maintains a 100% investment in small cap value stocks, so the investor knows exactly what he's getting for each dollar invested. This transparency greatly simplifies the task of portfolio management. Once an index investor determines his risk capacity, or the degree of downside uncertainty that he can tolerate in his portfolio, he periodically monitors his investments to ensure that his asset allocation stays consistent with his capacity for risk. When market movements cause his portfolio to become too risky or conservative, he simply makes a rebalancing trade to restore his target allocation.

Reason #3: Psychology

Index investing helps to counteract several harmful behavioral biases. When it comes to investing, you can be your own worst enemy! Overconfidence, loss aversion, and herding are just a few of the natural human tendencies that can keep you from making good investment decisions. A risk-appropriate index portfolio, when combined with a strict rebalancing program, provides a powerful defense against these damaging behavioral forces.

We (humans) tend to be overconfident about our mental and physical abilities. Eight out of 10 college students believe that they are better-than-average drivers and seven out of 10 Americans believe that they are smarter than the average American. For investors, overconfidence in one's ability to beat the market leads to frequent trading, higher expenses, and poor performance.

We also have a tendency to be loss averse. This phenomenon causes us to feel more pain from a $1000 loss than we feel happiness from a $1000 gain. As a result, we tend to hold losing investments for too long (in order to avoid the pain associated with realizing the loss) and sell winning investments too soon. Both of these practices destroy investment returns.

Finally, we follow the herd. During the late 1990s and early 2000s, countless "sophisticated" investors ignored fundamentals and invested in the latest dot-com, only to see their wealth destroyed soon thereafter. Herd behavior is so damaging because it often causes us to buy at the worst possible time (the top of the market) and sell at the worst possible time (the bottom).

By building a risk-appropriate portfolio and maintaining it through a rebalancing program, you can systematically avoid these harmful behavioral biases. First, eliminate the damaging effects of overconfidence by building a portfolio based on your risk capacity, not based on what you think the market or a particular sector is going to do. Next, fight your tendency to be loss averse by establishing target bands for portfolio rebalancing, thereby removing your ability to make harmful buy/sell decisions. Finally, ignore the herd and stick with your plan!

Summary

By investing in a risk-appropriate portfolio of index funds, you can boost your investing returns, simplify the task of portfolio management, and fight the harmful biases that are naturally present in your psyche. The benefits of index investing make this strategy anything but boring!.]]></description>
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		<title>Sick of Negative Returns on Your Investment? Learn How to Make Money by Yourself</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 09:00:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Let me guess, during the past few years your investments have been slammed, your retirement has been put back a few years and your investing confidence is shot? You are not alone; over 90% of investment portfolios suffered the same fate and have left their owners wondering if it is even possible to make money from investing.

Did everyone lose money during the GFC?

Quite simply no, in fact the professional investors actually made more money on the way down than ever before. The question you need to ask yourself is how can you put yourself into the top 10% of investors and learn how to make money no matter what the stock market is doing? If you have relied on a 'so called' expert to give you investment advice yet you portfolio has still gone backwards perhaps it's time to try a different tact?

Imagine if you could find investment strategies that allowed you to


 Insure your shares against a stock market crash
 Use leverage without risking anything
 Control a $100,000 of shares for a fraction of the cost with no risk
 Be able to sleep at night knowing your money is safe
 Rent out your shares for monthly premiums (passive income)
 Create a huge income that allowed you to quit your job

If you think that the above statements are unrealistic then I can assume that you haven't put much time into actually educating yourself. These strategies not only exist but everyday people are now starting to get access to them. Since the internet information has been passed on at such a rapid rate investment strategies that were previously only used by the rich and wealthy are now being passed onto normal people. 

The rich don't care because they know that you won't use them!

Unfortunately this is the sad truth. Most people that could benefit the most from these great strategies are too scared or untrusting to believe that there is a better way out there. I challenge you to rise above all of the negative hype and rubbish that you hear about investing and do your own research. Find these strategies that I have spoken about. It's not hard - once you start looking you will be amazed at what you find.

If you truly want to get rid of those negative returns and learn how to make extra money fast, then it is time you increased your investment knowledge..]]></description>
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		<title>13 Advantages of Actively Managing Your Money Yourself</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 18:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Most investors do not realize, but as a private investor managing his own money, he has got an immense advantage over a fund manager due to factors he may not even be aware of.

Sure it will take up some of your free time but it will probably be one of the most awarding activities you can invest your time in.

We have all worked hard for the money we have saved and it would only be prudent to invest in in the best way possible.

With public pension systems crumbling around the world because of aging populations, making the most of your savings had gotten much more important.

Below are the advantage I have come up with. If you come up with any others please send me a short note.

1. You can waitAs a private investor you can wait for attractive investment opportunities to present themselves.]]></description>
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		<title>Investment Options &#8211; Is Your Advisor Giving You the Information Needed to Succeed?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 14:30:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[How soon would you want to know if your investment advisor wasn't telling you about the three major investment types? If you've only heard of two - Variable and Fixed, then you may have a problem.

Unfortunately, many investment advisors routinely fail to present all three types: Variable, Fixed, and Indexed as valid investment choices to their clients. This is normally because they are unable to offer all three options or they have a personal dislike for one or more of these investment types.

So what is the difference in these investment types and what do the terms mean? The simplest answer is that these terms define how interest is earned on your investment. More specifically, it tells you how your money is invested and if your money is protected from market fluctuations.]]></description>
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		<title>Index Investing &#8211; Mutual Funds Vs ETFs</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 17:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Since their introduction in 1993, Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) have steadily taken market share from index-based mutual funds. Today they account for 40% of the index fund marketplace and show no signs of slowing down. These baskets of securities that passively track an index (in most cases) and trade throughout the day like stocks have profoundly impacted the investment industry. Active traders take advantage of the stock-like features of ETFs: limit order purchasing, shorting, and options. For the index investor, the low ongoing costs of ETFs represent an opportunity to squeeze greater returns from a buy-hold-rebalance portfolio. 

It's important to keep the ETF-mutual fund decision in perspective. Your choice of investment vehicle will have much less of an impact on your portfolio's long-term performance than your ability to build and faithfully implement a risk-appropriate asset allocation plan.  That being said, if you already have a long-term investment plan and you wish to maximize your chances of achieving your financial goals, this article can help you determine whether ETF investing is right for you.

ETF Advantages

The most glaring advantage of ETFs over mutual funds is their lower expense ratios. Comparing a popular basket of domestic and international index funds with their ETF counterparts, the ETFs have an average expense ratio advantage of .11% annually. This advantage obviously becomes more meaningful when a large initial investment grows undisturbed over several years. While ETF-like expense ratios are available through exclusive mutual fund share classes like Vanguard's Admiral Class ($100,000 investment generally required), ETFs clearly have lower ongoing costs than most comparable mutual funds.

ETFs are also more tax efficient than mutual funds. The process of creating and redeeming new shares "in-kind" allows most ETFs to unload low cost-basis shares and theoretically eliminate unwanted capital gains distributions. Additionally, for tax loss harvesters, the vast number of ETF choices allows for efficient swapping of capital-losing funds for suitable alternatives.

Finally, ETFs have a significant advantage in trading flexibility. Since ETFs are traded through brokers instead of fund companies, an investor can buy an ETF on any platform at any time of day. Daily holdings reports and up-to-the-minute estimates of underlying fund value (Intraday Indicative Value, or IIV) give ETF shoppers the transparency they need. Although trading costs must be considered, the fund minimums and redemption fees often associated with mutual funds do not apply to ETFs. Additionally, the ability to specify trading prices through limit orders can help to maintain a precise allocation.

Mutual Fund Advantages

While ETFs can boast of low ongoing expenses, mutual funds have a clear advantage in transaction costs. In general, mutual funds can be purchased commission-free through their fund company with relatively low investment minimums and automatic dividend reinvestment.  On the contrary, ETF purchasers must pay a trading commission for each brokerage transaction (including dividend reinvestments, in some cases) and must also consider the bid/ask spread, or the difference between what a buyer is willing to pay for a security and the seller's offer price. Commissions are typically between $5 and $25 per trade, while bid/ask spreads vary based on an ETF's liquidity. Among a popular basket of domestic and international ETFs, the average bid/ask spread cost is typically between .01% and .04% of the transaction value. Investors must exercise caution when trading spreads are more than a few cents as an ETF's market price can deviate significantly from the underlying value of its holdings (NAV).

Many would argue that the mutual fund structure encourages good investing behavior. For instance, commission-free trading facilitates a dollar-cost averaging strategy, or the practice of investing a fixed dollar amount on a regular schedule in order to purchase a greater number of low-priced shares. An investor who doesn't pay transaction costs also doesn't hesitate to perform a rebalancing trade when his portfolio deviates from a risk-appropriate allocation; a transaction cost might cause him to delay this important action.]]></description>
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		<title>Thousands of People Have Been Reported to File Bankruptcy Each Year Because of Bad Investments</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 12:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Investing your money can be quite scary, but so is letting it stay stagnant in a bank. Choose the right investment with the person you trust most, yourself. Discover many real estate investment opportunities by going on a real estate investment tour.

Pattaya.]]></description>
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		<title>Your Financial Advisor is Biased by Their Wallet</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 14:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When you work for a company, you do what the boss says. When you're told this is how to make a living, you do it. When you're shown how the top earners made it big, you go for it.]]></description>
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		<title>How to Get Investment Help</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 21:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[What is involved with investment help?

Most people need help with their investment decisions. It is not easy to try and decide how to invest money that you have worked hard for. You want to make the right decision and you don't want to loose your money.

The point behind investing is to make your money work for you.]]></description>
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		<title>Tips For the New Market Investor</title>
		<link>http://investmentarticle.com/tips-for-the-new-market-investor.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2009 12:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Find the right stock which to invest into can sometimes prove very difficult. Sometimes finding good investment advice can prove even more difficult. Investors will continue to invest no matter how difficult the task.

Investing is no longer only for the elite and powerful.]]></description>
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		<title>Investment Information Truths and Falsehoods</title>
		<link>http://investmentarticle.com/investment-information-truths-and-falsehoods.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 23:30:08 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Bad Investments]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In your search for information on investing you will come across many articles, brochures, and sources that outline opportunities for you to make money. Some of these will be truthful and others will be misleading. Just how do you tell the difference?

Look for experience

Many reputable people and firms will offer information on investment opportunities.]]></description>
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		<title>Your Best Investment</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 18:30:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The best investment for your neighbor might not be your best investment. Take any investment advice he may have with a grain of salt, because personal finance and money management issues are personal in nature. In other word, your neighbor is likely not in the same financial position you are.]]></description>
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		<title>Is it Impossible to Consistently Make Money As an Investor?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 14:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The majority of people in this world think that investing is scary and I totally agree with them. Investing is one of the scariest things in the world IF you don't know what you are doing. If you aren't consistently making money as an investor then I can assume that you are one of two types of people.

- An Uneducated Investor: eg. You have put your money into the stock market or Property before you really understood how it worked. Generally on the advice of a friend or so called advisor only to see your hard earned money shrink rather than grow like they promised. If you fit into this category then at least you had a go and tried to make some money. Unfortunately the financial world doesn't hand out any 'well done' or '2nd prize' awards. If you have lost money from investing I urge you to use this experience to make you a better investor rather than simply walking away

- Have Been Scared By An Uneducated Investor: Most people's investment advice happens at a Christmas party or wedding. They talk to other people who have had bad experiences with investing and all they hear about is how much money so and so lost.  

Where Should You Get Your Investment Advice From?

This is a very good question and one that not enough people tend to ask.   The answer is simple.

"Find someone who is already a successful investor and ask them."

Unfortunately this can be a lot harder than it may seem. You would think that most financial planners and advisers would be the right people to ask but the fact is that most of them successful investors. If they were do you think they would be working for someone else, sitting in a little office giving you advice? No they would be off traveling the world enjoying the money that their investments are producing.

No one will look after your money better than you

If you really want to consistently make money as an investor then you simply need to take control yourself. Read everything that you can, increase your knowledge and take action. There is a whole number of incredible investment strategies available that the average people don't even know about.

Did You Know

- You Can Insure Your Shares- You Can Rent Out Your Shares- You Earn an Income From an Investment Property Without Selling it (Tax Free)- You Can Make Money When the Stock Market is going Up, Down &#038; Sideways

So what are you waiting for? Expand your investment knowledge today and start consistently making money as an investor tomorrow..]]></description>
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		<title>Investment Programs Unlimited</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2009 14:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Within the investment world there are a variety of investment programs to place your money into. Many of these will give excellent results over the longer term and have been in operation for many years. A program is just another word for an establish method of investing.

Investment programs are usually put together by companies that have an interest in varied investment vehicles but can also devote their time and effort to a particular type of investment.]]></description>
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		<title>Where to Invest</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2009 11:30:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Investments these days can be made all over the world. Through the use of computers and the internet, the investor can buy property in any country in the world (subject to local laws) and they can buy shares and stocks in any country in the world.

The main considerations are the return on their investment and the relative risk associated with currency markets and the economic conditions within the country of choice.

For the investor that is starting out in their investment life, it would be wise to keep their investment in the home country of choice. There are lots of facilities that allow investors to invest overseas using home grown investment vehicles.

Professional investors prefer a mix of local shares and property as well as a good mix of overseas shares and property investments.]]></description>
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		<title>Considering the Various Options Offered by Discount Brokers</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 18:00:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are many discount brokers on the internet, all attempting to obtain your business. Most offer free incentives to further entice traders to use them for their buying and selling investment decisions. Along with their low cost per transaction or trade they offer many various free incentives.

Before selecting a broker compare the top discount brokers free incentives to see which one offers the best economical plans, along with free information and market reports.]]></description>
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		<title>Lies, Damned Lies, and Investment Performance</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 18:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mark Twain said "There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics." His point was that through the judicious selection of data, statistics can be manipulated to prove just about any point a person wants to make. If this is true (and I wouldn't want to argue with Mark Twain), investment performance falls firmly into the same category.

Timing the Market vs. Time In the Market

Arguments for and against the loosely-defined "market timing" is an area that takes the most liberties when it comes to quoting investment performance numbers.]]></description>
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		<title>How to Profit From Over Priced Oil</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 17:30:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Oil prices have increased dramatically over the past few months and Goldman Sachs Group GS is now calling for $200 oil again. If that isn't a huge reality check than I don't know what is. Last time Goldman Sachs had an analyst made a prediction like that the peak of the oil market occurred and prices tumbled off a cliff.

The problem I am having with a$200 oil prediction is exactly what fundamentals are providing for such a scenario?

First, even if the US economy recovers from recession it will not demand the same amount of oil energy as before the recession began.]]></description>
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		<title>Best Online Broker 2009 and 2010</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 15:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have written about the best online broker in Canada to use before and come to a different conclusion than the one I currently hold to be true; previously, I had made my decision based on reading the Globe and Mail's survey of online brokers. Their survey is great for the average investor-an investor who knows very little about the stock market and needs to have his or her hand held when walking down Bay Street or Wall Street. I myself was very inexperienced with the ways of online brokers only a short time ago, but what I have learned over the past couple of years, by using a couple of the well know online brokers, is that price point, and execution are by far the most important criteria to differentiate the top of the pack from the bottom.

Let me be more specific by providing my experiences and then my decision for the top online broker in Canada.

My first experience with online brokers came via Qtrade.]]></description>
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		<title>What&#8217;s a Broker?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 11:00:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Through this article I will shed some light to what a broker actually does and how they benefit you. A broker in a nut shell is someone who has been educated in the techniques of selling and buying stock from the stock exchange.

Stockbrokers have to pass two difficult tests to obtain their license onto selling and buying stock. These tests are comprehensive and most of the stockbroker's background comes from business or finance, with bachelors or master degrees.

There are two types of brokers which you must be aware of: Full service brokers: Full service brokers can usually offer more types of investments, may provide you with investment advice, and is usually paid in commissions.

Discount brokers: 

Discount brokers typically do not offer any advice and do no research - they just do as you ask them to do, without all of the bells and whistles. Rule of thumb is that if you're a newbie into investing then I would suggest you find and use a full service broker, as they offer you the whole package.]]></description>
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		<title>Know Who You Are Dealing With</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2009 19:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Given the breach of trust of many so-called investment managers, financial planners, stock brokers, financial advisors, or whatever name they are calling themselves today, it is no wonder why people are so fearful of handing over their life's savings to anyone.

But is it just the recent overall devastation to people's portfolios that makes them more suspicious about their advisors? Did this broadside salvo to their investment portfolio cause them to question their statements in an effort to lay the blame at someone's feet? Or did the loss of value in the portfolios cause the schemes so easily perpetrated in an up market to unravel in a much more visible and precipitous way?

Whether it was an internal rush for answers between the advisor and the client or the external mounting pressure to keep up the games that forced the bad apples to start to smell, the knowledge of who you are dealing should be a high priority.

In August, a very friendly chap, the kind you would want to invite to your child's graduation and your daughter's wedding, one you would trust with your mother's money, was not only barred from the industry but indicted by the US Attorney's office in South Carolina. Seems he was taking money from widows and Alzheimer's patients and having a really good time on their money. He paid for his son's wedding and many other amenities from the money he gathered from unsuspecting clients who trusted him implicitly.]]></description>
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		<title>Beware the Siren Call &#8211; Using Equity-Indexed Annuities &#8211; Handle With Care</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2009 11:00:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Like the mythical siren's call, the pitch is enticing - a seemingly perfect investment.

Investors can buy into a contract offering a minimum return with the potential to capture the upside of increases in the stock market while avoiding portfolio value declines if - and when - the market goes down.

This blend of promises can be found in 'equity-indexed annuities" or EIAs offered by insurance companies.

And these offerings have become popular given the steep declines in the stock market.  According to a report in the WSJ (9/02/09), sales of EIAs during the first half of 2009 rose 20% compared to a year ago to $15.2 billion.

As compelling as these products may sound, they are anything but simple.  There are many complicated moving parts to each EIA contract. So buyer beware!

Think of investing as finding the route to your destination (a goal) and matching that with the appropriate mode of transportation (or investment vehicle) to get you there.  You may be traveling from Boston to New York and can choose highways or back roads. You can choose hi-speed rail, a car, a bus, a bike or even a plane.  You can drive or fly yourself or hire someone else to drive.]]></description>
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		<title>Best Investment Advice Ever</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 23:00:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The best investment advice I ever heard is not the financial advice you hear most often. Every time you turn around you get the same thing from finance professionals: start investing early in life and invest money whenever you can. That's fine, if you were born with bucks.]]></description>
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		<title>Investing in Uranium &#8211; Playing the Recent Slump in Prices</title>
		<link>http://investmentarticle.com/investing-in-uranium-playing-the-recent-slump-in-prices.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 16:00:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Investing in Uranium

The price of Uranium has been extremely volatile over the past year from a high of just over $300 (USD) per Metric Tonne in June of 2007 to a recent low of $75 (USD) per Metric Tonne as of October 11, 2007.

This price drop has drastically affected major Uranium producers with some stock prices dropping by half. As the world commodity boom and demand for energy continues to escalate, it is time to invest in Uranium while stocks are extremely cheap to reap the benefits of the rebound in Uranium prices.

Many analysts have stated that Uranium has hit a bottom and is ready for a rally as Demand from China, India and other expanding economies will continue to drive prices higher. Investors thinking about playing this scenario should look to Canada for Uranium investment opportunities as Canada is the largest producer in the World.

As a result of the price slide in Uranium there are many great bargains to invest capital.]]></description>
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		<title>Ethical Investing and Socially Responsible Investing &#8211; A What is and How to Guide</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 14:30:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Before discussing Ethical Investing you must first have a basic understanding of Investment in general. Investment can be though of as placing discretionary funds (money that is left over after paying all expenses) to work with the anticipation of use at some point in the future. In return for saving those funds today, an investor requires compensation.]]></description>
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		<title>Online Broker Survey &#8211; Who Should You Invest With?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 14:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The online brokerage business has been growing rapidly within Canada and the United States. The Big Banks are not the only major players as there are many independent Brokerages participating and this has lead to dramatic cost cutting and improved services.

According to the latest Globe and Mail Survey of the online brokers dated October 6, 2007, more and more brokers are now charging under $10 a trade as long as the investors account has a minimum of $50,000 to $100,000; this is a huge reduction in costs to investors who were previously paying $24 to $29 per trade.

This Globe and Mail Survey evaluated the online brokers based on 7 points: Costs and Fees, Customer Satisfaction, Tools and Research, Website Utility, Website Security, Trading Platform, and Investment Selection. The survey results were interesting because the top two brokerages were independents followed by the cash rich banks.

The online brokers surveyed included 14 and ranked as follows:

1.]]></description>
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		<title>3 Smart Recession Investment Ideas</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 13:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The general economic mood in the United States is gloomy and the worst part is it appears that hard times will last for years, longer than anyone has ever expected. The election of a new president in the person of Barack Obama may do little to save the ailing American economy. As the US economy moves into recession, many are wondering if there are recession investment ideas that are safe and profitable to be made during these so-called hard times.]]></description>
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		<title>Why You Should Avoid Investment Fads</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 23:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When choosing to invest your money, you want to invest prudently. Unlike accumulating money, which occurs when you put money away to grow while protecting your initial principle, investing money involves a certain amount of risk to your initial principle in order to generate a return on investment.

Unfortunately, no investment is without risk. A basic rule on investing is "the higher the risk, the higher the potential return." The risk in investment can differ depending on the opportunity and how secure an investor is with the risk.]]></description>
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		<title>Sustaining Your Investment Discipline</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2009 17:30:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In times of stress your investment behavior is an important determinant of success or failure. Successful investors develop and practice investment discipline in their everyday activities. With so many distractions, you may find it difficult to stay focused on what it takes to succeed.]]></description>
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		<title>Life Settlements &#8211; How to Get High Returns With Minimal Risk Using This New Asset Class</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 20:32:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Are you looking for excellent returns on your money with minimal risk? Read on to discover life settlements, the new asset class that many people are investing in to replenish their retirement accounts or build back their capital.

Life settlements themselves aren't really new. They've been around for 30 or 40 years. Unfortunately, they were not available to regular individual investors.]]></description>
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		<title>Virtual Investing For Beginners</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 20:17:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[People mostly carry out their businesses via the Internet to promote their products, properties, and the like. Access to different online information systems breeds a new world of real estate investing, thus motivating a slew of real property investors participating in the virtual investing enterprise. If you are longing to have a go in the virtual real estate field, this is a fine time since property pricing is being greatly reduced.]]></description>
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		<title>Tips on Attracting Private Equity Investments</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 13:54:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Making your business attractive for private equity funding is not as easy as many businessmen think it to be. Contrary to popular belief, making investors bite takes more than just pitching a good idea, and then waiting until they send cash your way. It may even take years before a company can become "investment ready."

Here are a few guidelines for those who are hoping to attract private equity investment for their companies:

Build your management team.]]></description>
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