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	<title>Investment Articles &#187; Investment Management</title>
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		<title>Tips For Beginners</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jun 2010 08:30:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Everything we do in life is a risk to a degree and stock markets should be given the greatest respect, it all comes down to just how much we are prepared to risk. Since I'm no expert in the highs and lows of stock trading I would like to have a trial or dry run if for nothing else but to peak my interest.

Investment management software will track your profits, losses, the cost of trades and any additional costs associated with your investment business. You should understand the basics of accounting, the history of the stock market and basic accounting principals as part of your stock market training.]]></description>
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		<title>Investment Concepts &#8211; Sources and Responsibilities</title>
		<link>http://investmentarticle.com/investment-concepts-sources-and-responsibilities.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jun 2010 08:30:10 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Alternative Investments]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Capital Investment]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[IntroductionThe bottom line of every business is controlled by finance. The strength of finance includes control of the future of all the employees of a certain company. There are diverse aspects of investment controlled by finance.]]></description>
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		<title>Meticulous Management of Passive Investment Can Reap Bountiful Rewards</title>
		<link>http://investmentarticle.com/meticulous-management-of-passive-investment-can-reap-bountiful-rewards.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jun 2010 12:30:12 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Investment Management]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am certain that you have heard passive investments being termed as couch potatoes and every other term of benevolence that can be rained upon it to tag it as the laziest of investment plans. What investors do not seem to understand is the fact that when a passive investment is managed carefully, you can actually reap rewards in good time. Passive investments may not be as glamorous as active investments with glamorous stock picking methods, but it has its own benefits that could surprise even the most seasoned of all investors.

Passive investment management is definitely that one tool which would actually save you from becoming an emotional and financial wreck even when the stock market crashes.]]></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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				<category><![CDATA[Investment Advisor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Investment Advisors]]></category>
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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>A Guide to Investing Money &amp; Money Management</title>
		<link>http://investmentarticle.com/a-guide-to-investing-money-money-management.html</link>
		<comments>http://investmentarticle.com/a-guide-to-investing-money-money-management.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jun 2010 02:00:13 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Investment Management]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Much of money management focuses on investing money to reach a financial goal. You can get low-cost investment management help and still be your own money manager. Here's your basic guide to investing and money management on a budget.

As a financial planner I worked with people who needed help with money management, acting as their personal guide to investing.]]></description>
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		<title>TIPS to Hedge Against Inflation</title>
		<link>http://investmentarticle.com/tips-to-hedge-against-inflation.html</link>
		<comments>http://investmentarticle.com/tips-to-hedge-against-inflation.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jun 2010 23:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Fixed Income Investment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fixed Income Investments]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The government has created record in spending which include $108 trillion in unfunded liabilities for social security, Medicare and new universal healthcare benefits. This has put the nation at risk. With the interest rates close to zero, the Federal Reserve cannot take one conventional step - reducing short-term rates - to restore the weakened economy.

In this difficult economic slump or double-dip recession, politicians - with the reluctant assistance of the Fed - could opt to spend even more massively to try to jump-start the economy.]]></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>
		<category><![CDATA[Equity Investments]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Investment Advisor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Investment Performance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Investment Policy]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Investment Returns]]></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>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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				<category><![CDATA[Investment Advisor]]></category>
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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>A Guide to Investing Money &amp; Money Management</title>
		<link>http://investmentarticle.com/a-guide-to-investing-money-money-management.html</link>
		<comments>http://investmentarticle.com/a-guide-to-investing-money-money-management.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 May 2010 10:00:11 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Investment Management]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Much of money management focuses on investing money to reach a financial goal. You can get low-cost investment management help and still be your own money manager. Here's your basic guide to investing and money management on a budget.

As a financial planner I worked with people who needed help with money management, acting as their personal guide to investing.]]></description>
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		<title>TIPS to Hedge Against Inflation</title>
		<link>http://investmentarticle.com/tips-to-hedge-against-inflation.html</link>
		<comments>http://investmentarticle.com/tips-to-hedge-against-inflation.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 May 2010 15:30:14 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Fixed Income Investment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fixed Income Investments]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The government has created record in spending which include $108 trillion in unfunded liabilities for social security, Medicare and new universal healthcare benefits. This has put the nation at risk. With the interest rates close to zero, the Federal Reserve cannot take one conventional step - reducing short-term rates - to restore the weakened economy.

In this difficult economic slump or double-dip recession, politicians - with the reluctant assistance of the Fed - could opt to spend even more massively to try to jump-start the economy.]]></description>
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		<title>Asset Allocation &#8211; Your Most Important Investment Decision</title>
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		<comments>http://investmentarticle.com/asset-allocation-your-most-important-investment-decision.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 May 2010 10:30:15 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Equity Investment]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Investment Advisor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Investment Performance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Investment Policy]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Investment Returns]]></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>Secrets to Profiting From the Stock Market &#8211; To Everything There is a Season</title>
		<link>http://investmentarticle.com/secrets-to-profiting-from-the-stock-market-to-everything-there-is-a-season.html</link>
		<comments>http://investmentarticle.com/secrets-to-profiting-from-the-stock-market-to-everything-there-is-a-season.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2010 22:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Investment Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Investment Return]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Is there a seasonal pattern for investing in the stock market? Like the farmer who must plant his crops as the season turns toward spring and summer, we may benefit from the same type of seasonal thinking.

For example there is an old Wall Street saying "Sell in May and go away" and we also know that October (the onset of winter?) can be a troubling time. Does this suggest there is good reason to take a seasonal approach to investing?

From the farmer's point of view, it is a simple fact, that there is a time to grow, a time to harvest and a time to sit idle and prepare for the next growing season. The farmer knows this and year in and year out, acts accordingly.

Perhaps as investors, we would all do well if we followed his example.]]></description>
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		<title>The Biggest Investing Potholes</title>
		<link>http://investmentarticle.com/the-biggest-investing-potholes.html</link>
		<comments>http://investmentarticle.com/the-biggest-investing-potholes.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2010 11:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Investment Advisor]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Investment Firms]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Investment Idea]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Investment Market]]></category>
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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>Investment Basics &amp; Financial Planning</title>
		<link>http://investmentarticle.com/investment-basics-financial-planning.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Apr 2010 12:30:11 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Investment Basics]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Once you get a handle on a few investment basics financial planning and investment management get a whole lot easier. Here are 5 investment basics or factors you need to consider before investing money.

Much of financial planning involves investment management and selecting the best investments to reach your financial goals. There are long-term goals like accumulating money for retirement or earning more investment income in retirement.]]></description>
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		<title>The Best Investment Management Tool</title>
		<link>http://investmentarticle.com/the-best-investment-management-tool.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Apr 2010 17:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Good Investment]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Probably the best investment management tool that I use, this tool makes successful investment management a lot easier when investment markets are challenging. With this management tool you can lower your risk and also profit while others pay the price and lose money. Now it's time to share.

Successful investment management has eluded all but the most experienced investors for the past ten years.]]></description>
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		<title>Things to Know About Investment Management</title>
		<link>http://investmentarticle.com/things-to-know-about-investment-management.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Apr 2010 17:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Institutional Investment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Investment Management]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Investment management, two words that are in the mind of anyone that has invested in a company or organization. What exactly do these two words mean? Strictly by definition, investment management is the professional management of assets and securities in order to reach an investment goal that is beneficial to the investor. Assets and securities can translate to numerous things from stock shares to real estate.]]></description>
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		<title>Why I Love the 200 Day SMA (and Why You Should Too)</title>
		<link>http://investmentarticle.com/why-i-love-the-200-day-sma-and-why-you-should-too.html</link>
		<comments>http://investmentarticle.com/why-i-love-the-200-day-sma-and-why-you-should-too.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Apr 2010 16:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Investment Management]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[As many of you know, I have set up a blog on my website where I frequently share my thoughts on the market. I am often asked why I always talk about the 200 day SMA and refer to it as the "line in the sand".

First off, let me explain what the 200 day SMA is. SMA stands for Simple Moving Average.]]></description>
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		<title>Retiring Or Investing in Latin America? Don&#8217;t Miss Out on These Big Fringe Benefits</title>
		<link>http://investmentarticle.com/retiring-or-investing-in-latin-america-dont-miss-out-on-these-big-fringe-benefits.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Mar 2010 23:30:11 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Alternative Investments]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[When considering investments of any type, the bottom line is of course the most important. But one of the very attractive advantages of alternative investments and overseas retirement is that they are not just digits on a screen. Frequently, they also carry significant fringe benefits that, while not contributing directly to the bottom line, play an important role in the investment itself and in the investor's longer term strategic planning.

These fringe benefits may be pure fun, or perhaps social status - like inviting friends over to sample the latest vintage from your own winery.]]></description>
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		<title>Income Investing and What You Really Know About It &#8211; Survey Results</title>
		<link>http://investmentarticle.com/income-investing-and-what-you-really-know-about-it-survey-results.html</link>
		<comments>http://investmentarticle.com/income-investing-and-what-you-really-know-about-it-survey-results.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 11:00:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The results are in! Roughly 260 people took the time to respond to the first income investing survey and I thank y'all very much for being so generous with your time. First, the generalizations:

As you will recall, the survey included eight "mostly true" or "mostly false" statements. Most people answered all of the questions without explanation or analysis (as requested), and most of the analysis explained exceptions to the "in general" nature of the questions being asked.]]></description>
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		<title>The Secret of Successful Investing Lies in Your Feminine Side</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2010 17:30:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our image of a canny investor might be clad in pinstripe, testosterone- fuelled and a ruthless risk-taker. Yet he is in serious danger of being outperformed by those of a more feminine persuasion.

One of the largest studies of investment activity, carried out at the University of California in 2001, showed that men traded 45% more often than women. Yet their average risk-adjusted returns were 1.4% less.]]></description>
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		<title>Banks &#8211; We Hate Them and Love Them &#8211; The Important Thing is They Are Rising From the Ashes!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2010 10:00:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Banks! No other industry is more hated and no other industry has faster profit growth after coming to the brink of collapse. The analyst community at large believes that financial companies earnings are likely to have risen 120% in the fourth quarter! Quite a number in our opinion. Although we always want to see strong earnings growth from any US company we believe this might be a bit excessive in its prediction.

Still, for many that's not enough after feeling over a 50% drop in US indexes over the last two years along with 160 financial institution failures.]]></description>
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		<title>A Dismal Decade? No Way &#8211; Market Cycle Investing</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jan 2010 16:00:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the end of 1999 through the end of 2009, all of the popular Wall Street market performance measurement tools were in the red. The average bloodletting level of the DJIA, the S &#038; P 500, and the NASDAQ was a disturbing-to-some minus nineteen percent.

The Media has dubbed it "The Dismal Decade".

Most of the investment community is either open-mouthed in shock or strident in blame about the somethings or someones who must be responsible for such horrific performance. Never again they swear to their clients--- without ever a hint that they might themselves be the problem.

It won't be long before the Wizards of Wall Street announce that they have studied the situation, and readied their sales minions to switch the shattered investment public into yet another fail proof (fool-magnet?) portfolio of hedges, gimmicks, signal responders, and panaceas for whatever the new decade brings.

Once again they will attempt to debug the market cycle and create an upward only future for the masses.]]></description>
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		<title>5 Reasons Why Women Are Hardly Any Better Investors Than Men</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jan 2010 12:30:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As a man, I find myself asking myself often, "What is going on in this world?" Is it me or is there a concerted effort, or should I say a case of "trying too hard" to marginalize men in society. Now don't get me wrong, I am all for "women rights," only when women will decide to seek harmony with men. However, "gender equality" should not come at the expense of the rights of men.

That is why it humors me to no end at this current attempt by the feminist propaganda machine to not only blame men for the current economic landscape, but to proclaim, by way of a certain articles (see below), that women are better investors than men.]]></description>
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		<title>Start Investing Small on Your Own</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 17:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The new investor can start investing small with a large selection of investment options to choose from. If you want to go it alone and save money, your best investment path will depend on how much freedom you want. Here are two low-cost ways to start investing on your own.

If you want to start investing the easy way with professional money managers making the specific investment decisions for you I recommend no-load mutual funds.]]></description>
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		<title>Index Investing &#8211; DIY Vs Hiring an Investment Advisor</title>
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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>Achieve Wealth &#8211; Investment Basics</title>
		<link>http://investmentarticle.com/achieve-wealth-investment-basics.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:00:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Are terms like ROI, diversification, cap rates, risk analysis, puts &#038; call confusing you? If you are seeking to build your wealth for retirement or to achieve life goals, you need an investment plan. My guide to basic investment fundamentals is simple to understand. It is always best to start young saving and investing but it's never, ever too late to start.

Investment Basics

Investments are both a hedge against insecurities of the future from inflation and for increased needs for money such as for retirement.]]></description>
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		<title>How Sharp is the Sharpe Ratio? &#8211; Risk-Adjusted Performance Measures</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 12:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Any discussion on risk-adjusted performance measures must start with the grandfather of all risk measures the Sharpe Ratio or Reward to Variability which divides the excess return of a portfolio in excess of the risk free rate by its standard deviation or variability.

Most risk measures are best described graphically, a measure of return in the vertical axis and a measure of risk in the horizontal axis.

Ideally if investors are risk averse they should be looking for high return and low variability of return, in other words in the top left-hand quadrant of the graph. The Sharpe ratio simply measures the gradient of the line from the risk free rate (the natural starting point for any investor) to the combined return and risk of each portfolio, the steeper the gradient, the higher the Sharpe ratio the better the combined performance of risk and return.

Funds are ranked in order of preference with the Sharpe ratio but it is difficult to judge the extent of relative performance. M2; first proposed by Leah Modigliani and her grandfather Professor Franco Modigliani (1997) offers an alternative risk-adjusted return using the Sharpe ratio of the portfolio but calculated at the risk of the benchmark thus allowing direct comparison.

Investment statistics can either be grouped as Sharpe type combining risk and return in a ratio, risk adjusted returns such as M2 or descriptive statistics which are neither good nor bad but provide information about the pattern of returns of the portfolio manager.]]></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 Strategy For Deflationary Times</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 15:30:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The bursting of the asset bubble amidst a tsunami of financial problems and the economic recession has already erased more than four years of wealth created by world's households and corporations. However, the precipitous drop in wealth is unlikely to end anytime soon. Now there is something else to worry about: deflation.]]></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>Bonds and Bond Fund Risk</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 21:30:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bonds and bond funds are the way to go if you want to earn higher interest rates according to your neighbor who knows everything. Bond investing is simple if you invest money in bond funds because they do the investment management for you, he points out. Since interest rates are pathetically low at the bank, why not take his advice?

People invest money in bonds and bond funds to earn a higher income in the form of interest or dividends (bond funds).]]></description>
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