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		<title>Property Investment &#8211; Strategies and Fundamental Drivers</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 09:30:14 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Alternative Investments]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Investing in property, be it residential, commercial, agricultural, leisure, healthcare, student accommodation or some other niche property sector, is ostensibly the most popular and common form of alternative investment, and has been used as a low risk, long-term investment asset by many Investors. The main aim of the property investor is to capture income from rentals, and/or capital growth either through natural attrition or by adding capital value through development. Whatever the form or sector, property investments are solid, tangible and 'real' in that a property is unlikely to depreciate in the long term provided due care and consideration is given to due diligence in the acquisition stage.

Investment Strategy

The traditional form of property investment is the simple leveraged buy to let, where an Investor will acquire a property using a combination of cash and mortgage debt, and seek to cover the mortgage costs with rental income.]]></description>
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		<title>Cover Call and Option Exercise</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 12:00:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A call option will essentially give you the right to acquire a specific underlying stock, at a particular rate whereas a put option gives you the rights to dispose off any underlying stock at a particular rate. Each and every owner of any option contract is free to exercise it, at any given point of time, demonstrating that this financial transaction that has been specified under the contract, has to be enacted straight away between the two parties to the contract. Alternatively you may sell these underlying stocks while you are still holding the put options.]]></description>
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		<title>Are You A Left Or Right Brain Investor?</title>
		<link>http://investmentarticle.com/are-you-a-left-or-right-brain-investor.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 13:00:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Those of you who are new to the subject of Investment psychology might well be a little puzzled by the question.

What if I told you that knowing this information could have a major impact on how you make investment decisions and ultimately your long term success as an investor.

By the way the same goes for the traders among you, particularly if you are swing trading.

Before I delve deeper lets take a quick look at the difference between left and right brain and how it influences your decision making process:

The left brain operates in successive Hemispheric style, which basically means that it processes information in a linear fashion.

The right brain has a simultaneous hemispheric style which means it operates in a visual fashion.

The left brain plans ahead, sees things in an orderly succession, while the right brain operates in a random fashion, tends to be more impulsive and responds to emotion.

I think you can already see where this is going:

Maybe you recognise yourself as falling in one of the two groups? If so great. For those of you who do not readily recognise themselves as members of either group, maybe you are lucky and your brain is balanced, meaning that you will be much more flexible in your investment approach. This, however, is not the case for the majority of us.]]></description>
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		<title>Covered Calls &#8211; A Simple Strategy to Monthly Income</title>
		<link>http://investmentarticle.com/covered-calls-a-simple-strategy-to-monthly-income.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 11:00:18 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Capital Investment]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many people go cold at the idea of options trading...it sounds complex, risky and of course it does take some capital investment. But if you own or are thinking of owning shares, you could be earning a monthly income right now. The covered call strategy is effective and really easy to understand and implement.]]></description>
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		<title>Investments &#8211; The Art Of High Risk Investing</title>
		<link>http://investmentarticle.com/investments-the-art-of-high-risk-investing.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Mar 2012 11:30:14 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Diversified Investment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Investment Return]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Most investment strategies pitch somewhere upon the continuum between a high risk / high return approach on the one end and a low risk / low return approach on the other. The problem with pursuing high investment returns, is that the capital value of investments may decrease in the short term before they increase again. The problem with conservative low-return investments is that the real value of capital may over time decrease due to inflation.

The art of investing lies in finding the approach that suits you personally best.]]></description>
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		<title>The Steps To ETF Investing</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 14:30:28 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[First Investment]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Buying and selling ETFs isn't as difficult as many people suspect. What regularly gets everyday people in trouble is going around the strategy in reverse. Most individuals rush out in to the investments and not have a strong financial savings foundation.

Investments must start off with that basis of savings for you to fall back on, any time an emergency shows up.]]></description>
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		<title>Tax Lien Investing &#8211; Tips That Can Make You Rich</title>
		<link>http://investmentarticle.com/tax-lien-investing-tips-that-can-make-you-rich.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 09:30:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As the real estate market fails to recover, more and more people are looking at alternative investment strategies to make some money. One of the most interesting alternatives is proving to be tax lien investing. While this may seem like a way to take advantage of the misfortune of others, it is really nothing more than grabbing opportunities to make money in an environment where this can be very challenging.]]></description>
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		<title>Capital Alternatives: Climate Change Investment Strategies</title>
		<link>http://investmentarticle.com/capital-alternatives-climate-change-investment-strategies.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:00:19 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Investment Opportunities]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Capital Alternatives: Climate change investment strategies 

Economics of the world are moving towards attaining a low carbon growth which involves reducing carbon productivity and increasing energy efficiency. The phenomenon of weather change is, scientifically, recognized as a threat to the environment, which can be reduced by controlling the emission of greenhouse gases. Today weather change is not recognized as a social responsibility but as an opportunity which can provide continued returns over the years, and institutional investors are eyeing the global climate play for diversification and secure returns.]]></description>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t Be Afraid to Invest</title>
		<link>http://investmentarticle.com/dont-be-afraid-to-invest.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 10:00:16 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Investment Advisor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Investment Software]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[There is a difference between being afraid to invest and be cautious. When you are considering whether or not to buy stocks, invest in ETFs or purchase mutual funds for your financial future being afraid to act does nothing but insure that you will not be successful.

Being cautious with your investments is totally different from being afraid. Caution should be part of every investment decision.]]></description>
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		<title>Investment Basis: What To Invest In 2012</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 11:00:13 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Investment Advice]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[When it comes to making long range investment goals for your future many first time investors want to jump in head first without having any prior knowledge of what they are doing. Eventually and unfortunately many of these investors never become successful investors and usually just give up. Investing in itself does require some level of skill and it takes time coupled with your ability to learn.

It is important to understand and remember that every investment that you make is not a sure thing in itself.]]></description>
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		<title>How to Grow Wealthy in 2012</title>
		<link>http://investmentarticle.com/how-to-grow-wealthy-in-2012.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 11:30:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Probably the second most common New Year's resolution is to do better with finances (the top one is to lose weight). If one is looking to lose weight, obviously it is better to get advice from that friend who lost 50 pounds and kept it off than to ask the one who is overweight and keeps going on yo-yo diets. With making and keeping money, the people to follow are the wealthy who hold onto money - not the friend with the fancy car who is up to debt to his eyeballs.]]></description>
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		<title>Agriculture Investments &#8211; A Strategy to Maximise Return on Investment</title>
		<link>http://investmentarticle.com/agriculture-investments-a-strategy-to-maximise-return-on-investment.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 11:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Around 225,000 people are added to the global population every single day, all of whom require food and fuel. At the same time, incomes in developing economies are rising, causing a shift toward a more expensive and more resource intensive westernised diet based on meat. Considering that 1kg of meat requires the input of 7kg of grain as animal feed, this combination of more people and higher consumption per capita adds tremendous strain to already stretched agricultural productivity.

The amount of farmland on the planet is actually falling.]]></description>
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		<title>Best Australian Investments</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 11:00:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[What are the best Australian investments in 2011 and for the coming years? This article describes five of the best investments in Australian based on data and information provided by several of the leading advisers and institutions in Australia. While views and opinions may differ on the viability of these investments it is felt that these segments offer he best potential for a return on investment in both the short term as well into the foreseeable future. It should be noted that the information presented here is offered as opinion only and should not be considered as professional investment advice.]]></description>
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		<title>The 7 Deadly Sins Of Investing</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2011 11:00:13 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Investment Strategies]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[You work hard for your money, and you want your money to work hard for you. We all need savings and investments to retire comfortably or to fall back on should unexpected circumstances arise. To that end, common investment vehicles include the stock market, mutual funds and retirement/superannuation accounts.]]></description>
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		<title>How to Come Up With the Best Investment Strategy For You</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 15:30:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[First of all, choosing an investment strategy is a lot like finding your dream job. If you don't like what you are doing, you will hate it and try to do the minimum possible just to get by. This will result in you not getting the best out of the experience and being very very miserable.]]></description>
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		<title>The Growing Green Investment Market</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2011 10:30:16 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Investment Market]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The "socially responsible" and green investment market has been growing exponentially over the last few years, making up over 11% of all assets under professional management. This should not come as a surprise, considering that more and more top CEOs and institutional investors are adopting a decision-making paradigm that requires social and environmental impacts to be carefully considered before money is lent or invested.

Yet despite all of this growth, research shows that this market is far smaller than it would be if investors were more fully informed about how competitive the returns could be. Luckily, this inefficiency has and could pay off for those investors who have stayed ahead of the investment curve.]]></description>
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		<title>The Secret Lucrative Investment Strategy</title>
		<link>http://investmentarticle.com/the-secret-lucrative-investment-strategy.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Oct 2011 08:30:13 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Investment Return]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is essential to find a lucrative investment strategy if you are ever going to make a decent return. So many people make the mistake of going into investments blindly, and then pay the price. First decide what kind of a return you want to make, what constitutes a lucrative strategy to one person, may be a low turnover to someone else.]]></description>
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		<title>Lucrative Investment Strategy: A Good Plan to Grow On</title>
		<link>http://investmentarticle.com/lucrative-investment-strategy-a-good-plan-to-grow-on.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2011 08:30:16 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Financial Investment]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The whole idea behind making financial investments is to get a good return on your investment. Making smart investments should be your goal. Not researching your options can possibly be the biggest mistake you can make.]]></description>
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		<title>Alternative Investment Strategies For Crazy Markets</title>
		<link>http://investmentarticle.com/alternative-investment-strategies-for-crazy-markets.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Sep 2011 20:30:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[During the economic crisis of the past decade, markets and industries crashed and hundreds of companies and millions of people were caught with their pants down. This ordeal has taught everyone the value of security during uncertain times. One of the surest ways to buffer yourself from economic crunches is by making sound investments.]]></description>
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		<title>3 Alternative Investments for 2012</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Sep 2011 13:00:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As fears of a debt crisis in the Eurozone converge with poor economic data from the US, investors turn away from volatile traditional investment assets such as equities and bonds, choosing instead to investigate a range of alternative investments that provide shelter for the value of capital, and are less affected by market 'noise'.

Here are three alternative investment strategies that are proving popular with investors heading towards 2012.


Coins and Stamps


Numismatic investment (investing in coins) and philatelic Investment (investing in stamps) is one area that is receiving an increased attention. As with many alternative investments, the value of rare coins and stamps is driven by supply and demand. The rarer an item, the greater the value, although with coin investing the value of the metal is also a considered factor in the value of the coin, such as is the case with gold coins for example.

Investing in stamps was popular in the 1970s, but the bubble burst and prices took many years to recover.]]></description>
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		<title>What Will September 2011 Hold for Investors?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2011 15:00:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Comparison charts. They can be useful or detrimental, all depending on what you are using them for. Recently, the Wall Street Journal published a comparison chart highlighting the time period between June and September for 2008-2011.]]></description>
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		<title>Investors Behaving Badly &#8211; New Reality Show</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Aug 2011 13:00:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Back in the 90's there was a comedy series entitled, British Men Behaving Badly which basically depicted the drunken life of two roommates who acted like a couple of two year olds. The title must have been pretty compelling to producers, because it resurfaced in 2002, when the Oxygen network had a three year run with a reality show called, Girls Behaving Badly.

I think if we got together in the investment world, we could come up with a few reality shows of our own. Investors Behaving Badly could depict the real life irrational thinking patterns of individuals who confidently fill out their risk profile questionnaire, determine a strategy for investment success, and then quickly cave under the first signs of pressure.

Here's our predictable cast of characters.]]></description>
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		<title>CD Laddering: Optimizing Your CD Rates</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Aug 2011 11:30:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[High CD rates alone are not enough, as venturing in CD requires more strategy and preparation than you think. It is true that having good CD rates definitely make the most of your returns. However, having several CD investment strategies is still highly recommended.]]></description>
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		<title>What Investors Can Learn From Baseball&#8217;s On-Deck Circle</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Aug 2011 12:30:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I'm a hardcore baseball fan. I played the game in college and to me, it's truly the all American sport. One of the things that makes baseball so great is the fact that although there is plenty of team effort involved, there is always that moment of truth between the pitcher and the batter when it essentially becomes a one-on-one.

Before their turn at bat, every batter warms up in the on-deck circle.]]></description>
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		<title>Million Dollar Formula: Anyone Can Make a Million Dollars</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jul 2011 13:00:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[All it Takes to Make a Million Dollars is Time, Consistency and Rate of Return. Timothy McMahon, editor at Financial Trend Forecaster, shared some numbers and data to support the statement on a blog post and it got me thinking about a pretty exciting reality: Anyone can be a millionaire.

It's true. The tools are available, especially here in opportunity-rich North America, for anyone with a little bit of self-discipline and a willingness to learn.]]></description>
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		<title>Why Women Make Great Investors</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jul 2011 14:30:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Women really do make great investors. Why? Because investing is about more than just math and numbers.

Women are becoming more and more deeply invested in their own financial success for many reasons: Careers are being pursued and marriage is being delayed, divorce rates are higher than ever, single-moms and women who are the sole or main breadwinner in the family are increasing, cost of living is rising steadily, job security is virtually non-existent...the list goes on. There are no guarantees in life and situations can change drastically in the blink of an eye.]]></description>
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		<title>Investing Without Financial Plan and Goals</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jul 2011 13:30:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In times of plenty, we seek safe haven for surplus cash that will generate passive income for the future. In times of need, some of us take desperate steps to increase our money supply to meet the demands of the day. Both actions necessitate investment decisions, decisions that many of us are oftentimes not qualified nor experienced to make wisely without help.]]></description>
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		<title>How to Develop Your ETF Trading Strategy</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jun 2011 11:00:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[You have many options for developing trading strategies with ETFs. These Exchange Traded Funds have become very popular because they resemble mutual funds but offer the flexibility of trading like stocks.

Typical screening methods are offered by most brokerage websites that allow you to screen based on performance over different time periods or, for example, by industry or economic sector. Trading based on these methods is the most elementary.

Good ETF investment strategies require a bit more work and decision making.]]></description>
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		<title>Investment Guide Overview</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jun 2011 15:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[To be really basic there are pretty much just a few different types of mainstream investments. They are stocks or shares, property, bonds and cash. Now if you haven't done any investing before I may have just terrified you.]]></description>
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		<title>Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) Offer Flexible Investment Approaches</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jun 2011 18:30:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) offer low expense ratios and high trading flexibility. That makes them attractive alternatives to traditional mutual funds. And they can serve as part of both long-term and short-term investment strategy.]]></description>
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		<title>Is Your Investment Portfolio Actually Diversified, or Are You at Risk?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jun 2011 12:30:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[So, you've been told to diversify your investment portfolio and you think you've got that accomplished. But do you really? Diversifying your investments involves more than simply owning a variety of securities. In fact, unless you've made a true analysis of your investment portfolio and weighed it according to your individual risk tolerance, your current portfolio could be much riskier and unbalanced than you think.

The Key to Portfolio Diversification

When assessing your portfolio for proper diversification, the first thing your financial advisor in Manchester will do, is make sure your investments are truly uncorrelated.]]></description>
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		<title>When to Exit the Markets or Get Back In</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jun 2011 10:30:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Opinions abound about when you should quit investing in the stock market. Equally, there are just as many onions and theories for when you should start investing or going back into the markets. Some of these make sense while many are simply based on feelings, too many beers or whims.

There are arguments for never exiting the markets, although the recent recession and losses, however, temporary, of substantial dollars in almost everyone's retirement or regular investment account, makes this a hard argument to support.

On the other hand, making an "exit" decision is possible if it is based on reliable, measurable criteria.

There are different techniques to establish a signal for when to stop trading, whether it be mutual funds, stocks or ETFs within which you place your hard-earned cash.

In his book, Smarter Investing in Any Economy, Michael Carr speaks of an equity curve as giving just such an "Exit" or a "Return" signal.]]></description>
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		<title>How to Invest in Turbulent Times</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 May 2011 12:30:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Investing in a turbulent, up and down, crazy market can be a real challenge. In fact many investors go to the sidelines and simply wait out the crazy times rather than risk losing their money. But this doesn't have to be the case.

When markets are bouncing up and down rather than moving steadily upwards with occasional dips this can be scaring but still be very profitable if you follow a few key principles - and even these principles have a few options.

First, remember it is critical to keep your emotions in check.]]></description>
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		<title>Investment, The Rule And The Temperament</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Apr 2011 15:30:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When the student is ready, the teacher will be available. This is a good disposition to learning about investment.

Yes - on investment, so much noise and so much confusion - where do one start from?

Good question, every good endeavor must start with oneself. Go out and take stock of them all, great investors that I have known were all men of controlled temperament with mastery over their own emotion and personality.

Are they the best of fellow out there?

Absolutely not, but when they go investing they drill themselves to comply with the rule of the game - investment has rule and it is the ability to abide by this that makes you profits or losses.]]></description>
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		<title>When Will the Recession End and Can It Help You to Get Rich Fast?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Apr 2011 11:30:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It's the question on everyone's mind these days as we wait in suspended animation watching the value of the dollar drop and the employment rate rise. Even more intriguing is the idea that people will go into the recession with mediocre wealth and come out rich, just as people leveraged Great Depression and become a part of the large group of self-made millionaires who acquired their wealth because of financial crisis.

Does anyone hold the answers to the question about when the recession will end? Are the people who are squandering that knowledge those who will get rich fast while the rest of the hard working people are left in the dust? There's only way to find out the answer to these questions, and to make sure you're NOT the one eating dust...

Wealth Building and the Definition of Luck.

It's easy to think of people who get rich fast as being lucky, but what is luck anyway?

- Laboring

- Under

- Correct

- Knowledge

Laboring...we all know what that means and as you are reading this, over 90% of the population is laboring day and night just to survive...let alone the idea of wealth building and acquiring financial security. Why is this? It's because of the third word in the bullet list above: correct.]]></description>
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		<title>How to Build Wealth By Knowing Exactly What to Invest In</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Apr 2011 11:00:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Knowing how to build wealth is all about knowing what to invest in, when to invest in it and when to move your investments out of that investment and into another. Wealth building experts know this, and that's how they can prosper in spite of what the economic conditions might be.

The problem for most of us is that it's hard to find the real experts (aka, wealthy people) and to get access to the information which they're using to build financial security. This is why many people are left out in the cold, begging for the crumbs which call from the table of the wealthy.]]></description>
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		<title>Your 5th Way to Invest</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Mar 2011 11:32:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A fifth way to manage your investments is simply to let someone else do it. Unlike the four ways I previously wrote about, this method involves hiring someone and giving up control.

Essentially you hire, retain is the nicer wording, a financial planner or Registered Investment Advisor (RIA). There are advantages to doing this, just as there are disadvantages and pitfalls.

By hiring a professional you are asking someone whose job it is to trade in the markets to manage your money while giving up almost all control over your investments.]]></description>
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		<title>Royal Bank Direct Investing &#8211; The Best Way to Invest For the Future</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Feb 2011 19:00:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It does not matter whether we are experienced investors or starters since royal bank direct investing will provide us with virtually all we need to make and manage our investment with a great deal of confidence. We will be given access to a wide range of investment choices to help us build an elaborate investment portfolio for a life time. The bank uses online tools to give guidance and the necessary resources to investors.]]></description>
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		<title>How to Get Started With Royal Bank Direct Investing</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Feb 2011 14:00:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Royal Bank Direct Investing allows clients to take control of their own investment strategies, and getting started can be as easy as opening a bank account. If you're looking for self-directed investment services with a wide range of options, such as GIC's, mutual funds, and more, you can opt for an appointment with an RBC representative to find out details about signing up. Overall, your single account can be used to run a vibrant portfolio that serves a variety of different needs.

RBC Direct Investing is known for offering its clients good value through a series of services - they promise accountability, integrity, and great communication and customer service.]]></description>
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		<title>The Huge Advantage Of Diversified Investments</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Feb 2011 17:30:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA["Variety is the spice of life", "Don't put all your eggs in the same basket" are the quotes that defines diversification precisely. Investing and investment strategies have been the hot topics for the last few months. From the local coffee shop to the gym everybody has some opinion on how to invest in the stock market and diversify.]]></description>
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		<title>Investing in Hedge Funds &#8211; How the Process Works</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Jan 2011 09:30:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are various investment strategies that are utilized with different hedge funds. These are lightly-regulated investment funds that are open to only a limited range of investors. These investors are required to pay a performance fee in order to fund the investment manager.]]></description>
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		<title>Understanding Online Investment Strategies</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Jan 2011 18:30:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Online investment strategies can include a wide variety of options. Online brokerages and other websites enable anyone of legal age to engage in buying and selling stocks, bonds, currency, commodities, and precious metals. Because investing online is both easy and risky, if you are inexperienced with trading, take every precaution, research well every investment firm and every investment prospect, and invest slowly and with extreme caution.]]></description>
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		<title>Five Simple Ways to Save Money for Investing</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Jan 2011 18:30:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Few people take $1000 and become millionaires by investing. Most of the millionaires have spent decades regularly putting money aside, buying up shares, and reinvesting the profits. When one can build up enough assets such that income from your investments is being used to buy more shares, wealth can grow very quickly.

While many people would like to start investing and building wealth, they never seem to have money to do so.]]></description>
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		<title>Best Safe Investment Strategies For 2011 and Beyond</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Dec 2010 12:54:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The best investment strategies for 2011 and beyond will reflect the new realities in the world of investments: better safe than sorry. Diversification is the key to good investment strategies, but as the future unfolds finding the best alternatives in each investment class could get a bit tricky. Here's a basic guide geared to making life easier for average investors, which includes most of us.

The challenge facing investors today: how to put together the best investment strategies to make your money can grow without too much risk.]]></description>
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		<title>Best Safe Investment Strategies For 2011 and Beyond</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Dec 2010 11:10:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The best investment strategies for 2011 and beyond will reflect the new realities in the world of investments: better safe than sorry. Diversification is the key to good investment strategies, but as the future unfolds finding the best alternatives in each investment class could get a bit tricky. Here's a basic guide geared to making life easier for average investors, which includes most of us.

The challenge facing investors today: how to put together the best investment strategies to make your money can grow without too much risk.]]></description>
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		<title>Best Safe Investment Strategies For 2011 and Beyond</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Dec 2010 10:20:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The best investment strategies for 2011 and beyond will reflect the new realities in the world of investments: better safe than sorry. Diversification is the key to good investment strategies, but as the future unfolds finding the best alternatives in each investment class could get a bit tricky. Here's a basic guide geared to making life easier for average investors, which includes most of us.

The challenge facing investors today: how to put together the best investment strategies to make your money can grow without too much risk.]]></description>
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		<title>Best Safe Investment Strategies For 2011 and Beyond</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Dec 2010 09:27:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The best investment strategies for 2011 and beyond will reflect the new realities in the world of investments: better safe than sorry. Diversification is the key to good investment strategies, but as the future unfolds finding the best alternatives in each investment class could get a bit tricky. Here's a basic guide geared to making life easier for average investors, which includes most of us.

The challenge facing investors today: how to put together the best investment strategies to make your money can grow without too much risk.]]></description>
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		<title>Best Safe Investment Strategies For 2011 and Beyond</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Dec 2010 06:36:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The best investment strategies for 2011 and beyond will reflect the new realities in the world of investments: better safe than sorry. Diversification is the key to good investment strategies, but as the future unfolds finding the best alternatives in each investment class could get a bit tricky. Here's a basic guide geared to making life easier for average investors, which includes most of us.

The challenge facing investors today: how to put together the best investment strategies to make your money can grow without too much risk.]]></description>
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		<title>Are Life Settlement Investments Suitable For Anyone Besides Institutions?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Dec 2010 14:30:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As we've seen during the past two years, investors can turn their backs on sluggish asset classes such as equities or real estate. While traditional investment strategies have produced lackluster returns recently, there has been a growing interest in alternative asset classes. Investors have placed renewed focus on portfolio diversification and are enticed by the more predictable returns offered through life settlement investments.]]></description>
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		<title>Investing For Young People Now</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Dec 2010 14:30:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[So the big question is, why is investing at a young age can be any benefit or good to you? While most young people don't use their income or savings to invest, many smart ones that do end out with phenomenal results. They secure themselves financially and not only that they live the lifestyle at a young age. So my saying to you is, start young and end up like the successful's out there.

First let's see what the young do with there money once they start seeing income.]]></description>
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		<title>Investment Strategies For Young People</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Dec 2010 12:30:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[So we can basically start investing whenever we want. We can also invest when we are kids, if our parents give us some type of income we can tell them to put it into a savings account for us that earns interest. But when we're kids, we actually don't know about that and our parents just puts the money in there for us anyway.]]></description>
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		<title>Good Investments For Young People</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Dec 2010 17:30:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[So lets start off with what young people usually do with them money or income. In school, they don't get taught how to make money in the real life, nor do they get taught how to even save or use money correctly. That is why so many young people come out like so many, broke.

So what do they do when they have a job and start receiving income? They go out and use all their money on shopping, cars, clothes, alcohol etc.]]></description>
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		<title>Best Safe Investment Strategies For 2011 and Beyond</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Dec 2010 08:30:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The best investment strategies for 2011 and beyond will reflect the new realities in the world of investments: better safe than sorry. Diversification is the key to good investment strategies, but as the future unfolds finding the best alternatives in each investment class could get a bit tricky. Here's a basic guide geared to making life easier for average investors, which includes most of us.

The challenge facing investors today: how to put together the best investment strategies to make your money can grow without too much risk.]]></description>
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		<title>High Income Investments</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Dec 2010 11:00:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Would you like to know the high income investments strategy? Probably, all would be interested in it. You need to make your investment options strong enough to support you during the times, when you are helpless. For this, it is very important to learn investing in the right way.]]></description>
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		<title>Agriculture Investment Funds &#8211; The Best Alternative</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Nov 2010 13:00:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In times of a rapidly expanding population, low interest rates, inflation and murky equity markets, investors are searching for assets that will grow in value, produce a regular income, and retain value in the event of a crash. Essentially we need a safe haven for our cash and that is leading many investors towards the agricultural sector as 75 million new mouths to feed every year and a changing diet in developing economies supports the theory that agribusiness will do well in the mid to long term.

There are a number of options open for investors choosing this sector, from agricultural investment funds, ETFs, direct investment into agribusiness companies, or trading soft-commodities such as wheat. My problem here lies in the fact that these investment strategies do not tick all of our boxes.]]></description>
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		<title>World&#8217;s Best Investment Guide For the Clueless</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Nov 2010 12:30:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Picture yourself as clueless about the investment world looking for the best investment guide, a guide that could get you up to speed on investment basics and more with little effort on your part. If you don't know stocks from bonds and mutual funds, I think you would agree that if you could find the right guide that it would be the best investment you could make. With so many books out there, how do you sort out the best guide, one that talks to YOU?

There is a world of difference between the best investment guide and a get-rich-quick book.]]></description>
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		<title>Guaranteed Returns &#8211; Would You Like to Know How to Get Them?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Nov 2010 12:00:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[You might be looking for guaranteed returns while you are planning to invest in any kind of investment option, isn't it? Of course, Yes. We need some sort of guarantee or assurance for our hard earned money, before investing it anywhere. Then, what is your thought about an investment where you indeed get better guaranteed returns with less risks associated with it.]]></description>
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		<title>Financial Alternative Investment Strategies</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Nov 2010 09:08:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Once, you start earning a regular source of income, you need to find out the financial alternative investment strategies wherein you can invest your sum for future benefits. Initially, the good investment strategy in the early 2007 was selling all the stock investments you had. Then gradually in 2009, it changed to putting your portfolio investment into stocks up to hundred percent.]]></description>
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		<title>Top 10 Ways to Wisely Invest Money</title>
		<link>http://investmentarticle.com/top-10-ways-to-wisely-invest-money.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Oct 2010 18:00:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are ways to wisely invest money that are more than just putting cash into an account. And there are certain steps to take.

1. Plan.]]></description>
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		<title>Moving Up to Options Trading</title>
		<link>http://investmentarticle.com/moving-up-to-options-trading.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Oct 2010 10:30:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[At some point in everyone's financial life, the necessity of moving from passive investing to active investing will raise its needy little head. It is even truer in this current environment of savings interest rates below 1% and money market interest accounts below 2%. These types of returns quickly lose ground against inflation.

For many, the move to more active investing simply means going in to certificates of deposit (CDs), retirement accounts, treasuries, mutual funds, or even government or municipal bonds.]]></description>
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		<title>FDI Destination: India</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Oct 2010 12:30:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over the years, foreign direct investment (FDI) in India has become an inseparable and important aspect of the non-resident Indians (NRI. NRI investment in India has registered a surge with the initiation of globalisation and liberalisation. According to a survey World Investment Prospects Survey 2010-2012 conducted by United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), India is the second most important FDI destination for transnational corporations during 2010-2012.

India is ranked as the 4th most attractive FDI destination in 2010, according to Ernst and Young's 2010 European Attractiveness Survey.

NRI investment in India has been increasing by leaps and bounds with NRI venturing into different proposals of business in India.]]></description>
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		<title>A Good Mindset to Have When Investing</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Oct 2010 21:00:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Perhaps the greatest obstacle we have when investing is our own mindset. Our psychology acts against us, preventing us from doing the right things at the right time, and actually driving us to do exactly the wrong things. A skilled investor will work to develop the correct mindset to avoid making these mistakes.

The two psychological factors that affect our investing decisions are fear and greed.]]></description>
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		<title>Managed Funds &#8211; Why You Need Professionals</title>
		<link>http://investmentarticle.com/managed-funds-why-you-need-professionals.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Oct 2010 14:30:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Good professionals should not only take the leg-work out of managed funds research and selection. Their expertise can also help guide an investor through potential caveats, in addition to highlighting potential attractive investment opportunities.

Familiarising yourself with the vast array of managed funds available is an impossible task. Just picking one and hoping for the best is also not a wise strategy.]]></description>
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		<title>Secrets to Financial Freedom: What&#8217;s the Safest Investment Strategy?</title>
		<link>http://investmentarticle.com/secrets-to-financial-freedom-whats-the-safest-investment-strategy.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Sep 2010 14:30:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[With all of the volatility in the economy these days, many people are questioning what the safest investment strategy is. If this is a concern for you, then you might have already considered mutual funds, stocks, gold and several other strategies. Yet, how do you know which investment strategy to put your money in so that it will not only be safe but that it will grow? In this article, I'll be covering some of my favorite investment strategies and how they can help you in increasing personal wealth and building financial security.

Two Evergreen Investment Strategies

By far the "safest" place to put your money is in an investment that you have control over.]]></description>
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		<title>Economic Recessions and Investing</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Sep 2010 11:00:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The recession and the anticipatory fall in stock prices that preceded it has scared a lot of investors away from the market. This is unfortunate since it is during these times that the stock positions are built that result in the truly great returns. Just like shopping at the supermarket, the time to stock up is when things is when they are on sale.

Individuals tend to do just the opposite when it comes to investing, however, buying only after big run-ups and selling after prices have declined.]]></description>
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		<title>Investment Opportunities in the Growing Indian Industrial Sector</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Sep 2010 18:30:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[India is expected to increase its growth rate to 9-9.5 per cent during 2013-15 on the back of continuing structural reforms, globalisation and a sterling demographic dividend, according to a report by Morgan Stanley. These projections act as a catalyst in showcasing the quantum of investment opportunities in India. Similarly, the senior economists opine that the Indian economy may have expanded at close to 9 per cent-in the three months from April to June 2010-its fastest pace in more than two years, driven by high industrial growth and increased private investments.

Investment opportunities in India have resulted in an overall growth in various industrial sectors.]]></description>
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		<title>Common Terms Used in Investing in Stocks</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Sep 2010 22:30:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Are you looking to start investing stocks but don't quite know how to get started? Here is some of the lingo and common terms used when investing in stocks to help you communicate with your broker, read financial papers and websites, and talk with other investors:

shares of stock- Shares of stock are fractional ownership rights in a company. Companies issue shares to gain money (called "capital") to buy equipment, make capital improvements, and generally grow their business. Once the shares are issued to the public, they are traded between individuals.

market cap- The number of shares of stock outstanding times the price per share.]]></description>
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		<title>College Investment Plans</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 16:30:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Due to the fact that costs of education are constantly growing (both in private and public sectors) it is really important to consider college investment plans. These are plans that are intended for educational purposes only.

So, if you have a child and you want to be sure that he/ she will have an opportunity to study at a university then you should definitely learn as more as possible about college investment plans. Here are some basic aspects to be aware of before you start dealing with this issue.

It's obvious that the key function of this plan is to fund your child's education.]]></description>
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		<title>Investing For the Future</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 10:30:07 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Investment Risk]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Investment is the commitment of money or capital to buy financial instruments or other assets in order to gain profitable returns in form of interest, income, or appreciation of the value of the instrument. Investment is a term normally used in the fields of economics, business management and finance. Your focus in investing is on return and can run the spectrum from conservative to very belligerent in terms of risk.

The best way to defend your stock investments is to own a broad mix of large and small companies and foreign and domestic issues.]]></description>
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		<title>How to Make Money &#8211; How to Create a Cash Flow</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 22:30:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Basic Knowledge

As anything in our life, money has its own laws. It is impossible to become rich if you do not know basic rules according to which money is working. The secret of wealth is not in earning money, but in saving and multiplying it.

Not long time ago I have dreamt of winning a lottery.]]></description>
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		<title>Portfolio Optimization With Rising Correlations in Our Evolving World</title>
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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>Sports Investing &#8211; Money Management Strategies</title>
		<link>http://investmentarticle.com/sports-investing-money-management-strategies.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jul 2010 13:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you've decided to go in for sports betting rather than any other traditional forms of investing, such as stock options or forex trading, you should be aware that you'll need to develop your money management skills in order to be successful. Money management concepts are normally easy to explain and even to understand. The actual problem arises only when you start using these techniques.]]></description>
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		<title>Investing in a Competitive Economy</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jul 2010 10:30:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[With the world economy turning and tumbling and great business empires collapsing overnight, making an investment has become more risky than ever before. This fills the investors with anxiety and the consumers with fear, resulting in further economic recession. But there are several investment methods that remain relatively safe in spite of the conditions of the market.

Without a doubt treasury bonds remain as the safest investment method in a tough economy.]]></description>
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		<title>Is it Back to the Basics When it Comes to Making Money?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jun 2010 14:30:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I can't tell you how many times I have heard that the key to making money is "hard work" in the last six months. The new economy appears to have resulted in a 180 degree turn from the mindset of a little more than a year ago when it comes to investment decisions. The overall lack of stability across the board has really shaken the fundamentals of our investing philosophy.

As the credit markets are still very tightly guarded, and as a commercial banker friend of mine recently said, "we are really only loaning money to individuals that have enough money to cover the loan." Many folks are going back to depression era thinking of it is time to tighten up the belts and hit the pavement, the key to making a good living is to hit the streets with hard work.

Overall, this may not be a terribly bad thing.]]></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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				<category><![CDATA[Investment Advisor]]></category>
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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>Exchange Traded Funds Can Excite Your Portfolio</title>
		<link>http://investmentarticle.com/exchange-traded-funds-can-excite-your-portfolio.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jun 2010 10:30:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Exchange traded funds have become the newest investment fund ever since the year of 1993. These trade funds have an easier and better trading option and are definitely more diverse when it comes to portfolio management. They are more convenient and definitely have more added benefits.]]></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>UK Lease Options</title>
		<link>http://investmentarticle.com/uk-lease-options.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jun 2010 21:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here's the situation in the UK right now. The Bank Of England Base Rate stands at 0.5%. But should you want to get a Buy To Let mortgage as an investor then you will be paying at least 4.2% for that mortgage.]]></description>
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		<title>Unique Investment Strategies</title>
		<link>http://investmentarticle.com/unique-investment-strategies.html</link>
		<comments>http://investmentarticle.com/unique-investment-strategies.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jun 2010 14:30:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Investment strategies can vary widely from person to person. Each has their own road and plan that fits their ideal for investing their money. In the world of investing, so much is based on possibility that answers don't come in the form or wrong or right.]]></description>
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		<title>India As a Favoured Investment Destination</title>
		<link>http://investmentarticle.com/india-as-a-favoured-investment-destination.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jun 2010 11:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[With a robust growth in core sector, Business Confidence Index (BCI) up 1.5 points, India's FY11 GDP seen at 8.2 per cent are all indicators that India is emerging as one of the most potential investment destinations in the world. Also, India will have a larger say in the affairs of the World Bank as it has become the seventh largest shareholder in the multilateral lender with 2.91 per cent voting rights.

From overseas Indian investors to software giants to telecom biggies Nokia and Samsung to auto majors Honda and Toyota, global players are now eyeing India as the most attractive destination for doing business in India, and are planning aggressive investment strategies to this effect. The last quarter (Jan-March 2010) alone witnessed a sudden surge in exports, forex reserves and so on.

Middle-market private equity firm Olympus Capital Holdings Asia is betting big on the clean technology space in India, a market with seemingly insatiable energy demand.]]></description>
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		<title>Investment Strategy Synopsis</title>
		<link>http://investmentarticle.com/investment-strategy-synopsis.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jun 2010 10:30:09 +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>Managing the 10 Most Prevalent Investment Risks</title>
		<link>http://investmentarticle.com/managing-the-10-most-prevalent-investment-risks.html</link>
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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>
		<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>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>UK Lease Options</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 May 2010 17:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here's the situation in the UK right now. The Bank Of England Base Rate stands at 0.5%. But should you want to get a Buy To Let mortgage as an investor then you will be paying at least 4.2% for that mortgage.]]></description>
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		<title>Unique Investment Strategies</title>
		<link>http://investmentarticle.com/unique-investment-strategies.html</link>
		<comments>http://investmentarticle.com/unique-investment-strategies.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 May 2010 17:30:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Investment strategies can vary widely from person to person. Each has their own road and plan that fits their ideal for investing their money. In the world of investing, so much is based on possibility that answers don't come in the form or wrong or right.]]></description>
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		<title>India As a Favoured Investment Destination</title>
		<link>http://investmentarticle.com/india-as-a-favoured-investment-destination.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 May 2010 11:30:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[With a robust growth in core sector, Business Confidence Index (BCI) up 1.5 points, India's FY11 GDP seen at 8.2 per cent are all indicators that India is emerging as one of the most potential investment destinations in the world. Also, India will have a larger say in the affairs of the World Bank as it has become the seventh largest shareholder in the multilateral lender with 2.91 per cent voting rights.

From overseas Indian investors to software giants to telecom biggies Nokia and Samsung to auto majors Honda and Toyota, global players are now eyeing India as the most attractive destination for doing business in India, and are planning aggressive investment strategies to this effect. The last quarter (Jan-March 2010) alone witnessed a sudden surge in exports, forex reserves and so on.

Middle-market private equity firm Olympus Capital Holdings Asia is betting big on the clean technology space in India, a market with seemingly insatiable energy demand.]]></description>
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		<title>Investment Strategy Synopsis</title>
		<link>http://investmentarticle.com/investment-strategy-synopsis.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 May 2010 18:30:11 +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>Property Investing &#8211; Should I Sell My Property?</title>
		<link>http://investmentarticle.com/property-investing-should-i-sell-my-property.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 May 2010 18:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Investment Property]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a previous article, I wrote about the importance of knowing what type of investor you are, and being that type of investor only.

I believe there are two types of investors.

- passive or buy and hold investors who create their wealth by building a property portfolio over the long-term, and- active investors who would rather create equity or growth in their property in the short-term using such strategies as buy, renovate and sell.

Here's a story to help explain why it is so important to work out what type of investor you are, before you actually begin investing.

I was running an information session for a Property Investment Program I facilitated a few years ago. A lady asked a question about an investment property she had recently purchased and renovated. The property was now on the market for sale.]]></description>
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		<title>Choosing Investment Strategies</title>
		<link>http://investmentarticle.com/choosing-investment-strategies.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2010 19:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a culture that revolves around trading through money, investing this precious commodity can be frightening. Taking risks and losing money is something you may fear when trying to find the best investment strategies for your money. If you are new to the investing world, it may be hard to understand where it would be best to put your money in hope to gain a larger return.]]></description>
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		<title>Ideas For Investment Strategies</title>
		<link>http://investmentarticle.com/ideas-for-investment-strategies.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 May 2010 09:00:10 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Investment Stocks]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Everybody wishes that money would grow on trees. Sadly there aren't money growing Amazon trees, but if you are sensible, your money can double itself. Thru good advice from others, luck and smart investment strategies, you will find yourself with additional money regardless of the state of the economy.]]></description>
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		<title>Indian Economy Throwing Open Several Investment Opportunities in the New Fiscal</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Apr 2010 15:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The post-budget impact on the Indian economy is beginning to become visible as several sectors have shown increased investments and markets in India too have responded positively. A whole plethora of investment opportunities have opened up and foreign direct investment too have been welcomed in many sectors. India has also been recently rated amongst the top three preferred investment destinations in a report by Vale Columbia Centre for sustainable development issues, based upon foreign accruals in both 2008 and 2009.

The Finance Minister's statement that India can look forward to double-digit and sustainable growth is not unfounded.]]></description>
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		<title>Blowing Up The Most Common Investment Strategies</title>
		<link>http://investmentarticle.com/blowing-up-the-most-common-investment-strategies.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Apr 2010 13:00:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Before we get on with the training I think that it is very important that we go ahead and blow-up some of the most common investment strategies that are out there.

1) Diversify your savings into an IRA by paying $150.00 per month until you tour 65. Then one day when you're in your 60s (if you live that long) you will have $3,000,000. I take issue with this idea for a variety of reasons, but here are my biggest issues with this investment theory.]]></description>
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		<title>Introduction to Options Trading</title>
		<link>http://investmentarticle.com/introduction-to-options-trading.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Apr 2010 11:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Options trading is the perfect trading strategy for those who are considered as sophisticated investors and for individuals who want to earn good profits through stock trading. If applied systematically and logically, this strategy can earn huge profits and generate consistent cash flows to individuals also. Basically, two types of option are available in the Stock Market.]]></description>
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		<title>Fixed Income Strategies For Bond Investors to Reduce Interest Rate Risk</title>
		<link>http://investmentarticle.com/fixed-income-strategies-for-bond-investors-to-reduce-interest-rate-risk.html</link>
		<comments>http://investmentarticle.com/fixed-income-strategies-for-bond-investors-to-reduce-interest-rate-risk.html#comments</comments>
		<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>6 Indispensable Investor Traits to Achieve Success</title>
		<link>http://investmentarticle.com/6-indispensable-investor-traits-to-achieve-success.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Mar 2010 12:00:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Being a successful investor is not hard but it is more difficult than it looks. What makes it more difficult is not acquiring the mental the skills you need, accounting and basic mathematics can be learned by anyone. What makes it difficult is the emotional or behavioural skills you need.]]></description>
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		<title>Healthcare Reform to Take a Whack at Your Portfolio &#8211; How to Fight Back</title>
		<link>http://investmentarticle.com/healthcare-reform-to-take-a-whack-at-your-portfolio-how-to-fight-back.html</link>
		<comments>http://investmentarticle.com/healthcare-reform-to-take-a-whack-at-your-portfolio-how-to-fight-back.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Mar 2010 11:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Despite the fact that 59% of Americans oppose President Obama's plan, according to CNN, and more than 48% oppose the plan, according to CBS News, the President and his minions have passed healthcare reform in the House. Reconciliation with the Senate is next and this process is likely to increase, not decrease, the tax burden on Americans for this new socialization of U.S. medicine.

So what is the bottom line for Americans, this bill will provide health care to those previously unable to receive healthcare, but someone will have to pay for this added cost to insurers.]]></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>The Secret to Protecting Your Portfolio From the Bears</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 22:30:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you are like most people on the planet, you covet your positive investment returns and are scared to death that you might give up those returns in this tough market climate. I believe this is why a majority of individual investors missed some or all of the recent stock market ascent off the March 2009 lows and 60%+ move higher.

I think this is why a November 2009 survey of high net worth investors by Investment News, showed that only a slim portion of the wealthy feel in control of their financial lives, an even smaller number (fewer than 9%) enjoy thinking about financial matters and only about a quarter feel successful in investing.

So what is the secret to feeling better about your investments and protecting your portfolio from Mr. Market's bears? The answer is to have a plan to identify and hedge your portfolio when market conditions clearly show a change in market direction may be coming.

This is where trend following shines.]]></description>
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		<title>How to Perform an IPO Valuation</title>
		<link>http://investmentarticle.com/how-to-perform-an-ipo-valuation.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 20:00:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Are you on the lookout for rewarding areas of the stock market to invest your capital into? If you are searching for the most profitable portions of the marketplace, look into IPO investments. Before you can invest into IPOs though, you should definitely use an IPO valuation so you can know that you are looking at an investment that is worth your consideration.

Performing an evaluation before you purchase an IPO is essential if you desire to obtain a great deal on the investments you make. An evaluation is basically the most important action you will take while you are creating your investment strategies.]]></description>
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		<title>What Types of Broker Financial Services Are Available?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 11:30:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Broker financial services is a term that encompasses a variety of services, typically to the individual investor, that take a client's entire financial plan into account. The exact services vary between firms, but most provide some or all of certain basic functions.

One of the first things the broker will do is sit down with the client and determine the client's goals and expectations. Naturally, buying and selling stocks and bonds is one of the broker financial services offered, but the broker will also analyze the client's willingness and ability to take risks.]]></description>
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		<title>Trend Following &#8211; How to Get One Up on Your Peers</title>
		<link>http://investmentarticle.com/trend-following-how-to-get-one-up-on-your-peers.html</link>
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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>Agricultural Investment &#8211; How Does Agricultural Investment Work and How Has it Performed?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2010 15:30:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Agricultural investment has many fans in the investosphere, the likes of Jim Rogers for example, founder of the Quantum fund alongside George Soros has been quoted as saying that agricultural investment is likely to be the best asset class of out time. So firstly lets look at the different modes of agricultural investment that are available for retail investors.

Agricultural Investment Funds
 Direct Farm Ownership- Hands On
 Direct Farm Ownership - Hands Off

First we look at Agriculture Investment Funds. These managed investment vehicles - available under the banner of most major investment houses - operate in the same way as other types of investment fund, gathering together the capital of smaller investors and participating in larger transactions such as buying up 1,000´s of hectares of managed farmland in various countries and essentially positioning themselves as very large global farm owner operators.]]></description>
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		<title>The Benefits of Investing in ETFs</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:30:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are a number of reasons why an ETF (exchange traded fund) can be a safer and more cost-effective investment than a mutual fund or a portfolio of individual stocks.

ETFs are a quick and easy way of creating a diverse portfolio. Investments in ETFs can cover a wide range of options in a number of sectors, locations and classes of assets, as well as different investment strategies. They usually track a collection of securities that underlie the benchmark index.]]></description>
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		<title>7 Secrets to Better Investment Returns</title>
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		<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>Inverse and Leveraged Exchange Traded Funds</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jan 2010 18:30:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The daily results of an inverse exchange traded fund are based on the inverse daily performance of the underlying benchmark or index. A range of derivatives including index swaps and futures contracts are used to meet the objectives of the investment in order to generate results that are opposite to the underlying benchmark or index. This means that the ETF goes up when the benchmark or index goes down, and vice versa.]]></description>
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		<title>Getting Over it &#8211; The Fear of Changing Advisors</title>
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		<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>Learn About Investment Strategies</title>
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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>5 Simple Tips For Successful Mutual Funds Investing</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:30:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Investing in mutual funds is simple activity, but most investors still do it the wrong way. Have you heard the phrase "Mutual funds simply don't work!"?

So many times.

If you expect that just throwing few thousands into the best performing fund in your country will make you successful, then I am not surprised it doesn't work.

If you are willing to think and do some effort developing an investment strategy, then I am sure you will crack the market and earn double digit from mutual funds investing. Constantly, year after year.

Here are five simple tips which will help you do that:

1.]]></description>
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		<title>The Definition of a Private Equity Firm</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The term private equity firm is one that can be confusing for some people, but in this article we'll look at exactly what constitutes what sometimes quite a controversial type of company. Firstly, we'll break down what the different parts of the term actually mean. Equity is the entire value of a given asset, minus and associated liability.

The term 'private equity' means an asset that is not freely tradable on any given stock market - that is, ordinary members of the public or investors cannot buy shares in the asset.]]></description>
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		<title>10 Tips For Successful Long-Term Investors</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thinking of investing in the stock market? Here are 10 principles to help guide your approach to the market from a long-term point of view. Each principal embodies a fundamental concept every investor should understand:

1. Sell the losers and let the winners ride!What is the one mistake most investors make - they hold onto a stock where they have loses waiting for the big turn around but it doesn't happen.]]></description>
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		<title>Investing Guide</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:00:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[At one time everyone was new to investment strategies. Even the most talented investors began that way. So if you are someone who has decided that they now have the chance to put some money away in a real investment portfolio, this article contains some valuable tips for the investment rookie.

One major fear with new investors is that they will make the wrong investment choice.]]></description>
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		<title>Safe Investing &#8211; Some Tips</title>
		<link>http://investmentarticle.com/safe-investing-some-tips.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:30:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Safe investing at any time is a risky proposition. Investing in times of recession or an up and down stock market seems suicidal at best, and what do you do if these troubled economic times have left you with no money to invest? Thinking about stock returns, 401(k)s or other investment strategies is important, but if you are not working, underemployed, or just broke, the thought of planning for you financial future seems ridiculous. Sometimes is hard to see beyond the realities of food and clothing.

What can you do about it? One thing you can do is micro invest.]]></description>
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		<title>Get the Right Financial Education That You Were Wrongly Denied</title>
		<link>http://investmentarticle.com/get-the-right-financial-education-that-you-were-wrongly-denied.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When deciding on the best way to invest your hard earned cash, it can be difficult to know where to start. To the uninitiated, the wide variety of methods can be quite bewildering. Whether it is stocks and shares, bonds, cash savings accounts, pensions or real estate, I suspect that many are simply intimidated by the murky jargon of the professionals to believe that they could educate themselves about this important aspect of their financial lives.

So they say things like "Oh I don't bother myself with things like that! I don't care about money.]]></description>
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		<title>The Best and Easiest Way to Become a Successful Investor &#8211; How to Join the Professionals</title>
		<link>http://investmentarticle.com/the-best-and-easiest-way-to-become-a-successful-investor-how-to-join-the-professionals.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:00:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[What if you could achieve the investment returns of a professional? I am going to show you that the secret to becoming a successful investor is the exact opposite to what you think. To become a great stock market investor you must do what most people aren't prepared to.

Why do most Stock Investors fail?

1. Because they believe that a financial adviser will do the work for them 2.]]></description>
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		<title>Investing in Film As a Non Correlated Asset Class Opportunity For Affluent Investors &amp; Hedge Funds</title>
		<link>http://investmentarticle.com/investing-in-film-as-a-non-correlated-asset-class-opportunity-for-affluent-investors-hedge-funds.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:00:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The term non-correlated asset classes covers a whole range of potential investments, including venture capital, real estate, private equity, and commodities, but also alternative investment strategies.

But in today's economy of crashing public equity markets, defaulting hedge funds, and non-existent real estate plays, one company believes investing in film slates, including theatrical distribution, offers a high yield alternative investment that can be leveraged with tax benefits and multiple sources of revenues including theatrical, DVD, video on demand, cable, and the foreign markets.

As a non correlated asset class, films and film finance has outperformed every non correlated asset class in the world if you look at the more than $6 billion dollars poured into motion picture finance deals in the last 3 years, the IRR across the spectrum for both studios and independents are resilient to global economic declines in other industries.

When defense contractor Honeywell, New York Hedge Fund Elliot Associates, and Dune Capital invested more than a combined total of more than a billion dollars towards several different film funds, many pension funds, private banks, hedge fund managers, private equity groups, and high net worth investors and family offices started to follow suit enter the movie business.

Investors from Wall Street to Silicon Valley to the Middle East to Russia have been parking their money into Hollywood.

Anil Ambani, Larry Ellison Of Oracle, Paul Allen Of Microsoft, Steven Rales, Fred Smith of Federal Express, Norman Waitt, the Co-Founder of Gateway Computers, Jeff Skoll Of Ebay, Marc Turtletaub of The Money Store, Roger Marino Of EMC Corp, Sidney Kimmel Of Jones Apparel Group, Minnesota Twins owner Bill Pohlad; Real Estate Developers Tom Rosenberg and Bob Yari, and, financiers Sheikh Waleed Al Ibrahim, Michel Litvak, and Philip Anschutz are all behind the finance of a lot of films that range from box office hits to Academy Award winners.

Institutional investors and hedge funds investing in films include Elliot Associate, Stark, Columbus Nova, Bain, Honeywell, and others.

Non-correlated investment strategies can be used by investors to neutralize, or counterbalance, the risk that one, or more, of the investments in a traditional portfolio of stocks and bonds falls in value. In order to do this, investors typically place between 5% and 20% of their total investment portfolio into alternative investments to protect the remainder of the portfolio from downside risk.

Among the spectrum of asset classes targeted by high net-worth individuals, institutional investors, pension funds or private banks, alternative investments are becoming popular offering more diversification to investors' portfolios. The benefits of such diversification have been demonstrated by Harry Max Markowitz ( 1990, Nobel Prize in Economics ) in the Modern Portfolio Theory.]]></description>
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		<title>Sick of Negative Returns on Your Investment? Learn How to Make Money by Yourself</title>
		<link>http://investmentarticle.com/sick-of-negative-returns-on-your-investment-learn-how-to-make-money-by-yourself.html</link>
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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>Forestry Investment &#8211; How Does Forestry Investment Work and How Has it Performed</title>
		<link>http://investmentarticle.com/forestry-investment-how-does-forestry-investment-work-and-how-has-it-performed.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 09:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In this article we will take a summary look at Forestry Investments in general. We will look at how investing in Forestry works, how forestry and timber perform as an asset class, the expected rate of return for investors, and the inherent risks involved with this alternative asset.

Forestry Investment Asset Performance

Forestry investments are nothing new, and institutional investors have been investing in forestry for decades, as exposure to this asset class generally lowers risk whilst at the same time outperforming more volatile equity markets.

Over the last 14 years if you had invested only in stocks, you would have made losses in four of those years (on average), whilst timber showed a profit every single year. Stocks outperformed timber during only five of the fourteen years, whilst Timber beat the stock market eight out of fourteen.

Savvy Investors in British forestry funds last year saw far higher returns than from other traditional classes of assets. According to the Investment Property Databank* the UK Forestry Index returned 31.6 per cent in 2007, some six hundred per cent more than equities, which could manage barely 5.3 per cent, and 500 per cent more than bonds at  6.4 per cent.]]></description>
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		<title>Investment Basics &#8211; What&#8217;s the Best Way to Learn to Invest?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 22:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you want to start investing but maybe you are unsure about whether to just jump in feet-first or whether to buy some books or training courses or go to some seminars first? In which case this article is for you. It's one of a series of investing articles. This one looks at the different learning preferences that we all have and it answers the question: "What is the best way to learn to invest?"

Now of course you could just go out and "do it yourself".]]></description>
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		<title>How to Make Money Investing on Your Own</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 20:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[For many individuals, the thought of investing their money in stocks, securities and bonds can be a scary proposition. For some, images of Bernard Madoff coupled with the recession makes for a very risky market indeed. You have probably heard of too many banks, insurance companies and investment houses folding under the pressure of the recession as well as the domino effect of fraudulent Ponzi schemes.

For others, you probably think that the investment world is so complicated and complex that it is confusing to all but the likes of Warren Buffett.]]></description>
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		<title>Historic Shifts Are Underway on the New Silk Road Creating Investment Opportunities</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 14:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[You probably have heard of NAFTA (North America Free Trade Association), OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countires), the EU (European Union) and the BRIC (Brazil Russia India China) countries ... but have you heard about MENA?

Ok, you ask ... what is it and why should I care?

When conventional wisdom is not working any more, we need alternative investment strategies and you should give consideration to a very important region that collectively has a bigger economy than Brazil, Russia, and India ...]]></description>
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		<title>Why Should One Invest in Gold?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 15:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gold is one of the most popular precious metals for investment today. Historically, gold has remained a measure of wealth as well as the medium of exchange for many years. It is more than just a commodity; it is unofficially a currency used all over the world.]]></description>
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		<title>How to Invest in a Tax-Efficient Way</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 13:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Let's discuss how to ensure your investment portfolio is efficient not just from a risk perspective, but from a tax standpoint as well. You may not be able to control the market, but you do have a lot of control over your taxes. By understanding basic tax rules and using tax-efficient investment strategies, you can minimize the annual tax bite on your taxable accounts.

The most tax-efficient investment strategy is simple: hold shares for as long as possible, thus deferring the taxes on your capital gains until you sell.]]></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>How to Make Money Investing From Your Home Computer &#8211; Who Wants to Know the Secret?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 19:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Too often people turn their back on investing because they think that it is simply too hard. I used to have a whole list of excuses

-        Not enough money

-        Not enough time

-        Don't know where to start

-        Feel intimidated by financial planners

-        Investing is only for smart people

Well the reason I am writing this article is to change your attitude towards investing. In fact I'm going to show you how to make money investing from your home computer.

The key to investing is to find a strategy that suits you and become a master of that system. Do you like stock market or real estate investing? Do you like easy money? Do you like making money fast? Do you want to know how to make extra money or do you want to create a full time income from investing? Depending on your answers the best investment strategy for you will differ it is simply a matter of finding it.

Let me show you why anyone can make money investing from the comfort of their own home

Not enough money: There are investment strategies that only need $100-200. Even if you don't have one cent to invest the time to start thinking about it is now because if keep saying "I will invest when I have a spare $10,000" then you never will. Start now and find a strategy that suits your financial position.

Not enough time: You have two options. Make time or be poor. Imagine if you could find one hour per day to dedicate to your financial education. Within a few short months you would be able to begin investing your money. I challenge you to find the time.

Don't know where to start: There are a number of great resources on the web today and most of them are free. Simply do a quick search for 'free investment dvds' or something similar and you will be amazed at what you find.

Feel intimidated by financial planners: If you educate yourself you won't need a financial planner. If you find a good education system then you will probably know more than them anyway. No one looks after your money better than you and this way you won't have to leave the house.

Investing is only for smart people: Rubbish. In fact the dumber you are the better. Being highly intelligent can be a problem for investors because they think about every decision too much. The best investors are able to make quick decisions and stick with them.

So now that you know it's possible to make money investing from your home computer what is stopping you? Take action today and you will be rewarded in the not too distant future. .]]></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>One Great Investment Strategy</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2009 13:30:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[All it takes is one great investment strategy to make a big difference to your lifestyle. But how do you find the right one? You can test various methods yourself or you can learn from others. By learning from others who have trialled and tested methods of investment you will save yourself money and time.

You will find various investment opportunities as you research and most are based on the stock market or on property investments.]]></description>
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		<title>Investment Strategies &#8211; K-I-S-S</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2009 11:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some of the best investment strategies you will come across are often the simplest ones. Things such as investing in stocks for the long term are not too difficult to execute. It simply means getting hold of a broker and writing out a check.]]></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 Place to Invest Money</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2009 12:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The best place to invest money really depends on the individual doing the investing. To determine which place to park your funds depends on how much risk you can handle and what type of time frame you are working with. This article will describe a few low risk options for investing funds along with a few high risk options for investing.

If someone asked me what the best place to invest money was, I would present them with a few different investment strategies and explain the expected return and the risk of each of those investments.

For someone who is very risk averse (one who avoids risk), I would recommend a fixed income security or a money market account.]]></description>
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		<title>The Best Investments For Today</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 15:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When looking at investment strategies, two key elements have to be considered; risk tolerance, and investment term (or length of the investment period). There are lots of investment vehicles out there today. You can invest in almost anything you can think of.]]></description>
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		<title>Adaptive Markets Hypothesis (AMH) As an Alternative to the Efficient Market Hypothesis (EMH)</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 21:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Alternative Investments]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Efficient market hypothesis was introduced by French mathematician Louis Bachelier in 1900 in his dissertation. Efficient Market Hypothesis says that markets are completely efficient and that all prices in the market already reflect the available knowledge and expectations of investors.

This concept of market efficiency has a wonderfully counterintuitive and seemingly contradictory flavor to it: The more efficient the market, the more random the sequence of price changes generated by such a market must be, and the most efficient market of all is one which price changes are completely random and unpredictable. This is a direct outcome of many active traders using the smallest informational advantages at their disposal and attempting to profit from their information. This quickly eliminates the profit opportunities that give rise to their actions.

If we assume an idealized world of "frictionless" markets and costless trading, then prices must always fully reflect all available information and no profits can be garnered from information-based trading because such profits have already been captured.

The Efficient Market Hypothesis (EMH) is particularly relevant to the Alternative Investments Industry because the primary attraction of Alternative Investments Products is their higher expected returns and, in many cases, lower risk as measured by correlation to broad-based market index such as the S &#038; P 500 and the Dow Jones.

If the Efficient Market Hypothesis (EMH) is true, it should not be possible to generate higher expected returns after adjusting for risk.

Let us look at the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM).

According to this model the risk-adjusted expected return of any investment "p" is determined by the market beta of that investment:

E[RP]= RF + ß(E[Rm]- RF),

If we transposed for ß in percentage, we get:

ß = {E [RP] - RF)}/ {E [RM]-RF} X100

Where:

RF = the return on a risk free asset such as 10 Year U.S Treasury Bills

E [RM] = is the expected return on the market portfolio which is normally approximated by the S&#038; P 500.

If we test a sample of data of say 10 different alternative investments products you will find that a number of them exhibit excess expected returns, which implies that the models are wrong or that the markets are inefficient.

MIT finance professor Andrew Lo is turning heads by developing a new theory about the way that markets behave called the Adaptive Markets Hypothesis (AMH). His resulting Adaptive Markets Hypothesis (AMH) explains the apparent irrationality of markets as a rational reaction to a change in environmental conditions.

I do believe in the adaptive markets hypothesis as an alternative to the Efficient Market Hypothesis (EMH). It is a better model.

The Adaptive Markets Hypothesis (AMH) is based on principles of evolutionary biology such as competition, mutation, reproduction, and natural selection.

It is a theory that expectations about market conditions are based in somewhat imperfect perceptions of how recent events might affect the future, and with less than perfect rationality.

Despite the qualitative nature of this new paradigm, the Adaptive Markets Hypothesis offers a number of surprisingly concrete implications for the practice of portfolio management. Based on evolutionary principles, the Adaptive Markets Hypothesis implies that the degree of market efficiency is related to environmental factors characterizing market ecology such as the number of competitors in the market, the magnitude of profit opportunities available, and the adaptability of the market participants. According to Andrew W.]]></description>
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		<title>Plenty of Assets &#8211; Having Investment Options and Ways to Double Your Assets</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2009 18:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[What happens if you currently are lucky enough to have plenty of assets and are looking for investment options? Even if the sum is not huge you may be prepared or able to look at an investment option that goes beyond a conventional savings scheme.

Given the general state of the housing market and of share prices it is probably not an idea to invest in those areas unless you really know what you are doing - and equally importantly are both investing for the longer term and can afford, at worst, to lose your investment.

An alternative option is to invest in items that have practical short term value, are reasonably likely to maintain their value over time and that can be relatively easily sold at a later stage. Practical investment options of this type are things such as vintage jewellery, vintage cars or art. Depending on what you can afford these all can be enjoyed whilst they appreciate in value and are easy enough to sell when you need to.

More esoteric options include investing in film making.]]></description>
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		<title>Best Investment Strategies &#8211; Your Ultimate Guide</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 19:40:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are so many opportunities for investment around you, you merely have to take the initiative to find out what they are. Having the discernment and all the right tools to find the best investment strategies are important, as is securing vital and timely advice. You will need to assimilate the basic investing concepts that are the key to maximizing your profits.]]></description>
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