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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>
		<link>http://investmentarticle.com/investing-for-the-future.html</link>
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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>
		<link>http://investmentarticle.com/how-to-make-money-how-to-create-a-cash-flow.html</link>
		<comments>http://investmentarticle.com/how-to-make-money-how-to-create-a-cash-flow.html#comments</comments>
		<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>
		<link>http://investmentarticle.com/portfolio-optimization-with-rising-correlations-in-our-evolving-world.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 13:30:13 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Investment Idea]]></category>
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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>
		<comments>http://investmentarticle.com/sports-investing-money-management-strategies.html#comments</comments>
		<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>
		<link>http://investmentarticle.com/investing-in-a-competitive-economy.html</link>
		<comments>http://investmentarticle.com/investing-in-a-competitive-economy.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jul 2010 10:30:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Safest Investment]]></category>

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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>
		<link>http://investmentarticle.com/is-it-back-to-the-basics-when-it-comes-to-making-money.html</link>
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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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		<comments>http://investmentarticle.com/market-update-doctor-doctor-give-me-the-news.html#comments</comments>
		<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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				<category><![CDATA[Investment Fund]]></category>
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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>
		<link>http://investmentarticle.com/managing-the-10-most-prevalent-investment-risks.html</link>
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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>
		<comments>http://investmentarticle.com/uk-lease-options.html#comments</comments>
		<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>
		<comments>http://investmentarticle.com/india-as-a-favoured-investment-destination.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jun 2010 11:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Business Investment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Investment Opportunities]]></category>
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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>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jun 2010 10:30:09 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Alternative Investments]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Investment strategy is a little like religion in the financial advisor community. There are few situations that would get emotions boiling, fists flying, and require police action faster than putting a buy-and-hold advocate and a market timing zealot in a room and asking them to resolve their differences. The truth is that most strategies work some of the time, a few work most of the time, and only Bernie Madoff figured out how to make one work all the time, right up until he got caught.]]></description>
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		<title>Managing the 10 Most Prevalent Investment Risks</title>
		<link>http://investmentarticle.com/managing-the-10-most-prevalent-investment-risks.html</link>
		<comments>http://investmentarticle.com/managing-the-10-most-prevalent-investment-risks.html#comments</comments>
		<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>
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		<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>
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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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		<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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		<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>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Apr 2010 17:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In late 1981, the yield on 1-year treasury bills reached 17% and the yield on 10-year treasury bonds reached 15% - both yields proved to be the highest ever recorded in US history, and marked the beginning of a decline in market interest rates that lasted almost 3 decades. By 2009, 1-year and 10-year treasury yields bottomed at 0.3% and 2.5%, respectively. By any measure, the past 28 years represent the greatest bull market in history for fixed income securities.]]></description>
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		<title>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>
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		<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>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 20:00:11 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Good Investment]]></category>
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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>
		<link>http://investmentarticle.com/7-secrets-to-better-investment-returns.html</link>
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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>
		<link>http://investmentarticle.com/inverse-and-leveraged-exchange-traded-funds.html</link>
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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>
		<link>http://investmentarticle.com/getting-over-it-the-fear-of-changing-advisors.html</link>
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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>
		<link>http://investmentarticle.com/learn-about-investment-strategies.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Dec 2009 04:00:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When it comes to your money, it seems hard to know how to use it wisely. It can be quite daunting to decide on which investment techniques will bring the most returns with the lowest hazards. It varies from individual to individual, the amount of risk they are willing to take on certain investment prospects.]]></description>
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		<title>5 Simple Tips For Successful Mutual Funds Investing</title>
		<link>http://investmentarticle.com/5-simple-tips-for-successful-mutual-funds-investing.html</link>
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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>
		<link>http://investmentarticle.com/the-definition-of-a-private-equity-firm.html</link>
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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>
		<link>http://investmentarticle.com/10-tips-for-successful-long-term-investors.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Good Investment]]></category>
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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>
		<comments>http://investmentarticle.com/get-the-right-financial-education-that-you-were-wrongly-denied.html#comments</comments>
		<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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				<category><![CDATA[Investment Firm]]></category>
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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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				<category><![CDATA[Alternative Investments]]></category>
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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>
		<link>http://investmentarticle.com/how-to-make-money-investing-on-your-own.html</link>
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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>
		<link>http://investmentarticle.com/historic-shifts-are-underway-on-the-new-silk-road-creating-investment-opportunities.html</link>
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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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				<category><![CDATA[Investment Return]]></category>
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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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				<category><![CDATA[Financial Investment]]></category>
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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>
		<link>http://investmentarticle.com/adaptive-markets-hypothesis-amh-as-an-alternative-to-the-efficient-market-hypothesis-emh.html</link>
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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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