Investing Articles

Finance » Investing | By Terry Leslie @ Thursday, 5th June 2008 @ 6:00 PM

How can you tell the difference between the most successful traders and those who struggle to get by? It's their attitude and their willingness to accept losses. As one of the most challenging businesses, trading requires a healthy balance between confidence and risk-taking. Setbacks and losses will occur, but to be a flourishing trader you won't let these stumbling blocks bring you down. It's not easy, but if you want to thrive, forget about today and face tomorrow fresh and ... more...

Finance » Investing | By Adam Khoo @ Thursday, 5th June 2008 @ 3:11 PM

Now, you may be thinking that a 12.08% annual return from the stock market may not sound very exciting. However, when allowed to compound over a period of time, it will turn small amount of capital into huge returns! In fact, by utilizing the power of options trading you can easily make 100%-500% return on your invested capital at times (although I don't suggest you throw everything into this strategy). Using this strategy was precisely how my partner Conrad manages to make average o... more...

Finance » Investing | By Adam Khoo @ Thursday, 5th June 2008 @ 2:57 PM

After a hard day at work, you are watching television at home. Realizing that the US market has just opened, you switch on your laptop to check out the latest financial news for heavily traded stocks. Logging on to your online brokerage account, you make a purchase for a stock you study will make a major price move. You continue watching television, at the same time having a lively conversation with your spouse. An hour later, you check your account and find that you have made a profit of... more...

Finance » Investing | By Brian Higdon @ Wednesday, 4th June 2008 @ 5:49 AM

The whole idea of real estate investing is we are banking on the fact that the property is going to appreciate in value over a period of time. Historically, real estate does tend to appreciate in value, despite occasional periods of turmoil like what we are experiencing right now. Financial advisor, Eric Schurenberg told CNN that although real estate investing tends to return a moderate rate of return for the investor, it is not as risky as stock investing. Real estate can fluctuate from year... more...

Finance » Investing | By Derek Both @ Monday, 2nd June 2008 @ 4:54 AM

There was a time when looking for investment property was a stressful and time consuming task because there weren't many resources available. The only way people would have been able to find out information would have been through investment property companies, books or word of mouth. However, since the explosion of the internet over the last decade, it now couldn't be easier to find information regarding property abroad. It is very easy to find out general information about in... more...

Finance » Investing | By Derek Both @ Monday, 2nd June 2008 @ 4:34 AM

A recent study has revealed that six out of the top 10 most popular property investment destinations are located within Europe. It seems as though the likes of Spain, France, Cyprus and Italy are still firm favourites amongst investors when it comes to deciding where to spend their hard earned money. The study also noticed that there has been an increase in the number of people under 40 who are getting into property investment. Traditionally the market has been dominated by retirees who w... more...

Finance » Investing | By Michael Lee-Smith @ Sunday, 1st June 2008 @ 8:35 PM

There's no way around it: investors (big and small) are experiencing real pain in the US stock market. To successfully navigate today's uncertain stock markets, it's important to approach investing cautiously. Here's why. It's really important to understand that much of the 2002 to 2007 bull market was built on excessively high levels of borrowing by banks, private equity firms, corporations and hedge funds. These companies then went on a buying spree, grabbing na... more...

Finance » Investing | By Chris Jent @ Sunday, 1st June 2008 @ 6:10 PM

he basic definition of an Independent Oil and Gas Company is a non-integrated company which receives nearly all of its revenues from production at the wellhead. They are exclusively in the exploration and production segment of the industry, with no downstream marketing or refining within their operations. The tax definition published by the IRS states that a firm is an Independent if its refining capacity is less than 50,000 barrels per day on any given day or their retail sales are less than $5... more...

Finance » Investing | By Justin Stewart @ Saturday, 31st May 2008 @ 3:51 PM

One thing about trading in the Forex market to be aware of is that a person's success is oftentimes found in the system that they use. The most successful Forex brokers, investors, and traders waste no breath in telling the fledgling player in the Forex market that the success is in the system. Unfortunately, finding the system that works the best for you is sometimes as difficult as choosing the best Forex software to use when you are actively involved in the foreign currency exc... more...

Finance » Investing | By Gregory Smyth @ Saturday, 31st May 2008 @ 10:40 AM

Law makers believe that Hong Kong has the infrastructure, the transparent legal and regulatory surroundings, and the market depth to play a part in these areas for the advantage of the entire Mainland economy. They also reported that the window of opportunity will not stand the test of time. If sufficient steps are not taken now, inertia will set in, and the business will gravitate to popular financial centers overseas. The report offered a five-pronged strategy to bring forth the nation... more...

Finance » Investing | By Gerald Greene @ Saturday, 31st May 2008 @ 9:36 AM

Commodity trading online has become much more of an interesting business endeavor with real time commodity quotes and live charting services now offered by a number of Internet based commodity futures brokers. Internet technology has made the type of commodity trading services previously reserved for the deep pockets professional trader available to even small traders who have limited amounts of risk capital to trade. However, whenever you trade commodities the risk of sudden adverse pric... more...

Finance » Investing | By Justin Stewart @ Saturday, 31st May 2008 @ 9:26 AM

Foreign exchange (FX) is basically the process of trading one country's currency for that of another. In a global market with hundreds of currencies in use, this is a necessary process if international trade is going to occur. The international exchange rate is what determines the value of a country's currency compared to that of another. The open trading of currencies in the forex market creates the fluctuations in the market values of the currencies. The concept of foreign ... more...

Finance » Investing | By Bruce Lipski @ Saturday, 31st May 2008 @ 9:21 AM

No matter what the price of gold is, you might wonder why you should invest in it. Historically, investing in gold has been the proven method of maintaining value when stocks are going down, inflation is occurring, and/or the national currency is being devalued. People have invested in gold since the recorded history of time. Investing in gold is similar to having an insurance policy. If you fear that rough times are ahead, investing in gold would be the right thing to do. Gold is now al... more...

Finance » Investing | By Justin Stewart @ Saturday, 31st May 2008 @ 9:20 AM

There are two basic exchanges for investing and trading currencies --- the currencies futures market and the Forex market. Though they both operate based on the same underlying premise, namely exchanging one currency for another in order to make a profit. However, there are some basic differences. The Forex market is best known for its three key features: 1. High volume of trading 2. Extreme liquidity 3. Being available 24 hours a day (except weekends) Unfortunately, not e... more...

Finance » Investing | By Brian Higdon @ Saturday, 31st May 2008 @ 9:13 AM

You read about it every day. The real estate market is going down the drain and the world is coming apart, right? That's certainly what it seems like if you read the newspaper or watch the nightly news. But is the real estate market really that bad? Is there still money to be made? You bet there is money to be made and this article will show you how a simple investment in a great property can get you started on the road to financial security for you and your family. Now is a great ... more...

Finance » Investing | By Brian Higdon @ Saturday, 31st May 2008 @ 3:00 AM

In this article we are going to discuss and demonstrate by example the power of the Rule of 72s. This rule comes in handy as a quick way to figure how long it will take to double your money. It doesn't matter what the investment is, real estate, a certificate of deposit, the stock market or a bond, the rule works the same in every case. Let's say that you know the number of years that you want to wait to double your money. If you divide that number into 72, the result will give... more...

Finance » Investing | By Steve Selengut @ Friday, 30th May 2008 @ 7:56 PM

So what do your Investment Manager and your neighborhood bartender have in common, other than the probability that you spend more time with the latter during market corrections? Antoine Tedesco, in his "The History of Cocktails" article, lists three things that mixologists consider important to remember and to understand when making a cocktail: 1) the base spirit, which gives the drink its main flavor; 2) the mixer or modifier, which blends well with the main spirit without overpowering ... more...

Finance » Investing | By Steve Selengut @ Friday, 30th May 2008 @ 3:58 PM

It matters not what lines, numbers, indices, or gurus you worship, you just can't know where the stock market is going or when it will change direction. Too much investor time and analytical effort is wasted trying to predict course corrections--- even more is squandered comparing portfolio market values with a handful of unrelated indices and averages. If we reconcile in our minds that we can't predict the future, we can move through the uncertainty more productively. Every De... more...

Finance » Investing | By Chris Jent @ Thursday, 29th May 2008 @ 7:58 PM

Spills from oil pipelines are serious business, creating significant problems for both the environment and the companies that operate the pipelines. In the past, spills were handled in an emergency fashion, with no coordinated efforts to reduce both their number and their severity. However, all that changed in 1999 with the introduction of a powerful new tracking and analysis tool. Just a few short years ago, the petroleum pipeline industry instituted an environmental performance tracki... more...

Finance » Investing | By Chris Jent @ Thursday, 29th May 2008 @ 7:40 PM

Due to the unique needs of the truck drivers who deliver oil daily for fuel oil distributors, manufacturers of the delivery trucks always strive to be working on vehicle enhancements to make their job easier and safer. As with any business, it's often the "little things" that can make a big impact on the bottom line. Achieving greater productivity during the delivery cycle of fuel oil can make life easier and more enjoyable for both delivery drivers and customers, which mer... more...