Retirement Planning - Should You Take Your Pension at 60?
Posted by admin on Oct 31, 2008
This week we are discussing a scenario where an individual is about to reach 60 and are wondering whether they have to take their pensions at 60, or if they can delay this decision. And indeed, what are their overall options?
Some years ago, many in the pensions world advised investors not to touch their pension [...]
Warren Buffett’s Investment in Goldman Sachs
Posted by admin on Oct 13, 2008
Warren Buffett, CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, continues to use his firm’s enormous cash reserves to make purchases into some of the most valued, but down trodden, American companies. Buffett declared another deal this week, the first week of October, 2008: He’s purchasing $5 billion worth of perpetual preferred stock in Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS), [...]
Hedge Fund Operators: Don’t Bet With Warren Buffett
Posted by admin on Oct 12, 2008
In June, Warren Buffett, the CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, made a big bet - a million dollars to be precise. He bet Protégé Partners LLC, a New York City money management firm that runs funds of hedge funds that they could not beat the S&P 500 over the next ten years. I know it’s [...]
Forex currency trade: Beginners Introduction
Posted by admin on Oct 12, 2008
Trading activities on foreign currencies online or offline. This is forex currency trading. It is different from the domestic stock markets in the sense that one can trade in this field throughout the day as it open for 24 hours. At one time, this currency trade was not allowed, and only big banks had [...]
Strategic Recession Plannng
Posted by admin on Oct 12, 2008
“What is a recession?”
A recession is a period of reduced economic activity.
Today everything has slowed down. Its impact affects everyone. I asked, Todd, my neighbor, who had to suddenly apply for 1 weeks unemployment benefits, because his job didn’t have any work for him. He said, “Times are tough.” Last week the stock market drop [...]
Consistent Income Without High Risk!
Posted by admin on Oct 10, 2008
Whether your goal is to create immediate income or to build towards the future without sacrificing your comfort level you’ll find that by writing covered calls you’ll thrive through good, volatile, and bad times and consistently enjoy higher average returns than stocks alone will provide. You can use the conservative, money making strategy practiced [...]
The Benefits of Trading One Market Over Another
Posted by admin on Sep 30, 2008
It always amazes me how people do not understand the financial implications of their trading activities. It is hard enough to be profitable, let alone having to deal with the IRS and trading expenses. Knowing the various issues involved can help you to make significant differences in your bottom line.
Many people trade in and [...]
Option Trading Strategies Can Make Investing Safer
Posted by admin on Sep 27, 2008
All Investments have some sort of risk involved, however, some of the risks of option trading are unique. Option trading strategies may allow the investor some control over the risk. Options allow the investor a chance to limit losses, hedge a long position or receive a premium. Here is a example of a strategy.
XYZ has [...]
Be Smart - Be a Passive Investor
Posted by admin on Sep 27, 2008
One of the first things we come across when we take on a new client is starting to make sense of the collection of policies and investments they have.
They are usually in a pile somewhere and tend to consist of many different funds across several providers. Almost without exception, their investment plans include ‘active fund [...]
Spot Currency Trading - A brief guide to Forex
Posted by admin on Sep 26, 2008
In today’s world, Foreign Exchange Trading which is also known as Forex has evolved into a major online industry. When done correctly, trading can be very profitable for not just the big companies but the individual working from home.
This is one of the good things about the internet as it has levelled the playing field [...]
