Like most people I find balancing the household finances at the end of the month a struggle. With three children all under eight and me not in full time work we need to watch every penny and I have become adept at making the money last and would be described by the popular press as [...]
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January 27th, 2012
Always take the time to make an online life insurance comparison
Posted in Investing, Investments 
Tags: Banks, Best Savings Accounts, Building Societies, Buildings And Contents, Buildings And Contents Insurance, Buildings Insurance, Direct Debits, Electricity And Gas Suppliers, Full Time Work, Household Bills, Household Finances, Life Insurance Comparison, Popular Press, Salary, Struggle, Switch Providers, Tesco, Tesco Supermarket, Vouchers, Ways Of Saving Money
Tags: Banks, Best Savings Accounts, Building Societies, Buildings And Contents, Buildings And Contents Insurance, Buildings Insurance, Direct Debits, Electricity And Gas Suppliers, Full Time Work, Household Bills, Household Finances, Life Insurance Comparison, Popular Press, Salary, Struggle, Switch Providers, Tesco, Tesco Supermarket, Vouchers, Ways Of Saving MoneyNovember 18th, 2011
Always make sure you get a life insurance comparison before buying
Posted in Investing Tags: Blind Faith, Car Insurance, Freedom, Half An Hour, Hire Car, Inbox, Insurance Adviser, Insurance Broker, Insurance Car, Insurance Company, Insurance Travel, Life Insurance Comparison, Motorcycle, Pdf File, Point Of View, Population, Premiums, Quotation, Time Need, Travel Insurance
Tags: Blind Faith, Car Insurance, Freedom, Half An Hour, Hire Car, Inbox, Insurance Adviser, Insurance Broker, Insurance Car, Insurance Company, Insurance Travel, Life Insurance Comparison, Motorcycle, Pdf File, Point Of View, Population, Premiums, Quotation, Time Need, Travel InsuranceI have used the same insurance adviser ever since I had my first motorcycle and I needed to arrange cover. They always seemed to work very hard trying to get me the most competitive premiums and the process seemed to take an hour or so and I would always walk away with a hand written [...]
May 5th, 2010
Investment Basic: What does successful investing require?
Posted in Investing Tags: Critical Question, Discipline, Financial Strategies, Game Plan, Greed, Important Factors, Investment Plan, Investment Strategy, Investment Styles, Momentum, Nine Months, Patience, Personal Financial Success, Personality, Psychological Issues, Stock Market, Time Frames, Value Approach, Warren Buffett, Wisdom
Tags: Critical Question, Discipline, Financial Strategies, Game Plan, Greed, Important Factors, Investment Plan, Investment Strategy, Investment Styles, Momentum, Nine Months, Patience, Personal Financial Success, Personality, Psychological Issues, Stock Market, Time Frames, Value Approach, Warren Buffett, WisdomSuccessful investing requires knowledge, time and commitment, discipline and patience, and the ability to develop an investment strategy that is compatible with your personality.
Knowledge
Each individual must consider what he knows when planning an investment strategy. Recognizing your current level of knowledge, and how you will acquire the additional wisdom you need, are all-important factors.
Time [...]
May 5th, 2010
Investment Advisors 101 ask some questions.
Posted in Investing Tags: Brainwashing, Educational Credentials, Educational Qualifications, Ethereal Glow, Financial Benefit, Financial Planner, Gourmet Chefs, High School Dropout, Huge Collection, Insurance Salesmen, Insurance Salesperson, Investment Advisor, Investment Advisors, Investment Managers, Investment Products, Professional Accountants, Stock Brokers, Three Piece Suits, Tv Personalities, Wall Streets
Tags: Brainwashing, Educational Credentials, Educational Qualifications, Ethereal Glow, Financial Benefit, Financial Planner, Gourmet Chefs, High School Dropout, Huge Collection, Insurance Salesmen, Insurance Salesperson, Investment Advisor, Investment Advisors, Investment Managers, Investment Products, Professional Accountants, Stock Brokers, Three Piece Suits, Tv Personalities, Wall StreetsInvestment Advisors (IAs) come in all different intellectual, professional, and alphabetical varieties. They range in educational qualifications from High School dropout to PhD, and can be professional Accountants, Insurance Salesmen, Stock Brokers, Investment Managers, Dentists, Lawyers, TV personalities, and Gourmet Chefs. Anyone can be an Investment Advisor! It seems reasonable that your trust should gravitate [...]
May 4th, 2010
Investing Without Brakes Is Hazardous To Your Portfolio
Posted in Investing Tags: 18 Years, Bankruptcy, Brokerage Firm, Chart Patterns, Controlling Interest, Critical Problems, Driving Without Any Brakes, Financial Calamity, Investing In Stocks, Mr Buffett, Percentage Drop, Portfolio Worth, Profits, Shareholders, Stock Purchases, Stock Trading, Stockbroker, Stop Loss Order, Unsafe Position, Warren Buffett
Tags: 18 Years, Bankruptcy, Brokerage Firm, Chart Patterns, Controlling Interest, Critical Problems, Driving Without Any Brakes, Financial Calamity, Investing In Stocks, Mr Buffett, Percentage Drop, Portfolio Worth, Profits, Shareholders, Stock Purchases, Stock Trading, Stockbroker, Stop Loss Order, Unsafe Position, Warren BuffettThe business of investing in stocks is an inventory buying & selling business. Naturally, the companies that sell stock to the public want you to buy and hold it forever in order to maintain its value. But if you are buying without any selling, you are literally driving without any brakes. That is a horrifyingly [...]
May 3rd, 2010
Investing With Confidence
Posted in Investing Tags: Balance Sheets, Certitude, Correct Principles, Desirable Attributes, Edifice, Enterprise Value, Everyday Lives, Free Cash Flow, Grade Spelling Bee, Guiding Principles, Human Behavior, Human Phenomena, Investment Decision, Investment Decisions, Passive Knowledge, Physicist, Ratios, Rules Of Thumb, Sound Reasoning, True Principles
Tags: Balance Sheets, Certitude, Correct Principles, Desirable Attributes, Edifice, Enterprise Value, Everyday Lives, Free Cash Flow, Grade Spelling Bee, Guiding Principles, Human Behavior, Human Phenomena, Investment Decision, Investment Decisions, Passive Knowledge, Physicist, Ratios, Rules Of Thumb, Sound Reasoning, True PrinciplesMost peoples beliefs about investing are very tenuous. There are, of course, people who are very passionate about investing. They dont view investing as some esoteric subject, but rather as a field intimately connected to the human behavior they observe in their everyday lives.
For everyone else, however, beliefs about investing come in the form of [...]
May 3rd, 2010
Investing vs. Trading: Who Cares Anyway?
Posted in Investing Tags: Brokerage Firm, Closer Look, Currency Trader, Day Trading, Manufacturing Plant, Market Timing, Marketing Plan, Mutual Fund Industry, Mutual Fund Sales, Mutual Funds, Roof Windows, Sales Material, Scandals, Slow Motion, Strip Mall, Successful Trading, Term Investments, Time Weather, Trading Is A Business, Vestige
Tags: Brokerage Firm, Closer Look, Currency Trader, Day Trading, Manufacturing Plant, Market Timing, Marketing Plan, Mutual Fund Industry, Mutual Fund Sales, Mutual Funds, Roof Windows, Sales Material, Scandals, Slow Motion, Strip Mall, Successful Trading, Term Investments, Time Weather, Trading Is A Business, VestigeThe mutual fund industry requires customers that buy their funds and never sell them. So naturally, they disseminate a lot of editorial decrying any trading, market-timing or re-allocating that includes selling their mutual funds. This non-selling concept gets more ridiculous and hypocritical every year as scandals continue to trickle into the news regarding brokerage firm [...]
May 2nd, 2010
Investing vs. Trading – What’s The Difference?
Posted in Investing Tags: British Pound, Circumstance, Currency, Dividends, European Exchange, Exchange Rate Mechanism, Expectation, Financial Markets, Finite Life, George Soros, Handsome Profit, Hedge Fund, Investor, Notion, Participants, Price Target, Profits, Prospects, Scope Definition, Warren Buffet
Tags: British Pound, Circumstance, Currency, Dividends, European Exchange, Exchange Rate Mechanism, Expectation, Financial Markets, Finite Life, George Soros, Handsome Profit, Hedge Fund, Investor, Notion, Participants, Price Target, Profits, Prospects, Scope Definition, Warren BuffetThere is a question which is sometimes asked by those new to the financial markets, and even occasionally debated by experienced participants. That question is how one differentiates between trading and investing. Because both trading and investing – when one considers them from the perspective of the financial markets – are performed in very [...]
May 2nd, 2010
Investing Tips For Beginners
Posted in Investing Tags: Choices, Fast Paced World, Guarantees, High Risk, How Much Money, Invest, Investing In Stocks, Investing In The Stock Market, Investing Stock, Investing Tips, Investments, Investor, Many People, Matter What Type, Net Worth, Plays, Risk Stocks, Simple Plan, Start Investing, Stock Prices
Tags: Choices, Fast Paced World, Guarantees, High Risk, How Much Money, Invest, Investing In Stocks, Investing In The Stock Market, Investing Stock, Investing Tips, Investments, Investor, Many People, Matter What Type, Net Worth, Plays, Risk Stocks, Simple Plan, Start Investing, Stock PricesInvesting can be confusing, especially for the beginner. Getting some basic tips can help a beginning investor to make informed choices that fit their needs. Each person has a different goal when investing and that plays a big impact on how you invest. The following list explains some things beginners should know before investing.
1. Understand [...]
May 1st, 2010
Investing The Right Way
Posted in Investing Tags: Accumulating Wealth, Fingers, Fluctuations, Good Reason, Gut Instinct, Highs And Lows, Hot Stock, Invest, Investing Stock, Investments, Investors, Losses, Love, Minimal Risk, Previous Year, Profits, Reckless Decisions, Rewards, Sake, Start Investing
Tags: Accumulating Wealth, Fingers, Fluctuations, Good Reason, Gut Instinct, Highs And Lows, Hot Stock, Invest, Investing Stock, Investments, Investors, Losses, Love, Minimal Risk, Previous Year, Profits, Reckless Decisions, Rewards, Sake, Start InvestingThe world of investments offers a dangerous draw: huge rewards with the chance of terrible losses. Investors love the idea of accumulating wealth, but no one likes losing money. The trick is to know how to invest with minimal risk. Nobody can predict the fluctuations of the market completely accurately, but as you start investing, [...]