The Internet is a great tool for everyone, including investors due to the response speed, and the amount of information that is exchanged. Transactions are executed very quickly, with the click of a button or a few keystrokes. However, the Internet is also another avenue for fraud. Investors must use caution and common sense when [...]
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April 13th, 2010
Information About Investing Online
Posted in Investing 
Tags: Administrators Association, Bbb, Better Business Bureau, Caution, Chat Rooms, Click Of A Button, Common Sense, Credibility, Credible Sources, Cyber Fraud, Cyberspace, Deliberation, Internet Investors, Investment Opportunity, Keystrokes, Nasaa, North American Securities, Online Brokers, Response Speed, Securities Exchange Commission
Tags: Administrators Association, Bbb, Better Business Bureau, Caution, Chat Rooms, Click Of A Button, Common Sense, Credibility, Credible Sources, Cyber Fraud, Cyberspace, Deliberation, Internet Investors, Investment Opportunity, Keystrokes, Nasaa, North American Securities, Online Brokers, Response Speed, Securities Exchange CommissionApril 2nd, 2010
How To Invest And Breathe Simultaneously
Posted in Investing Tags: Common Sense, Crap, Fair Share, Financial Advisers, Financial Analyst, Investing, Investment Advice, Investments, Lifetime, Lottery, Market Indicators, Money Hand, Nest Egg, Odds, Piece Of Advice, Privilege, Rational Investor, Stock Broker, Stockbrokers, Voluntary Participation
Tags: Common Sense, Crap, Fair Share, Financial Advisers, Financial Analyst, Investing, Investment Advice, Investments, Lifetime, Lottery, Market Indicators, Money Hand, Nest Egg, Odds, Piece Of Advice, Privilege, Rational Investor, Stock Broker, Stockbrokers, Voluntary ParticipationWell, you say youre ready to being investing, on your own. No stockbrokers, no financial advisers, just you and the open market. What a thrilling prospect. Wait, are you seriously considering this proposition?
Please allow me to give some advice: Dont do it. I speak with some experience, having lost my fair share in the open [...]
February 6th, 2010
Dj Vu, All Over Again (and again)
Posted in Investing Tags: Bad News, Brains, Common Sense, Core Inflation, Corporate Earnings Reports, Dividend, Durable Goods Orders, Financial Markets, Financial Professionals, Hindsight, Individual Investors, Inertia, Inflation Rate, Line Dance, Market Advance, Perfect Moment, Portfolios, Repetition, Santa Claus, Unemployment Numbers
Tags: Bad News, Brains, Common Sense, Core Inflation, Corporate Earnings Reports, Dividend, Durable Goods Orders, Financial Markets, Financial Professionals, Hindsight, Individual Investors, Inertia, Inflation Rate, Line Dance, Market Advance, Perfect Moment, Portfolios, Repetition, Santa Claus, Unemployment NumbersDuring every correction, I encourage investors to avoid the destructive inertia that results from trying to determine: “How low can we go?” and/or “How long will this last?” Investors who add to their portfolios during downturns invariably experience higher values during the next advance. Yes, Virginia, just as certainly as there is a Santa Claus, [...]