It is a common question when investors review their retirement plan-should we include social security benefits into our retirement income projections?It seems the closer an investor is to retirement, ...Full Article
Lets see, he had some oats, fresh alfalfa and his vitamins. I know from the mixture that is great food and he will win the seventh race this afternoon. He cant lose because of his diet and a great joc...Full Article
Q. What is a basket?A basket is a group of up to 50 stocks that you can trade, manage and track as one entity.In another article, I wrote about a rather conservative method of being in the stock marke...Full Article
Larry, Moe and Curley were sitting in their favorite restaurant just off Wall Street having their usual 3 martini lunch and were discussing the days events and their client portfolios.Larry:"I ha...Full Article
Before every protective put trade it is possible to calculateyour anticipated maximum loss. Use the formula: (stock priceminus strike price) plus option price. For example, suppose youwill pay $30.00...Full Article
Typical day traders and swing traders look for stocks with quick,short term movements, and are not in the business of holdingpositions overnight let alone a week or two. So the use ofoptions has not ...Full Article
A fickle stock market encourages good-humored mockery.Recently, as I watched the premiere of a sitcom, an obvious omission breached television etiquette. Silence followed every exaggerated comedic se...Full Article
Looking Inside Your Tenants MindBasic Mind-Reading Report 101 for LandlordsIt goes without saying but I will say it anyway. The better you understand your tenants and their personal situation, the be...Full Article
Despite what some people may lead you to believe; day trading, swing trading and trend trading is not anywhere as difficult as they would like you to think. It really boils down to two key components...Full Article
In my opinion trading is the most exciting and best way to earn a living in the world. With just a small amount of equipment and space you can do it from anywhere on the planet.When you think about i...Full Article
According to Morton Pollack, CEO of PWS, The Laundry Company and editor of the newsletter, "Historically, laundry owners have been a quiet group. Knowing they are onto a good thing, theyve been ...Full Article
Location - Once the holy grail only for real estate investors is fast becoming the mantra for every stock, bond, and mutual fund investor. Experts and studies now recognize managing asset location is...Full Article
As an expatriate you are in a privileged savings and investing position. Make the most of the options available to you while you can, consider investing offshore for your retirement.While you reside ...Full Article
Ive been in and interested in the stock market so long (one year shy of forty years) I can remember when the mutual fund pages in my home town paper were just one page! Now it looks like there are mor...Full Article
Asset allocation is a critical component of investing success. Both research and academic studies show asset allocation to be single most significant factor in determining your financial goals. Alloca...Full Article
Its only been about 5 years since we had major scares in the marketplace regarding Y2K. You might recall that many computer systems were not programmed to be able to understand the change from 1999 t...Full Article
There is one indicator more than any other which determines the health of an economy and it is the Real Rate of Return.Furthermore this is the simplest of all indicators to understand because it deter...Full Article
As a trader, one of the key things that I try to consciously do is to cultivate my instincts by talking with other traders and investors as often as possible. It still amazes me how large the diverge...Full Article
About thirty years ago, statisticians armed with all of theirstatistical theories began to confront the financial markets. Ahandful of useful tools emerged that the average investor shouldbe familiar...Full Article
The most basic aspect of trading is learning to differentiatebetween what is FACTUAL and what is OPINION. If you stayinterested in the financial markets long enough you willdiscover that there are a l...Full Article
