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Market Report

Thursday, July 2, 2009

MARKET SYNOPSIS   Unemployment rates are a great indication as to where consumers will be shifting their expenses. On Thursday July 3rd the Labor department released the unemployment rate with no indication of a recovering economy. Investors’ hopes of rising stocks and steady growth were quickly shattered after the report causing many stocks to plunder. At the same time venture capital firms are having a hard time selling their portfolios in the U.S. and Europe. On another note, Merkel will meet with the world leaders next week to advise them how to prevent...
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Silver, an Industrial and Precious Metal Worth Investing In

A couple of years ago, investing in precious metals like gold, silver and copper came with the decidedly un-sexy label of “safety first.” Today, that moniker has been replaced

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Contrarian Investing and the Next Big Thing: Two Investing Strategies with Great Potential in This Uncertain Financial Climate

Today, most people know the original idea of The Road Less Traveled as a self help book published in 1978. Written before the digital world seemed to distort reality, M.

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With the Mini Explosion in the Country’s Commodities Now is a Good Time to Invest in Chilean Stocks

Demand continues for commodities and the rush to acquire the world’s natural resources is giving emerging markets and international stock indexes steady growth.

 

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It's Just a Proposal Thus Far, But Potentially it is Scarier Than a Horror Movie

While reading the report on the Obama administration’s proposed new financial regulations, we were concerned to see the following.

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Overview Of FXCM’s Foreign Currency Trading Software

Most traders rely heavily on software for helping them to understand markets and investment opportunities.

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A Primer To Forex Currency Trading

The great thing about volatility in Forex trading is it means there’s money to be made.

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ETNs vs ETFs Part Two: Understanding Exchange Traded Funds

In our first article of this two part series, we talked about ETNs, their advantages and why they are so lucrative for high risk investors.

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The Integrity & Independence of the U.S. Federal Reserve

Why don’t somebody print the truth about our present economic condition?

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GOLD: Trading Like a Currency

Quantitative Easing (Federal Reserve buys US Treasuries, same as printing money) will make matters worse over time.   Have you looked at the 30-year US Treasury Bond chart lately?  I

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Don’t Retire Your Retirement Plan

The financial crisis has affected everyone and caused many Americans to reevaluate, scrap and start over, or retire altogether. We’re talking about retirement plans, not retirement.

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A man is usually more careful of his money than of his principles.

— Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

Letter From The Publisher

William F. Buckley said a magazine "is to be a trusted friend who arrives in the mail." The journalist, author and television personality who died in February worked over 50 years in the media business. As a teenager first discovering the power of words, I remember watching... >> read more <<