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Increase Your Skills As A Technical Trader

Travis — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 19:49:36 +0000

Each day, traders all over the world open their trading platforms, analyze their charts, and begin executing buy and sell orders on all types of assets. And each day, traders all over the world make the same basic trading mistakes. In this article, we are going to highlight a few of the most common mistakes [...]

Does Your Credit Score Say Who You Are?

vwmadm — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:11:07 +0000

Believe it or not, consumers with high FICO scores, between 760 - 789, were more likely to default on their home loan than their unsecured credit card debt. According to the analysis in FICO Score Trends, recent repayment behavior across the financial services industry has shifted significantly from historical trends. This creates the perception that credit scores aren't as accurate as they used to be.

Is it Time to Switch Insurance Companies?

vwmadm — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 20:38:29 +0000

We get asked this question a lot and the answer is not always clear, but with the recent failures of AIG and other financial services companies, now is a good time to ask yourself whether or not to consider switching insurance providers. Its worth at least considering this question anytime your auto, home, life or [...]

Why Didn’t We See The Financial Crisis Coming?

vwmadm — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 06:06:04 +0000

Today was yet another Toad’s Wild Ride on Wall Street; down 400 and then back up 400 points and nobody knew if the day would end up or down. And let’s not expect it to end any time soon. I like what Cramer has to say about the market right now; if you need your [...]

Why Making Money Online Websites Suck

vwmadm — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 23:50:58 +0000

I make my living on the Internet. Call me a blogger, call me insane, call me stupid. Its not easy so don’t buy any of those eBooks with titles like “Blog and Get Rich” or “How I Make Millions Working 4 Hours a Week” …. It doesn’t work like that! Making money online takes a [...]

What, Buy a Home In This Economy? Crazy!

vwmadm — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 22:02:12 +0000

We haven’t seen such horrible financial news since the 1980s, when interest rates were nearly 20%. Some are even predicting that our current economic crisis will be worse than the Great Depression that followed the 1929 stock market crash. And while we continue to see unprecedented volatility in the stock markets and money is tighter [...]

New Improved Stock Market Terms For 2008

vwmadm — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 19:11:32 +0000

My mom sent this to me this morning. Now I’m not usually big on email passalongs like this, but it strikes me that a little humor might be in order given this week’s depressing events in the markets. All we can do is keep our chins up, our noses to the grindstone and time will [...]

What Should I Do With My Money after Black Monday?

vwmadm — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 04:34:18 +0000

That’s right; today, September 29th, 2008 will forever after be a black Monday. The DOW saw its biggest single day point loss in history today, falling a whopping 778 points (6.98 percent) by the time markets closed in the US today. Greed Overcome by Fear But that’s not why I’m calling today’s frightening decline in [...]

Should I Get Out of My House?

vwmadm — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 21:54:52 +0000

If you are like millions of American homeowners with an adjustable rate mortgage, you’re undoubtedly feeling the pinch. And while it pisses me off to no end that regulators and CEOs allowed the current credit crisis to happen in the first place, I believe that the federal government bailout of our home credit markets is [...]

Warren Buffett Buying Up Wall Street Banks?

vwmadm — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 23:10:49 +0000

What news we have from Wall Street these days. The government will bail out Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to the tune of $700 billion or more. Wall Street has temporarily banned short selling! And while these developments should help calm the markets, everyone is on edge as the finance sector struggles to turmoil, affecting [...]

Allstate Insurance Review

vwmadm — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 23:36:47 +0000

Read our complete review of Allstate insurance, including their online quotes, pricing and customer service and satisfaction ratings, features and types of insurance company available.

Insurance.com Review

vwmadm — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 23:01:30 +0000

Keeping Your Money Safe

vwmadm — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 03:46:53 +0000

Well, with all the bad news on Wall Street this week about AIG, Merrill Lynch and Lehman Brothers, it’s no wonder you’re worried about your retirement fund, pension, annuity or other investments! I mean this is the first time in years I can remember mainstream media people use the phrase “bank run”! But seriously, if [...]

How Solid is Your Insurance Company?

vwmadm — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 04:48:53 +0000

How confident are you that your insurance company is on safe financial ground? Read on to learn what's happening in the insurance industry and how to be sure you can count on your insurer in times of need.

Nine-Fifteen-O’-Eight

vwmadm — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 05:52:11 +0000

As a contrarian investor I look at today (9/15/2008) as a potential harbinger that the markets are nearing a bottom. This makes me believe that 2009 promises the turning of a new leaf!

2009: A Great Time to Invest In Real Estate?

vwmadm — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 19:54:28 +0000

Contrary to popular belief, the best opportunity you will ever again see in your life may be coming very soon. As the 2008 election year draws to a close, how do you know when the time may be right to invest in a foreclosed or distressed-sale property?

Want To Know Which Auto Insurance Company Is The Best?

vwmadm — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 18:14:40 +0000

The Internet provides you with a million ways to compare insurance companies. Most will tell you to pick the one with the best financial strength as determined by services like A.M. Best, Standard and Poor’s, and Moody’s. That way, you’ll know your insurance company will be there when you need them. Others tell you to [...]

Can I Still Get a Home Loan in 2008?

vwmadm — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 22:16:24 +0000

OK, so we all know the real estate market is down and loan rates appear to be headed higher. So that means it’s a bad time to buy real estate, right? Wrong! I will tell you that I bought my first home in the last major US real estate downturn and it proved to be [...]

Home Loan Closing Costs Increasing

vwmadm — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 04:51:27 +0000

Well, in addition to rising interest rates and continued uneasiness in the money markets, it seems that home mortgage closing costs are also going up, according to a new mortgage cost study by BankRate. Now, with all the news about home foreclosures and problems with financial institutions these days, that’s hardly surprising. But the way [...]

How to Save on Home Insurance Rates

vwmadm — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 05:28:15 +0000

If you think homeowners’ insurance is a luxury, better think again! If you owe money on a home loan, your lender probably requires that you carry home insurance and can provide proof of coverage for the full or fair value of your real property, which is typically the purchase price you paid. These days, with [...]

Is it Time to Expand Your Business?

vwmadm — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 17:36:26 +0000

People often ask me “what’s the difference between being self-employed and owning your own business?” The simple answer is scale; if you are the only one working in your business then when you aren’t working you aren’t making a profit in most cases. It’s that simple. One friend of mine worked at an audio/video retailer [...]

Should You Buy a Franchise?

vwmadm — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 17:06:02 +0000

If you are considering starting your own small business then buying into a franchise operation may be a good way to go, especially if you have no previous experience running a business. While many franchisees struggle to make a living, they are at least able to essentially buy themselves a job and have some control [...]

How to Make Money Online

vwmadm — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 16:34:25 +0000

We all know about entrepreneurs like David Filo and Jerry Yang, who founded Yahoo, or Larry Page and Sergey Brin, who founded Google only 10 years ago. Doing what they loved led them to fortunes beyond most people’s wildest imagination! But, you say, those guys are all Stanford Engineers with brains bigger than planets and [...]

Get a Better Paying Job

vwmadm — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 15:59:30 +0000

“Get a new job with more pay and you’re OK,” goes the line from Pink Floyd’s classic song Money. And while money doesn’t guarantee happiness, it’s a lot harder to be happy when you’re stressed out about paying your bills and can’t ever seem to get ahead. But how do you change careers or get [...]

Get Your Free Credit Report Today

vwmadm — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 05:34:03 +0000

Did you know that the government mandates that you can get your credit report once a year ABSOLUTLEY FREE? Most people don’t know this and pay $20, $40 or even more to get their credit report, accepting that a fee is required in order to know about late payments, outstanding debts and other details about [...]