Finding the Perfect Company

The perfect company - it's the holy grail of the investment world. The company that will make its initial investment hundreds of times over. It's what everyone shoots for. To have bought Microsoft when it first went public... It's how fortunes are made. What does make "the perfect company"?The search for the perfect company is not the pursuit of day-traders... Read More

Creating Wealth by Gearing Up

Gearing is where you borrow money to invest. As already mentioned, it is best to clear all your debt before looking at investment. However, there will arise situations where the investment is a good one and it is necessary to borrow a small amount to make the deal work. The borrowing may be for property or shares.Gearing allows you to... Read More

How to Use Annual Report

There are many steps in calculating the fair value of a company. However, before we even do that, it is imperative to know how a company earns its profit. Does it do that by selling to consumers? licensing its technology to other companies? or extracting natural resources from the ground?The sensible way to do it is by reading the company's... Read More

Approaches to Investing

Here is a small summary of the three major approaches to investing:1. Fundamental AnalysisTruly superior companies exist, are sometimes undervalued by markets, and can be identified by mostly financial research. Earnings and dividends, stock prices and markets can be adequately forecasted. All these can be identified by analysis of their financial statements. Buy where forecasted price is greater than current... Read More

Day Trading the SP Futures with Initial S/R and the NYSE TICK

For instance, if the market moves up in the first 20 minutes of trading, touches the initial resistance zone, and then turns down, this implies that a good tradable downtrend move is likely to develop.How strong that new trend becomes is market-dependent. As the market falls, its reaction to each new support zone gives an indication of how weak or... Read More

The Cost of Green Eggs and Ham

Young readers know that March 4th is the birthday of Dr. Seuss. Many parents trip their tongues over Seuss stories like "Green Eggs and Ham". "Do you like green eggs and ham?/I do not like them, Sam-I-am./I do not like green eggs and ham".Our son wields a wild spatula when making his April Fool's Day green eggs and ham. Sometimes... Read More

Porters Five Forces Analysis

If you've ever listened to Warren Buffett talk about investing, you've heard him mention the idea of a company's moat. The moat is a simple way of describing a company's competitive advantages. Company's with a strong competitive advantage have large moats, and therefore higher profit margins. And investors should always be concerned with profit margins.This article looks at a methodology... Read More

Moving Average Convergence Divergence ( MACD ) Charts

The Moving Average Convergence Divergence charts, or MACD charts for short, are a technical indicator that is derived from the more simple moving average.The MACD charts are oscillating indicators, meaning that they move above and below a centerline or zero point. As with other oscillating and momentum indicators, a very high value indicates that the stock is overbought and will... Read More

Chile Leads the Latin Pack

Everyone's talking about China. Don't miss the opportunities in the other CHI..Yes. Chile with an "LE" not "NA"While the whole region is back in favor with investors, it seems appropriate to highlight Chile which is the economic star of Latin America.Chile is about two times the size of Montana and has an incredible coastline of 2,650 miles. While only 3%... Read More

Numismatics are for Collectors, Not Investors

As a precious metals investor, you may heard much about numismatic and "semi-numismatic" coins, particularly the St. Gaudens $20 double eagle gold coin. While coin collecting can be an interesting hobby, it is not necessarily related to metals investing. Coins of this type vary in value with the ebb and flow of the collector market and are not strictly tied... Read More

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Is Starting A Business For Me? What To Consider Before Starting A Business

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Investor Guide to Financial Health

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Playing With Money - And Making More

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Franchise Investing, Franchise Opportunities and Franchising Renewals

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A Gadfly On A Dinosaurs Butt, Or The Hood-winking Of The American Investor

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An Old Dividend Stock Investment Idea, for a New Generation

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Caveat Emptor: You May Owe Taxes Despite 401(K) Losses!

One among many ways you lose money in non-indexed mutual... Read More

Invest or be Pink Slipped

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An Introduction to Offshore Investing

Once upon a time, offshore investment strategies were spoken of... Read More

Financial Planners

"Financial planners are like dentists: they may occasionally inflict pain,... Read More