Setting Free The Bears.

(click ad for closer look) It's the final indicator signally that we've officially entered a down market—badly Photoshopped bears have started showing up in investment advertising. Here, Swiss broker MIG Investments gleefully throws ... for the foreseeable future from the ad pages of your finance mags are lions and horses and rhinos [more...]

Date: 2008-07-11 15:47:10

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Investigate before You Invest

.fullpost{display:inline;}by Larry WestfallIn today’s complex financial world, there are many investment opportunities ... lose millions of dollars to securities and commodities fraud. High-pressure salespeople promoting ... protection: Investigate before you invest. RISK INVESTMENTS: BEWAREBoth legitimate brokers and con artists [more...]

Date: 2008-12-24 10:42:00

Guide for Finding the Best Investment Advisor

One of these days, you may decide you need some help with your portfolio ... investment advisors, investment advisors, money managers, brokers, and certified financial planners [more...]

Date: 2008-11-24 02:59:55

McCain takes on the fundamentals’ ad

In response to the Fundamentals ad, John McCain appeared on six American TV shows yesterday trying to explain his use of the phrase “the ... and excess that has damaged their futures.” The Times of London reported today that McCain has called ... in recent months. Obama has called for greater regulation of investment banks, mortgage brokers [more...]

Date: 2008-09-17 11:31:48

Forget Stocks – Vanity is on Sale!

Today brought yet more news on how the downturns in the economy and stock market are affecting American workers and consumers ... .  The stores themselves will be occupied by 401(k) plan managers, mutual fund companies, and stock brokers.  The “investment mall” will display large and colorful signs with messages such as “stocks [more...]

Date: 2008-11-10 13:11:45

No Perfect Online Stock Broker Exists

I have yet to encounter a great ‘all in one’ online stock market investing broker ... have terrible interfaces and so on. There is no telling when a perfect online broker will emerge ... . In fact, most of the online brokers fall far short of the line of what I would call quality [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 18:14:30

Mirable Dictu! Wall Street May Start to Rein in Compensation

Hauling executives from the private sector before Congress and lambasting them about pay has had zero impact on top level compensation ... about pay have overlooked a big source of future outgo: pension and deferred comp programs for ex ... and institutional equity broker to a top investment bank, decried Wall Street compensation levels [more...]

Date: 2008-10-31 05:17:41

Review Of E*Trade Bank High Interest Savings and Checking Accounts

When most people think of ETrade, the popular online discount brokerage firm with the cutesy talking baby commercials probably comes to mind ... for future brand name recognition. Since its days as a leader in the do-it-yourself stock investing ... a low cost discount broker, the company has  jumped into the online banking business. Hoping [more...]

Date: 2008-12-27 08:39:38

personal finance planner

personal finance planner » By admin on 2009-01-07 02: ... businesses do. But owning a association of mutual funds in u.s. is beside the point. Discount brokers investment research report a calculate of what full roth ira education brokers charge [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 07:58:20

Retirement Investing Crisis

by Doug West The meltdown on Wall Street has taught us all that: “You Better Learn To Make Your Own Investment Decisions - And Not Let Brokers Make Choices ... just like a stock in your discount brokerage account. If you were locked into a fund when the market [more...]

Date: 2008-12-20 02:23:03

Why I’m Not Panicking - And You Shouldn’t, Either

Over the last three or four days, I’ve received a bunch of emails from readers asking me why I’m not talking breathlessly about the chaos at Freddie ... . The people who are on CNBC and TheStreet.com shouting “PANIC!” If I was a broker or an investment manager [more...]

Date: 2008-07-19 17:00:23

Stealing from the elderly It doesn't get much worse than this. The Arkansas Securities Department issued a cease and desist order to R ... whether Stewart's broker-dealer agent and investment adviser license should be revoked. Hmm [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 22:29:39

Shotgun + Foot = Yahoo! Real Estate

OH NO!!! Scientists may have just proven that staying too close to your feed reader may cause irreversable damage and your eyes may be permanently ... Estate Agents Invented Stupidity, Huh? So are people like Jeff Brown (national investment broker), Barry [more...]

Date: 2008-06-28 06:17:22

Obvious Signs that Your Dishonest Stockbroker is Making You Look Stupid

A dishonest stockbroker can do serious damage to your net worth ... questions to meet the needs of online investors:1.) What risks are involved in the investment ... ? The dishonest broker may answer, “from a select list of investors,” but your name was probably obtained [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 20:34:00

Market Activity in early January

I looked at the number of homes on the market in New Canaan today ... , there were several different parties of buyers with their brokers waiting ... investment, you can not live in the stock market but you do want to live in a value priced home. [more...]

Date: 2009-01-11 22:10:00

Book Review: Family CFO

Yesterday I drew the winner of the Middle Class Millionaire, and it’s L Bryant!  Please contact me at livingalmost at gmail.com! ... of it for review. Kim Snider is an investment broker who made and lost a ton of money.  She made a ton of money [more...]

Date: 2008-10-02 13:00:41

Acquire Valuable About Orlando Homes

We appreciate you taking the time to visit our website ... and fun experience! We are a team of premier agents and exceptional mortgage brokers dedicated ... and confident about your investment. Members of the Orlando Regional Realtor Association sold nearly 5 percent [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 11:47:11

Crisis Investing 101

by Doug West “We Better Learn To Make Our Own Investment Decisions -And Not Let Brokers Make Choices For Us! ... (in some cases no management costs) and the ease of trading them. * Diversification - Let’s face [more...]

Date: 2008-10-22 15:27:29

Investor Crisis

by Doug West “We Better Learn To Make Our Own Investment Decisions -And Not Let Brokers Make Choices For Us! ... no management costs) and the ease of trading them. * Diversification - Let’s face [more...]

Date: 2008-10-21 18:43:50

Crisis Investing 101

by Doug West “You Better Learn To Make Your Own Investment Decisions - And Not Let Brokers Make Choices For You! ... costs (in some cases no management costs) and the ease of trading them. * Diversification - Let’ [more...]

Date: 2008-10-24 07:59:07

120th Festival of Stocks - Who Wants to Become a Millionaire? Edition

Welcome to the 120th Festival of Stocks!!! In these hard financial times, ... Fund posted at Surfer Sam and Friends. MBB presents Review Of ETrade Savings Bank and Broker posted ... School Value. Investing School presents Adding an Online Savings Account as Part of Your Investment [more...]

Date: 2008-12-29 11:00:29

The meltdown on Wall Street has taught us all that:

by Doug West “We Better Learn To Make Our Own Investment Decisions -And Not Let Brokers Make Choices For Us! ... (in some cases no management costs) and the ease of trading them. * Diversification - Let’s face [more...]

Date: 2008-10-18 09:26:05

New To Investing Online. How Do I Choose A Broker?

I am new to all this. Where can I learn the basics? How do I find a cheap, easy to use broker? There are SO MANY - how do I chose? ... , in money market funds and bond funds, and part aggressively in stock funds. Vanguard.com has an on-line ... be able to invest in a stock mutual fund via a 401K plan at work. Believing advice you get on Yahoo [more...]

Date: 2009-01-01 23:53:28

1929 2.0

This week's historic market crash, bailouts and bankruptcies is now being compared in the media to 1929. In light of this, former investment banker and Florida real estate broker Michael Lissack sent ... % of the future appreciation in the property valuing each 25% of future appreciation (above the current [more...]

Date: 2008-09-17 18:51:14

Investor Crisis

by Doug West “We Better Learn To Make Our Own Investment Decisions -And Not Let Brokers Make Choices For Us! ... . MUCH less management costs (in some cases no management costs) and the ease of trading them [more...]

Date: 2008-10-28 08:38:31

Investor Crisis

One good lesson is that we need to learn to make our own investment decisions -And Not Let Brokers Make Choices For Us! ... management costs (in some cases no management costs) and the ease of trading them [more...]

Date: 2008-10-27 09:42:14

Vacation, Housing Projects, Saving up to Buy a Car, and More!

I love July! We almost always take a lot of vacation in July and this year is no exception! I’m off for 2+ weeks beginning Friday! ... it more manageable. Investing TradeKing Review: A Discount Broker with Loads of Features Sun does [more...]

Date: 2008-07-02 13:29:47

The meltdown on Wall Street has taught us all many lessons.

by Doug West One good lesson is that we need to learn to make our own investment decisions -And Not Let Brokers Make Choices For Us! ... less management costs (in some cases no management costs) and the ease of trading them [more...]

Date: 2008-10-14 09:01:51

If the meltdown on Wall Street has taught us anything about investing it is this:

by Doug West “You Better Learn To Make Your Own Investment Decisions - And Not Let Brokers Make Choices For You! ... management costs (in some cases no management costs) and the ease of trading them [more...]

Date: 2008-10-18 09:23:56

MetLife Registered Rep Settles Fraud Charges

The SEC settled administrative charges against Mark E. Salyer, a registered representative for MetLife Securities, Inc ... broker, dealer, or investment adviser. Salyer consented to the issuance of the Order without admitting [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 21:00:27

INVEST IN REAL ESTATE-INVESTMENT TIPS FOR INVESTORS IN HOMES

This Nashville skill was purchased for 5,000 in the “young professional” territory of Sylvan Park ... Related posts:REAL ESTATE RETIREMENT INVESTMENT CLUBS AND BROKERS &NDASH WHAT DO YOU NEED?STOCK [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 04:36:00

Forex Investments

Investors can choose whether they will handle forex investments themselves or if they will let brokers and senior traders do the work for them. There are many people who can tell you that forex investments can be quite profitable. [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 20:36:24

You've already lost money.

I got a lot of great responses to my “I just lost a lot of money in investments” post via reblogs and email. ( ... broker with huge trade minimums and hope there’s a good market rate whenever he executes the trade [more...]

Date: 2008-10-07 15:50:16

Learn the Ropes with Real Estate Partnerships and Mentors

by Rob J. Nani The real estate market is constantly changing, making it necessary to implement new or modified strategies of investing ... with you on important investing issues. As with any type of investment, the greater the risk ... to know, including investors, brokers, property managers, rehab contractors, title companies, mortgage lenders [more...]

Date: 2008-12-25 18:05:17

Looking to Flip a Web Site? Try SitePoint

Selling web sites is a hot business right now. In fact, in the startup world, ... worth a million dollars, you’d hire an investment bank or a broker to sell it,” SitePoint co-founder [more...]

Date: 2008-07-29 19:12:52

Thursday July 10, 10AM ET: Committee on Financial Services Hearing, “Systemic Risk and the Financial Markets”

In March 2008, the Federal Reserve brokered a deal that saw the nation’s fifth largest investment bank, Bear Stearns, ... shocking considering Bear’s stock was trading at close to $100 less than a year earlier. Nevertheless ... threatened the entire global financial system. This is what is meant by “systemic risk,” the notion [more...]

Date: 2008-07-09 01:02:38

Sometimes “Safe” Doesn’t Mean Squat!

I wonder how many investors were told that their structured product was safe? First off, what’s a structured product? According to this article ($) ... , investors can get exposures to commodities, stocks or other investments without actually owning those ... a little extra dough. The broker’s happy because they make a nice commission, the issuer is happy [more...]

Date: 2008-11-11 17:40:55

Alternative Investments Real Estate IRA Retirement Plan

by Mary Bush Alternative Investments are the new safe way to invest your money ... would maybe go to a stock broker and write them a check and then everyday for the next three years check the stock reports to see if their stock was performing well. They would have to worry [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 16:48:19

Hedge fund drawdown?

Risk management Rule No.1: if it can happen then it will happen. Hope for the best but hedge for the worst ... only?Several ALTERNATIVE investment strategies have NOT been affected by imploding prime brokers, changes in short selling rules or the leverage lockup. The BEST managed futures CTAs, global macro, high [more...]

Date: 2008-10-28 12:08:00

Money, Money, Money

Press title for the money money song!· "For money you can have everything it is said. No, that is not true ... ago that if I were ever invested in the stock market, whether through mutual funds, financial advisors, brokers, etc. I was to dedicate 2 hours a day to monitoring my investments carefully and also [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 03:44:00

Quit your job and escape the rat race, 5 methods of making money!

by Hayley Weatherburn Life is for living right? So why is 90% of the world stuck working 40 - 60 hours a week, ... Times, by Warren Buffet. One of THE most successful investors in the stock market and he is investing - he must know something. Again research, speak to other brokers and investors and find what is best [more...]

Date: 2009-01-03 00:58:36

What Your Broker’s Reports Should Tell You

Each month, most brokers or banks send a printout of information about your investments, often accompanied by a cover letter and some other documentation. While these statements provide ongoing [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 09:34:18

Simplify Your Investing: An Introduction to DRIPs

This is a guest post from Sara, who writes about reaching for a life of greater simplicity and deeper meaning at On Simplicity ... with an online broker. DRIPs are hands-down the easiest way to invest in individual company holdings. Super [more...]

Date: 2008-07-23 12:00:02

Is Private Lending Right For You?

More and more pension plan, IRA, CD, Stock Market investors are opening their eyes to trust deed investing because it allows them ... investor, which allows your stock broker or pension plan manager decide where to put your money [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 16:38:49

Brokers ideas for 2009.

Here is a list of brokerages top picks for 2009. Brokers name is given along with the stock pick ... , be invested in upstream crude companies and buy more if the commodity dips to newer 2009 lows, (which [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 23:42:52

NY Governor Paterson laments loss of bonus tax money

Most people are lamenting the loss of billions across the planet including retirement money, ... by Goldman Sachs' top executives to forgo bonuses in 2008 forced other investment bank bosses to follow suit. Thousands of lower-tier brokers will still collect their hefty bonuses, however, because [more...]

Date: 2008-12-21 03:03:00

President Obama to Inherit Bush Recession and Record Deficits

By: John_Mauldin Nov 01, 2008 This week we survey the economic landscape that the new president will inherit ... liquid. And if you are an advisor or broker and would like to see the managers on his platform ... investments, including hedge funds and actively managed commodity funds, has done this year, I suggest [more...]

Date: 2008-11-02 18:37:07

Poor Old Hedgies Face More Rough Sailing

It is hard to work up much sympathy for newly-less-well-off hedge fund managers, given how rich the good times were ... funds from some of the biggest names in the industry, such as Tudor Investment Corp, Citadel, Cerberus Capital and Highbridge Capital – have limited redemptions. Prime brokers, which provide services [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 04:05:33

AARP To Appoint Free Lunch Monitors

In an effort to protect seniors, the AARP continues to stir the pot as they monitor “Free Lunch” seminars ... investors? Was a broker or financial advisor recommended or associated with the presentation? Were any investment products recommended and if so, what company offered them? Did the speaker suggest [more...]

Date: 2009-01-11 20:15:54

More Affordable Than Intended

A report from Crain’s New York Business. “Fueled in large part by the number of homeowners who could not keep up with monthly payments on subprime ... it would be smart to invest in real estate. So when his cousin introduced him to a mortgage broker ... , he jumped at the chance.” “Then, the same broker told him about a home in Yonkers. Again, he didn’ [more...]

Date: 2008-08-18 14:00:12

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