Archive for January, 2009

The panic triggered by the Lehman Brothers collapse saw many investors head to money-market funds. Now, that influx of cash threatens to cut off the supply and reshape the industry.

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Some Funds Bar New Investors

The optimism that swept across the country at Obama’s inauguration didn’t extend to the trenches on Wall Street.

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Balanced Funds

After money manager J. Ezra Merkin revealed losses tied to Madoff, investors wonder how he ended up in this mess.

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Merkin Lost His Way

This article is taken from the Forex Journal (December 2008 issue) The author, Jim Martens, is the senior currency analyst at Elliott Wave International (EWI). He worked as an analyst with floor brokers before joining EWI in 1993, where he covered commodities and oversaw currency analysis.

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How Dejá Vù can help with your trades

Tis the season of the year for family and friends and believing.

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Do You Believe?

Sudden high-yielders are well-known names with sturdy balance sheets, modest valuations and a shot at preserving or even increasing their sales and profits this year.

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High Yields

For investors in municipal-bond funds, choosing a fund tied to a single state can mean extra tax savings, but some advisers say it’s not worth the risk.

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Home-State Muni Funds Carry Risks

Every day we each experience situations that we were not expecting. Some times we handle them pretty well and other times we just crumble. When we have an interruption on the TV or radio that says “This is the emergency broadcasting system, please stand by.” most of us have a small pit in our stomach begin to form because we do not know what to expect.

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Please Stand By

Forex market is a place with endless possibilities.

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Part 1: Trading by Reading a Market

So far not all trades bring profit and decision where to get out from the negative trade is one of the hardest. There are few reasons why to take a loss it is so hard. First of all we all do not like to lose.

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Part 4: Stop Loss