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Window Dressing: How Wall St. Cons Main St.

{ Posted on Dec 07 2011 by Z }
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Categories : All, Investing blog, mutual funds, portfolio managers, Uncategorized, window dressing, window dressing mutual funds
You’ll hear a lot about how asset managers are window dressing their portfolios ahead of the new year. Mutual funds, active exchange-traded funds, and other asset management companies will soon file their annual reports. These annual reports go out to ...Read More »

Facebook IPO – A $100 Billion Nightmare?

{ Posted on Dec 06 2011 by Z }
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Categories : All, Facebook, Facebook earnings, Facebook IPO, Facebook PE ratio, Investing blog, Stocks, Uncategorized
A Facebook IPO is in the works. As the company prepares to go public it’s boosting its operations to prepare for life as a public company. According to Forbes, the company is beefing up staff in its advertising departments in ...Read More »

Interest Rate Parity

{ Posted on Nov 29 2011 by Z }
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Categories : All, interest rate hedge, interest rate parity, Interest Rates, Investing, Investing blog, Uncategorized
Investors now have access to all the financial markets they could ever want. Even individual investors can now buy exchange-traded funds and other investments that allow them to move money from one nation to another within a matter of minutes. ...Read More »

Investing in Copper

{ Posted on Nov 26 2011 by Z }
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Categories : All, Copper, copper etf, Futures and Commodities, how to invest in copper, Investing, Investing blog, investing in copper, Uncategorized
Investing in copper is becoming a very popular trend for those looking to diversify into new metals other than precious metals. There are a multitude of reasons one might chose to begin investing in copper, so we’ll break down the ...Read More »

What is Asset Allocation?

{ Posted on Nov 19 2011 by Z }
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Categories : All, Asset Allocation, asset allocation strategies, Investing, Investing blog, what is asset allocation
Modern investment theory supports the idea of asset allocation in building a winning portfolio. Most investors, however, still have a common question: what is asset allocation? Asset allocation is a careful study of picking investments based on their risk-profile. By ...Read More »

Investing in Africa

{ Posted on Nov 16 2011 by Z }
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Categories : africa etf, All, ETF, ETFs, Investing, Investing blog, investing in africa, Uncategorized
Despite the turmoil and political unrest, more investors are looking to Africa as the new frontier market. A frontier market is a market which hasn’t yet reached emerging market condition. Investing in Africa would certainly fit along the guidelines of ...Read More »

Investing in Property

{ Posted on Nov 14 2011 by Z }
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Categories : All, Investing blog, investing in property, investing in rental property, Real Estate, Uncategorized
Only a few years after the housing bubble in the United States, the concept of investing in property is beginning to take hold among investors. Investing in real property is a very real investment strategy. Now that rates are at ...Read More »

Interest Rate Hedging

{ Posted on Nov 07 2011 by Z }
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Categories : All, hedging investments, hedging rates, interest rate hedge, interest rate hedging, Investing blog, rate hedge, Stocks, Uncategorized
Readers of this blog know that interest rates have been low—perhaps too low—for a very long time. Now that rates seem to have bottomed (how much lower can rates go, anyway?) investors should look into interest rate hedging strategies to ...Read More »

Groupon IPO: Stock Options Just Around the Corner!

{ Posted on Nov 05 2011 by Z }
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Categories : All, groupon, Groupon options, GRPN, Investing, Investing blog, stock options, Uncategorized
I don’t know of any IPO that had as much coverage this year as the daily deal leader Groupon. Many investors see opportunity in the Groupon IPO, noting that it’s a market leading company. Others, however, see the nonprofitable firm ...Read More »

Certified Financial Planner Designation – What is it Worth?

{ Posted on Nov 03 2011 by Z }
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Categories : All, certified financial planner, certified financial planner designation, CFP, Investing, Investing blog, Stocks, Uncategorized
For Financial Planners, the Certified Financial Planner Designation, or CFP for short, is one of the most important designations a financial planner can earn. The CFP designation is well known, and also presents an opportunity for financial planners to stand ...Read More »
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