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Category Archives: Current Events
We Are Traders
The following is a recent commercial for OpenTrader…pretty slick actually (and check out the book selection at 0:30). Sounds great, doesn’t it? Sitting around in shorts and t-shirt, making million dollar deals with from the comfort of your desk chair. … Continue reading
Investing after QE2
Great article on investing after QE2 (or trading for that matter), posted to http://www.ritholtz.com by the Global Macro Monitor. Unless credit markets begin to recover in a significant way, the source of new liquidity to drive major markets is in … Continue reading
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Tagged Bailouts, Federal Reserve, fixed income, interest rates
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Happy Birthday Invest-Safely.com
Invest-Safely.com turns 2 years old today. I can’t believe two years have passed since the site first went live (almost 3 years since the initial framework was laid out!). Progress has come in fits and starts, and I feel like … Continue reading
How to Pay Zero Taxes
Zero tax payment. I’m sure that most small business owners and individual investors would love to here those words from their accountants come tax time. Recently, GE made headlines for their 2010 tax payment (or lack thereof – click here … Continue reading
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Tagged corporate tax, taxes, zero tax
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Budget Battle? Really?
When your talking about the US budget/deficit, numbers like trillions and billions tend to lose there meaning. How many people have hands-on experience with that much money? I like to think in percentages…those I can relate to. Unfortunately, this makes … Continue reading
Tax Refunds: Spend, Save, or Invest?
I’ve seen several articles on tax refunds (specifically how to spend them) come across my desk lately. With the tax filing deadline a week away, that is not too surprising. It IS surprising that none of the pieces say, “Take … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Investing, Money Management, Personal Finance
Tagged financial advice, personal budgeting, personal finance, taxes
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Technical Analysis: SP500 Stock Index
From the Big Picture: The SP500 bounced back to the 50 day moving average, but volume has been a bit soft (i.e. low). It looks like price action at the 1300 level will dictate a resumed uptrend, downtrend, or range … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Historical Data, Market Trends, Other Blogs
Tagged market trends, technical analysis techniques
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