Category Archives: Other Blogs

We Are Traders

Posted on July 24, 2011 by J.Wenger

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 →

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Learning How to Invest the Right Way

Posted on June 14, 2011 by J.Wenger

Learning how to invest is not just about buying and selling stocks. On my website, I mention several times that investing is an entire process, with trading (i.e. buying and selling) just one small piece. To that end, I laid … Continue reading →

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How to Pay Zero Taxes

Posted on May 15, 2011 by J.Wenger

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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Career Paths

Posted on April 9, 2011 by J.Wenger

Sadly, up until the 5th panel or so, this is 90% of the workforce. Source: https://www.gocomics.com/doonesbury/2011/04/03 Hat Tip to Doonesbury

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Technical Analysis: SP500 Stock Index

Posted on March 23, 2011 by J.Wenger

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 →

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The 7 Laws of Investing

Posted on March 23, 2011 by J.Wenger

James Montier (Behavioral Investing Blog and member of GMO’s asset allocation team) recently listed his thoughts on a set of principles for investing, via a guest post over at The Big Picture. Although the “laws” are different than the Principles … Continue reading →