Forex vs. Stocks: Which Option Suits your Investment Philosophy?

March 26, 2013

Brought to you by Saxo Capital Markets: Regardless of how you acquire your wealth, the lure of investment is often too much to ignore. Investing your capital can generate significant returns, although it is important to select a viable method of committing your cash. In order to do this, it is first important to cultivate […]

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Market Rally Unfazed By Cyprus – Time to Sell Yet?

March 21, 2013

As an investor glued to the news, Jim Cramer and all the doomsday blogs, you’d think markets should have sold off in epic fashion and gold should be breaching $3000 by now.  Calamity after calamity has yet to result in the selloff everyone’s waiting for.  Going back to 2012, we had the European debt crisis. […]

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Retirement Crisis Looming – And Other Links

March 19, 2013

The latest Retirement Confidence Survey is out and shocker – Americans are totally screwed.  Here are some key observations that should provide a wakeup call: Percentage of Americans confident about the ability to retire is at an all-time low. Many Americans are citing unrealistically high savings proportions (30% or more – who the heck really […]

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When Enough is Enough – Funding Family Members Because You’re “Well-Off”?

March 10, 2013

So, I’ve now come across enough stories of friends “taking care” of their family when they’re well off and the others aren’t that it begs the question as to when it’s right, when it’s wrong and how prevalent this is.  I’ll share two recent stories that I’ve come across where young, successful people are basically […]

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Report from Greece: Entitled, Lazy, Hate Americans, Blame the Immigrants

March 7, 2013

I was talking to a co-worker today who just got back from Greece to settle an estate.  I always find it fascinating to travel to other countries or to get first-hand accounts of what others have recently experienced when they travel abroad.  There’s plenty to criticize here in America, but I’ll tell ya, I wouldn’t […]

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Why Stocks Are Breaking Records and it’s Not a Bubble

March 5, 2013

So, we’ve seen the stock market continue to rally in the face of all sorts of should-be lousy news ranging from the re-election of “anti-biz” Obama to the end of the world sequestration that we have somehow survived thus far.  This momentum and continued rally in equities has many investors and analysts scratching their heads […]

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