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Investing 101: Can I Really Eliminate Risk From My Portfolio?
Article By:
Jennifer Coombs
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Monday, September 26, 2016 3:33 AM EDT
The simple answer to this question is "no". Risk cannot be 100% removed from any portfolio, but there are ways to minimize firm-specific risk to the point where the only risk to your portfolio is just whatever the market decides to do.
Equity Crowdfunding Returns Are In
Article By:
Adam Sharp
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Friday, September 23, 2016 4:14 PM EDT
Equity crowdfunding is a grand experiment in capitalism.It’s an attempt to rework how young companies raise money.
And more importantly, it gives every investor the chance to invest in early-stage startups.
The Rise Of ETFs And Passive Investing
Article By:
Jeff Desjardins
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Friday, September 23, 2016 3:25 PM EDT
The ETF landscape has changed dramatically over that timeframe. In 2007, there were 1,181 ETFs that existed worldwide. By 2015, that number sailed to 4,396 – that’s a lot of new ETFs.
How Should Investors Prepare For The Credit Cycle’s Retreat?
Article By:
Gary Gordon
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Friday, September 23, 2016 2:25 PM EDT
An economy begins to grow, picks up steam, peaks, slows down, and eventually contracts. The process is known as the business cycle – an inevitable progression from expansion to recession to renewal and recovery.
Bull Markets Are The Hardest Part
Article By:
Cullen Roche
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Friday, September 23, 2016 1:34 PM EDT
We all know the difficulty of the bear market. But the harder type of market for many people to deal with is the bull market. Not because the bull market exposes you to a lot more stress or anything like that.
Three Great Books For Novice Investors
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Jennifer Coombs
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Friday, September 23, 2016 11:14 AM EDT
Three great books that would be helpful for those looking to get into the stock market for the first time.
Warren Buffett Does Not Trade Trend
Article By:
Boris Schlossberg
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Friday, September 23, 2016 7:29 AM EDT
Now there is no doubt that some - few - traders can trade with trend successfully, but the vast majority of traders lose all their money following that useless advice.
Why This Warren Buffett Advice Is Fatal For Classic Graham Investors
Article By:
Evan Bleker
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Thursday, September 22, 2016 5:00 PM EDT
Warren Buffett's no-called-strike analogy is often cited by investors, but his comments about wanting to be fully investor aren't nearly as well known.
New Study Revelation: Efforts Of Financial Consultants To Institutions Are "Fruitless"
Article By:
Lorimer Wilson
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Thursday, September 22, 2016 11:15 AM EDT
A new research paper reveals there is "no evidence that the recommendations of financial consultants to institutions add value, suggesting that the search for winners, encouraged and guided by investment consultants, is fruitless".
Housing Market Index: Building Up Success
Article By:
Jennifer Coombs
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Thursday, September 22, 2016 5:14 AM EDT
By tracking economic data such as the housing market index, investors can gain specific investment ideas as well as broad guidance for managing a portfolio.
Allocation Efficiency
Article By:
Roger Nusbaum
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Wednesday, September 21, 2016 3:50 PM EDT
Risk parity weights exposure to the asset classes such that it attempts to balance out the risk of being in those asset classes. This means bonds have a much greater weighting than equities to the point of using tremendous leverage.
A Lesson In Profitability From Another Industry That Works In Trading
Article By:
Brian McAboy
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Tuesday, September 20, 2016 5:46 PM EDT
One of the coolest things about having worked in the Quality Assurance industry was seeing how focusing on consistency and the process of what you’re doing can actually be the fastest path to being highly profitable.
How To Find Dividend Stocks With Strong Competitive Advantages
Article By:
SureDividend
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Tuesday, September 20, 2016 3:13 PM EDT
Warren Buffett says the key to investing is determining if a company has a durable competitive advantage.
In this article: AXP, IBM, WFC, PSX, MOAT, KHC, KO, SPLV, T, VZ, ADP, FISV, PAYX, AFL, BRK-A, BRK-B, CB, KIM, PGR, O, WMT, MSFT
What Is A Startup?
Article By:
Shlomo Wiesen
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Tuesday, September 20, 2016 1:31 PM EDT
Terms often get misused in business. Startup is one of those terms. People believe that if you simply start any business, that you are automatically a startup company.
War On Cash Turns To $20, $50, And $100 Bills
Article By:
Stefan Gleason
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Monday, September 19, 2016 6:43 PM EDT
A Harvard professor recently wrote an editorial for the Wall Street Journal titled "Sinister Side of Cash". He declares that cash is only for criminals and that anything higher than a $10 should be banned. This, however, poses a problem for savers.
How Oil Is Formed
Article By:
Jeff Desjardins
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Monday, September 19, 2016 3:41 PM EDT
The generally accepted theory is that today’s oil reserves come from organic materials that existed millions of years before dinosaurs roamed the earth.