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Modeling “What If?” Scenarios With Impulse Response Simulations
Article By:
James Picerno
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Friday, February 19, 2016 10:08 AM EDT
Analyzing history as a guide to the future is riddled with caveats, but if you’re mindful of the limitations there’s a mother lode of perspective waiting to be mined in the cause of modeling relationships in macro and markets.
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5 Famous Investors And Their Style
Article By:
EasyMarkets
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Friday, February 19, 2016 7:37 AM EDT
Wealth and power are two of the most common traits we associate with famous investors. In the investing world, dressing for success can take on a whole new meaning.
Too Much Information
Article By:
Charles Mizrahi
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Friday, February 19, 2016 5:40 AM EDT
With so much information available about a company and its stock price, how much information do you really need in order to make a decision? Is too much information a wonderful thing when it comes to selecting stocks to buy?
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10 Things Everyone Should Do For Financial Success
Article By:
Jennifer Coombs
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Thursday, February 18, 2016 7:36 AM EDT
Here are 10 simple things that you can put into effect for your personal finances in 2016 to make things less complicated and make planning your finances so much easier.
Gamma Trading: Why Big Market Swings Can Be Good News
Article By:
AllAboutAlpha
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Thursday, February 18, 2016 7:18 AM EDT
A portfolio may incur a loss (without limit) as a result of a short sale if the market value of the borrowed security increases between the date of the short sale and the date the portfolio replaces the security.
Antonin Scalia: Three Decisions On Distressed Assets
Article By:
AllAboutAlpha
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Thursday, February 18, 2016 4:20 AM EDT
From the point of view of fund managers who seek alpha in bankruptcy courts, the late Justice Antonin Scalia was an ally. His decisions in bankruptcy and insolvency matters tended to offer such litigants: clear and predictable rules of law.
Anti-Ruination Triggers
Article By:
Ron Rowland
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Wednesday, February 17, 2016 2:29 PM EDT
After the implosion of a couple of leveraged MLP exchange-traded notes last month, I noticed that many investors are not aware of the anti-ruination triggers that are embedded in many leveraged products.
New Stock Market Crash Inevitable - Part II
Article By:
Wim Grommen
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Wednesday, February 17, 2016 11:40 AM EDT
Humanity is being confronted with the same problems as those at the end of the second industrial revolution such as decreasing stock exchange rates, highly increasing unemployment, towering debts of companies and governments.
3 Financial Lies That Ruin Your Retirement
Article By:
Lance Roberts
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Wednesday, February 17, 2016 9:34 AM EDT
There are three financial lies you must ignore to preserve your wealth right now.
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Robobias
Article By:
Tim Richards
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Wednesday, February 17, 2016 6:00 AM EDT
There’s a new class of financial intermediary in town: the robo-advisor. As I understand it the human advisor’s financial knowledge is sucked out of their brains and up-loaded into a machine. So, that shouldn’t take very long then.
Using The Double-Death Cross For Improved Sell Signals
Article By:
Daryl Montgomery
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Tuesday, February 16, 2016 4:24 PM EDT
The Death-Cross (when the 50-day moving average falls below the 200-day) no longer works as a sell signal. There is an improved version, the Double-Death Cross, that uses three moving averages and works much better.
How Investing In Real Estate Could Make You Rich… Or Poor
Podcast By:
Douglas Goldstein
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Tuesday, February 16, 2016 10:20 AM EDT
Investing in real estate can have two possible outcomes – it can either make you rich or poor! People tend to buy properties either to live in or for an investment. (Audio Length: 00:08:23)
TEDx Talk
Video By:
Jennifer Coombs
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Monday, February 15, 2016 9:02 PM EDT
Thank you all so much for your patience in waiting for my 2015 TEDx Talk in Jersey City. Since the stock market is closed today in observance of President's Day, here is a short but sweet synopsis of my talk.
Beware Of 3 Types Of Investment Risk
Article By:
Douglas Goldstein
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Monday, February 15, 2016 2:39 PM EDT
"Is it risky?" is one of the first questions you should ask about a new investment. Everyone wants investments with low risk and high returns, but it’s not always realistic. And most importantly, we all have a different feeling about risk.
Common Mistakes Most Investors Make
Article By:
Lance Roberts
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Monday, February 15, 2016 2:06 PM EDT
Individuals are consistently promised that investing in the financial markets is the only way to financial success.
Investors, Still Chasing Hubcaps
Article By:
Tim Richards
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Monday, February 15, 2016 4:37 AM EDT
The proper investor attitude to the markets should be one of humility, and should be governed by patience. Success in investing isn’t a social badge of honor, it’s an act of independence.