New Bill Dampers Credit Card Industry’s Profit Party
Credit card companies relish in a dirty business, giving millions of people very small credit lines with incredibly high interest. To further the spending addiction, credit card companies make it extremely easy - and often rewarding - to use the card at as many places as possible. In addition to the revenues they earn on [...]
4 Lessons Donald Trump Taught Me About Wealth Building
My wife and I attended the Donald Trump Wealth Building Seminar a couple of weeks ago. Actually it wasn’t a seminar, but a 2 1/2 hour promotion for his upcoming weekend seminar. I have attended sales pitches for seminars before, but I must admit that this was one of the better ones. I did walk [...]
4 Reasons to Avoid Buying Inverse ETFs
The explosion of growth in the ETF industry has been both a boom and a bust for investors looking to make top dollar in the stock markets. Although the vast selection of ETFs gives investors more consumer choice, some ETFs are simply not worth trading. More and more traditional ETFs that help investors buy or [...]
How a CD Hedges Perfectly Against Risky Investments
Post-credit crunch CD rates are contradictorily excellent for investors. Even after infusing the market with billions of dollars worth of capital, personal CD rates are at their best – mostly because the LIBOR rates (the rate at which banks lend to banks) has yet to fall. The only source of capital for banks [...]
Top 7 Income Tax Preparation Tips
It’s that time of year again when the taxman wants to know how much you have earned and how much tax you owe him. Don’t forget that your individual tax return has to be returned to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) by April 15th 2009, unless you have applied for, and received an extension.
We all [...]
Top 5 Penny Stock Screeners
One of the easiest way to find undervalued penny stocks is to use a penny stock screener. A good screener lets you search a variety of filters to create a powerful, personalized list of bargain penny stock buys. Every screener isn’t created equal, so I listed my Top 5 favorite online stock screen tools.
1. Yahoo! [...]
4 Easy Ways to Beat The Stock Market
Very few people equate frivolous expenses as lost income. Knocking off a $500 a month payment is more than just getting out of debt; it’s saving your money and boosting your cash flow. In these woeful economic periods, sometimes there is no such thing as a great investment - except for one in your own [...]
Ask InvestorTrip.com: How to Deal With Collection Agencies?
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Years ago my banking account was overdrawn while I [...]
Home prices are not so important
Much of the recent buzz has been surrounding the housing cycle and its recent localized re-trace pattern from its highs. Many people are worrying that their home values may fall considerably, ruining their chances of retiring as interest rates reset, and the amount of borrowers in over their heads is in the millions.
For the [...]
9 Powerful Ways to Create Wealth
With a tumultuous week behind us in the stock market, both in America and overseas, many investors are wondering how to preserve and create wealth. Despite the recessionary fears and uncertainty that are plaguing the rollercoaster performance of the market, the nine underlying principles to long-term wealth creation remain the same:
Create Clear, Defined Objectives: [...]
