Interview with the man who outed Madoff

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60 minutes did an interview with the man who figured out Madoff’s scheme and you can read about it here. http://snipurl.com/cxhjq It is amazing that nothing was done about this when it was first raised as an issue in 2000.
Harry Markopolos was an obscure financial analyst in Boston when [...]

An Introduction to Day Trading

The stock market is a very exciting place and if you understand it, it is a great way to make a living. Many people day trade as their full time occupation. Day trading is a very exciting way to follow the stock and money markets.
Day trading is basically making trades or [...]

10 Tips on how to pick a financial advisor

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A lot of people want to invest but feel uncertain as there is so much information out there and it is hard to wade through all the jargon and statistics. A good Financial Advisor will help you through this maze.
You could get financial advice from your bank but they [...]

You can get out of debt fast!

I would like to recommend a great resource by Leo Quinn to help you get rid of that personal debt burden. This has really struck a chord with a lot of the readers on this site. It uses a method which will ethically and legitimately help you reduce and eliminate your debt.

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What is a hedge fund?

Hedge Funds are a generic name for a fund or a pool of money invested in a particular strategy in a variety of financial products and markets with the sole aim of generating an absolute return. Hedge Funds were originally funds that had a lot of risks hedged, so theoretically, these funds will be lower risk than an average mutual fund or unit trust.

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An Introduction to Day Trading

The stock market is a very exciting place and if you understand it, it is a great way to make a living. Many people day trade as their full time occupation. Day trading is a very exciting way to follow the stock and money markets.
Day trading is basically making trades or [...]

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10 Tips on how to pick a financial advisor

Image via Wikipedia

A lot of people want to invest but feel uncertain as there is so much information out there and it is hard to wade through all the jargon and statistics. A good Financial Advisor will help you through this maze.
You could get financial advice from your bank but they [...]

Managing Debt

You can get out of debt fast!

I would like to recommend a great resource by Leo Quinn to help you get rid of that personal debt burden. This has really struck a chord with a lot of the readers on this site. It uses a method which will ethically and legitimately help you reduce and eliminate your debt.

Investment Articles

What is a hedge fund?

Hedge Funds are a generic name for a fund or a pool of money invested in a particular strategy in a variety of financial products and markets with the sole aim of generating an absolute return. Hedge Funds were originally funds that had a lot of risks hedged, so theoretically, these funds will be lower risk than an average mutual fund or unit trust.

Credit default swaps explained

This is a video by CBS explaining the esoteric Credit Default Swaps and the part they played in the credit crisis.

Subprime derivatives explained

Another great video that explain the origination of subprime derivatives and how these instruments caused the subprime crisis. It is very interesting to see how they show these subprime, ie very bad credit quality assets, turned into AAA ( high quality, not very high risk) assets. Quite an amazing feat of alchemy.

Funny video on the Subprime Crisis

A funny video by Bremner Bird and Fortune which discusses the Subprime Crisis and explains it quite well.

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Interview with the man who outed Madoff

Image via Wikipedia

60 minutes did an interview with the man who figured out Madoff’s scheme and you can read about it here. http://snipurl.com/cxhjq It is amazing that nothing was done about this when it was first raised as an issue in 2000.
Harry Markopolos was an obscure financial analyst in Boston when [...]

Credit default swaps explained

This is a video by CBS explaining the esoteric Credit Default Swaps and the part they played in the credit crisis.

What is a hedge fund?

Hedge Funds are a generic name for a fund or a pool of money invested in a particular strategy in a variety of financial products and markets with the sole aim of generating an absolute return. Hedge Funds were originally funds that had a lot of risks hedged, so theoretically, these funds will be lower risk than an average mutual fund or unit trust.

You can get out of debt fast!

I would like to recommend a great resource by Leo Quinn to help you get rid of that personal debt burden. This has really struck a chord with a lot of the readers on this site. It uses a method which will ethically and legitimately help you reduce and eliminate your debt.

Subprime derivatives explained

Another great video that explain the origination of subprime derivatives and how these instruments caused the subprime crisis. It is very interesting to see how they show these subprime, ie very bad credit quality assets, turned into AAA ( high quality, not very high risk) assets. Quite an amazing feat of alchemy.

Warren Buffet’s Berkshire Hathaway Shareholders’ Meeting

Success in investing doesn’t correlate with I.Q. Once you have ordinary intelligence, what you need is the temperament to control the urges that gets other people into trouble in investing.

Easy ways to find money to save

The only successful way to save and create a nice asset that will generate you enough income is to do it automatically and painlessly. The trick is to pay yourself first before you use the money for anything else like paying bills every month.

An Introduction to Day Trading

The stock market is a very exciting place and if you understand it, it is a great way to make a living. Many people day trade as their full time occupation. Day trading is a very exciting way to follow the stock and money markets.
Day trading is basically making trades or [...]

Have you started Investing for your retirement?

It’s always best to begin your investments at an early age. This way you can really start to build a nice little sum for those days when lounging and relaxing become a daily regime. Maybe it’s time you got informed about the best ways to save for the future. It’s high time for some quality investing advice.

Funny video on the Subprime Crisis

A funny video by Bremner Bird and Fortune which discusses the Subprime Crisis and explains it quite well.