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In almost any trade, dealers need working capital. The art investment industry is an example. In addition to the buying season and the large dollar amounts of inventory, there is a slack or no-selling season in the summer. Very many dealers go to Europe every summer to buy and this expense adds to the need […]
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Sizing Up Your Investments
Financial planners have a very difficult task: They must invest their clients’ money in diverse portfolios that (hopefully) will increase in value over time, not decline. A broker who has lost money for a client suffers from a damaged reputation and could even face suit if he’s […]
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Investors seeking a safe haven in treasuries prompted the U.S. dollar to rise against the euro on Friday. The dollar rose upwards of 0.6 percent to $1.46 against the euro.
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Platinum futures rose on Thursday exceeding $1,600/oz due to the increasing price of gold. The rise in both metals could only bode negatively or the greenback.
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Buying corporation securities is somewhat like buying an automobile. The basic, one-celled form of business life is the individual entrepreneur emdash the store owner who merchandises goods, the artisan supplying services, the small manufacturer emdash whose capital needs are met out of savings or through a modest bank loan.
As long as firms remain [...]
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Doing Business With Friends Makes Enemies
A promissory note is a promise by the borrower to repay the lender on a specific date or dates, usually with interest. These can be difficult to collect, and often the borrower is disinclined to pay the lender back within the given time frame—if at […]
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U.S. Fed Reserve Chairman Bernanke to cut interest rates further despite cutting the current rate by 3/4s of a percent. Analysts expect another 0.5 cut by January 30th. Foreigners investing in American assets will likely resist investing in American funds due to the lower rates. Nevertheless, American citizens might pump the economy by borrowing on credit since rates will be low in the interim.
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The BOJ kept its policy rate unchanged at 0.5% as analysts expected. Monetary policy has been in limbo since the rate was raised 0.25% last February.
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Recovering From The Crash
The road back to recovery from the great stock crash was long and hard. Principal steps toward recovery were the Securities Acts of 1933 and 1934, and the establishment of the Securities and Exchange Commission, a government agency, to administer them.
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The common stockholder has a voice, frequently a loud one, in the affairs of his company. The shareholder is the prime beneficiary of stock splits, rights, and spin-offs, or distribution of assets. The advantages of common stock are several.
Even a moderate increase in a dividend rate can shoot the yield on the original purchase price [...]
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The gold market failed to take on a bullish pose as President George Bush’s plan to give the U.S. economy a boost with temporary tax cuts totaling $150 billion was proposed.
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Devaluation And Exchange Control: Foreign Investment Risks
Investing in overseas markets can be tempting, especially if the exchange rate works well in your favor. The problem is that markets can change rapidly, and instead of making $100 off of your $75 investment, you might end up with less than $50. […]
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An investor interested in capital appreciation is not interested in dividends, but rather in seeing the market price of his stock increase. This represents nearly seven years’ worth of dividends from the $30 stock yielding a conventional 5 percent.
If you hold your investment for more than six months, your profit is considered a long-term capital [...]
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Japan’s Nikkei average increased by 0.1 percent on Friday subsequent to President Bush’s intentions to help prod the fledgeling U.S. economy. This, along with a potential interest rate cut in the U.S., helped spur purchase of the dollar against the Japanese currency.
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U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke’s comments to the House of Representatives’ Budget Committee suggest the central bank will trim rates by a 0.5 percent near the end of January.
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Insider Hint: Short-Term Notes When considering where to invest a small sum, one largely overlooked avenue is the consumer finance company. These companies pay small dividends on investments of usually $100 or more, and they come up for renewal on a six-month or annual basis.
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A dramatic sell-off in stocks in the East (i.e. Asia) along with the haunting possibility of a US recession has led to a drop in the dollar to under 106 yen this Wednesday. This is its lowest level since May 2005.
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Amidst intense speculation of a recession, the US dollar hit its lowest point in three years against the Japanese yen after US retail sales reportedly dropped in December. The dollar fell to 106.85 yen at 10:55 am EST from 108.16 yen the day before.
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Brokerage houses are pretty much like offices everywhere, except for the presence of the fascinating paraphernalia of the market. The customers’ room in the usual large brokerage house has a quotation board on one wall.
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Insider Hint: It’s Not Rocket Science As an investor you will wish to know the health of the economy, the specific condition of various industries, and the activities of individual companies. Here’s the bad news: the only way to do this is to educate yourself by reading the business sections of […]
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Insider Hint: It’s Not Rocket Science As an investor you will wish to know the health of the economy, the specific condition of various industries, and the activities of individual companies. Here’s the bad news: the only way to do this is to educate yourself by reading the business sections of […]
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Less Stable Stock Groups All investments carry some risk, but there are some industries that are more susceptible to collapse than others.
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Using Brokers And Corporations To Get The Info You Need To be a good investor you need to be receptive. Good information is where you find it. But be skeptical of predictions.
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The Basic Principles Of Buying And Selling Stock Ideally, you buy stock at its lowest price and sell at its highest. Practically speaking, you do the best you can between these unpredictable extremes.
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Analyzing Data Before You Invest With all the different options available when it comes to buying stocks, how does an investor decide where to start? If you have a broker, they’ll do most of the heavy lifting for you, but if you’re doing it by yourself, you’re going to need to […]
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