July 2008

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Deciphering Research Methods for Solid Investments
The way in which an investment company conducts research can be a determining factor in predicting whether investing in that company is the right choice for you.

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Video review of “A Little Keltner, a Little Wyckoff, and a Lot of Street Smarts”

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Rating: 3/5

Linda Raschke, renowned financial trader and speaker, will draw on the work of two noted technicians to show you how to apply some classical technical principles and methods to today’s dynamic markets.

Chester Keltner, one of […]

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Video review of "Building a Better Trader – Volume 1: Laying the Foundation"

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Rating: 4/5

Cut your losses short and let your winners run wild. It sounds so simple, yet even some of the most experienced traders can’t really explain how to do it well. In this information-packed video, veteran trading pro […]

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Video review of "Using Channels to Stay out of Trouble in the FX Markets"

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The FX market is riddled with technical analysts, and every type of analysis is actively used all the time. Elliott Wave and Gann are particularly popular, but standard statistical techniques, patterns and candlesticks are also used.

The […]

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Looking At Investment Companies
An investment company is a cooperative agency, the purpose of which is investing the contributed funds of its members into a diversified portfolio. The administration of these portfolios rests entirely upon the management.

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The Protective Services Of United States Savings Bonds
United States Savings Bonds were first offered in March, 1935, and later were designed as an investment for excess savings during World War II. They are not really bonds, in a technical sense, since they are not a lien upon the properties […]

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Video review of "How to Overlay Technical Indicators"

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How to Overlay Technical Indicators to Minimize Their Innate Weaknesses and Application of the “Portfolio Approach”….

Through the judicious choice of various techniques over the past seventeen years, Keith has developed a “portfolio approach” to technical analysis which greatly improves timing and forecasting.

The […]

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Survivor benefits in its pure form is a simple idea. Pure survivor benefits is actually death insurance. A life-insurance policy is a contract between an insured person and an insurance company. From the standpoint of investing, survivor benefits is a substitute for lack of capital.

For a beneficiary, the death value of a life-insurance policy is […]

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Video review of "The New Discipline of Behavioral Finance"

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The New Discipline of Behavioral Finance Provides Fresh Insights for System Building and Technical Analysis….

Successful market technicians have long recognized the psychological and sociological components of market behavior and that traders’ actions are influenced by their emotions and by cognitive errors. […]

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Choosing a stock that will sell readily means making sure that the stock has a regular market. The New York Times prints prices daily on more than 2,000 stocks, mostly those listed on exchanges. Wall Street periodicals give prices on still more stocks. Having settled that a stock is marketable, an investor must still face […]

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Video review of "How to Evaluate Systems"

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Find out how to evaluate systems and accomplish more effective system trading. In this video, you will learn about the value of diversification and how a long-term view of performance is necessary for effective system trading. As a special bonus, this video will […]

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Video review of "Computer-Based Trend Trading: Employing Sound Research and Design for Profit"

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Pat unveils a new, unique set of indicators which overcome the inherent limitations of nearly all traditional tools and offer a much clearer picture of the trend itself. Most commonly used tools are essentially momentum-based and suffer […]

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What Price Says About A Bond
The price of a bond is determined by a number of rather complex factors. One of the most important of them is the term, or maturity date, of the bond. Long-term bonds usually produce slightly higher yields for two reasons. […]

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The Well-Rounded Financial Planner
A person’s education, background and degree of experience with investments are all factors to consider when learning about the stock market.

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Video review of "Getting New Insights from Old Indicators"

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This DVD contains one of the best lessons you ever will learn on how to apply and intergrate technical indicators into your trading plan. Not only will you gain a new perspective on traditional technical indicators, but you also will learn […]

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Video review of "Getting in Tune with Trading"

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Victor Niederhoffer is one of the best-known and most successful money managers in the world, with over $75 million under management. His recent forays into the markets include taking a $100,000 investment in gold to $10 million, making $4 million in a […]

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Video review of "Finding Tops and Bottoms Using the NYSE Tick Index"

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Tim will introduce you to a new technical trading tool that uses the tick index of the NYSE, designed to signal turning points in the market. Tim sums up his basic philosophy on the market: “The market-unwise majority […]

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Video review of "The Three Biggest Mistakes Traders Make VOL 1"

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Why a Seminar About Mistakes?

It has often been said that we learn more from mistakes than from successes. But traders tend to focus on, and are fascinated by, success – especially the success of others. Unfortunately, the advice these […]

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Video review of "Effective Learning – To the Market & to Yourself"

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You are enjoined by good traders to “listen to the market.” Now learn how to do so. Combine self-discipline and understanding with the market’s momentum and body language to your trading advantage. In their two-part presentation, Mei Ping […]

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Video review of "NeoWave: Taking Elliott Wave into the 21st Century"

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Elliott Wave Theory is often seen as a tool to determine long term cycles in the markets. However, the fractal nature of Elliott Wave makes it just as useful for short-term and intraday trading. In this session, Steven will […]

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The History Of The NYSE
While there are a number of stock exchanges in operation, there is no doubt that the NYSE is dominant. About 3,400 common stocks are listed and traded there, including such giants as AT&T, General Electric, General Motors, Ford Motors, Standard Oil of New Jersey, Woolworth, […]

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The Magnanimous Broker
The broker is, like the customer, a person. His customers range from millionaires, who may spend as much as $100,000 at a time, to the person with limited funds, whose largest transaction may total somewhere between $200 and $500.

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Dividends are what stockholders are waiting for when they invest in a corporation.

The remainder is the corporation’s net income or net revenue, sometimes called “earnings.”

A company with two classes of stock is likely to call one class “preferred”; or maybe there are a first preferred and a second preferred. Preferred stock is a compromise between […]

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Video review of "NeoWave: Taking Elliott Wave into the 21st Century"

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Expert Elliottician Glen Neely explains his unique way of looking at the markets using his NeoWave techniques. Glenn has made several remarkable predictions using his methods. In this DVD you will learn what Elliott wave is and how to […]

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Suppose we buy an investment for $1,000, including buying expense, and sell it for a net of $1,500, after deducting selling expense. Customarily we say we have a profit, before tax, of $500; and if we pay a 15 percent Federal capital-gain tax of $75, our profit after this tax is $425. Suppose we paid […]

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Taxing Profit Investment Companies
Investment companies are taxed in a rather peculiar and arcane manner. Internal revenue law is written so that certain companies can make claims that allow them to be exempt from certain taxes.

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Getting The Most Out Of Your Commercial Bank
Investing in a commercial bank (with a checking and savings account, for example) is a great start for a first-time investor. In fact, younger and younger adults are opening checking and savings accounts to save for their futures. […]

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Video review of "How to Create Better Trading Opportunities through Hedging"

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According to professional options trader Jon Najarian, options add a great deal of flexibility to your trading program and can help you leverage your S&P trades, decrease your losses and avoid being “stopped to death”. In this exciting, fast-paced […]

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Video review of "Trading Made Simple"

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For the first time ever on DVD, a husband and wife trading team have joined forces to present their unique and profitable trading methodology. You’ll be on the edge of your seat as Angelo and Katie Namrevo describe how they went from losing trade […]

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Video review of "Trading Made Simple"

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For the first time ever on DVD, a husband and wife trading team have joined forces to present their unique and profitable trading methodology. You’ll be on the edge of your seat as Angelo and Katie Namrevo describe how they went from losing trade […]

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Video review of "Applying Technical Methods to Today’s Trading"

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In this 90-minute video, veteran market analyst John Murphy explains how he looks at the markets using non- traditional methods. Using sector rotation, John will guide you through his thought process in selecting markets to trade. You will also get to […]

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Ted Tesser – Trading Expert
Ted Tesser is a CPA who has been trading the markets successfully for the last thirteen years. A member of the New York State Society of Public Accountants, Ted is also a respected author.

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Video review of "The Three Biggest Mistakes Traders Make VOL 1"

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Rating: 4/5

Why a Seminar About Mistakes?

It has often been said that we learn more from mistakes than from successes. But traders tend to focus on, and are fascinated by, success – especially the success of others. Unfortunately, the advice these […]

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The more frequently a purchaser buys and sells, the more fees he pays. A broker or dealer cannot make much income on a customer who buys stock and holds it for many years, except for the few purchasers wealthy enough to own a large amount of stock. A stockbroker or dealer may buy and sell […]

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Mark Schimmel – Trading Expert
Mark A. Schimmel is a senior market analyst with Elliott Wave International (EWI), the world’s premiere Elliott Wave organization.

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Video review of "How to Build a Fortune Trading Stock Index Futures"

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According to Dennis Minogue, indexing is one of the few sure-fire ways you can outperform the top investment firms on Wall Street. In this fast-moving DVD, Minogue reveals a simple long-term market-timing method that allows you to enter […]

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Video review of "Channel Analysis—The Key to Improved Timing of Trades"

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Currencies, fixed income, equities and futures are all characterized by price movement that is simultaneously both random and cyclical. The random movement is, of course, unpredictable. Cyclical movement is somewhat predictable, although not completely because the various cycles undergo […]

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The prices, called premiums, on life insurance are handy to use as an example of installment purchasing, because a large insurance company’s charges are the same throughout the United States and Canada, whereas on most other items the charge probably varies from store-to-store in the same town.

Paid once a year, in advance, the premium is […]

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Video review of "Reducing the Risk of Option Trading"

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Larry McMillan explains just how easy it is to trade options. In this fascinating 86-minute DVD you will learn about the games people play with options. Larry also shares with you a short-term trading system and his philosophy on options. Larry […]

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Video review of "Formula to a Fortune"

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For more than 20 years, “Trend in Futures” has been helping traders spot profit opportunities that result from major market moves. Over the years, the editors of “Trends in Futures” newsletter have used chart patterns, indicators, cycles and economic news to pinpoint market […]

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