High Yield Dividend Stocks: What Every Investor Should Look For

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It can be mighty hard to earn any interest at all in today’s banking environment. Many investors are looking to riskier investments to find the kind of returns they once got from an FDIC-insured CD or even a savings account. But don’t despair. … [Read more...]

Top U.S. Trading Partners

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International Trade is a major component of United States commerce. According to the U.S. Census, total US trades for 2012 through November amounted to $3.51 trillion with total US imports amounting to $2.09 trillion and exports amounted to $1.41 … [Read more...]

Growth in the Use of Binary Options (Why people are choosing them)

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Binary Options are everywhere these days.  Today we will look at what makes them so appealing and why traders are switching from trading pure Forex, stocks or commodities to trading Binary Options on the same asset … [Read more...]

Catastrophe Bonds

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Anytime a hurricane or other natural disaster is predicted to strike, it causes widespread uncertainty in the stock market. Although the people who are in the path of an upcoming storm place their focus on staying safe and protecting their homes and … [Read more...]

The Five Key Investment Criteria

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by Dennis Miller Do not do what I did and start reading newsletters and buying into investments because they sound like winners. A recent reader question is from Alex L, who is a member of my Super Sports Roadster club, a “collaborator-friend,” … [Read more...]

The Amsterdam Stock Exchange: Centerpiece of Market Economics

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In the year 1602 a new form of business organization was introduced that would change the course of economic history. The Dutch East India Company – known in its native Holland as Verenigde Oostindische Compagnie – became the first company to … [Read more...]

The Risks and Rewards of High Dividend Stocks

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High dividend stocks are traditionally seen as a safer, less exciting method of investing, often useful for producing a steady, if unspectacular return on investment. Dividend stocks are available from more mature companies that produce a stable … [Read more...]

U.S. Stocks- The Long Ride Nowhere

In the following article by Elliott Wave International we will take a long term look at the U.S. Stock market  note the chart does it look like a giant head and shoulders top to you? U.S. Stocks: Where We're Going By Elliott Wave … [Read more...]

What are Exchange Traded Funds?

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Introduction to Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) Exchange traded funds are investment funds that are similar to mutual funds in that they can hold a range of assets and commodities. Although most exchange traded funds hold portfolios representative of … [Read more...]

Is Another Risk-On, Bailout-Induced Rally Beginning?

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The news Tuesday regarding the latest European bailout program could ignite another leg up in stocks.  Spain may ask for “bailout lite”, which would take the form of a “precautionary” credit line from the European Union.   The bond market … [Read more...]