By David Galland, Casey Research Liberty Bell by David Amsler The nature of liberty For some time now – years actually – I have pondered the nature of liberty. Or more specifically, what liberty actually means to me. And to be extra clear, I am not talking about the meaning in abstract or philosophical terms, […]
As the euro crisis continues to grow, the popular opinion among Americans is that this issue will not have an impact on their day-to-day lives. Even though the eurozone is located across the Atlantic Ocean, however, it is naive to assume that their financial crisis will not cause a ripple effect. What is the Euro Crisis? The
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Risk Management Risk management is a vital part of planning for any business expansion or change. It is intended to minimize if not totally eliminate events that might give negative impact on a business. A sensible risk management process involves precise identification, careful evaluation and prioritization of all elements involved. Whatever the nature of your
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By Elliott Wave International Financial markets always have always posed two basic questions that investors seek to answer: What’s the direction of the main trend? How far will it go? Systematic approaches to these questions commonly belong to either fundamental or technical analysis. Let’s consider each one briefly. Fundamental analysis studies how a market behaves in response
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DRIPs Many companies which pay dividends on their stock also offer dividend reinvestment plans, or DRIPs. Receiving a quarterly dividend check is nice, of course, but you’re probably not going to be receiving much at once, and many of us would be inclined to fritter that extra cash away. DRIPs help you make more effective
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Editor’s Note: What if Presidential salaries were paid based on a true free market system? Is it possible to pay the President and Congress on Commission? Could governmental salaries be based on performance? Would it work? What effect would it have on the economy? In this article Tony Sagami of Weiss Research takes a look at
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Flat Rate Loans Flat rate lending is one of the most common types of loan practices in the world today. The main reason for its popularity is because of its ease of calculation. For instance, a loan of $2,000 may be set up with two years of fixed monthly payments plus interest and is paid by the
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Today’s investing environment provides a wide variety of opportunities for smaller investors. Among them is the availability for smaller investors to participate in the oil futures market. This has come about due to the creation of the E-mini contract. E-minis are futures contracts that represent a fraction of the value of normal futures contracts. E-mini contracts
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Editor’s Note: Although this article specifically mentions events in the U.K. it is equally applicable to events and situations in the U.S. I just finished reading best selling author Michael Lewis’ excellent book The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine which fully details the inside workings of the U.S. SubPrime Bond market that led up to the 2008
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These days, when we hear about “debt” in the news media, it is often Greece’s debt that is the topic of discussion. According to the media it seems that Greece’s debe must be way out of proportion with the rest of the world. Many experts believe that no matter how much austerity is imposed Greece will never be able to repay
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