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Real Estate Investing With Pennies 2008-03-05 10:42:34 “I can’t invest in real estate because I am not rich.”
If that’s what you’re saying, you have a problem. And it’s not that you are not rich. The problem is that you think you must be rich to invest in real estate.
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The Myth About Real EstateInvesting
It’s true that most real [...] Read more:Pennies
, Real Estate
FX Master Managed Forex Account, $4,000 Minimum 2008-03-03 02:50:38 I keep digging for managed forex accounts again and again. And here is what I came up with this time. This one has sweet low minimum but nonetheless carries sweet risk.
FX Master
Managed ForexAccountMinimum
investment: $4,000
Date of inception: January 2006
Average monthly ROI: around 7.5%. Who knows why the ROI is based on combination [...]
February Link Love (Selected Investing Links) 2008-02-27 14:22:44 Although I don’t like playing the money game with pennies, I am a pretty frugal fellow, so I enjoyed reading Eight Sure-Fire Ways to Sock Away $100 published by Free Money Finance. And while on saving, check out the two secrets with instant gratification as suggested by Blueprint for Financial Prosperity.
Buffet seems to read my [...] Read more:February
, Investing
Profit From Bear Market - Credit Default Swaps 2008-02-24 12:00:45 In the end of 2007 and the beginning of 2008 a stock market crash all over the world ate up to 25% investment capital.
Lucky you, if you didn’t have stocks or mutual funds at that time. There was similar crash in September 2001. There will be similar crashes in the future.
Stocks And Mutual Funds Work [...] Read more:Default
, Market
Betfair Trading Systems By Pro X Trading 2008-02-21 02:13:56 The article about Betting Academy posted at the end of December resulted in a lot of feedback, which makes me think you could be interested in other bet trading systems. Actually, there is some relation between the two articles because Matt from Pro X Trading
is the same Matt that was discussed in the Betting [...] Read more:Betfair
, Systems
Why I Quit Millennium Traders Forex Signals 2008-02-17 10:21:05 If you have read the ForexSignals
Tutorial and my first impressions about Millennium
Traders, you have figured out that I really liked them. I still think that moderator guy JT knows his stuff, although the end of January and beginning of February has been quite poor for my trading with them. There were mostly [...]
Mathemathical Investment Strategy By Getfolio 2008-02-14 09:42:55 I am suspicious to strategies, but 28% yearly ROI for 17 years is certainly something that can make me think different. To achieve that GetFolio is using a mathematic strategy for stock trading. The strategy is supposed to avoid big drawdowns and let you sleep well at night.
The type of service is close to trading [...] Read more:Strategy
The Basics of Domain Investing 2008-02-10 15:08:13 Have you heard the term domainer?
While thousands of bloggers and forums pollute the Web with “make money online”, there are people who actually make a lot of it without spreading affiliate checks on blogs. Such people don’t even have blogs. They don’t work online to make money, they invest in the web for profits [...] Read more:Basics
, Investing
Devrim Managed Forex - $5,000 Minimum 2008-02-05 08:13:39 Here is another medium risk managed forex account. Devrim is offered by PFGBEST and traded by a turkish trader named Devrim Akyil.
The funny thing is they don’t offer full details on PFGBEST website so further information about the managed account should be obtained by phone, mail or third party sources. I’ll save you the initial [...] Read more:Forex
, Minimum
January Link Love (Selected Investment Links) 2008-01-31 14:39:51 I read a lot of investment blogs, but don’t necessarily expect you to do the same. So I will occasionally select the most interesting stuff published out there and give you short remarks and links. If you are a blogger too, let me know when you publish something that can be related to aggressive investing.
Saving [...] Read more:January
Angel Investing Opportunities at GoBigNetwork 2008-03-12 15:08:50 This pick is a bit different than most, because I won’t be talking about a specific opportunity. Unlike the most other picks, the opportunities here require higher capital investment. Well, at least most of them.
Even if you have not yet reached the point to have $50,000 - $100,000 or more, read this pick - [...] Read more:Investing
, Opportunities
Managed Trading Accounts News And Updates 2008-03-09 08:15:47 It’s been few weeks since the last update on the managed trading accounts I am watching or using. If you consider joining some of them, have a look below and see if some of the information is important and can make up or change your mind.
FXFarEast firstly reviewed in October last year totally stopped showing [...] Read more:Accounts
, Trading
The Sexy Art Of Losing Money 2008-03-17 07:04:14 When was the last time when you lost money while investing?
Photo by anahitox at Flickr
My first time was when I was sixteen. I invested in a “business” of selling post cards to tourist in a Summer resort. My investment wasn’t big as I had only to buy 10 pieces of each card, so it made [...] Read more:Money
Two New Low Entry Managed Programs By FXCM 2008-03-19 13:15:28 Just recently FXCM announced two new managed account services. Both of them accept minimum investment of just $1,000 which immediately makes them attractive for risk takers like you and me.
The details in really short:
SHORT-TERM OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM
Hypothetical performance for the last 12 months: 36.62% or 3% per month
Minimum account size: $1,000
SHORT-TERM OPPORTUNITY AGGRESSIVE PROGRAM
Hypothetical [...] Read more:Entry
, Programs
Ten Timeless Shark Investment Principles 2008-03-24 02:59:29 You can recognize the regular, ordinary, mediocre investors in a minute. They make money when the economy grows. They sell their shirts when the recession starts.
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Wanna be one of them?
I bet no. You beg to differ too. How to be a different, successful investor no matter on the [...] Read more:Principles
, Shark
, Timeless
FXStreet Managed Forex Accounts 2008-03-26 15:42:51 I was a bit hesitant if to present you these managed accounts at all. To be frank, I don’t think these guys are very professional. On the other hand their un-leveraged program has been bringing stable conservative ROI since 2006 which makes me think they must have a decent system. So, let me go ahead [...] Read more:Accounts
, Forex
March Link Love (Selected Investment Links) 2008-03-30 06:55:44 At the end of every month I am sharing with you some good things posted by fellow bloggers. So March
is not an exception, the links are below (they all open in new window or tab):
Alan reviews Power Forex Managed Account and offers a deal to join with low minimum.
Lesley Scorgie shares her Frugal Fundamentals
Is [...]
Your Money Can Slowly Grow On Trees (IFS) 2008-04-02 13:37:51 This pick will be slightly different than most shark investment picks - it’s not as aggressive as usual. Irish Forestry Funds (IFS) is a company offering forestry and property investment funds. This pick is not as aggressive as the typical shark investment picks. The ROI is not very attractive - the different funds range between [...] Read more:Money
, Slowly
, Trees
How To Profit From Domains 2008-04-06 12:52:32 As promised in the article The Basics of Domain investing I am going ahead with this topic. It created some buzz which makes me think a lot of people are interested in non-conventional investing. (Which is great, because this is what I like to do and write about most).
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“The Basics” only [...] Read more:Domains
What Is The Main Hurdle On Your Way To Financial Success? 2008-04-09 14:23:12 It has been more than six month since this blog started and I think it’s time to know more about you. Why are you reading this blog, what do you want to find? We all struggle to achieve better financial situation, but there are different difficulties for every one. Now I want to know yours.
Please [...] Read more:Financial
, Financial Success
, Hurdle
, Success
Investing In Startups 2008-04-13 10:18:39 Would you mind owning 50% in a billion dollar company?
“Then you need at least a half billion”.
No.
Most private investors don’t buy 50% of a billion dollar companies but many of them own such.
Photo by AussieGold at Flickr
The early bird gets the worm
The key to successful venture investing is to enter it as early as [...] Read more:Investing
, Startups
Successful Livestock Futures & Options Program With $25,000 Minimum 2008-04-16 14:15:39 I should probably call it super successful. This is a Livesctock futures & options trading account with amazing performance started on small test account.
The program is called MAP and is offered by Roger Show at Livestock CTA, LLC.
The trading is done on USA markets with futures on 25.00% Systematic and 75.00% Discretionary methodology.
Minimum
[...] Read more:Options
, Program
Passive Investing vs. Growing Assets 2008-04-20 11:56:41 Your main target as an investor is to make your money work for you, rather than you working for money. Most of us usually think about owning assets which can bring entirely passive income for years. And that’s fine.
Photo by KUNTA.TOKYO at Flickr
But buying ready asset which brings passive income is not always [...] Read more:Assets
, Growing
, Investing
, Passive
Pipcity - Forex Managed Account Scam 2008-04-23 13:46:44 I was researching for new good managed accounts since Galleon, FXCM and FxStreet aren’t doing great. There are several good ones which will be reviewed soon, but their minimums are between $25,000 and $50,000.
I wanted to find something with lower minimum and ended up at Pip City. Let me save you from further [...] Read more:Account
, Forex
Discover Your Investment Style In 15 Minutes 2008-04-27 11:42:13 If you wonder what kind of investments work well for you and suit your character the following quiz should clarify the doubts you have. You may have some fun with the quiz but take the results seriously - many people take wrong investment decisions (as shown in the poll results as well) because they don’t [...] Read more:Discover
, Style
April Link Love (Selected Investment Links) 2008-04-30 14:31:54 Here are this month’s best blog entries about investing and finances. If you have something better, let me know in the comments.
The Simple Dollar is intriguing as always and writes How Consumer Culture Undermines Children’s Well Being. Nice stuff.
The Silicon Valley Blogger thinks it’s time to shift to frugal living. What’s your take?
The super cool [...] Read more:April
Two All Time Strategies For Real Estate Investing 2008-05-04 10:17:24 Real estate investing is dumb. Really, see what happens after a mortgage crisis. If you just buy real estate because everyone says it’s cool you are making a stupid mistake. Real estate investing is dumb when done in the way everyone does it.
Photo by lumaxart at Flickr
If you put some thought into it however it [...] Read more:Estate
, Investing
, Strategies
The Carnival of Personal Finance - 151st Edition 2008-05-05 16:31:26 I don’t often participate in blog carnivals, neither bother you much with them, but this one has some real value. Visit the carnival at USNews and note that my real estate post was also included.
You’ll see some posts of the best personal finance bloggers there, so it’s worth reading. Almost as good as my monthly [...] Read more:Carnival
, Edition
, Personal
Supplemental Income Ideas On The Shark Investor 2008-05-07 15:32:21 Exactly one month ago I conducted a quick poll with you. Do you remember it - What is the main hurdle on your way to financial success?. If you have missed to vote, the poll is still open, please do it.
As I wrote at the time on posting it, I did not create the poll [...] Read more:Income
, Investor
, Shark
10 Stupid Mistakes That Small Investors Make 2008-05-11 12:49:11 When was the last time you regret about investing your money somewhere? And when was the last time when you regret for not investing them? To me the first happens very rare, but the second - every day. Missing good opportunities is not the only mistake that small investors make.
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Keep your [...] Read more:Investors
, Small
, Stupid
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