Archive for May, 2006

Investment Scams: Watch out for the “Short-and-Abort”

The “Short-and-abort” tactic towards stocks works on the same premise as the “pump-and-dump.” The difference is that instead of playing on greed emotion, the con works on the fear emotion.

Making a Bundle by Going Short

Going short (also called shorting a stock, selling short, or doing a short sale) on a stock is a common technique for profiting from a stock price decline.

What Is a Pooled-Assets Club?

Although it may sound unfamiliar or complicated, a pooled-assets investment club is nothing more than what you probably already think an investment club is.

What Is an Investment Club?

It’s hard to read about any kind of financial topic these days without stumbling across references to investment clubs.

Lending Investments & Cash Equivalents

A major type of investment is those in which you lend your money. No matter what type of bank account you place your money in, you are lending your money to the bank.

Always Sell Your Worst Stock First

If you own a portfolio of equities, you must learn to sell your worst performing stocks first and keep your best acting investments a little longer.

Keeping Option Trading Simple

One very intelligent rule when it comes to investing is to always keep the investment problem as simple as possible.

Consider Commercial Real Estate

Ever thought about owning and renting out a small office building or strip mall?

Investors: How Much Money Are You Working with?

Investors with less than $10,000: If you have $10,000 or less to allocate to stocks, you may want to consider a mutual fund rather than individual stocks because that sum of money may not be enough to properly diversify.

Money Funds & FDIC Insurance

Are you worried that your money fund does not have FDIC insurance?

Investing Success by Studying the General Market Indicators Page

If you sincerely want to do well investing in the stock market or be more accurate in predicting what the American economy is likely to do, then you must be able to correctly interpret the direction of the daily general market averages.

Searching for Investment Advice

You can invest in a great company and still see its stock go nowhere.

What Are Bonds?

A bond is similar to a certificate of deposit (CD).

Investing In Real Estate: Study the Local Economy First

If you’re going to invest in real estate, you can do tons of research to decide where and what to buy.

What Are 401 (k) Plans?

Company-sponsored 401 (k) plans (named after the section in the tax code that allows them) are widely used and are very popular.

Institutional Sponsorship

It takes big demand to move supply up, and the largest source of demand for stocks is by far the institutional buyer.

Weight in Your Risks Before Investing

How much risk is appropriate for you, and how do you handle it?

Diversifying Your Investments

Diversification is a strategy for reducing risk by spreading your money across different investments.

Growth Stocks

A stock is considered a growth stock when it’s growing faster and higher than stocks of other companies with similar sales and earnings figures.

Purchasing New Stock

8 guidelines to follow when purchasing new stock.

What Is a “Day Order”?

A day order (a time-related order) is an order to buy a stock that expires at the end of that particular trading day.

Money Market Mutual Funds

Why you should keep your savings in money market mutual funds.

Why Eating Fast Food & Quitting Smoking Will Pack on the Pounds

If you eat out frequently, especially in fast-food restaurants, you’re probably eating more fat and calories than you want or need.

Why Is It So Hard to Lose Fat?

In order to survive in the harsh conditions that have existed for most of human history, the human body had to find a way to make the most of food when food was abundant, so that it could keep going when food was scarce.

Walking Tips

Using the following 2 walking tips to better lose your weight.

Prescription Diet Pills

2 dangerous prescription diet pills to be weary of

Learn to Say No

The next time you are faced with a trigger food and find yourself feeling sorry for yourself, stop!

Weight-loss Tips for Meat Eaters

Many dieters make the mistake of thinking that if they cut out meat, they cut out calories.

Exercise Physiologists

Exercise physiologists can help you plan an exercise program to aid in your weight-loss efforts, but they should not dispense diet advice.

Why Walk to Stay in Shape

Changing a few little habits here and there is a good way to burn off maybe 50 to 100 calories a day.

Shed Fat with These 6 Active Tips

Discovering time to exercise is like trying to get more laughter in your life: It’s usually easier said than done.

The Best Exercise for Getting that Flat Stomach

How can you tone up your belly without wreaking havoc on your back?

Low-Fat Cooking Made Easy

A low fat meal can be something grand or as simple as fresh fruit, yogurt, and granola.

Throw Away Your Bathroom Scale!

It may seem hard to believe that the bathroom scale can be your enemy in low-fat living .

What Triggers Hunger?

How much you eat isn’t a matter of willpower or lack of it. It’s an inborn, powerful biological drive to assure human survival.

The Truth About Vitamins and Minerals

Contrary to what some people might have you believe, vitamins and minerals do not give you energy. They can’t because they don’t supply calories.

Is a High-Protein Diet the Best Way to Lose Weight?

Many people say it is, and have the results to prove it. On the other hand, there are also many people who have not had such success with the high-protein diet.

What Do You Want from Your Money?

What do you want from your money? Think about that for a minute.

What Is a Calorie?

Calories are what your body uses as fuel, just as a car runs on gas.

There Is No Excuse to Have an Overweight Child

Getting children down to normal weight is easier than doing the job with an adult.

Why People Regain Lost Weight Quickly

Research suggests that when a diet is stopped, the body - believing it has just endured a mini-famine - gets to work restoring the status quo, plus interest.

Do Your Employees Take Advantage of You?

Although most employees will be sincere about personal problems that require time off from work, you may run into a deadbeat or two who is taking advantage of your flexibility to miss work for reasons unrelated to any valid personal problem.

How to Keep the Weight off for Good

You can lose weight without exercising. People do it all the time by simply eating less. But you cannot expect to keep the weight off if you don’t work out.

Get Your Diet Advice from the Experts

One way to ensure that you receive accurate nutrition and diet information is to search out a registered dietitian, or R.D.

New Managers: Learn to Dress the Part

Before you begin your day in your new role as Manager, think about the image you want to project.

Handling Conflict Among Your Workers the Right Way

You are responsible for a productive work climate.

Fat Fighting Myth: You’ll Never Enjoy Food Again!

Healthy foods do not have to be bland, low-calorie foods are not tasteless, and living by your healthy eating plan does not mean abandoning everything you ever loved in the world of food.

Drinking Water to Aid in Losing Weight

For years, physicians have been advising us to drink eight eight-ounce glasses of water every day for best health

10 Tips for the New Mentor

It’s a well-known fact that when a high-ranking manager takes a younger employee under his or her wing, becomes that person’s mentor.

Helping Your Employees Accomplish Their Goals

The role of the manager in developing employees is to help employees figure out exactly where they want to go, and then to provide the support and organizational resources for employees to get there.