Futures Plays for Regular Investors - Banking on Takeovers and Hedging Your Real Estate

Normally, routine investors don't get involved with futures since they're perceived to be more complex, risky and difficult to get involved in than conventional stocks, bonds and mutual funds. Plus, these days, ETFs, Options and other instruments allow for similar strategies, right? Well, there are some futures offered by particular companies that can't be accessed anywhere on your run of the mill E*Trade or Ameritrade account.

Are You Taking Too Much Risk With Your Investments?

Are your fund investments at risk? Do you REALLY know how much you could lose if stock markets fell sharply? The reality is that many investors do not know the answers to these critical questions. Let's look at some of the problems and possible solutions.

5 Sure Fire Ways to Repair Your Credit

Want to improve your credit score? Here are five practical steps to credit repair...

The Possible Demise of E-gold, Online Payment Processor

Throughout my two years of using the e-gold online payment processor, I have come to realize that many illicit online businesses were favoring e-gold. They consist of bogus investment opportunities known as H.Y.I.P (High yield investment) scams & also dubious marketing schemes disguised as advertising opportunities called Auto/Manual Surfs.

Gold and Silver Investment Choices

Gold and other precious metals have been moving rapidly upward in the market, and investors wonder what investment vehicles are the best choices to capture that upward price appreciation in the precious metals market. Many wish to buy and hold the precious metals themselves, but there are a number of alternatives.

Mortgage Marketing Techniques - The Beginning of Success

Mortgage marketing 101 takes the loan officer by the hand and gives the basic fundamental information to set out on a successful mortgage marketing campaign. Marketing in the mortgage business can be a daunting task if you do not know what to do, and how to do it the right way. Marketing is what many loan officers either forget, or choose not to do. Without it, the competiton will steam roll right over you.

Why Gas Credit Cards Are No Longer Second-Rate

It used to be that there was nothing special about carrying gas credit cards in one's wallet. Today, that's no longer the case. If you still think a gas credit card is nothing but high-interest plastic for those with less-than-perfect credit, you may want to think twice. Today's gas credit cards are going to surprise you.

Inflation Or Deflation - Which One Is Worse? Which One Lies Ahead?

There is a consequence of inflation that is far more sinister than the erosion of purchasing power and you are not even aware of it. Inflation sucks you into debt. Let me illustrate that for you as well...

Stock Picks 101 - Defining Your Trading Objective

Trading successfully requires planning. The first thing to be clear about is your portfolio objective. This will determine your trading style. Aim for clear objectives and have well defined contingencies. Only then do you have a chance to make it to your destination in the choppy and sometimes uncharted waters of trading.

Being Right, Or Making Money?

Those who trade by daily news events, daily or weekly rallies & declines, and TV hype, will always end up losing money.

McClellan Oscillator - NYSE Advancing Issues And Declining Issues

The McClellan Oscillator is an overbought - oversold indicator based on market breadth data. NYSE advancing issues minus NYSE declining issues.

Futures Options - Opening New Markets

Futures options, although they are quite similar to standard futures contracts, still possess features that make them very desirable for successful trading.

Futures Contracts - Profitable Investment Alternatives?

Futures contracts provide interesting and potentially profitable investment alternatives to many investors.

Diagonal Spreads - Why Gamble on Stocks, When You Can Be the House?

Stock speculating boils down to little more than gambling that a specified stock price is going to rise. Using diagonal spreads as a stock option trading tactic is more like owning the casino, in that it allows investors to reduce their risk, hedge their bets and use other people's money to make money regardless of whether the stock price rises or falls.

Online Currency Trading - Making A Profit By Trading the Forex Market

Accelerate your Forex learning curve. Accelerate your profits.