Archive for July, 2009

How’s Your Investment Portfolio Doing? Seven Long-Term Indicators

by Steve Selengut

Before Wall Street and the media combined to make investors think of calendar quarters as “short-term” and single years as “long-term”, market cycles were used as true tests of investment strategies over the long haul. Bor-ing. Read the rest of this entry »

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Debt Management Tips

We all know how badly the recession is affecting the lives of people all over the UK. Houses are being lost, unemployment numbers are rising and the basic interest rate has hit rock bottom while the banks (including the Bank of England) try to steer our economy out of financial gloom.

Some of us are more worried than others, however, and many people are struggling with debt. Not only can this lower our standard of living significantly but it can also make us depressed and cause us to withdraw from the things (and the people) we love. Debt can cause a lot of personal distress and relationship conflict. Read the rest of this entry »

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May The Investment Force Be With You

by Steve Selengut

Investment markets got you down, Bunkie? Been blown away by derivative stun guns?  When will portfolio market values move back to 2007 levels— and then what will you do about it?
 
It’s time to overthrow the evil Masters of the Universe and deactivate their weapons of financial destruction. Let’s outlaw the brainwashing that has changed how average investors look at and value their investment portfolios. Read the rest of this entry »

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