What's new at Investment ResearchStock Investment Advice
Stock investment advice is easy to find. Do you get cold called by brokers with the latest investment tip? I have, as have countless others around the globe. And many of us have lost a lot of money to these people... (read more)
ETFs Unplugged
Is your financial advisor missing a critical piece to the ETF?Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are great investment tools but most have a flaw that investors and advisors usually miss... (read more)
Best No Load Mutual Funds Mutual Fund Fees and Mutual Fund Expenses
While searching for the best no load mutual funds, some mutual fund investors often tend to focus exclusively on mutual fund fees and expense ratios... (read more)
It? Never too Early to Start Investing!
Remember the old saying,? ever too late to start? Well, try this on for size: when it comes to investing, it? never too early to start. Time really is of the essence here... (read more)
Smartphones Beyond Voice to Information and Entertainment
Smartphones are poised to become the information center and entertainment device of choice... (read more)
What the SEC Really Thinks About Mutual Funds!
Let? go into the details of why non-indexed mutual funds are such a bad deal. When Arthur Levitt became the head of the Security Exchange Commission in 1993 he had to sell off all of his individual stocks so that people would not claim that he was... (read more)
Buying a Home - Your BIGGEST Investment
This column has often focused on intangible investments like stocks that a young investor might hold in their portfolio. While these are one of the most important components of an investment plan, it is not the dominant one for most young people... (read more)
Random Whimsy Uncensored Interview with Dan Lok
y: Dan Lok Norman Williams, publisher of "Big Money Publishing Newsletter," recently did a Q&A about me. 1 - Can you tell me about your business background? Sure, Norman. My name is Dan Lok... (read more)
The Top 10 Scams for 2001
Excerpt from Internet ScamBusters (tm) The #1 Publication on Internet Fraud Scams on the Internet are growing -- and with the vast selection, it was hard to only choose ten... (read more)
The 401(K): How The Insider Has Stolen Your Retirement!
Mutual funds were moderately successful in creating a presence in the stock market until the advent of the investment retirement account and in particular the 401(k)... (read more)
The Idiots Guide to Choosing a Personal Trainer
One of the major benefits of the YourBestBodyNOW Program is that you can lose weight and meet your fitness and weight loss goals even if you have neither the time nor money to get a personal trainer... (read more)
Discover the Foundation of Retiring Wealthy - The IRA!
Let me tell you about some legal ways to avoid getting taxed on profits from the stock market. You can make a lot of money now with the stock market as low as it is at this time as I teach you in my home study course... (read more)
How to Evaluate Load vs No Load Mutual Funds
If you have been dealing with mutual funds for any length of time, you undoubtedly have faced the question of which is better: Load Funds or No Load Funds... (read more)
How to Evaluate Load vs. No Load Mutual Funds
If you have been dealing with mutual funds for any length of time, you undoubtedly have faced the question of which is better: Load Funds or No Load Funds... (read more)
To Compete or Co-create? - That is the Question!
As a financial economist my motivation has long been to understand a simple academic koan:? hy is there scarcity in an abundant world?? A koan is a question in the history and lore of Chan (Zen) Buddhism, to which the answer is inaccessible to rational... (read more)
The Truth About Real Estate Investing - Is It Right For You?
You have probably been hearing, seeing and reading that real estate investing is the best thing since sliced bread... (read more)
Identity Theft - How to Protect Yourself
?ike the tan? I got tons of sun on that Caribbean cruise. First class tickets to Florida and back! Nope, not an airline upgrade... (read more)
A Safe Port For Mutual Funds But Not You!
Soft dollars, a form of legal kickback, is a sly way you can get ripped off by mutual fund managers. Full service brokers give these kickbacks to non-indexed mutual funds in the form of a? ebate?to purchase research, software, and even computer... (read more)
How to Invest Overseas - Intelligently!
In recent months, many advisors have talked a lot about the wisdom of investing overseas, but most have failed to really address the way to do that. For new investors, investing in the U.S... (read more)
Value Investing: Selecting From The Bargain Bin
Picking a beaten-down stock requires a different kind of selection process. Normally, most companies beaten down this far have no earnings to speak of. Of course, if the company continues to earn money, one can apply normal valuation techniques... (read more)
Mutual Fund Returns May Not Be As They Seem!
Arthur Levitt, during his tenure at the SEC, experienced many cases where the non-indexed mutual fund manager bought shares for their own accounts before the fund bought the shares... (read more)
The Stock Market is a Roller Coaster: Prepare for the Ups and Downs
IT? REMINISCENT OF THE OLD children? tale about an old Chinese farmer who tells his friends his story, and they enjoin with? hat? good?or? hat? bad?on alternating lines:Farmer: My horse ran away.Friends: That? bad... (read more)
Corporate Venturing For Emerging Growth Companies
The boom of the dot-com era in 1999 brought the emergence of corporate venture capital as a major source of funding to the private equity markets. Corporate venture investments peaked in the third quarter of 2000 with 608 deals totaling a combined $4... (read more)
Now is the Time to Invest for Your Retirement!
Yes, it? the time we?e all been waiting for?ax season! We know you?e gotten a jump start and filed early this year, right? Of course not, but rather than dreading this part of the year, we should all look to it as a point for new opportunities... (read more)
What is a Traditional IRA?
With a traditional Investment Retirement Account (IRA) you pay taxes when you take the money out at retirement in the future... (read more)
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