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Ponzi scams have existed since the early 1900’s and is still a flourishing industry that tries to scam its unwitting victims. It is generally known as a dubious investment scheme characterized by paying returns on investment derived from newer investors rather than from actual investments. Despite being a scam that already has a long history, it still exists and able to victimize quite a lot of people lookin... Archive for the ‘Investing’ Category
Ponzi Scam Warning Signs
August 5th, 2010 No Comments
Ponzi scams have existed since the early 1900’s and is still a flourishing industry that tries to scam its unwitting victims. It is generally known as a dubious investment scheme characterized by paying returns on investment derived from newer investors rather than from actual investments. Despite being a scam that already has a long history, it still exists and able to victimize quite a lot of people lookin... 
Tags: Popular Investment Scams
June 10th, 2010 1 Comment
The people’s want for more and more money has made it possible for scams to occur. And for the wealthy lot who may have the money to spend, such scams also exist that drive to make them part with their money in the form of so-called investments. There are various investment scams now going around to victimize the rich and even the not so rich with promises of exceptionally high returns for certain special inv... Recession Investing Myths
August 20th, 2009 No Comments
Recession may have put some investment plans on hold, but it shouldn’t be stopping you from finding good deals out there. The worst thing that you can do is to stop investing at all and wait for the dark clouds to clear up on the economy. By that time, you would already have been too late in taking advantage of the great investing opportunities out there.
Investors truly are weary of investing during a reces...
Posted in Investing Ways to Invest Internationally
February 28th, 2007 No Comments
The primary reasons to invest internationally are high returns and diversification. While foreign stocks are typically more volatile than U.S. stocks, adding international exposure to a portfolio will normally reduce the risk of the portfolio without lowering returns.
A portfolio of 80% US stocks and 20% international stocks will likely have similar yields with less risk than a portfolio of 100% US stocks.
There ...
Posted in Investing Building an Investment Portfolio
February 22nd, 2007 No Comments
Diversified investments are exactly what they sound like; a diverse package of investments in different fields. One of the basic principles of portfolio building is to have diversified investments. As the old saying goes, "Don’t put all your eggs in one basket." You can reduce the risk of investing by spreading out your investments.
For instance, if you invest in an umbrella company, you’ll d...
Posted in Investing What Are Stocks?
January 24th, 2007 No Comments
Many people find that investing in the stock market little better than gambling in a casino. Others think of the image of men leaping to their deaths in the Great Depression and think that stocks are some form of addiction that could kill.
Granted there are risks in investing in the stock market but you shouldn’t view it as a rarefied sanctum that only few can achieve success. Before you can decide if you wa...
Posted in Investing Types of Stocks
January 24th, 2007 No Comments
Stocks are grouped according to size, investment objective, and type of company. Having different sizes of companies, different types of investment objectives, and different sectors results in diversification thus reducing risks. Investors also need to match their investment objective with the appropriate investment.
Companies are grouped according to size—small capitalization, medium capitalization, and lar...
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