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Red And Blue Investment Portfolios Some investment time spans leave investors with black and blue investment portfolios causing them to see red. Statements showing a drop in portfolio value weakens the resolve of many investors. Usually, this takes place during uncertainty about sudden or expected long-term economic changes. A Pre... Similar Editorial : by Britt Gillette. | Source : Investment Trading
How To Measure The Stock Markets Gains And Losses A former colleague at a major stock brokerage firm always confused "fiscal" with "physical". On June 30th, he would talk about the close of the "physical year". Just a mental block for an intelligent man. Fiscal year-end differs for corporations with most ending June 30th while others use Dece... Similar Editorial : by Ed Newman. | Source : Investment Trading
Fedspeak: Polyglot Perspicacity "Twas brillig, and the slithy toves Did gyre and gimble in the wabe; All mimsy were the borogoves, And the mome raths outgrabe." Reading silently or aloud creates rhythmic nonsense, you might think. Humpty Dumpty explains, defines, and clarifies for Alice. Soon Alice sees meaning. As she does, the... Source : Investment Trading
The Green Eggs And Ham Of The Consumer Price Index During February, our local librarian decorates her bulletin board with Dr. Seuss book titles. Many parents trip their tongues over Seuss stories like Green Eggs and Ham. "Do you like green eggs and ham?/I do not like them, Sam-I-am./I do not like green eggs and ham", nor do I like the cost based o... Similar Editorial : by Tony Papajohn. | Source : Investment for Dummies
Gift Wrap Your Affection Without Bows Of Debt Drudgery and debt can sour any holiday gift-giving. Holiday cheer can easily become dour commitments tied with bows of debt.Our grandparents paid for gifts with cash or created a gift with their hands. My grandmother crocheted the saying, "The gift is small but love is all." Today, the motto is "Give me more". My wife's grandmother remembers the year her gift was an orange for Christmas. ...... Similar Editorial : by Abigail Beal. | Source : Debt Management Organization
The Stock Markets Red Glare The Whitney Theater (Hamden, CT) marquee advertised movies for children ("Gidget"..."The High and the Mighty"). Every kids matinee, the manager would pick a ticket out of a large popcorn box. He would give the winner candy, free soda and popcorn, or a toy connected to the movie. One afternoon he read the numbers on my ticket stub. The prize was an air-pumped rocket. My friend Elly and I went to an...... Similar Editorial : by . | Source : International Investment Bank
Frogs, Logs, And The Stock Market Last night, my daughter and I were up until 1:15AM completing a chemistry paper on the arguments for and against global warming. On our drive to school, we talked about the emotion attached to viewpoints. Debate becomes an "all or nothing" proposition. One side must be wrong completely with ad hominem invective. Each side sustains argument with seemingly logical evidence. I suggested to Emily...... Similar Editorial : by Veronica Davis. | Source : International Investment Bank
The Federal Reserve Bank & What Credit Costs You You may get bargains at the store checkout. You may get an award or "cash back" for using your credit card. You may get a store rebate. What you may not get is a low credit card interest rate because the Federal Reserve Bank keeps increasing your borrowing costs. The bench mark interest rate is known as the "prime rate When the Federal Reserve Bank raises the federal funds rate, your bank will...... Similar Editorial : by Heather Eagar. | Source : Consolidation Debt Loan
"Will That Be Cash Or Credit?" From Bangkok to Edmonton, credit card statements stuff mail and email boxes with payment deadlines. Every bill reminds the giver that gifts given freely do not come free. Giving and buying often exceed generosity and need as a brittle piece of plastic becomes an avaricious spoiler of hopes and dreams. During this week, two families emailed me about credit card debt. One family lugs $12,000, and ...... Similar Editorial : by Ken Sharp. | Source : Union Money Transfer In
