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10 Easy Ways to Go Broke

Ten of easiest ways that poor judgment and not being prepared for Murphy's Law can land you in the poor house. read more »
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A Little Post About Leverage

If you can't hit the targets, don't always blame your equipment. Leverage is good if you know how to use it properly. read more »
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How to Be a Financial Trim Tab

What is a trim tab? It’s a small element that is able to steer a ship by exerting well-placed forces. What financial trim tabs can we identify that c[...] read more »
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Visualizing How the Things You Own, End Up Owning You.

Have you ever wondered how many days you have to work to maintain ownership of your home? How about your car? Your credit card debt? Try plotting you[...] read more »
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Investing with Leverage (or Margin)

Leverage is a great tool for investors to increase their returns but the risks are high! Be very careful as even professionals get burned! read more »
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Should You Ever Leverage Yourself?

Most people don't think about their balance sheet at all. They certainly don't think about it like they would a business. If they did they might [...] read more »
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What is leverage?

Leverage is using borrowed money to increase your potential return on investment. It is relying on debt in order to speculate. read more »
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Best of Investing School - November 2008

Its been another great month with tons of great articles! read more »
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How'd We Get In This Mess?

How could banks lose so much so fast? Simple: Banks put borrowed money in dumb investments. When the bubble popped, that magnified losses. Here's ho[...] read more »
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The case against Debt

In the newest issue of The Atlantic, Virginia Postrel writes an interesting article, The Case For Debt. I was surprised the author could miss the sea[...] read more »
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What Are The Risks Of Leveraged Investing?

While leveraged investing does provide an opportunity to benefit from larger dividends and capital gains, it presents some risks that you need to be [...] read more »
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Wise Investors Stay Away From The Forex Market - Amateur Asset Allocator

Get-rich-quick schemes relating to the Forex market abound, but wise investors stay away. The Forex market is much more likely to be your quickest p[...] read more »
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How Automated Trading Creates Massive Leverage

Leverage is often used to describe weight and money. In the 20th century, leverage referred to massive machines that moved rocks, laid concrete, and [...] read more »
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Graduate School - Are these 8 reasons the leverage isn't worth it?

Penelope Trunk shares eight reasons she thinks graduate school isn't a good idea. I focus on number eight - the investment needed to attend. Is gr[...] read more »
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Introduction to Forex Leverage

Forex leverage is one of the explanations why so many people are attracted to the Forex market. This is a unique financial instrument which is a char[...] read more »
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