Posted by admin on August 27th, 2008 — Posted in Fortune, Universe Of Investment
Have you heard that newborn children get a £250 from the the State to place in a Child Trust Fund. The child’s voucher can be invested in any one of threetypes of CTF account, Stakeholder - a shares-based account that changes into cash, a savings account or a shares account.
Scottish Friendly is an licensed provider of the Child Trust Fund. The Government is keen for the public at large to have access to Stakeholder accounts and this is the sort of account that we are supplying. This means that:
• Investments are saved into our Managed Growth Fund, which
aims to provide good growth potential.
• It invests partly in shares to make the most of potentially higher returns over 18 years,compared to a cash deposit account (although the value of shares can decrease as well as increase whereas capital would be protected in a deposit account).
• It comes with a low ‘Stakeholder’ funds charge of only 1.5When reaching 18 per year
• young person the get will totally a lump sum, prevailing law free of Capital Gains and Income Tax under It’s.
• extra affordable - placed payments can be as little as in the account from can £10
Anyone - parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles, friends - give a maximum to the Child Trust Fund to increase of £1,200 per year to help is not allowed to
the child’s Fund (once added, this money All this means be withdrawn).offers our Stakeholder account possible a good balance between lower high returns and a There is level of risk. additional also the is in accordance with assurance that our account Nevertheless with the Government’s stakeholder criteria. does not this guaranteed mean that returns are appropriate or that Stakeholder accounts are Bear in mind for everyone. go down that the value of shares in the Managed Growth Fund (where your Child Trust Fund money is invested) can increase as well as who were born and is not guaranteed.
Only children authorised on or after 1st September 2002 are open a to older children Child Trust Fund. If you have qualified who are not consider you could saving aiming for them with a Child Bond - it’s a tax-free savings plan for long-term growth
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Posted by admin on June 20th, 2008 — Posted in Real Estate Resources, Universe Of Investment
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Posted by admin on May 3rd, 2008 — Posted in Universe Of Investment
So…Who’s got the Trillion?
Any time you mention casually a Trillion dollars, people tend to
listen. Especially, in the investments world. But, even in the
world of investments, people just don’t talk in terms of well…
a trillion dollars. And, they never talk about it concerning any
single individual.
Well…not “never”.
Forgive the bad grammar, but it isn’t every day I get to talk
about a man who has the attention of over 100 investment
firms…and their assets.
Think about the last time you heard a trillion dollars mentioned
in the press. It was associated with what? The U.S Government
Budget? The size of the U.S. economy? Size of the U.S. Debt?
There are whole countries that don’t have a budget of a trillion
dollars. Most countries, in fact.
The point is, if you mention a single man’s name and associate
that name with one Trillion dollars…you will get the attention
of people around you. And not just investors.
But, for George Muzea, attracting attention is a minor issue.
Getting results in the investments world has been the issue -
successfully - for over 30 years. Remember the statement, “Words
are words…promises are promises…but, performance is
reality”? Performance is reality for George Muzea who is the
advisor to some of the biggest investment firms - and their
investors - in the world.
All 100 firms or so of them…with assets totaling over a
trillion - there’s’ that word again - dollars. You know, any
percentage of a trillion would keep me up at night. There, any
advice which could impact even pennies in any market move will
create profits or losses of … billions! That’s the world of
George Muzea.
If you are going to create that kind of pressure for yourself,
you better have a system that really works. Pennies in
investment market movement will get you billions of dollars of
investors’ complaints … or… more business from investors. As
George likes to say, “There’s no room for loyalty in the
investments world.”
Follow me closely again.
“If you want to create pressure like that for yourself, you must
have a successful system.” You see, trillions of dollars in
assets doesn’t just come to any ‘ole investment counselor.
Investors don’t trust counsel unless it’s already “proven.”
With tens of thousands of investors and investor’s services, as
well as billions of dollars of investments and investment
services “out there”, how do you gain that kind of trust to
begin with?
Watch this.
Enron…18 months prior…
Long before the Enron scandal broke in the press, another
individual had already let his clients know they should get out
of Enron. Of course, some shorted the market and made a lot of
cash. All the others got out with their accounts intact because
George Muzea knew something was seriously wrong inside Enron.
How did he know that? Well, the Insiders “told” him.
No. No one actually said a thing to him. They didn’t have to say
anything. And he didn’t know a one of them. One of whom? The
Insiders, that’s “whom”.
In everything in life, there are Insiders. Some are good. Some
are bad. Some do things legally. Some illegally.
* In the world of sports, owners, commissioners, directors,
CEOs, and coaches are all Insiders in the sports world (not
talking stocks here).
* Inside a football huddle, the “Insiders” are the guys in the
huddle…and any coaches involved in calling the play.
* If you own a business, you and your partner(s) along with any
major officers who run the business, are the Insiders.
* In your home, you and your spouse are the “Insiders.”
* In a legal battle, the clients and the attorneys are the
“Insiders.”
* In any scientific discovery, the Insiders are the scientists,
company officials patronizing the research and a select team of
researchers.
In the investments world, the SEC forces all company Insiders to
report their stock trades - buying and selling - within 48 hours
of the event. In that world of investors, the company CEO,
Directors, CFOs, and a few other officers are defined as
Insiders for that company. (Also, those “outsiders” who own 10%
or more of the stock of company are deemed “Insiders” also.)
So…back to George Muzea and the Enron debacle.
George Muzea just knew what the Insiders were doing in the
investment world, buying or selling their company
stocks…particularly selling at Enron …while everyone else
was being encouraged to buy Enron.
He saw that they were selling, when normally Insiders as
investors would be buying. If Insiders diverge from their normal
patterns of investor behavior…George knows it. Most of us were
running with the crowd…and losing our shirts 18 months later
when the story broke.
If Insiders diverge from their normal patterns of investor
behavior…like George Muzea, we can learn how to watch their
moves too…and profit from it.
George knew 18 months ahead…let that sink in…18 months
ahead, there was already a problem within Enron. Long before the
Enron scandal made the earliest editions of any newspaper,
George Muzea knew what the Insiders were “telling” him by their
actions.
Remember, they didn’t have to say anything to him at all. They
were acting. He was reading what they were doing and advising
his clients accordingly.
What if you could understand the Insiders like George Muzea
does? Think about it. You would NOT have to worry about the
companies in which you were invested.
Correction, yes, you would have to worry about ALL of your
investments…all investors know that. But -and this is crucial
- unlike most investors, you would have the skills to watch all
of your investments and act long before there were any problems
reported in the news… like Enron.
As either a short or long term investor, you could watch your
investments and tell your broker when to move a stock…
Investors who stayed with Enron are now involved in expensive
litigation concerning those investments… investments which
were made honestly with trust up front. Everyone can feel their
pain. Their investments were torpedoed long before they, as
honest investors, knew the real facts.
Insiders are the key to ALL investments and investors
strategies…or should be. Why? Only the Insiders know what’s
really happening inside their companies. The Enron Insiders knew
what was hidden from the stock world of fundamentals and
technicals.
There are always things happening, good and bad, that can’t be
reflected in a timely manner, on a balance sheet or income
statement. There are always things happening, good and bad, that
can’t be reflected in a timely manner, in the technical
analysis. Had that been the case, investors relying on the
technicals would have been out of Enron…or shorting their
investments in it.
George Muzea knows that. The Insiders know it. A select group of
investors -known generally as the “smart money” - they know it.
And many of them turn to George Muzea for that information.
I, for one, am glad to see that George is finally offering a
course on how investors can use the Insiders of publicly traded
companies as an indicator for their investments, be they swing
traders, options traders, long term investors, day traders…
Direction is what the stock market is all about. George Muzea
has found the key to market direction…
I told you a trillion dollars would get your attention.
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Posted by admin on April 10th, 2008 — Posted in Universe Of Investment
Are you paying any attention to your retirement savings? Do you have it in cash or an account with a broker? Maybe you have a professional manager who is investing your money as you add to it every month.
Is your account increasing in value every year? If it isn’t why are you letting anyone else invest for you? There is no point having a loser in charge of your money. You must take the time to direct what and where you money is invested. Too many people tell me they don’t know what to do, but if your account has been going down every year you would not do any worse then the “expert”.
I love those professional money managers who tell you about diversification. You know that one. Put some in stocks, some in bonds, some in annuities, and some in a money market account. Did it ever occur to you that the reason they want you to spread it around is because they don’t know where the best place really is and hope that some part will make some money? Did your broker or financial planner brag that he beat the S&P index last year, but you still lost money because it was down 22%? You are better off to have it in the mattress at zero percent than watch it disappear in those monthly statements.
Brokers are not taught to make money or even how to protect your capital. The average broker has 300 accounts and unless you have a very large sum or are an active trader he doesn’t even know who you are. When was the last time you spoke with him? Ask him what his investment strategy is.
In the past 3 years we have seen the general market (S&P500) lose one third of its value as of this date. And the Nasdaq has lost more than 60%. Recently the bond market has collapsed and wiped out all the profits of the previous 4 years. So much for diversification. The mattress looks better all the time.
The single most important thing about investing is not to lose money. I’m not joking. It is the basic rule of all professional traders (and I was one when I was a floor trader on the exchange) not to take big losses. You must make that a rule for yourself. Each week or at least once each month you must review what is happening in your account and weed out any and all weak stocks and mutual funds.
You can be sure your broker will not call you to sell out of a weak position. It is your money and no one has more interest in it than you do. You have to take the time out to do it yourself. Take a time out now and make that call.
Al Thomas’ book, “If It Doesn’t Go Up, Don’t Buy
It!” has helped thousands of people make money
and keep their profits with his simple 2-step
method. Read the first chapter at
http://www.mutualfundmagic.com
and discover why he’s the man that Wall Street
does not want you to know.
1-888-345-7870; al@mutualfundstrategy.com
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Posted by admin on April 6th, 2008 — Posted in Universe Of Investment
The Light Crude Continuous Contract closed at $66.13 a barrel Friday, after hitting an all-time high at $67.95 a barrel earlier in the day. A week from Monday is Labor Day, which marks the end of the summer driving season. Consequently, I believe, oil hit a short-term top Friday or will top next week.
Recent economic data show persistently high oil prices, along with higher interest rates, are slowing U.S. economic growth. Durable Goods Orders fell about 5% last month, and Walmart announced sales will be lower than expected. However, business inventories are lean. A slower economy will lower demand for oil.
The SPX daily chart below shows an orderly pullback in August. Currently, SPX is oversold enough to bounce into the Labor Day holiday. Major support is around 1,200, i.e. the 200 day MA, and Price-by-Volume bar. There are several major resistance levels working together to create strong resistance, i.e. the 10, 20, and 50 day MAs, the Parabolic SAR sell signal (red dots), and the Price-by-Volume bar, all between 1,220 and 1,225.
There’s typically a bullish bias the week before a holiday, and over the first few days of a new month. However, the market has been selling into weekends (and into rallies last week), which is bear market behavior, it’s a seasonally weak period, and SPX has open gaps at 1,174, 1,143, and 1,138. Oil prices and economic data will continue to move the market.
There are many important economic reports next week, which should generate a great deal of volatility, in the seasonally low volume market: Mon: None, Tue: Factory Orders, Consumer Confidence, and FOMC Minutes, Wed: Revised Q2 GDP & GDP Chain Price Deflator, and Chicago PMI. Thu: Personal Income, Personal Spending, Unemployment Claims, Construction Spending, ISM Index, and Auto Sales. Fri: Non-Farm Payrolls, Unemployment Rate, and Hourly Earnings.
The Dow Industrials were hit hard by high oil prices recently, and closed below 10,400 Friday, while Nasdaq held up relatively well. If oil prices top next week, DIA calls (and puts on some oil stocks) may be buys on pullbacks. Also, there are several Dow components that were hit particularly hard recently.
Charts available at PeakTrader.com Forum Index Market Overview section.
Arthur Albert Eckart is the founder and owner of PeakTrader. Arthur has worked for commercial banks, e.g. Wells Fargo, Banc One, and First Commerce Technologies, during the 1980s and 1990s. He has also worked for Janus Funds from 1999-00. Arthur Eckart has a BA & MA in Economics from the University of Colorado. He has worked on options portfolio optimization since 1998.
Mr Eckart has developed a comprehensive trading methodology using economics, portfolio optimization, and technical analysis to maximize return and minimize risk at the same time. This methodology has resulted in excellent returns with low risk over the past four years.
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