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No Worry Investor Guide: Speculative Investments for Portfolio Builders

No Worry Investor Guide: Speculative Investments for Portfolio Builders

… However, speculative wins are much harder to find in volatile or down-trending markets. And total losses do happen! In downtrends, knowledgeable and experienced speculators turn to short selling.
Why is high return so often high risk?
Risk and return are a tradeoff, with ever-higher potential returns coming with ever-higher risks. However, there …

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Markets, technology, and laws respond to high frequency trading

markets technology and laws respond after high frequency trading and FAQ about HFT

… information faster than anyone else, sometimes even faster than the markets themselves, and use that to make a tiny profit many, many, many times. There are all sorts of solutions: but it turns out there’s a simpler one that involves physics.” The physics involved are captured in the IEX technology speed bump.
IEX fights …

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5 Key finance checks

5 Key personal finance checks for debt and funding priorities and actions help manage financial decisions

… that totals 6 months of living expenses. Put it in a savings account and keep it there. It is for emergencies only. A shoe sale or new sports gear does not count as an emergency!
Keep the emergency fund readily available and hope you never have to draw upon it. The security of having an …

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Unlocking The 8 Money Matters: Success Secrets For Investors

Unlocking The 8 Money Matters: Success Secrets For Investors

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Course links to White Top Investor lessons.
Related to: 8 Big money matters
Stock market dip opportunities
Join exceptional wealth builders
4 Successful investor traits
Sorting U.S. & Canadian markets
Balance sheet numbers balance
3 Portfolio success keys
Weeding your investment portfolio
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Growth protects investing profits

Growth protects investing profits

… not smart
Can you imagine a company becoming a winner by firing great performing employees to hire inferior workers? Would you be a fan of the professional sports club that sat out their best players to routinely play the worst?
Investing focuses on making money work. Growth protects investing profits. We do this to grow …

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Using watch list holds

Investor watch list toe holds

… companies in well established, large, secure businesses show that sort of stock price behavior. Investors in such companies accept the regular and secure dividends as their return. The stock price usually remains channel bound with limited significant moves.
Dividend portfolios are generally stable but still need monitoring. The stability is a strength but offers …

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Investor homework grows profits

Know the investment fund risks and FAQ about investment funds

… When we “know” we are right and the market is wrong, being stubborn and staying with foolish and expensive losing decisions can sink your returns. Avoid that sort of horribly expensive ego driven error at all costs.
Doing homework and using facts helps you also achieve superior investor performance. Adopt two important characteristics of superior …

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4 Market direction drivers

4 market direction drivers of stock markets

… new players.
For our purposes here, the fundamental paycheck, however earned or even when from multiple sources, is the key driver. Employment of whoever or of whatever sort, remains THE key economic driver. Trending up – good, trending down – bad!
Auto sales 3 and 6 month trends
Billions made with billions more auto to come! I …

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Canadian Investment Market Base

Canadian Investment Market Base

… how our economy functions and supports our contemporary lifestyle, does not change the facts.
When you know the Canadian market base, you understand that Canadian society is very closely tied to natural resources. Products of the auto sector, but also the most advanced academic research, artistic or medical breakthroughs or an international sports triumph …

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