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Companies take a tax hit before paying out dividends. Here's how to ensure you don't take an unnecessary tax hit after receiving them.   Read More (Investing and Retirement)
 
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What is asset correlation? This post provides examples, examines problems and trends, and explains why correlation is important.   Read More (Investing and Retirement)
 
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In the 4th week the contestants start trading individual stocks; focusing on the pairs trading technique (i.e. long one stock, short another - thereby holding a beta neutral position which gains or loses depending on the stock specific factors). For some the task of picking individual stocks becomes a bit much - with the universe of possible stocks   Read More (Investing and Retirement)
 
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Understanding yourself can help you build a portfolio that works for you, and it can keep you from acting impulsively in a way that damages your long-term returns.   Read More (Investing and Retirement)
 
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Has the wealth gap widened through the financial crisis? As the rich have utilised their wealth and access to tax loopholes to capitalise on rebounding asset markets, their net worth has recovered, with many better off now than prior to the crisis. Meanwhile some people remain unemployed and with negative equity. Indeed it seems the luxury industry   Read More (Investing and Retirement)
 
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If you are retiring soon you might be feeling a little anxious. That’s understandable. More than likely you have a thousand questions running through your mind all at the same time. You face so many uncertainties about your income and expenses that it can be daunting.   Read More (Investing and Retirement)
 
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You need some money. Should you be borrowing from your 401(k) retirement account? Here's what you need to know!   Read More (Investing and Retirement)
 
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In the third episode the competition is becoming stronger as the weaker traders get sent home. This week the traders focus on trading global indexes and use the 'spread betting' technique whereby you go long one related instrument e.g. one stock, and short another instrument e.g. another stock - in that example you remove market risk and retain sto   Read More (Investing and Retirement)
 
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This BBC documentary takes you through the so-called "madness of markets". It begins by looking at just what is a market, what role does a market and its participants serve in the economy. Essentially markets exist as a mechanism for price discovery as demand meets supply. As the prices vary, economic agents vary their behaviour and the "invisible   Read More (Investing and Retirement)
 
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If you’re self-employed or a small business owner you have several retirement plan options beyond just the basic IRA.   Read More (Investing and Retirement)
 
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Position sizing is an essential money risk management concept because it protects your portfolio from a singe investment causing devastating losses.   Read More (Investing and Retirement)
 
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If you're looking for income investments or want a different bond allocation, floating rate bonds might be a good alternative in the right environment.   Read More (Investing and Retirement)
 
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his is a promo for the documentary "Bulls & Bears" - a documentary about futures traders on the old Sydney Futures Exchange (SFE - now part of the ASX, and now digitally traded following the closure of the open outcry trading pits). The documentary follows the plight of a group of local traders around the time of the Asian financial crisis; seeing   Read More (Investing and Retirement)