Again with the crisis in the Middle East; again with the impact this is having on the global economy vis-à-vis oil prices. But apparently all might not be lost. Today in America, it might actually be worth your while to shop around before you pump up your gas. Yet the naysayers aren’t convinced. They are… Continue Reading
An article in today’s ‘Times of Malta’ – quite fitting for International Women’s Day – is showing how the women of Malta are quite capable of succeeding unaided. An EU suggestion of special treatment of women has been rejected by the businesswomen of Malta, who believe that “gender imbalance at work should be addressed by… Continue Reading
Charlie Sheen sure knows how to fight tough when it comes to money. When WBTV canceled his show’s eighth season, Sheen wasn’t willing to take it lying down. Indeed, today it seems as though Sheen will be winning his case and possibly resuming work, bringing home over #1.2 million per episode. Litigator Martin Gold who… Continue Reading
Stocks are not very difficult to understand, even for the uninitiated financial layman. Basically, an organization will sell stocks so that they can increase their revenue which will be used for their business. So if you buy stocks, you are helping out a business (and hopefully yourself as when the stocks increase, so will your… Continue Reading
A pension fund is created by one’s employer for the purposes of the employee’s investment retirement funds to which they both contribute. Each month the employee is paid, a certain percentage of the salary goes into the pension fund, with an additional sum provided by the employer. These make very good terms for… Continue Reading
The day after Thanksgiving this year saw online sales increase by 15.9% over Black Friday 2009, according to Coremetrics, a web analytics technology provider that is part of IBM. E-retailer Buy.com reported a sales jump of 45%. In addition, ChannelAdvisor reported that its retailer client’s same-store sales increased by almost 35%, seeing particularly good results… Continue Reading
You get an email to your inbox. The letter says: ”Just invest two thousand dollars today and watch your investment grow 100-fold!”. Obviously, that line is meant to tempt you to read further. The letter will continue with terms such as “the next Apple” and “ripe for a buyout”. Sounds enticing, right? What should you… Continue Reading
There are a lot of different ways to pick which stocks you want to invest in. Extensive research is necessary if you want to pick small stocks with explosive potential. However, if you’re not interested in spending a lot of time doing research and/or don’t want to take high-risks, here’s a list of stocks for… Continue Reading
The Chinese economy is becoming a bigger and bigger player in the global market. As of today, four out of the ten biggest companies in the world are Chinese! China now has the largest car market in the world, which makes the largest Chinese car-maker, Bitauto (NASDAQ: BITA) a very compelling buy. This would also… Continue Reading
One of the cardinal rules of investing is diversification. You never want to put all of your eggs in one basket. Ensuring your portfolio is diversified will make sure you will not lose half of your money in one day. If you invest no more than 4% of your money in a single investment, and… Continue Reading