Archive for January, 2009

The 3 Most Common Investing Mistakes

Tuesday, January 27th, 2009

Mistake 1:You give control over to your investment company.I made this mistake and cost me dearly. I just left employment, got my pension fund payment and was looking to invest the money. The stock market were on a high, and me, not really knowing anything trusted a company to invest ...

Increase Your Clients’ Investing Confidence After the 2008 Bear Market

Monday, January 26th, 2009

Investing in 2009 is in the next issue of Adviser to AdviserClients want to know if you have a plan to protect them from further market declines in the future, another plan besides "let's wait another 10 years for the markets to come back".How can you develop a recovery plan ...

Brokers Are Not the Enemy - Six Percent Commissions Are

Sunday, January 25th, 2009

Talk to Brokers but don't pay six percent commissions.FSBOS don't want to talk to brokers. That's a mistake. A broker is your best source of information. FSBOS avoid brokers because they don't want to sign a listing agreement.Definitions: * A broker is licensed to sell real estate and to supervise other ...

Investing - Stock Options

Saturday, January 24th, 2009

One of the most prevalent and popular fringe benefits, the stock option, can be of great value to the executive. It is another way of giving him a personal stake in the corporation, geared to the market value of its securities. It allows him to make investments using a minimum ...