Archive for the ‘Finance’ Category

What Does a Futures Broker Do?

Monday, March 8th, 2010

Futures are also sometimes called commodities. They are traded on the stock exchange in the form of agreements made by the buyer to purchase a commodity at some date in the future for today's price. The buyer is assuming that the price of the commodity will be higher on that ...

What is a Securities Broker?

Sunday, March 7th, 2010

What most people refer to as a stock broker is basically a securities broker. The broker works with clients, which may be individuals, pension funds, or other institutions to buy and sell stocks, mutual funds, and bonds. For his services, the securities broker receives a commission based on the amount ...

Avoid Losing Money on Slow Investments

Saturday, March 6th, 2010

One investment that dragged us down was the rice trading. I cited in my previous article about lumber trading, this time we dropped off our business in rice trading like a hot potato.Like wood, rice also take so much space, time, money and effort. Aside from being the number one ...

Investing For the Rest of Us - Charting a Course For the Future

Friday, March 5th, 2010

As the dust settles from the Wall Street meltdown of 2008, the average investor needs to chart a course that threads its way through future growth and perils. Simply relying on the old investment adages may not be the wisest course. Here's some things to think about.(1) Wall Street is ...