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Written by By: Adam Khoo
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Friday, 19 September 2008 |
Benefits Of Investing In The US Market
Benefits Of Investing In The US Market by Adam Khoo
Here are some of the benefits of investing in the US Stock Market.
1. A Much Wider Selection of Stocks & Financial Derivatives
The first and most obvious advantage of investing in the US markets is the much wider selection of stocks that you have to choose from. There are over 9,000 listed companies in the US compared to just over 620 companies on the Singapore course. So at any point of time, it is much easier to find a great stock that fits all the winning investment criteria and that could triple in value.
US stocks tend to also have a much higher potential to increase in value simply because the companies you invest in have a much higher potential for sales and earnings growth (the US consumer market is huge). Finally, with many of the companies stocks having options written on them, you are able to use a much wider range of trading strategies that allow you to make money even when the stocks go down or don't move in price at all.
2. Higher Liquidity and Volume
The other major reason why I prefer to trade US stocks is because of the high volume of securities that are traded every day. US stock markets also have market makers who will buy the stocks you want to sell or sell the stocks you want to buy if there is no one else willing to.
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Written by By: Bronchick
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Wednesday, 17 September 2008 |
Bubble, Schmubble - Flipping Works in any Market!
Bubble, Schmubble - Flipping Works in any Market! by Bronchick
For years, hot-shot speculators made huge profits flipping condos in Florida and Vegas before they were even constructed. All the while, the naysayers in the ivory towers of Wall Street and academia warned of a "housing bubble" that was sure to burst as all bubbles do. When Fed chairman Alan Greenspan said that national real estate market was "frothy," the writing was really on the wall, and anyone with half a brain could see that we were in for a "cooling" of the housing market, at best. And yet still, speculators continued to profit, and the real estate bull market marched on...
But the bulls aren't marching now. Greenspan handed his matador's cape to the new Fed chairman, Ben Bernanke, who continued the policy of interest rate hikes designed to deflate housing. No longer accelerating at a break-neck pace, home prices have flattened like a pancake in many markets, and new the condo speculators who got in late are in for a world of hurt.
Clearly, the housing "boom" is over in many parts of the Country. But contrary to the media hype, this is great news for flippers!
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Written by ajay
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Wednesday, 17 September 2008 |
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Investing in the share market is widely perceived as a risky business. But does it mean that one should shy away from investing? Definitely not! Share market has always been an attractive domain to invest in and one can derive profits regardless how volatile (risky) the market is.
Bear in mind, always there is a trade-off between risk and reward and a magic to pocket gain by assuming no risk is yet to be discovered. Here the only question before an investor is the way to optimize the risk-return trade off. But, what if the market is highly volatile and you are an ordinary investor? By ordinary investor I mean one who looks for moderate profit by taking moderate risk; over ninety percent of the investors (investors, not speculators, those who look for swift- huge gain by taking high level of risks) belong to this category.
The general perception is that a highly volatile market is not appropriate for the ordinary investors since enabled to assume a moderate risk is hardly possible while the best one can try for is to optimize the reward by taking high risks. But it is a wrong perception and a moderate risk-return trade off is very much possible despite the market is highly volatile, provided you are wise enough to make a ‘right portfolio’. |
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Written by Ken Morris
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Tuesday, 16 September 2008 |
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When people plan and invest for retirement, the decision of when to begin taking Social Security benefits eventually comes up. Social Security is an important source of retirement income for many individuals and, therefore, the decision of when to take these benefits can make a big impact on retirement income.
A retired worker who is fully insured can elect to start receiving benefits at any time between age 62 and 65 (or even later). Benefits can start as early as 62, but if you so elect they are permanently reduced by 20%. Here is where the question arises. Is it better to start taking checks at a reduced amount or wait until Normal Retirement Age and receive full benefits? Before addressing the inherent problems with this empirical question, let's look at some of the factors and considerations.
The early bird who decides to get the worm first gets three years' worth of checks -36 payments- that the sleeping bird will never see. Thus, it will take some time for the total benefits of the person who waits until age 65 to catch up to those of the early collector. Further, for those born after 1937, Normal Retirement Age is being extended. Normal Retirement Age is currently age 65, yet due to the Social Security amendments, full benefit age will be raised gradually in two stages until eventually reaching 67 in 2027. Thus, the early bird will receive even more checks than the retiree who bides his time for full benefits. |
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