Finance

Magnificent Kinkakuji

Last week during his tour of Kyoto Japan, President Bush visited the Golden Pavilion (Kinkakuji) and described it as “magnificent”. He was probably referring to the 1398 Japanese architecture but may just as well have been referring to gold prices which are at an 18-year high. Gold has been a magnificent investment and still has considerable upside. It is a…

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Wealth Building

Diversified Porfolios

Anyone you talk to about investments will probably tell you the same thing: “Don’t put all your eggs into one basket!” This clich What’s your Reaction? Love Love 0 Smile Smile 0 Haha Haha 0 Sad Sad 0 Star Star 0 Weary Weary 0 0 Shares Facebook Twitter Whatsapp Gmail Linkedin × Share this post! Facebook Twitter Whatsapp Gmail Linkedin…

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Tennis

Betting On Horse Racing Sensible Money Management Part 5

Everyone knows that gambling is a business of risk. Professional gamblers will successfully manage their risks and make a profit, whilst 98% of punters who consistently lose money, also consistently fail to manage risk effectively. This is the concluding part to this series of articles, where I have explored the key reasons most punters lose money, in a vain attempt…

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Wealth Building

Stock Market Trading Tip Personal Balanced Stock Portfolios Guard Against Recession

Creating an evenly balanced investment portfolio by dividing assets among such diverse classes as stocks both foreign and domestic, bonds, mutual funds, real estate, cash equivalents, and private equity can help guard against recessions. Determining how much to invest in each asset group depends upon the investor’s individual situation and future needs. Throughout most of American history it has been…

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Mortgage

How To Find Mortgage Lenders In Houston

How to find the best lenders All loan officers will tell you that theire company’s the best and provide you with a list of reasons to back up their claim. But if you run into the same loan officer years later, chances are good that he not only but works for a different kind of lender, he’ll tell you the…

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Wealth Building

How To Make A Well Balanced Investment Portfolio

Getting a good investment portfolio is something that everyone needs who does any kind of investing. Having a good spread of investments is also a good idea, in the event that one area of investments takes a loss. Here are some tips about how to get an investment portfolio that is well balanced and should enable you to weather most…

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Taxes

Maximize Your After Tax Returns

If you want to minimize receiving taxable distributions from mutual fund investments, tax-efficient funds should be considered for your investment portfolio. In tax-efficient investing, the focus is not on what you earn but what you are able to keep. The objective is to produce the best after-tax returns. Such mutual funds apply to investments outside of IRAs, 401(k)s and other…

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