Why you should have gold in your portfolio

There has been a merciless war out there between investors who are in favor with gold (gold bugs) and those who oppose them and believe that gold has no value, utility, create no value, and as such should be avoided. They say that the recent substantial decline in gold price is an evidence of their Continue reading →

Posted by Martin November 03, 2013

8 Golden Rules of Investing

The greed of huge amount of money has always put most of the investors into the lap of risky financial products. Making money from such risky financial instruments is not a cakewalk. It demands lot of discipline and patience from an investor along with a huge research and deep understanding of the financial market. Apart Continue reading →

Options ladder. What ladder?

A few years ago when banks paid 3, 4, 5 or even more per cent interest on deposits such as CDs (Certificate of Deposit) or some savings accounts people were creating ladders. It was a quite popular method of creating an income stream. If you had a substantial amount of money, you could spread them Continue reading →

How to sell put options – new trade – Safeway (SWY)

Why do I sell put options and covered calls when I am a dividend growth investor? The answer is simple. I want income. When I was looking for a strategy about a year ago after I nearly destroyed my account, I asked myself a question: “what do you want from your investment? What your account Continue reading →

New Trade – fixing Demand Media (DMD) – put selling

My covered call trade against Demand Media DMD turned to be a stinky trade. It turned against me when the stock dropped significantly leaving me with a large loss. Is there a way to repair it? I believe so. What is Demand Media and why it sucks? I must admit that when I was opening Continue reading →

Posted by Martin October 20, 2013

Ten Commandments of Personal Finance

For most of the people, getting their personal finances on right track is more challenging than walking on desert for 10 years. But managing your finances is not impossible and it doesn’t demand any miracle from you side. Most of the people are afraid to take some essential steps to manage their finances this is Continue reading →

New trading strategy testing

Recently I was working on a new strategy on picking stocks. I always wanted to develop mechanical trading – a sort of rules which would allow me to eliminate human emotions from trading. Human emotions are the worst enemy of every trader and investor. They make us do stupid things on the market. They force Continue reading →

Posted by Martin October 12, 2013

8 Ways to Beat the Recession

Recession is the time when, media constantly talks about the doom and gloom of financial crisis, credit crunch and plummeting stock markets. During such a time, every individual starts worrying over the impact of recession on his job, finances, business and even personal life. The sudden decline in economy and rising cost of living can Continue reading →

Posted by Martin October 06, 2013

How to Eliminate Errors from Your Credit Report

Credit bureaus which are also referred as credit reporting agencies have to provide accurate credit report to customers. But, what an individual should do when he spots some serious errors in his credit report? The best solution is to take some immediate steps to correct those errors. On the virtue of Fair Credit Reporting act, Continue reading →

Posted by Martin September 29, 2013

Comprehensive Tax Guide for Investors

When tax planning season comes close, many individuals rush to tax experts to minimize their tax liabilities. Most of the times, it is observed that tax payers end up paying higher taxes than they are obliged to pay. Though lack of time to conduct proper tax planning is a reason, this can be also attributed Continue reading →