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Privately controlled currency supported by gold
I read during the Argentinean financial crisis in 2002 that a private company was considering launching a private currency supported by gold (i.e 100 currency = 1 gram of gold). I …
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What are the “loads” on a mutual fund?
I've been investing using mutual funds for many years but recently discovered there are some hidden fees that I didn't know about. What are all the different loads (or fees) that …
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Has anyone figured out how to make use of Brett Steenbarger’s power measure?
Brett Steenbarger published an indicator that he calls the Power Measure. It shows the correlation between price change and volatility. Has anyone discovered a good way of using it …
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Is there an example of a Dow Jones Industrials percent advancing indicator for StrategyDesk?
I'd like to look at the percentage of advancing stocks in the Dow Jones Industrials using TD Ameritrade's StrategyDesk.
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Diversified portfolio question
Looking at the following diversification strategy for a long term ( 25 years from retirement) :Portfolio Link
What do you think?
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Using the Myers Briggs (MBTI) personality profiles in investing
I've recently rediscovered the power in the MBTI personality profiles and now I'm wondering if they can be used to help you invest. I searched around on Google for a site that woul …
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Best tutorial on calculating DCF?
What is the best online tutorial to learn calculating DCF (Discounted Cash Flow )for a stock?
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What are the warning signals for deflation?
If you are seeing prices falling for goods that normally don't drop in price, I think that would be a warning signal. What's a little more concrete signal that we may be entering a …
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Are stock market returns generally better during democratic or republican administrations?
Is the administration's party a useful indicator of U.S. stock market returns? or are there any strong market indicators that are based around U.S. elections?
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Good at trading - how to turn this into a job?
I'm 34 years old. Twelve years ago, I got a bachelor's degree in Computer Science, and have been working as a computer programmer more-or-less continuously since then.
I also have …
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What are the basic books that all investors should read?
One of the first books that I read on investing was Benjamin Graham's "The Intelligent Investor". It gave me good expectations for the the long term return I'd get from investing i …
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What’s the book value of a share and how do I find or calculate it?
I've read a couple of times: its price is above book value or its price is bellow book value.
What is the book value? How do I find it? Is it objective?
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What iPhone apps are useful for investing?
I have the Yahoo finance app for the iPhone and it is pretty good. What are some other financial apps? both free and paid?
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How do you make money when buying stocks?
This is a basic question but how do you make money when buying stocks?
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Why does the value of a home depend on the demand for homes?
Why does the value of a home depend on the demand for homes? What factors influence the demand for homes?
