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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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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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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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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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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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Does anybody have suggestions on good 529 plans?

I'm Interested in plans with industrial-grade investment choices and options. I also don't want to be locked into a single state. What are the good college savings plans?
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Which banks offer the best rates on CDs or savings accounts?

Where are the best rates on CDs or savings accounts?
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Software for organizing trading transactions?

I have a tremendous number of stock trading transactions this year. Is there anything available that can help organize the trades for filing taxes? It is needed mainly for determin …
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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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Should buying a house be looked at as an investment or shelter?

After truly looking at all the expenses in maintaining a house, the lack of liquidity and having a realistic expectation for how much it can appreciate, buying a house doesn't look …
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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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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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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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why does the VIX index have *any* correlation to the market

It appears that the log 'returns' of the VIX index have a (negative) correlation to the log 'returns' of e.g. the S&P 500 index. The r-squared is on the order of 0.7. I thought …
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does a put option provide protection against default of a company?

does a deep out of the money put option provide some insurance against a company going bankrupt? for example, during the collapse of Lehman, could one have hedged against the bankr …

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