Let’s look at “Tom.” Tom is a hypothetical person. That means he’s fictional, not real. But, he’ll be good to use as as an example for this article.
So, imagine this scenario. Tom walks into work one day and finds that his company is planning a large scale layoff in the next week. Tom’s learns that [...]

When you are talking to someone about the forex rate, what is it exactly that you are referring to? You are referring to the relative value between two different currencies, or how does one currency compare to the other one. For example, if the US dollar has a value of “1″ at a given [...]

When you are talking to someone about the forex rate, what is it exactly that you are referring to? You are referring to the relative value between two different currencies, or how does one currency compare to the other one. For example, if the US dollar has a value of “1″ at a given [...]

When you trade stocks, you can use one of the 5 following types of orders:
1. Market Orders. Use a market order when you want to get in or out of the market, no matter what. It lets you get in or out at the best market price, using the nearest bid or ask [...]

You have failed dismally, to manage your funds. Your bank has offered you money, which you have taken. You have not however, kept enough of that money to pay your direct debits or cheques. There isn’t even enough to cover the charges you have received. Why should you be allowed to reclaim those charges? Why [...]

Nobody in their right mind would just jump into the forex market blindly. That would be even worse than attempting to pilot a 747 jet if you have never had flying lessons. Jumping in without a good understanding of the forex market is reckless at best, and you would save yourself a lot of time [...]

College students often find themselves paying only the monthly minimum payment on each of their credit cards due to limited funds. It is not uncommon however, paying only the minimum payment can lead to outrageous interest accumulation which can cause you to owe much more than you originally charged. Of course, this is what many [...]

Rio Tinto is nothing but optimistic about its future and the future for China, much like the way BHP Billiton management is optimistic about its future and the future for China.
A week ago it was BHP meeting expectations with a huge $US15.4 billion, late yesterday it was Rio reporting a record interim profit which was [...]

Transport and logistics group Toll Holdings was another company that soften up the market ahead of reporting the actual figures with its decision to distribute the 62% or so of Virgin Blue it owned to Toll shareholders and take a write-off.
It was a tacit recognition that the company had not only been dilatory in getting [...]

It’s Electric

August 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment

One of Zacks several trading services, the Breakout Trader, recently received a boost in the form of a 19% return on a stock that was in the portfolio for a holding period that was a couple days short of just one month. The stock was American Science & Engineering (ASEI), and its share price is [...]

« go backkeep looking »