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Archive for February 13th, 2007

Forex Trading System - Get One That Has Made Millions in the Market

To trade successfully you need an edge over other traders - If you can’t think what yours is, you haven’t got one!

Here we will show you how to get an edge with FOREX Trading system that is unique and has made huge profits.

So what is this method that can give you an edge? Let’s find out.

Here we will look at a FOREX Trading system but as with any method you need to apply it with discipline and this involves having confidence that the method will make you money.

There is no better way to get confidence in a FOREX Trading system than to know that is made huge amounts of real money and is not just a hypothetical simulation sold by a vendor who has never traded in his life.

There are plenty around and people buy them but never ask for verification of results and the vendor doesn’t publish them as he doesn’t have any.

A FOREX Trading system that works

WD Gann traded his unique methods at the turn of the century and amassed a fortune of over $50 million, while he died in 1955; his methods are still used around the world by savvy traders to help make big profits.

Why does his system give traders an edge?

Quite simply, while his system is a technically based system he had a unique concept.

The best trading opportunities occurred when price and time were in union. If they were not time was the ultimate indicator because:

All of life was governed by time.

Gann’s methods simply give a deeper insight into price patterns than most other technical systems and it is his unique analysis that gives you an edge when trading his methods in your own FOREX Trading system.

Are his methods easy to learn?

With some time and a willingness to learn they can be digested and applied by anyone and the y will gibe you the one trait all traders need:

The key to success

While you need a good FOREX trading system to make money, you also need the discipline to trade it EXACTLY.

By reading the logic you will gain the confidence to apply it with discipline even when losing periods occur ( as they do in all systems ) and trade for longer term capital gains,

If you want a FOREX Trading system you can understand, have confidence in and know that it has made real dollars then discover the Gann method of trading and you may be glad you did.

Posted on 13th February 2007
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Investment Advice: 3 Steps To Start Investing With Just $100

Investment advice is usually geared toward those with thousands, or at least $1,000 to invest, in addition to the standard three-to-six-months salary socked away in a savings account.

Most of us know how important it is to supplement our retirement with additional investment in traditional taxable investment accounts. Simply maxing out your IRA contributions and putting away 6% of your paycheck into the employer’s 401(k) just may not do it, but not everyone has the thousands that most investment advice requires.Here is a plan developed with the ultra-small investor in mind. It takes just $100, every month for a year.

Should You Invest?

First, it is important to prioritize your financial concerns. If you have high-interest credit card debt, do not invest until you are debt free. While it is possible to make more money investing than you are losing on finance charges, it is highly unlikely. Your money is best spent lowering credit card balances.

Also, if you have no cash savings, you should consider putting this plan off until you have savings equal to at least three months’ salary.

Finally, if you would be devastated if you lost all of the money you invested, you should probably stay away from directly investing. While not likely if you are conservative, it is possible to lose all or some of the money you invest, no matter what the security.

Start Investing With Just $100

1. Open a brokerage account with a low-cost online broker. It’s important that you’re not paying more than $5 per trade, because that’s money that will be coming out of your investment. Also, make sure that the broker you choose has no minimum account balance, or fees will eat up your entire balance. For more about discount stock brokers you can visit our broker comparison chart.
2. Fund your account. This is where you send your first $100 to the broker via check, wire transfer, or ACH transfer. I recommend ACH transfer, which is like an electronic check, because a check will take a few weeks to process and a wire transfer is too costly for investing such a small amount.
3. Make your first investment.

What you invest in is, of course very important, and professional investment advice is too expensive if you’re only investing $100. But studies have shown that the best returns come from widely diverse portfolios.

Now, you can’t easily have a widely diverse portfolio with $100, since that won’t even get you one share of Google (GOOG) or Toyota (TM). But Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) make it easy to invest a small amount of money in a wide variety of securities, because they are shares in a larger pool of securities. The Vanguard Total Stock Market VIPER (VTI) tracks over 6,000 U.S. stocks, and it’s like investing your first $100 in the entire U.S. stock market. The iShares MSCI-EAFE (EFA) invests in stocks from Europe, Australia and Asia. The iShares Lehman Aggregate Bond (AGG) tracks the Lehman Brothers Aggregate Bond Index, and it’s like investing your $100 in the entire bond market.

If, after three months, you have put $100 into each of these funds, you will have a well-diversified portfolio that should withstand most of the market’s fluctuations. Losses in any particular sector of the stock market should be offset by gains in other areas of the market. Add to it each month, never investing less than $100 at a time, and you should see the value of your account grow just as the stock market does.

There are many ETFs to choose from and they are getting more diverse, including junk bond and commodities funds. Personally I would stay away from them until there’s at least $1,000 in stock and traditional bond ETFs, since the majority of your portfolio should include traditional investments, not alternative investments.

As you watch your investment grow (and then pull back, and then grow again) you should learn more about asset allocation and portfolio diversification, which are the keys to investment success. The more diverse your investments, the more you will be able to withstand volatile markets when stocks dip.

Finally, when the total value of your investment reaches $10,000, you should consider seeking professional investment advice and transferring your holdings to traditional mutual funds, which are a bit easier to manage, but typically have higher investment minimums.

Posted on 13th February 2007
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