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- Can We Outsource the Fed? - Editor, 5 March 2008 - No Comments yet
- Can We Ever Be Certain of Day Trading Gains? - Editor, 4 March 2008 - 1 Comment
- Which Stock Market Losses Hurt Most? - Editor, 4 March 2008 - 1 Comment
- Are You Part of The NYSE: PTR Stock Opportunity As Yet? - Editor, 4 March 2008 - No Comments yet
- What Do Women Want from the Stock Market? - Editor, 3 March 2008 - 1 Comment
- Turn the Mortgage and Credit Crisis to Your Advantage - Editor, 3 March 2008 - No Comments yet
- Nirvana through Rebirth in the Stock Market after Foreclosure - Editor, 3 March 2008 - No Comments yet
Imagine 40 million foreclosures being forgiven. That is what the Indian government has proposed to do in its latest budget. Poor farmers need not pay back outstanding loans. There are other measures on the anvil to help the country’s poor.
Well we can come close. Stock brokers have built empires out of
Stock trading is unfairly infamous for losses. It is the opposite of lotteries as far as media coverage goes. Have you ever read about the people who buy tickets everyday without any winnings? Conversely, making steady incomes through stock trading only rarely makes it to the front pages. However, extreme risks with professional option trade can even land you in jail!
Freedom activists wear China bashing on their sleeves. Spielberg can afford this, but it does not pay in stock trading. Beijing and big business are in cahoots. Read about how their giant corporations stalk the stock market world at one of our sister sites: Does China Business Have a New Strategy and How Does That Affect You?
Personal preferences will color most answers to this question. There is no requirement that every female must have exactly the same investment objectives. May such individuality rule the stock market! The only matter on which we can all agree is that Bernanke should hit the interest rate reduction button as often as possible.
We tend to ignore the human side of the mortgage crisis. Interest rate changes will help reduce bank losses. What can it do to a person who is no longer credit worthy? The wealthy can make small talk about losses made by financial institutions. Who will shed tears for victims of foreclosures?
The housing market and stock have always competed for our savings. Real estate appreciation means just as much as owning a home. The number of homes a person has is an easy way to tell how rich he or she must be. However, there are times when stock can appreciate more than housing. 2008 is probably one such year.
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- Video: Final Word - Market Close 10.10 - Friday 10 October 2008, 9:00 pm
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- Video: In-Depth Look: The Worst Week Ever for S&P 500 - Friday 10 October 2008, 7:32 pm
- Video: Inside Look: Too Little, Too Late? - Friday 10 October 2008, 7:03 pm
Recent Articles
- Authorities Hopeful That “Coordinated Emergency Rate Cut” Will Restrain Spreading Financial Crisis - Editor, Thursday 9 October 2008
- Markets Remain Edgy on Both Sides of the Atlantic - Editor, Wednesday 8 October 2008
- Emergency Measures by Fed Hope to Boost Market Confidence - Editor, Tuesday 7 October 2008
- Air of Pessimism Likely to Persist Despite Approval of Revised $700 Billion Bailout - Editor, Monday 6 October 2008
- France to Host European Financial Summit - Editor, Friday 3 October 2008
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