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How to Make Money Flipping Contracts

Flipping a contract is more formally known as an assignment, which is allowed unless the contract expressly forbids it. Opportunities exist in a number of different arenas. An astute investor can make money via pre-construction sales, foreclosure auctions and by directly approaching owners of neglec

Safety of Municipal Bonds

Municipal bonds are debt obligations of local municipalities or government agencies, usually issued for the funding of long-term capital projects. In general, investing in municipal bonds is considered safer than investing in stocks, but municipal bonds are not risk-free.

Floating Bonds - Risk Free Bonds

Floating bonds are bonds whose rates are tied to the market or whose rate of interest is pegged to a benchmark, such as Treasury bill rate and adjusted periodically. In other words, these bonds are bonds whose interest rates rise and fall with the interest rates in the investment market.

What Startup Founders Seeking Equity Investment Need To Know: 5 Deal Killers

Almost every startup founder looks forward to the day they will be able to find investors to help fund the explosive growth of their enterprise. Sadly, some of the mistakes entrepreneurs make in the earliest days of their business all but ensure they will never see significant financial support mate

Promoting Your Elementary School Fundraisers

Ever wondered why some elementary school fundraisers don't get that much attention, no matter how exceptional their concept may be? Well, one reason is publicity. Not everyone would know you have a fundraising project, unless you do an actual promotion on it.

How Is the Dow Jones Industrial Average Computed?

The Dow Jones Industrial Average is the oldest and most widely followed U.S. stock market index. Over the past 100 years, the value of the DJIA has ranged from a low of around 28 after the stock market crash of 1929 to more than 14,000 in 2007. Although the value of the Dow constantly changes when t

Your Own Hedge Fund Strategy - The 130-30 Play

Now you can cash in on a strategy that used to be only for the wealthy, or hedge fund managers. With the introduction of a new ETF, you can now profit from the 130/30 play with a few clicks of your mouse! Read this to find out how.

How to Follow the Stock Market

It is not unusual for mainstream news outlets such as newspapers and television shows to occasionally report on particularly dramatic events in the stock market. For most of the public, these news items will be the only exposure they have to stock market activity. But investors and traders and those

Trading Against the Trend, Unwise

Trading against the trend is not a great idea when you think about it.Everyone seems to want to pick the top or the bottom but there are so many consequences to that kind of thinking.

Is it Illegal Not to Have a Living Will?

Though a living will is an important legal document that allows you to ensure your health care wishes are met in the event you cannot express those wishes, no state requires anyone to create these documents. Each state has different laws that govern how to create and use living wills, however. Talk

Game Show Fundraisers Raise the Roof and the Funds

Raise funds by planning a game show fund raising or school spirit event at your school. Here are some tips to plan an evening where people can laugh out loud with their friends, family, teachers, and principal and raise money for their nonprofit organization.

How to Asses the Risk of a Mutual Fund

Assessing the risk of a mutual fund can be tricky, because a mutual fund's risk depends on what the investment portfolio includes. Investments heavy in stock are typically risky, while bonds carry less risk. Understanding what investments are included in your mutual fund can assist in making future

Get The Basics Right

Stock Market Investing - The BasicsStock markets allow you to buy a small portion of a company (called a share).You'll get a proportional share of the revenue generated by the firm, and be able to vote in the company's elections on choosing its board of corporate governance, selecting its

Facts About Buying Treasury Notes & the Rate of Return

Treasury notes are one of the three types of marketable debt securities issued by the U.S. Treasury. The other types are Treasury bills and Treasury bonds. Notes fill the middle maturities between bills and bonds. Treasury notes can be purchased directly from the Treasury or through a bond broker or

Why invest in Eastern Europe?

There are many reasons why companies and even indivduals should invest in Eastern Europe. The most important reasons why one should invest in Eastern Europe are listed in this article. EE countries consist of Albania, ...

AMD's 2011 Will Be Nothing Like 2010

At the start of 2010, Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE: AMD)was still in pretty dire straits. The long-awaited Fusion architecture was still a distant dream, at least for system builders and consumers. The manufacturing arm spun ...