Lobster Trapping for Investment IdeasWritten by Kemberly Wardlaw
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Depending on your predetermined goals (including risk tolerances and time horizons), you may use a number of measurement tools. If position does not fit such benchmarks, you may consider moving on to a more appropriate position. For example, among many rules of measurement, an investor may look toward a mutual fund's beta. Of course fund's management, its fees, asset allocations and historical performance should play a role as well. For bonds, an investor may consider its maturity, coupon, its yield to maturity (or call), price, and rating. An investor must also determine type of bond. Do you prefer a municipal, treasury, or corporate bond? And with regards to stocks, if you have been an investor for any number of years, you know drill. Between fundamental and technical analysis, you have several traps to pull from waters. It is important to know criteria that is appropriate for your portfolio. Remember, some positions may be keepers while others may be discarded.
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| | Corporate Profits Are Moving OffshoreWritten by William Cate
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The European tax defense against corporate profits moving offshore has been Value Added Tax (VAT). It taxes everything at every level of a product's production. It tends to increase retail price of goods and makes those domestically manufactured noncompetitive on price with imports. And, trend toward free trade continues, thus threatening European Union's economic base. The major added obstacle for U.S. in adopting VAT policy is that most States rely on sales tax to partially sustain themselves. A VAT combined with sales tax would cause a recession. If you share Corporate American's view that you are best person to wisely spend your money, you'll follow Corporate America offshore. If you feel that Washington has a better grasp of your financial needs, leave your assets here. To contact author: Visit Beowulf Investments website: [http://home.earthlink.net/~beowulfinvestments/] Or, visit Global Village Investment Club Website: [http://home.earthlink.net/~beowulfinvestments/globalvillageinvestmentclubwelcome/]
He has been the Managing Director of Beowulf Investments [http://home.earthlink.net/~beowulfinvestments/] since 1981 and is the Executive Director of the Global Village Investment Club [http://home.earthlink.net/~beowulfinvestments/globalvillageinvestmentclubwelcome/]
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