Trading the stock market is normally only for people with a direct connection to the markets and captains of industry, right? Wrong. There are some markets which can be traded by just about anyone, which, if done successfully, could prove to be quite lucrative. One form of trading where it’s possible to potentially make significant profits is forex trading. Short for foreign exchange, trading forex involves speculating on whether one currency will strengthen or weaken against another currency e.g. GB Pound/US Dollar. One of the best things about trading forex is that, unlike other, more traditional forms of trading, you…
This annuity review is intended to explain who needs a pension annuity investment, and why they are so important. When you retire, you have no money coming in and will rely on social security unless you have made some form of financial provision. “People are living longer, and retirement is no longer just a few years, but can be as long as 20-30 years and more,” says James from iannuityrates.co.uk. “It can be a terrible shock to change from living comfortably to being on the bread line! Yet many who fail to invest for their retirement end up in this…
Kiva started as a tool through which entrepreneurs in developing countries were aided in starting their own businesses and hence improve their financial well-being. The main aim of Kiva was to stamp out poverty from developing countries in the world. It has grown in leaps and bounds ever since and it has turned to developed countries for the same purpose as well. According to many analysts. Is Kiva all that great? Kiva hasn’t made any significant impact in helping people in developing countries to pull themselves out of poverty as field partners seem to be factoring some countries over others…
Readers to deviate from our usual review series, here’s a post that may help you choosing your preferred software for Forex or currency trading. There are various software available in the market today. The tasks start from comparing those available option. Below points will explain you how you can proceed further. Like any other software selection, the features you should look in to while choosing the best out of available currency trading software are as below. Reliability The software should be up 24/7, like the Forex market itself, your software should never sleep or face outages. Any time in the…
Scottrade is a private discount brokerage firm in US. They have head quarter in St. Louis, Missouri. They have nearly 504 branches all over US. They offer service to Asian- pacific customers also. This service is provided through there center in china. They offer many services like stoke broker, mutual funds, CDs, IRAs, fixed income etc. 2010 they had nearly 3,300 employees. Till year 2008 they had $838.10 million revenues. In year 2011 they launched Scottrade bank. Some important things have to be considered before starting dealing with an online broker. The one which provides fewer prices is good but…
Parents of school going kids must be very busy this weekend. Hope all your shopping is over and you scored good deals. Lets now head back to some of the great finance articles that may sharpen your personal finance management skills. Enjoy the carnival and have a nice weekend. BUDGETING Lina @ Baby Alerts writes 7 Easy Ways for Moms to Save Money – With the tough economic time we have been facing, the role of mother has gotten even tougher. There is less money to go around, and if anyone has ever risen a child, then you know how…
The NetSpend Corporation provides marketing services and processing for proprietary and private Master Card and Visa prepaid Debit Cards. It is a Texas based company and has it’s headquarter in Austin .This company has other branches in the cities of Atlanta, GA; Charlotte, NC; Leewood , KC; and San Mateo ; CA. Oak Investment Partners are major shareholders of this company. The NetSpend Corporation has 7 million costumers and helps them for the payment of bills, for purchasing, and managing their money without the need of checking credit history and account. This company was established in the year 1999 by…
I use two brokers for my personal need before I tried Zecco. MB Trading platform and Merill Lynch which came along with my Bank of America Checking account as an additional benefit. I would say it was probably only boon for me from the stock market collapse of 2008. You may want to read my earlier review of MB Trading, which I found one of the very best in business. I have been using Zecco just for the sake of comparison. As MB Trading started a recent no-activity fee which is irritating to me. Now I do think I would…
I’m very excited to host the Carnival of Money Pros this week! Here are some of the posts that made though. Hope you’ll have some time in between your busy Olympic schedule. Enjoy the posts and leave your opinion in comments. vh @ Funny about Money writes Ridiculous Retirement System: With a Vengeance – There’s a fundamental problem with our present 401(k)-style retirement “system”: most Americans have about a snowball’s chance of saving enough to support them through old age. Lance @ Money Life & More writes It Pays to Ask For More – Coke Zero Commercial “And…?” – I…
I mostly write about personal credit cards, this is my first business credit card review. For my blogging business I do not need a business credit card account as blogging is not capital incentive and I can do with my personal saving. There’s not much cash flow required. One of my friends recently opted for Capital One Spark Cash for Business card for his restaurant business. He is very satisfied customer and recommends the card for any one who needs cash line for business. Let’s take a look why the card may be a good fit for your need. We…
