If you subscribe to many investment websites, your mailbox probably gets inundated with stock spam and investment “teasers”. The spam can go straight to the trash bin; however, the teasers are more of a curiosity. These stock teasers are usually from some “guru” or “expert” trying to sell a subscription or membership to [...]

Occasionally, a hot investment opportunity or situation appears when you are not very liquid in capital to take advantage of it. If you only had the funds, you would get in this sure thing, but where can you get a short term loan to do so? A personal loan from your bank is [...]

First there was DoublingStocks .com and now a new site PromoStockPicks.com promises to make investors rich from their stock picks. (It makes us wonder if it’s the same people that created the stock trading robot.) The sales pitch is actually convincing and so are the testimonials; unfortunately, it’s all one big blatant [...]

Gold prices have hit an all time high; so, many investors are starting to take notice of silver and its low trailing price as compared to gold. Depending on the source of data, it is hard not to get excited from reading the articles by experts giving out historical price data of how [...]

It is a known fact that franchise owners usually have a better chance of success as a business operator than an independent start up owner. The likelihood of success can be attributed to a proven and tested business model, existing market brand, support and training from the franchisor. The question is, are [...]

Investing in a Direct Participating Program (DPP) like oil/gas drilling is out of reach for most small investors based on the accredited investor requirements. The rules and regulations imposed by the government may appear to favor wealthy investors over the less funded investors. Fortunately, there is a way for individuals to invest [...]

Our U.S. economy for the past seven years can be summed up in two words, “It Sucks”. Hard earned money is being sucked from the American consumers because of higher costs for goods and services. There is only one thing that should be on an investor’s mind and that is capital preservation.
Many [...]

Socially responsible investors select investments based on a company’s contributions for the social good. Businesses that are involved in things like alcohol, tobacco, and weapons manufacturing are often avoided for companies that are good to the environment, practicing workplace diversity and increasing product quality and safety.
Morally responsible investing on the other hand, takes the [...]