In 2005, the U.S. Congress delivered the Gulf Opportunity Zone Act which offers incredible tax benefits to real estate investors as part of an effort to help revitalize regions affected by hurricanes Katrina, Wilma, and Rita. With the clock ticking on the government tax incentives, and the rapid growth being seen throughout the region, the Go Zone is realizing a gold-rush of investment buyers, scouring for bottom market prices and to recoup...more
Author: Peter VIn the last lesson, we talked about how important it is to not let yourself get caught in the trap of thinking that your long-term real estate investments will be nothing but a drain on you in the short term. Of course, you do need to plan ahead for the possibility that they could be a drain. After all, you do not want to buy a property, just to find that you have to fork it right back over to a lender 5 or 6 months down the road...more
Forex eBooks are important resource materials in learning about the world of foreign exchange markets. Forex is a vast and fluid market. Proper information about forex is important before deciding to take part in the real forex market.Forex trading can be very complicated for beginners. You have to learn how the indicators work, and what does it mean when they change. There are different ways for you to learn more about forex. You can choose to depend on forex eBooks to give you information. What are those eBooks? These are documents which are electronic, usually in PDF format that you can buy or can be available for free. They come as an electronic or as soft copy, those eBooks are good sources for forex indicators, signals and strategies among others.You have to be cautious in buying a forex eBook. Not all eBooks may provide you the information that you will need. Also, there are eBooks which are not very credible. Remember that not all free eBooks are of good quality but at the same time, there are costly eBooks which are also not very useful.In choosing a forex eBook, there are things you first have to consider. Check who is the author of the book. Trust authors who are known...more
ES Emini Day Trading: Full Service Broker or Deep Discount Internet BrokerThis is an interesting and complicated question to answer. To my way of thinking, there is no answer but to use a deep discount internet broker. I dont need advice and dont really want to talk with a broker on a regular basis. But then again, I have been doing this for a...more
At face value, the obvious answer to this question would be a simple one: Some trading systems work better than others because they are better thought out and designed. It should be obvious that a system that is superior from a design point would perform better than a poorly designed one, should it not?But that answer is only partially right.I...more
This may sound like a ridiculously simple subject to write about, but I suspect you would be shocked by how many traders, if pressed, could not come up with a plausible answer when asked to define a futures contract. For the purpose of this article I am going to confine our discussion to financial futures contracts, though there are futures contracts that can be purchased on a wide range of commodities.Lets start by saying that a financial futures contract is a derivative, or an agreement to buy or sell something in the future. Lets contrast that definition to a stock, which represents direct ownership, or equity, in a company or other legal entity. If you buy a futures contract, you are basically agreeing to buy something that a seller has not yet produced for a set price. Lets be clear here, though, because you purchase a futures contract does not necessarily mean you have any plans for taking delivery of the underlying security for which you purchased the futures contract. It is normal for buyers and sellers in the futures market primarily enter into futures contracts to hedge risk or speculate rather than to exchange physical goods.We will ignore the hedging aspect of...more
The Euro continues to climb as the Dollar continues to weaken. This market movement is mirrored almost across the board as every other asset class continues to strengthen. Essentially repeating the trend of 2009. But what will happen to the Dollar?...more
Gold has been a very interesting product of late, especially for anyone who invested in it. However, it is not all one way traffic. Despite its seemingly never ending upward trend gold can be rather volatile on a day-to-day basis.Only a few weeks ago...more
With the world in recovery mode, many people are still questioning how the markets got so out of control. They are also questioning something a little closer to home; their own finances.If we were to be honest with ourselves, then we should probably...more
Gold has experienced a spectacular rise recently. I say recently, the metal has been trending upwards for months.With limited supply, the pressure should always be easier to apply to the upside. However, if this were the only argument then precious...more
The increasing strength in world economic data does not seem to be translating, just yet, into more demand for crude. While peak oil is a phrase on everyones lips it must be said that production from many parts of the globe is currently artificially...more
Try to ask yourself how much do you know about option trading? Can you explain the distinction between "long" and "short"; "call" and "put"?If so, can you offer a good description of the right strategies to use during a "bear market"? And how about...more