Online stock trading has opened up an entire new world for any trader. Traders do not have to be professional, watching the market the entire day. Online stock traders can fit trading into any type of schedule. People can trade from any location in the world with just an internet connection. […]

Most people who have an interest in stocks and shares have probably come across stock market forums and bulletin boards at some point. They can be used for talking about individual companies or investing in general and can have their benefits, but there are also a few drawbacks as well.
Lets discuss the drawbacks first of […]

For many starter businesses the venture capital is just not there to start up a new business. Just because a business person does not have the funds to begin the business does not mean the idea should be washed and the business venture forgotten. Angel investors are available to help produce the capital needed to […]

With stock markets tumbling all around the world, 2008 has been a truly awful year for stock market investors. However a lot of people, myself included, think that this is now a good time to slowly start snapping up some bargains, with the focus being on quality shares.
I would define quality shares as being shares […]

Hungary became a Christian Kingdom around 1000 A.D. and for many centuries acted as a bulwark against Ottoman Turkish expansion into Europe.
The country eventually evolved to become part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, which fell apart during World War One. And then fell under Communist rule after World War II.
During the leadership of Janos […]

India is a vast country (3.3m square kilometres) with a vast population (1.1bn people), two thirds of which lines in rural locations. Bounded by the Himalayas to the north, it occupies a natural subcontinent.
India shares common borders with China (Tibet), Bhutan and Nepal to the north, Pakistan to the north-west, and Burma to the north […]

At the heart of the EU, Germany is a federal republic comprising 16 ‘Bundeslander’ (states). Re-united in 1990 after 45 years of separation into the Soviet controlled East Germany and West Germany, the country has borders with Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Poland and Switzerland.
It also has a North Sea […]

Exotic Morocco, located on the north coast of Africa facing Spain and Gibralta, shares a border with Algeria (which is closed) and with the disputed territory of Western Sahara. Its main cities include myth-inspiring Marrakech, Casablanca, Fez, Agadir and Tangiers.
At the gateway to the Mediterranean, the country has a cultural blend of Arab, Berber, and […]

Italy, a founder member of the EU, is a relatively young country which was only unified as a nation in 1861. It has land borders with Austria, France, San Marino, Slovenia, and Switzerland while the Vatican City is a separate state within Rome.
The country’s long coastline, stretching some 7,600km, has contributed to problems with immigration […]

Every fall, especially in opportunity rich markets like this, I encourage investors to think about some year-end strategies that make the final calendar quarter a special time in all markets. Several forces are at work, all of which have links to conventional Wall Street wisdom; none of which promote good long-term investment decision-making.
This year, we […]