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Martingale Systems and Why They Don’t Work In Stock Trading

The Martingale system is one of the oldest known strategies of betting.
It was initially developed for games like roulette, where there can be an equal chance of winning and losing. It can be used for other games with similar 50-50 chances and also can be modified for stock trading.
Consider a case of a coin toss, […]


Home Equity Loan - A Popular Fund Raising Option

Home equity loans have become one of the most popular fund raising options for individuals.
Home equity loans are the loans taken using your home’s equity as the collateral. Thus they are a type of secured loan.
These loans are based on two facts - first, that you have repaid a certain portion of the home […]


Working From Home - Six Mistakes to Avoid

Are you thinking of working from home?
Home based work has its own set of challenges. Here is a list of mistakes that you should avoid.
1. Lack of Initial Planning
A home based venture can be started any time and in any manner that you want. There are no plans to be approved and no blueprint to […]


Stay Away From Load Funds !

Load is defined as the fee or the commission that an investor pays to a mutual fund at the time of purchasing or redeeming the shares of the mutual fund.
If the commission is charged when the investor buys the shares, it is known as a front-end load. On the other hand if the commission is […]


Mutual Fund Expenses - How They Diminish Your Returns

An informed investor knows where his money is going. For an investor in mutual funds, it is essential to understand the expenses of mutual funds. These expenses directly influence the returns and cannot be neglected. The expenses of mutual funds are met from the capital invested in them. The ratio of the expenses associated with […]


Effective Negotiating - The Key To Sales Success

No two persons agree on all things. When people come together to work out a deal, they try to maximize their benefits and minimize their costs. The value that each person places on individual elements of the deal is different. An effective negotiation is not just about making people see things from your point of […]