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Get ready for the latest trend in market trend analysis: Twitter. More than just a way for the narcissistic to log the minutia of daily life, the social network Twitter is also a potentially an investment and market analysis tool. 
Newly opened documents reveal JPMorgan Chase broke its duty to clients by failing to warn the investments they were involved in were headed for trouble. The documents, which were unsealed as a part of a lawsuit filed by bank clients against Chase, show that top executives at the firm had advanced knowledge of problems with an investment vehicle called Sigma, but chose not to move millions in client assets out of it.
JPMorgan Chase Knew Sigma Was in Trouble
Turbulence across the globe is as prevalent as ever, which means the economy remains in a rocky state. Some areas of finance have been impacted positively, like climbing gold prices, while things like overly-cautious baby boomers stinting our economic recovery are not such great news. It’s enough to drive even the most savvy investor to drink, but he may want to think twice about grabbing a bottle of wine from Wal-Mart.
Gold Reaches Record High Thursday
We recently sat down with Thomas E. Jandt, the author of Your Money is Everything. As a seasoned Financial Advisor, Thomas has learned a lot about managing finances intelligently. See what he has to say about attaining wealth and keeping it, the best investments and how Americans are faring in today’s economic climate.
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Stock market investing is a scary subject for some. It’s common knowledge that in order to make the highest return on an investment, you have to take on some risk–the higher the risk, the greater the potential reward. Savings accounts and CDs are great ways to protect your money while earning a bit of interest, but if you really want to see some gains, you have to dive into the stock market.
January is often used to predict how the stock market will move for the rest of the year–and according to market forecasters, 2011 is looking good. As recently reported by USA Today, based on this month’s indicator numbers, stocks are on the right track. If they continue as they are, we could see increases by the year’s end.
The “Early Warning Signal” Boosts Confidence for 2011
If you’ve ever considered making a charitable contribution to help a good cause or organization you care about, one form of giving that you should look into is donating stocks or securities as opposed to straight cash. There are some benefits that could really help you maximize your generosity.
Charitable contributions through the form of stock donations is one route many people choose to follow because they can enjoy tax benefits if those assets have appreciated in value. The advantage only really applies if you’ve actually made an unrealized profit on your stock purchase, though–there’s no donated stock tax benefit if your investment has depreciated in value since your purchase.
This is the final installment of our financial myth-busting series. We’ll close by going over the myths associated with investing. Be sure to check out the rest of the series.
When it comes to financial myths, there is no category with more mistaken beliefs than investments. Whether you’re talking about investing for retirement, in the stock market or even more sophisticated assets like real estate, commodities or bonds, there are so many “experts” with varying opinions that it’s hard to grasp just a few that really work for your strategy.
If you’ve ever wanted to learn about the stock market but didn’t know where to begin, one of the best tools to use is Yahoo! Finance. It may be a bit overwhelming at first, given that the plethora of financial information available can make your brain hurt. Yet, after a few visits, you should be able to work your way around the site to look up stock information and financial news with relative ease.
Two of the biggest financial goals in most people’s lives is purchasing a home and saving for retirement. So why not kill two birds with one stone by using your home equity to double as your retirement fund? Saving for a house or a comfortable retirement can be hard enough as it is, let alone having to do both, but if you’re willing to incorporate a little home downsizing in your retirement plan, you can have your cake and then sell it to fund your golden years too. However, just because you could do it, doesn’t necessarily mean you should do it.