When hiring a financial advisor you don't want to simply hire someone who looks like they know what they are doing, but rather a financial advisor that knows what they are doing and has proof. You will need to ask your potential financial advisor several questions in order to get a real feel of whether this financial advisor is skilled or has no clue how to advise you on money matters. You will be able to find a financial advisor who is going to...more
By studying at the most frequent reasons for failure, we can avoid making the same mistakes as the crowd, and thus turn these negative points into positives. In this series of articles, I will be looking at the seven most common mistakes I see made by traders.Mistake Number One - Switching Strategiesor "The Hunt For The Holy Grail"The holy grail of trading - we've all looked for it - the super system that never loses. We've searched forums, read...more
Right - we've looked at strategies and planning, so now we're ready to trade right? Wrong! At least, we're not ready to trade live.Mistake Number Four - Not TestingTrading is a great business, it offers potential levels of income and freedom that most people can only dream of. So it's quite natural that having got the groundwork out of the way, the novice trader is eager to get clicking those buy and sell buttons and see the profits roll in. But hang on - the preparation isn't over yet!Imagine for a moment that you decided you wanted to become an airliner pilot. You spent time and effort researching the type of aircraft you were going to pilot, you read some books on how to fly, and one day you found yourself in the cockpit at the end of the runway. Clearly, without having actually taken some time to learn how to fly this machine full of passengers, trying to take off would be a disaster! So why is it so many traders believe they can read a book about trading and then leap into the market without first getting some experience?If you were going for the pilots job, you'd take a training programme which would undoubtedly see you getting some no-risk experience in a flight simulator....more
Home Loan Tip #1 Pay Your BillsIt is very important that you always pay your bills on time and never miss a payment. When you have this type of history paying bills your mortgage lender will believe you will be just as responsible with your home loan. If you want to be approved for a home loan, be sure you are current on all your payments and have...more
Premature aging is spreading across the UK and is particularly prevalent amongst recent graduates in the UK who, upon leaving university, are plunged straight into fears about the property ladder, pensions and paying off their student debts. These young people graduate at the age of 21, do not pass go and head straight to 35, worrying about their...more
Financial planning, something we all know we need to do, but always put off to the future. Financial planning is hard simply because it requires financial discipline, which is difficult to have in this consumer society. However, financial planning is very important because you want to retire one day, be financially stable in the event of an accident, or unexpected loss of a job. Financial planning will help you rest easy as you age.The following tips will help get you in gear to start your financial planning. Once you have made financial planning part of your routine, it won't seem so difficult. But getting your financial planning started can be the most difficult thing. These tips will help motivate you to make financial planning one of your main goals.Financial Planning Tip #1 Pay off DebtOne of the biggest factors fighting against financial planning is debt, especially credit card debt. If something starts off as a small debt it turns into a big one simply because you were not paying off the debt. Financial planning means you have a plan and paying off debt should be the first goal of your plan.Financial Planning Tip #2 InvestAnother financial planning tip is to invest....more
Teen credit card basics will help you raise money smart kids. Knowing how to handle credit is important and not something they are likely to learn in school. If you teach your children smart ways to manage credit, it will help to ensure they get the...more
Newsletters are sent for various reasons like to abreast customers of the latest happenings inside the company in terms of various product launchings, new business policies and regulations, upcoming events, news about the achievements of the company...more
"The basics" are what turn: A baby into a toddler A young man or woman into an adult Minor leaguers into major leaguers Amateurs into professionals in every walk of lifeBabies see everyone around them walking and talking. They want to be just like...more
Yellow Page Directory Users Have a Variety of MotivationsFor your Yellow Page ad to be effective, it needs to anticipate and answer the questions that customers have in mind. That's what made them pick up the directory in the first place. What those...more
Utilize the Discovery Analysis to Ease Your Fear of Using a ConsultantConsultants can provide real value on many occasions but they can also be your worst nightmare. Some clichés include;"A consultant will ask you for the time and then steal your...more
Here's how to hold a short, effective staff meeting.1) In general. Keep them short. Most staff meetings should last less than an hour. You want your staff to spend their time working on things that earn money for your business, not sitting in...more