Don't confuse the IRA

You as an investor signs up for a self-directed IRA, the first thing he or she notices is the newfound investment freedom. Virtually any asset can be purchased with the IRA and the investor can effect the transaction by simply signing a check. However, with great freedom comes great responsibility. Since the investor will now be handling the IRA transactions personally, there's more room for error. Here are the top mistakes that investors should be aware of when dealing with their self-directed retirement funds.
Don't confuse the IRA with its checking account.
The platform for investing your IRA funds is the LLC and its accompanying checking account. However, this platform is for investment and business purposes only. It is not meant to be used as an access point to the IRA itself. All contributions and distributions should be taken solely via the custodian.

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initial public offering

An initial public offering (IPO) or stock market launch is the first sale of stock by a company to the public. Initial Public Offerings Why traders Have a tough time buying shares. The underwriters and the company that issues the shares control the IPO process.All companies with shares that are publicly traded on the stock market had an IPO at one point. There are six systematic steps that an option trader should go through when trading, regardless if the stock is an IPO or not.Without getting too deep into it, we should emphasize that it is wise to look for the Sympathy Move, meaning if one stock, mostly the leader, in a certain sector goes up or down, most likely it would bring the others in the industry with it. For instance, DNKN is in the Services Sector and Restaurant Industry. This data was also pulled out from the Yahoo! Finance page on the left side under the Company Profile, all at NO cost to us, the stock researchers.

Investment clubs

 Starting an investment club is fun and can be financially rewarding. Members of investment clubs usually have between 10 and 40 members, but normally have around fifteen trading members. When each investment club member joins the club they will deposit money into the club which earns them buying power when the club makes an investment. The investment club software will enter the amount invested and apply units for each member. Units can be figured such as for each $100.00 invested you will receive ten units. The clubs software will figure this automatically.
  The (NAIC) National Association of Investment Clubs can provide much of the trading information you need to know about starting your own investment club. The Web site has pages full on advise on investment clubs, you can go to "About Clubs" link on the front page NAIC site. Another web site with info can be found online at Investment Club Central. They provide a directory of resources about investment clubs from all over the internet. Go to "Articles" to learn more about investment clubs and operating one, they have club software that can be purchased to set up the finance of the club and stock analysis. Yahoo has Investment Club Central is its directory of Web sites of investment clubs.

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Yellen strikes dovish tone

Treasurys bounce off session lows as Yellen strikes dovish tone in her latest speech. The Fed chief says the central bank is "considerably" short of both dual-mandate goals--promoting jobs while keeping inflation steady. She says low rate of wage growth is another sign the Fed's job isn't done, the latest sign the most-prominent dove is in no rush to raise interest rates. Monday's data support her point--the Chicago PMI slid to 55.9 from February's 59.8. Still coming this week is ISM data and the March jobs report, key for setting the near-term bond-market outlook. The 10-year note is 11/32 lower, yielding 2.752%.

GMP Securities

GMP Securities, despite today's rally for the loonie on the January GDP data, still thinks the currency will make a run to C$1.15 versus the greenback before finishing 2014 at C$1.09. It calls the GDP report merely a reversal of December's weather-pressured result and still thinks the metric will rise 2.4% for the year, lagging its 3% estimate for the US. A soft economy driven by "stubbornly slowly improving business investments," along with slow export growth, isn't good for the Canadian dollar, GMP notes. Combined with limited commodity-prices gains amid uneven global GDP growth, it sees the Bank of Canada staying on the sidelines for another year. The greenback is around C$1.1020.

investing as a stock or Forex trader

 You need to change your thinking and you will be a smart investor, because if you always do what you've always done you will fall into that losing pattern again.  You need to go back to look at the trade setup again and see why it was a bad trade. What could you have done better to analyze when to enter the trade. This is how smart traders become successful and keep taking money from the new traders. You haven't put a stop loss in and the price action makes a sudden and dramatic move and you start chasing a losing trade hoping to get back to break even. You must change your thinking to break the pattern and become a smart trader and investor.

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Improve your profits when trading stocks

Improve your profits when trading stocks by knowing what the insiders of the company are buying.
 You need to increase your profit from  winning stock trades or reduce your losses from the losing
stock trades.The first thing you need to do is use trailing stops on all your stock trades.Before you enter a stock trade you need to determine how much you are willing to risk if the trade goes against you.Usually in the five to ten percent range is a good stop loss but you need to make that decision and stick with it. You need to move the stop to breakeven as your trade is making a profit.
 

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