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July 24, 2016 Headlines 11 Comments

Is the U.S. economy as horrible as Donald Trump says it is?

Is the U.S. economy as horrible as Donald Trump says it is? Donald Trump sure paints a dire picture of the U.S. economy. In accepting the Republican party’s nomination for the presidency on Thursday, he described a country burdened by searing poverty, downward mobility and crushing national debt. The real estate … Continue reading at […]

March 21, 2016 Personal No Comments

Personal finance: College financial aid shifting toward the affluent, study says

Personal finance: College financial aid shifting toward the affluent, study says If you come from a relatively low-income family, there’s a strong chance you are. In fact, you may be subsidizing the education of a student from an affluent family. Why? Because many colleges, with limited pots of financial aid money, are cutting off … […]

March 14, 2016 Personal No Comments

Personal finance website says Bakersfield is one or the worst cities for basketball fans

Personal finance website says Bakersfield is one or the worst cities for basketball fans According to personal finance website WalletHub, basketball is the third most followed sport in America. Taking this into account and with March Madness in full swing, the website found 2016’s Best & Worst Cities for Basketball Fans. WalletHub’s … Continue reading […]

March 12, 2016 Headlines No Comments

China says slowing economy won’t stop anti-pollution efforts

China says slowing economy won’t stop anti-pollution efforts … economic development model and pursue “economic quality, but also environmental quality,” Chen told a news conference during an annual meeting of the country’s legislature. Politics & Government Nature & Environment China Chen Jining economic growth Continue reading at news.yahoo.com ‘Economic despair’ spurs low-income boys to drop […]

March 8, 2016 Headlines No Comments

Markets eye $50 a barrel oil but rebalancing may not be over, IHS says

Markets eye a barrel oil but rebalancing may not be over, IHS says Predictions of an oil rally to $ 50 a barrel has markets excited, but IHS’s top oil analyst cautions that the commodity hasn’t done rebalancing yet. Oil prices jumped on Monday, with global benchmark Brent crude breaking above the vital $ 40-a-barrel […]

February 29, 2016 Large Cap No Comments

The manager of a $1.5 billion mutual fund says the stock market feels ‘very sluggish’ right now

The manager of a .5 billion mutual fund says the stock market feels ‘very sluggish’ right now Despite a recent recovery of sorts, the stock market has had a pretty dismal start to 2016. And for investing pros, finding a winner right now is increasingly hard. Jeff Rottinghaus, portfolio manager of T.Rowe Price’s US Large-Cap […]

February 28, 2016 Mutual Funds No Comments

The manager of a $1.5 billion mutual fund says the stock market feels ‘very sluggish’ right now (AMZN, DLTR, WMT, KSU, DJIA, SPX, SPY)

The manager of a .5 billion mutual fund says the stock market feels ‘very sluggish’ right now (AMZN, DLTR, WMT, KSU, DJIA, SPX, SPY) Despite a recent recovery of sorts, the stock market has had a pretty dismal start to 2016. And for investing pros, finding a winner right now is increasingly hard. Jeff Rottinghaus, […]

February 28, 2016 Mutual Funds No Comments

The manager of a $1.5 billion mutual fund says the stock market feels ‘very sluggish’ right now (AMZN, DLTR, WMT, KSU, DJIA, SPX, SPY)

This is spurring a gold rush not witnessed since the Misery Index years of the 1970s. Many financial experts now view gold in particular as an island of stability in a paper-based investment market growing stormier all the time, a development that bodes well for everyday folks who want to shore up their retirement accounts with a precious metals hedge.

According to Lubaszka, the U.S. dollar has lost more than 80% of its original value since the early 70's when we went to a floating currency, a situation not helped very much by the debut of the Euro in the late 1990s. Unlike American dollars, a portion of the Euro is gold-backed, a stability feature that has helped it outperform the dollar over the long haul. It is for this reason that many foreign investors have been taking money out of U.S. dollars and putting it into gold and oil instead, one explanation for why the price of both has continued to rise in recent months.

Angel investors are one of the financing options that you can look into when you decide to start your own business venture. Business start-up is not only a crucial process it also requires a lot of time, effort, and of course money. If you do not have the money needed to fund your business, then how can you start your operation? That is why, when you start planning your business venture, you have to carefully consider your capital. And if you do not have a large amount to start with, you can rely on angel investors to provide you capital. But before looking for one, you have to make sure that you understand the angel investors definition.