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Apr
20

Countercyclical Investments: Foreign Exchange (FOREX or FX)

Posted under Finance, Investing

Is a dollar today worth the same as tomorrow when you take inflation out of the picture? It’s value in the US is still a dollar but the power that it has against other currencies may have fluctuated. The trading of currencies is a very interesting method of investing. It is very similar to investing in a stock exchange, but the currency exchange is called a foreign exchange (FOREX or FX). There are market makers and brokers also that create a Read the rest of this entry »

Apr
17

Countercyclical Investments: Real Estate and the slump in the housing market ( Part 3)

Posted under Business, Investing


A wise man once told me that there are only two ways of making money buy low and sell high, this maybe the simplest concept in business. It is a concept that we should in theory follow, but all too often we get caught up in our own emotions. All too often we let our emotions make our decisions. Emotions and the heat of the moment blinds us and lets opportunities pass us by. We are either to afraid to follow through or too busy chasing something Read the rest of this entry »

Apr
08

Countercyclical Investments: Income Trusts, Master limited Partnerships (MLP), oil, gas, energy, dividends and you. (Part 2)

Posted under Investing

I am a personal fan of dividends, whether they come from stock or bonds. They still represent an alternative cash flow that I would normally posses if I invested in a normal stock. The issue with dividends is that they are directly related to two factors that forces theses dividend to be very low at this time. Bond yields are in proportion to the interest rate which is at a very low level. Stocks are the second factor. Read the rest of this entry »