Learn To Trade the Breakout (Part I)
August 6, 2009 by Ahmad Hassam
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A breakout typically occurs when the currency price moves beyond the period of consolidation or range trading. Who doesnt want to reap massive profits from a big price move in a short time? This is what breakout trading can provide you.
Mail this postSwing Trading Explained (Part II)
August 1, 2009 by Ahmad Hassam
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In case of currency trading, the cost of trading is hidden in the bid/ask spreads offered by the broker. Day traders often rake up major commissions charges if they are trading stocks which makes it that much more difficult to beat the overall market. In the end, if you are unable to breakeven, you cannot survive long in day trading. So the more you day trade, the higher your trading cost will become.
Mail this postWhy Not Swing Trading? (Part I)
July 31, 2009 by Ahmad Hassam
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Knowing what type of a trader you are, can make or break your investment career. Take the analogy of a football team. All players are talented and super fit. Everyone can throw and catch the ball. Everyone is a hard hitter. However some are more skilled as receivers. Others are more skilled as kickers. If the receiver is going to do the job of the kicker, not many field goal points will be made.
Mail this postIRS Eases Investment Rules for 529 College Savings Plans
July 4, 2009 by Doeren Mayhew
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Saving for college is always tough and is even more so during the current economic downturn. One of the most popular educational savings plans are so called “529 plans.” The IRS has announced that participants in 529 plans will now be able to change their investments more often in 2009 than in past years. The IRS will now allow a change in investment strategy twice in 2009. This is good news for 529 plan participants, especially those who may otherwise be locked into an investment mix that has turned out to be more speculative than initially contemplated.
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