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Fight Back Against Unfair Debt Collection Practices: Lessons in Deception
Fred Williams, the author of Fight Back Against Unfair Debt Collection Practices: Know Your Rights and Protect Yourself from Threats, Lies, and Intimidation, describes his experiences during his first week working at a debt collection agency.
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By Fred WilliamsJul 21, 2010
Introduction to Fire Your Stock Analyst!: Analyzing Stocks On Your Own, 2nd Edition
Want to be your own stock analyst? This chapter will show you how to identify potential candidates, weed out the obvious misfits, research and analyze the survivors, pick the best prospects, and, equally important, apply a clear-cut set of selling rules.
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By Harry DomashJul 19, 2010
Improving Our Financial IQs: Why Managing Money Should Be a Lifetime Skill
Annamaria Lusardi, an economics professor at Dartmouth, and Michelle Greene, deputy assistant secretary for financial education and financial access at the U.S. Treasury Department, talk about the Financial Literacy Center recently established by Wharton, Dartmouth and the Rand Corporation, including the Center's goals and why individuals need to be more proactive about their financial health.
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By Knowledge@WhartonJun 21, 2010
Buying at the Point of Maximum Pessimism: A Rare Opportunity
Rare-earth minerals are used in everything from cell phones to Toyota Priuses. The rare-earth industry presents a growing opportunity for investors to participate in the rapid growth of technology.
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By Scott PhillipsMay 25, 2010

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Michael ThomsettOptions Trading -- Four Things to Remember About Terminology

Anyone new to the options market knows that the jargon and special, complex descriptions of trades make this a difficult field to master. It’s a struggle. When do you get to the point where all of the jargon comes to you easily, when you overcome the confusion? When does it get easy? There is an answer …

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By Michael C. ThomsettNo CommentsToday
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Michael ThomsettOptions Trading -- Ten Advantages of Flexibility

Options are unique in the investment and trading worlds. These are the most flexible instruments you will ever find. You can design a strategy that is anywhere in between high-risk and ultra-conservative. You can set up a combination that costs little or nothing or even produces income. You can use options to reduce portfolio risk. Finally, options enable you to leverage capital and reduce overall market risks.

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By Michael C. ThomsettNo CommentsJuly 22, 2010
Topics: Finance & Investing
Michael ThomsettOptions Trading -- 17 Odd Options Definitions You?ve Never Heard

Anyone who has taken a look at options knows the jargon can be discouraging. Below are several terms you may not have heard before, and definitions you definitely have not ever seen.

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By Michael C. ThomsettNo CommentsJuly 15, 2010
Topics: Finance & Investing
Michael ThomsettOptions Trading -- Horizontal, Vertical or Diagonal - Which Spread is For You

Spreads come in a vast variety of combinations, shapes and sizes. One of the best ways to distinguish spreads is by their geometric look. The three types -- horizontal, vertical, and diagonal -- can be graphically used to explain how the spread is put together.

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By Michael C. ThomsettNo CommentsJuly 8, 2010
Topics: Finance & Investing

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