In every aspect of life, faith, confidence, and expectation are critical to accomplishing your goals. By believing in yourself, your positivity increases your chances of success.  Though this is a key principal to understand about …

In the private placement world, there are a number of unique terms which are important to understand and implement.  For us, learning them took endless questions and research, but after 7 years of persistence, we …

Recently, the futures investment market has become immense, and reality is, it can only get bigger. You may be asking yourself “What has lead to this massive growth in futures trading? Well, the answer is …

If you can think of one place you DON’T want to be, I think most of us would agree it’s jail.  Waking up next to felons named Bubba and cold breakfast doesn’t sound appealing to …

In the world of alternative investment brokerage, there are tales of great success, and immense frustration.  After hearing thousands of stories over the course of my career, I realized there were 10 basic fundamentals which, …

Whether you are an investor, trader, or just a consumer, the financial crisis has affected EVERYONE.  Though many sectors of the investment world have been hit hard, few can compare to the private equity market.  …

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Due to the financial crisis, Gold futures prices have hit record highs in 2009, and may continue to grow for years. Since we thought this was an important topic to understand, we provided a …

In today’s world, the forex market has exploded on to the scene, carrying with it an infinite potential for growth. Capturing the attention of television and internet users worldwide, it seems as if the word’s …

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Since forex has become the biggest investment market in the world, we thought that an introductory FX video would do many of our readers some good.  In this video, they will cover the definition, …

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With the growing interest in forex trading, as a profession and way of life, we thought we’d share one of the most important articles you will ever read.  If you have heard of MetaTrader …

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We came across this Bloomberg video, and felt it was a good summary of how far the managed futures industry has come. Once a small niche with few investors, managed futures has now become …

In the unique world of private placement, there are more fake “programs” than fish in the sea.  As a beginner in PPP, you may be asking yourself, “How can I determine which of these programs …

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Whether you are an investor or trader in FX, it is very important to understand the fundamentals of chart analysis.  With that in mind, we have provided a video on candlestick charts, since they …

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Forex is really just about trading price variation to earn profit via leverage.  Most people would think you’d buy low, and sell at a higher price to make money. Though that can be true, …

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Over the course of our search, we found a great video sponsored by the New York Times that gave some interesting facts on the incomes of hedge fund managers.  We all knew that hedge …

Have you ever read about Billionaire hedge fund managers and wondered, how can someone make so much money?  Well, since this is a thought that is frequent amongst beginners, we felt we would answer this …

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This is a good report on hedge funds for beginners, but like most other media, it gives a negative perspective on hedge fund strategies and risk. For your information, this was shot during the …

Managed futures trading can be a good option, but if you learn how to do it yourself, that is an invaluable skill. Take a look at this video to get an idea of what a moving market looks like right after open at 9:30am EST.