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12. Bookkeeping Scares Me!
Does the thought of bookkeeping scare you? Do you dread sitting down at your computer and entering all your receipts, deposits, and making sure everything is documented right for taxes? Never fear, there is a new, more affordable solution to having your bookkeeping done. Two words-Virtual Assistant. The industry of virtual assistance is relatively new, though the concept has been around for some time. With the age of computers, it has made the opportunity for small business owners to outsource their bookkeeping (and administrative tasks-but that is another article) to a qualified individual. This saves time, headache, and the possibility of error. How does this work? Below are some of your questions answered by several experien...
Author: Patty Benton Date: Sun, 30 Oct 2005 16:44:10 -0500

13. If Nasa Can Launch The Space Shuttle, Then You Can Become A Successnaut
The recent mission of the space shuttle Discovery is NASA's first return to space since the Columbia shuttle accident in Feb/03. Why is this important to you? Well, for one thing it reminds me of an old quote you might be familiar with: "If they can put a man on the moon, then..." But, most important it stands for you achieving your goals. If NASA can launch the space shuttle, then you can achieve your goals. Trust me on this, NASA's goals are probably bigger that yours and they are achieving them. Looking at your goals, they should be a piece of cake. NASA knows a thing or 2 about goal setting. They aim for the stars... :) If NASA can launch the space shuttle, then you can set a deadline and keep it. I...
Author: Owen Stobbe Date: Sun, 30 Oct 2005 16:44:04 -0500

14. Forex Glossary
Here are some of the most common terms used in FOREX trading. Ask Price – Sometimes called the Offer Price, this is the market price for traders to buy currencies. Ask Prices are shown on the right side of a quote – e.g. EUR/USD 1.1965 / 68 – means that one euro can be bought for 1.1968 UD dollars. Bar Chart – A type of chart used in Technical Analysis. Each time division on the chart is displayed as a vertical bar which show the following information – the top of the bar is the high price, the bottom of the bar is the low price, the horizontal line on the left of the bar shows the opening price and the horizontal line on the right of bar shows the closing price. Base Currency – is the first currency in a currency pair. A q...
Author: Norman Fleming Date: Sun, 30 Oct 2005 16:44:03 -0500

15. Introduction To Forex
The Foreign Exchange Market – better known as FOREX - is a world wide market for buying and selling currencies. It handles a huge volume of transactions 24 hours a day, 5 days a week. Daily exchanges are worth approximately $1.5 trillion (US dollars). In comparison, the United States Treasury Bond market averages $300 billion a day and American stock markets exchange about $100 billion a day. The Foreign Exchange Market was established in 1971 with the abolishment of fixed currency exchanges. Currencies became valued at 'floating' rates determined by supply and demand. The FOREX grew steadily throughout the 1970's, but with the technological advances of the 80's FOREX grew from trading levels of $70 billion a day to the current lev...
Author: Norman Fleming Date: Sun, 30 Oct 2005 16:44:02 -0500

16. Introduction To Fundamental Analysis: Forex
FOREX traders almost always rely on analysis to make plan their trading strategies. There are two basic types of FOREX analysis – technical and fundamental. This article will look at fundamental analysis and how it used in FOREX trading. Fundamental analysis refers to political and economic conditions that may affect currency prices. FOREX traders using fundamental analysis rely on news reports to gather information about unemployment rates, economic policies, inflation, and growth rates. Fundamental analysis is often used to get an overview of currency movements and to provide a broad picture of economic conditions affecting a specific currency. Most traders rely on technical analysis for plotting entry and exit points into th...
Author: John Sanderson Date: Sun, 30 Oct 2005 16:44:01 -0500

17. Understand Credit Report’s Relevance In Mortgage
One might be wondering why some lenders turn down a mortgage application while some others might consider it fit for approval. The answer may well lie in the credit report and the credit score to be precise which plays a crucial role in loan sanctioning. Credit history is an important factor affecting loan granting decisions by the lender or mortgagee. As part of the pre-approval process a detailed investigation is carried out into your financial history whereby the lender assesses your finances, your credit history and your investments. Your debt ratios are compared with the lender’s standard while deciding on the loan approval. Your level of debt or credit history is taken as a parameter for judging your ability to make the month...
Author: Lance Williams Date: Sun, 30 Oct 2005 16:44:01 -0500

18. How To Get Started In Forex Trading
You may have been hearing about the foreign exchange market (FOREX) and the investment advantages it offers. You would like to try it out, but don't know where to start. This short guide will give you the basics in FOREX and tell you what you need to participate in this fast growing field. Foreign exchange used to be limited to large players such as national banks and multi-national corporations. In the 1980's the rules were revised to allow smaller investors to participate using margin accounts. Margin accounts are the reason why FOREX trading has become so popular. With a 100:1 margin account, you can control $100,000 with a $1,000 investment. FOREX is not simple, however, and education is needed to make wise investment decis...
Author: Hana Lee Date: Sun, 30 Oct 2005 16:44:00 -0500

19. Identity Theft: Safeguarding Can't Hurt
Will we ever get a break? Not right now .In San Diego, police arrested a postal worker for stealing mail and trading it to identity thieves to support his drug habit. Another arrest involved the hacking of wireless carrier T-MobileUSA's network. According to Fox News, the attacker gained access to a database of 16 million customers including the personel information of the Secret Service agent investigating the break in. Then there's Choicepoint. When last we left the information giant, criminals broke into their 19 billion records database. Choicepoint now acknowledges previous attacks that date back to the year 2000. The number of identity theft victims as well as the methods of getting personal information continue to...
Author: Daryl Campbell Date: Sun, 30 Oct 2005 16:43:59 -0500

20. Reality of Online Forex Trading
Foreign exchange trading is the trading of currencies. Most currencies can be traded. Huge amounts of currencies are traded 24 hours a day, 5 days a week. On average $1.9 trillion is traded a day. The most traded are United States Dollar, Japanese Yen, Euro, Canadian Dollar, British Pound Sterling, Australian Dollar and Swiss Franc. Many brokers will let you open an account with a starting balance of just $250. Though that may seem small, remember you will be trading on margin. Your $250 investment may let you control $25,000. As with all investments there are risks so make sure you take the time to study the markets and your exposure before making your first trades. I highly recommend that you do some paper trades first to make ...
Author: David Jones Date: Sun, 30 Oct 2005 16:43:59 -0500

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