Category: investing
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Does Customizing Your EHR Help?
The recent surge in health IT has helped change the EHR market dynamics. With countless innovative companies joining the fold, competition is rife amongst vendors despite the emergence of specialist products. Factors such as cost efficiency and product usability are the driving forces behind EHR adoption and in order to cash in, vendors must be…
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The Five Key Decisions Every Investor Needs to Make
The Investment Answer: The Five Key Decisions Every Investor Needs to Make Learn to Manage Your Money & Protect Your Financial Future Daniel C. Goldie, CFA, CFP & Gordon S. Murray The Do-It-Yourself Decision Should you try to invest on your own or seek help from an investment professional? And if so, which type of…
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Successful Portfolio: Burton Malkiel on Simplicity for Investing
MoneyWatch Investment Mantras 1. Buy index funds. 2. Diversify your assets. 3. Keep costs low. Princeton economist Burton Malkiel says simplicity is key to a successful portfolio.
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Investing in Bond Securities: What is a Bond? (Part 1)
A security is some representation of financial value. Bonds and stocks are examples of securities. The bond is the contract between the bondholder and the organization which describes how the money credited (invested) will be repayed with interest. Bondholders are creditors to an organization, whereas stockholders have an equity stake in an organization. Resources and…
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British Petroleum (NYSE:BP) (Part 4)
I sold BP today at $38.66 (7/26/2010 12:39:35 PM) for a 22% net return which works out to 187% yearly ROI. I’m counting this as a successful first adventure in the world of wall street and stock market speculation. I sold for three reasons: 1. BP topped out at about 39 on July 15th. I…
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Benoit Mandelbrot: Fractals and the Art of Roughness
Benoit Mandelbrot begins with a photo of Romanesco Broccoli. Ends with stock market and the Mandelbrot Set. Have I died and reparticulated in the epicentergy of a mathgasm?