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Investing is the practice of putting money at risk with the hope of some sort of eventual gain. We invest to build a nest egg for retirement, to grow our savings, and, for some, even to earn an income.

Stocks, bonds, mutual funds, ETFs, and a plethora of other investments out there make for a pretty varied menu of investment choices these days. But whatever your investment of choice, the goal is usually the same – to maximize returns while minimizing risk.

The blogosphere has stepped into the role of investment analyst with experts abound proffering their takes on companies from Exxon to Sirius XM radio. Interested in bonds? There’s a blog for that. If you’re an ETF fan, there’s a blog for that too. In fact, there are dozens.

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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “invest”

• Vanguard Rolls Out Seven New Bond ETFs

  
  SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page — Authority: 647
  Invest With An Edge submits: By Patrick Watson Mutual fund behemoth Vanguard rolled out seven new bond ETFs this week. Collectively called “Vanguard Sector Bond Index Funds,” the new funds increase the number of Vanguard bond ETFs to 12 and the total Vanguard ETF count to 47. There wasn’t much fanfare ...
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• How To Buy Top Stocks

  
  MyTownTalks — Authority: 530
  Although it may seem obvious to most stock market swing traders there are a number of simple rules that you can follow which will ensure that you have more success when buying stocks:In the USA stock market there are 3 major indexes which are each made up of a basket of stocks, they are the [...]
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• Property Investing After Sub Prime Crisis

  
  Project Stocks — Authority: 129
  The sub-prime storm in US has created havoc across the world impacting both corporate as well as average folks. Reputable banks and housing agents have gone down the drain while people have lost their assets and homes. It is now one year on, and fortunately the signs are not as depressing. There is optimism in the ...
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• Who’s buying up all the sellers, especially at the end of the day every day?

  
  InvestmentWatch — Authority: 155
  It still has us all scratching our heads. Even traders brace for the last 5 minute push up these days. And is there any chance the government is somehow subsidizing someone? Conspiracy theories abound mainly because the government and the Federal Reserve has lost all semblance of honesty, transparency, and forthright ...
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• I Dont Like Money

  
  Ask MetaFilter — Authority: 648
  I honestly have no interest in money, but Im constantly reminded to invest my money. Ive tried learning about it with little success, presumably because of my uncommon beliefs regarding money. So how do I invest this stuff so that I can maximize my joy in life and minimize my reliance on money? Im 21 and live in ...
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• Pay Per Click Marketing Tips: The Everyday Affiliate

  
  This Job's For You — Authority: 135
  Pay Per Click marketing is a very popular method for getting instant traffic to your affiliate programs.It is quite simply a company paying the host of a website to allow their ad to be displayed on their site. Every time that the traffic to the site clicks on the ad, the owner of the site [...]
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• Black Friday Investing: Should You Buy or Sell?

  
  SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page — Authority: 647
  Invest With An Edge submits: By Brandon Clay The biggest annual test of the American consumer is upon us. Both online and offline stores are about to enter their busiest time of year. Starting with Black Friday – the day after Thanksgiving – stores will clamor for the attention of shoppers while shoppers ...
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• Why It Is Beneficial To Invest In Precious Metals?

  
  Business Blog - A Guide To Your Business Matters — Authority: 153
  Precious metal makes your future. More and more people are trying to create a passive income by investing a certain part of their savings into different kinds of assets. So there’s no wonder that precious metals are becoming increasingly relevant to this situation. Why is it beneficial to invest in precious metals? ...
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• Market Call: S&P500 to hit 1275 in 2010

  
  The Young Raging Bull — Authority: 119
  Bank of America Merrill Lynch sees better profits ahead and more upside in U.S. stocks over the next twelve months.   David Bianco, head of U.S. equity strategy at BoAML, raised his 12-month S&P 500 target to 1275 from 1200, after raising his 2010 normalized EPS estimate to $79 from $76.   ...
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• Citadel Investment Group Investors

  
  The-Informer — Authority: 151
  Citadel Investment Group Investors Citadel Seeks to Regain Investors’ Trust After Steep Losses The story of Citadel’s Kenneth Griffin is a great illustration of the obstacles facing hedge funds.  Last year, during the financial crisis Griffin’s hedge fund lost $8 billion of his investors money and ...
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• Qadbak’s BMW F1 deal to fail?

  
  Formula 1 Blog.com — Authority: 549
  According to Swiss paper Sonntagszeitung, the Qadbak purchase of the former BMW F1 team is possibly unraveling. The article in its original language:London/Hinwil ZH Bis Ende November will der Internationale Automobilsportverband FIA die Startliste der Formel-1-Saison 2010 veröffentlichen –... [[ This is a ...
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• Real Estate Investing After Sub Prime Crisis

  
  eTrades.net — Authority: 143
  Subprime storm created chaos in the U.S. around the world, the impact on businesses, as well as the average person. Reputable banks and brokerages fell drain while people lost their homes and their property. It is now one years, and fortunately, the symptoms are not so depressing. There is optimism in the air today, ...
  1 day ago

• Money Savings And Investments Issues For Your Retirement

  
  Finance 411 — Authority: 155
  Now when we are young and full of energy we do not want to think or retirement, since it seems to be too far from our present-day lives. But time inexorably passes and imperceptibly brings us closer to our retirement. That is why in order not to find ourselves unexpectedly on the threshold or retirement it is ...
  2 days ago

• What is the Best Way to Invest Money in the Philippines

  
  Entrepinoy Bank — Authority: 129
  You have money and want it to double or make millions from it but didn’t decide it yet what the best way to invest money is. Here are some ways to invest money regarded as the best for investments and money management: Photo courtesy of http://www.flickr.com Investing Money by Saving Money in the Bank Saving ...
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• Why It Is Recommended To Opt For Gold Investment

  
  Business Blog - A Guide To Your Business Matters — Authority: 153
  Gold has a value of security I see that for the last time people prefer talking about gold investment. So I’d like to do the same right now. If you decide to invest in gold, I’d like to recommend you investing in precisely physical gold, because so called e-gold can’t be considered to be a very important value. ...
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• Key Aspect To Consider About Gold Investment

  
  Business Blog - A Guide To Your Business Matters — Authority: 153
  Gold is the best investment for the next five years. Hi, my faithful readers. I see your natural interest to rather a promising gold investment. So I’d like to present you a relatively short review closely connected with gold investment. Yesterday I was at an office of a very intelligent man. I can say that he is a ...
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• Some Common Mistakes Made While Investing in Real Estate

  
  Invest In India — Authority: 134
  Why is the Real Estate market so lucrative for the investors? The answer is quiet simple, because it has all the capability of doubling or even tripling up the invested amount of money in a short span of time. Like any other investment there are a few mistakes that people commonly make, while they invest in the Real ...
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• Investment firm Chieftain Capital to split: media (Reuters)

  
  Blogger — Authority: 167
  Reuters – Chieftain Capital Management, an investment firm with about $3 billion in assets, is breaking up following a rift among its managers, the Wall Street Journal reported on its website on Sunday. Originally posted here:  (Reuters)"> (Reuters)">Investment firm Chieftain Capital to split: ...
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• Learning the Ropes With a Internet Market Training Course

  
  Internet Marketing Tools — Authority: 140
  Are you interested in starting an online business but are afraid you don’t know enough to be successful? If you’ve answered yes, you’re definitely not alone. There are millions of individuals that are venturing out on their own with an online business. Unfortunately, many of these individuals aren’t armed with ...
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• How to Apply for a Loan

  
  Chillicious.com — Authority: 160
  After choosing the loan you want, you have to complete an application form. The application asks for details of your existing financial commitments and income. The lender uses this to assess whether you can afford to take on the loan and repay it. If you are married, both you and your spouse must be named on the ...
  2 days ago

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