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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”

• Cheque Presentation

  
  From My Bottom Step — Authority: 144
  The United Way was presented with a cheque by the Mayor on behalf of city employees ( Local 101 ) on Monday. According to Her Worship: “The City of London over the last number of years have consistently increased the amount of money that we’ve raised and more now than ever before we know that there’s a need in ...
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• Your Retirement Is Closer Than You Think – So, Start Saving Money!

  
  Finance 411 — Authority: 156
  It is obvious that retirement is to be taken care of the sooner the better. Now when you are young and have plenty of opportunities to earn money, you should be concerned about your retirement and save money for it. The longer you save the more money you manage to have when you retire. This will help you to be more ...
  8 hours ago

• What Is A Good Way To Invest In The Stock Market? | b2b

  
  The Wealthy Soul — Authority: 152
  I need a way to make a good amount of money . im only 18 years old but i want to invest in the stock market , can you guys gimme tips or some good sites that i can use to make smart investments ? how to buy and sell stock at the right times, all that jazz? thnx … Read more:  What Is A Good Way To Invest In The ...
  11 hours ago

• Plan Your Retirement With Property Investment In Charlotte

  
  Your source to the world of information — Authority: 146
  Low Cost Opportunities The current property market in the US is more rewarding for long term investors. Although this does not mean that short term investors cannot earn a healthy profit. While scouting for profitable Charlotte investment property, one should keep in mind the location. Places like Charlotte and ...
  12 hours ago

• Buying Homemade Italian: American Italian Pasta Company

  
  SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page — Authority: 652
  Invest With An Edge submits: By Brandon Clay U.S. consumers love spending money – or at least they used to. Saving money? Not so much. Think back to the three most recent economic growth periods: The Reagan Boom of the mid-1980s, the Clinton Boom of the mid-1990s and the last easy money, easy credit boom from ...
  13 hours ago

• Asian stocks fall as dollar slides; gold at record (AP)

  
  Blogger — Authority: 167
  AP – Asian stock markets dropped Thursday as mostly positive economic news in the U.S. failed to inspire investors and the dollar tumbled to a 14-year low against the Japanese yen. See more here: (AP)"> (AP)">Asian stocks fall as dollar slides; gold at record (AP)
  17 hours ago

• Dollar hits 14-year low vs yen, gold at new high (Reuters)

  
  Blogger — Authority: 167
  Reuters – The dollar slumped to a 14-year low against the yen on Thursday, helping gold scale another record high, while Asian stocks faltered as investors digested a mixed batch of economic data. See more here: (Reuters)"> (Reuters)">Dollar hits 14-year low vs yen, gold at new high (Reuters)
  19 hours ago

• Small Caps May Be the Key

  
  Lets Talk Money with Jim Farrish — Authority: 131
  The uptrend in the broad market has captured everyone’s attention. The trend remains in place, but the outlook is getting cloudy. Economic data has been mixed, earnings are mixed and future growth is being questioned. The move higher is predicated on growth. If this growth doesn’t materialize early in 2010 it ...
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• Is it Time to Invest into China?

  
  Good Financial Cents -Jeff Rose Certified Financial Planner and Investment Advisor, Carbondale, Illinois — Authority: 625
  photo credit: Daan M C hina faces a difficult choice in 2010 as rapid loan growth, necessary to sustain the economy, may begin to fuel hyperinflation. In normal times, the Chinese government uses the banking sector to send masses of low-interest rate loans to companies and sectors targeted for growth. This ...
  2 days ago

• Vanguard Rolls Out Seven New Bond ETFs

  
  SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page — Authority: 652
  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: 506
  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 [...]
  2 days ago

• 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 ...
  2 days ago

• Who’s buying up all the sellers, especially at the end of the day every day?

  
  InvestmentWatch — Authority: 156
  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: 656
  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 [...]
  3 days ago

• Black Friday Investing: Should You Buy or Sell?

  
  SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page — Authority: 652
  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 ...
  3 days ago

• Why It Is Beneficial To Invest In Precious Metals?

  
  Business Blog - A Guide To Your Business Matters — Authority: 152
  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? ...
  3 days ago

• Market Call: S&P500 to hit 1275 in 2010

  
  The Young Raging Bull — Authority: 120
  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: 150
  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: 550
  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 ...
  3 days ago

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