If you’re a dabbler in the investment markets, you have probably heard the term “Forex”, but you may not know what it means, much less how you can use it to make yourself some money. The word Forex is short for Foreign Exchange. Forex is the Foreign Exchange Marketplace in which currencies from around the world are traded against one another. Although it is not as well known as other markets, such as the New York Stock Exchange, the Forex market is huge, trading well over one trillion dollars every day. That’s trillion, with a “TR”. The Forex is handily...

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Just the other night, Chris Hubinsky, my friend and co-founder of H&L Ventures, and I laid out our first quarter stock investments.  I wanted to share our stocks and re-iterate our investment strategy.  Also, I am going to talk about a stock from our last strategy meeting. We started this very small investment company in January of 2007.  H&L Ventures, Ltd. has been blessed with a 20% profit margin in the first two years.  We believe the credit can be awarded to our strategy, "free money".  The majority of stock we purchase is high dividend yielding stocks or giant corporations.  We chase after...

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Recently, sources have revealed investors are dumping large amounts of money into Twitter.  There has been much speculation and rumors that Twitter.com could be prepping for an IPO.  Why else would companies dump $100 million into a company with zero revenue? According to Bloomberg.com, the company is believed to be valued at $1 billion.  The only rationale for valuing the company this high is if they are ready to unleash a massive revenue plan or if they are going public.  Either strategy would require some type of plan to make some money for this social media company.  The traffic is there...

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In my reckless youth, I learned many valuable lessons.  One of them was on the value of the Halo Effect.  I like to call this phenomenon the Law of the First Round. First, I will explain the Halo Effect and then tell you my law.  The Halo Effect is when you make a great first impression and that is the image that another retains of you.  For instance, I had a boss who met me right after I won a big award.  In his eyes, I could no wrong.  Serendipitously, I made a great first impression that lasted. When you bust your...

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Every team has one person who just doesn't get it.  What do you do?  I offer you three steps to get where you need to be.  First, recognize that we all are “that guy” sometimes.  Then get to the root of the problem and create a solution.  The final step is to follow-up on your created solution. By recognizing we aren't perfect is a huge step.  All of us have been the slow person on the team at one point.  If you haven’t been, then your leaders aren't challenging you by placing you in areas outside your comfort zone.  This will stunt...

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