Category Archives: Education

Federal Reserve QE3 –

Posted on 26. November 2011 by Jim Sutliff

The Federal Reserve may provide another round of quantitative easing.  The breakdown of the budget negotiations between Republicans and Democrats are one factor that could lead to QE3.  Quantitative easing may lower long term interest rates and help with the recovery of the housing … Continue reading →

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Fed Economists: Europe Could Trigger Recession –

Posted on 14. November 2011 by Jim Sutliff

A paper released by the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco indicates that the crisis in Europe could trigger a 2012 recession in America.  According to the paper, the chances of a recession in the first six months of 2012 … Continue reading →

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Currency Trading –

Posted on 9. July 2011 by Jim Sutliff

The biggest financial market in the world is Forex with $4 trillion traded daily.  Retail trading is steadily increasing with daily trading volume over $300 billion.  A recent Wall Street Journal article discusses the basics of FX trading and the reasons for the rise … Continue reading →

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Estate Tax Prepayment –

Posted on 27. October 2010 by Jim Sutliff

Senator Maria Cantwell has proposed a plan that would allow taxpayers to prepay estate taxes.  The Democratic Senator is expected to have some level of support for the plan from Republicans and fellow Democrats.  The prepayment proposal would create an … Continue reading →

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Sideways Markets –

Posted on 6. August 2010 by Jim Sutliff

The Wall Street Journal has an article that discusses investing strategies for sideways markets.  This is an interesting article to read even if you disagree with some of the trading strategies.  Sliding sideways is common for some stocks in a back … Continue reading →

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Bloomberg New Energy Finance –

Posted on 4. August 2010 by Jim Sutliff

Bloomberg New Energy Finance is a central hub for news, data, and research on the new energy market.  Biofuels, power storage, solar and wind, are just some of the energy sectors covered on the website.  The industry intelligence link provides … Continue reading →

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Index Funds –

Posted on 7. July 2010 by Jim Sutliff

All Index Funds are not the same and it is important to take notice of the differences.  Forbes has a well-written article on the hidden differences between index funds.  Some of the differences discussed in the article are the cover, fees, and … Continue reading →

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Financial Times –

Posted on 2. February 2009 by Jim Sutliff

The Financial Times is a great source of information for economic news.  The world news coverage is outstanding and currency related matters are addressed.  There are only a few newspapers with a strong circulation that incorporate geopolitical effects in their … Continue reading →

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Solar Power At Night –

Posted on 7. August 2008 by Jim Sutliff

Researchers have made an important discovery in the field of solar power.  Further development is needed but the findings indicate that it may be possible to better store solar power so that it can be used at night as well … Continue reading →

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National Futures Association: Investor Learning Center NFA

Posted on 22. November 2007 by Jim Sutliff

National Futures Association: : Investor Learning Center http://www.nfa.futures.org/investor/investorLearningCenter.asp     James Sutliff

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