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<title>Covered Calls - A Conservative, Income Based Investment Strategy</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 13:31:05 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[In these stressful financial times many of us are tempted by the 'get rich quick' schemes that gain prominence in the popular press and the media, but the collective consciousness is much more aware of the old sore "If it looks too good to be true..." If, like many investors, you have a rational fear of losing your savings or having your retirement fund drift off into the ether, what are the alternatives, if there are any?]]></description>
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<title>Stabilization in the Cocoa Market</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 12:55:29 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Cocoa futures are attempting one last rally due to uncoordinated policy implementation and weather concerns. Once these pass, foreign direct investment, modern agronomy, and a stabilized political system should enhance cocoa production and stabilize prices at lower levels in the coming years.]]></description>
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<title>An Overview on Offshore Oil Drilling</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 11:59:01 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The Arizona Geological Survey revealed that around $400,000 to $ 1,000,000 are spent on one oil drilling venture, depending on the location, size and depth of the hole. Even temporary holes cost $8,000 to $150,000 per day. The industry of oil drilling is very expensive and tedious.]]></description>
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<title>Australian Carbon Credits and Carbon Trading</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 12:50:01 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Australia emits double the amount of carbon emitted by other developed countries of the world and the carbon market of 2010 increased by 34%, which indicates the growing significance of carbon trade, and investors from across the world are spending on projects to generate power through renewable sources of energy, or create carbon sinks from land management policies. Investment in carbon trading provides an ethical and financial profitable means of diversifying the risks.]]></description>
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<title>Investments in Carbon Credits</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 08:42:22 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Carbon credit generation projects provide methods to generate carbon credits which can be traded at carbon credit exchanges at the global world market. The Carbon generated through effective use of farmland and development of forestry provides two popular means to generate carbon credits. You can invest in  carbon credit generation projects in Gola forests in Sierra Leone and in Brazilian rainforests where reforestation projects have been started to generate carbon credits. It is believed rainforests absorb highest amount of carbon from the atmosphere and the  carbon credit generated in the region is Gola forests in Sierra Leone and Brazilian rainforests is REDD Carbon credits which is considered highly valuable in the carbon market.]]></description>
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<title>Online Trading In Commodities</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:11:11 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Information for the beginner about trading online in gold and foreign currencies. We have all seen the riotous looking images of the London Stock Exchange or the Wall Street. But have we all heard that this type of trading and money making can be done from the comfort of your own home, without the hassles that obviously go with the London job. If you haven't, read on to find out.]]></description>
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<title>What Financial Planners Would Advise You To Do</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:14:46 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[According to financial planners, there are many ways of coming up with a convenient sound financial plan, the best way is to start by evaluating your capabilities. Knowing the amount of cash you can make from the basic salary minors the loans and debts plus the other cash inflows; like if you run a small business will help you have a starting point for your financial plan. For family financial, plan makes sure that you include all the family members in your budget. Each of the family members should be awarded a chance to air their views of the financial plan and what they expect plus their goals.]]></description>
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<title>The Basics of Fracking in Oil and Gas Exploration</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:59:01 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Fractures are formed in rocks containing pressurized fluids. These fractures could be natural formations, if veins and dikes are taken into consideration. When fractures are induced in rock formations through various means, for the extraction of fossil fuels like petroleum, coal, or natural gas, it is referred to as fracking or hydrofracking, with the longer name being hydraulic fracturing.]]></description>
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<title>The Emerging Markets of Oil and Gas Exploration</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:02:14 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Energy is a major requisite for sustenance of life. The increasing population of the world has led to high demand of energy globally. Governments across the world are facing serious challenges for oil and gas production to meet the demand in their respective countries.]]></description>
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<title>Frontier Markets in Africa - Promising Avenues for the Long Run</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:00:02 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Africa is at the centre of attention when it comes to investment options and financial decisions. It has not traditionally been focussed upon as an attractive alternative to investments, as long as the advanced economies had their growth rates intact and had their returns delivered as promised.]]></description>
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<title>Emerging Markets - Success With a Fine Balancing Act</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:58:41 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Organisations and institutions need return on their investments and there are reasons why you need to start thinking seriously about Africa. Investment Funds tend to vary by nature and by the level of complexities by their tenure and by the regions where they are focussed on. While there are many prospects and possibilities of investing in different funds, the emerging markets are fast shaping up to be the most sought after destinations for people and institutions looking for growth.]]></description>
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<title>How Do Oil and Gas Investment Companies Locate and Recover Oil?</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:09:26 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Geologists are responsible for the discovery of oil at different locations. They use various techniques to discover oil, as they study the area for conditions that would indicate the presence of trapped oil. Finding the right source rock and the reservoir rock will lead directly to the presence of oil.]]></description>
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<title>Trading Profits by Increasing Your Odds</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:29:01 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Trading is much like playing baseball. Or better said, traders are much like baseball players. There are those players always looking to hit it out of the park.]]></description>
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<title>History of the Oil Industry</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 02:59:02 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Five thousand years back in the Middle East, oil was drilled out of the ground for daily use by people. They painted their boat surfaces with crude oil to make them waterproof. They also used it for certain medications. Apart from that, it was also used for lighting residential regions. Earlier, whale oil was used for lighting purposes, but this resulted in a decrease in the whale population, which led to the rise in prices of oil. Hence the demand raced out the supply, resulting in adverse conditions.]]></description>
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<title>Strong As a Bull</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:10:37 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The cattle market was unable to grow the breeding herd in 2011 due to weather issues in the southwest. This has created the tightest supply situation since 1953. Where will April live cattle futures or June live cattle futures end up?]]></description>
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<title>Why Do People Fail As Forex Traders?</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:21:02 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[It's quite unfortunate that over 90% of those who begin their trading career lose their trading account within a short period of that. It was noticed that the losing traits exist in the 90% of traders that are perpetual losers. If you can get rid of these traits, there's no reason why you can't succeed as a forex trader. In most conventional businesses, about 90% of people who begin a business lose and end up folding up the business...]]></description>
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<title>An Overview of Oil Industry Analysis</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 02:59:01 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Oil industry analysis is the process of finding out the oil production and consumption rates, along with the trends of globalization by the oil industry. Oil companies opt for the analysis to figure out the production so that they can evaluate the demand and supply crunch. Hence it presents a picture of trends in history of the oil industry, compared to the present sequence of events.]]></description>
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<title>Investors Looking for Opportunities in Climate Change</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:10:20 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[In the U.S. summit at New York in January 2012, investors from banking, finance, insurance and other sectors joined to mobilize clean energy investments and promote development of green technologies. It has been observed in a research by Bloomberg that the investment into clean energy development reached $260 billion in 2011 and investors participating in carbon credit trading include both profit and non profits organizations.]]></description>
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<title>Emerging Carbon Market</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:27:45 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Emerging carbon markets across the globe and the growing interest of investors in carbon trading shows the carbon credit market is a booming industry offering a rage of opportunities to investors. An agreement was signed at Durban in December 2011 to continue Kyoto Protocol and beyond 2012. The carbon market revenue increased by 4% in 2010 across the globe and European Union, Russia, New Zealand and Australia have already rolled out their plans to meet the target carbon reduction plans.]]></description>
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<title>Using TRIN To Create A Winning System</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:43:35 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[In this article I'm going to present another timing method that is 70% correct and consistently pulls money from both the S&P 500 market and the Mini DOW since 1997. The overall philosophy of the strategy will be to buy pullbacks within an uptrend and exit when price reaches a short term over bought level.]]></description>
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<title>The Top Commodities to Invest In</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:29:02 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[It is being predicted by many market analyst that gold prices can reach $2,200 per ounce in 2012. This is in fact a conservative prediction. There are some market analyst who are bullish and say that gold prices can reach as high as $3,000 per ounce in 2012. Now, this can be a bold prediction. But most including Morgan Stanley is putting their reputation on the line by predicting that the gold price will hit $2,200 per ounce in 2012.]]></description>
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<title>Steps Involved in Oil Drilling</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:39:06 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Energy is a small word but has a huge impact on the world. And so do its production and consumption. The oil industry runs on a risky premise which requires the investment of millions in locating oil hubs and further in the drilling process.]]></description>
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<title>Key Facts About the Oil and Gas Industry</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2012 12:59:01 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Human survival has always been dependent on natural resources- from food to clothing, covering several other factors in between, like transportation. Apart from the flora and fauna, earth's crust is also utilized for daily requirements. Use of natural oil can be traced back to five thousand years ago when it helped in transportation, medication, and lighting purposes in the Middle East.]]></description>
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<title>Oil and Gas in the World Economy</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 12:59:01 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The increasing production and consumption of oil and gas has led to an alarming pressure on national governments and global economy. United States of America is the biggest consumer of oil and gas. Despite the various discoveries in the field of alternate sources of energy, the consumption of conventional fuels is still high.]]></description>
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<title>Understanding Investment In Art And The Benefits Behind Artwork As An Alternative Investment</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 11:54:43 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The benefits of investing money in non-financial institutions is becoming safer everyday. Rich traders through the centuries have long since recognized this. In our modern day society many more individuals now have the opportunity to look elsewhere for a protected haven for his or her life savings.]]></description>
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<title>The Fundamentals of the Oil Drilling Process</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 12:59:01 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Mukluk Island became the land of bankruptcy for many oil refiners in 1983 when they spent nearly $2 billion on finding oil stains at Beaufort Sea, north of Alaska. This proves that oil drilling is one of the most expensive ventures and involves a lot of risk and huge losses. The Arizona Geological survey revealed that around $400,000 to $1,000,000 are spent while drilling, depending on the location, size and depth of the hole.]]></description>
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<title>Fracking in the USA</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 11:56:19 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[This week's article was brought on by two recent developments in the fossil fuel fracking industry. First of all, Total SA, France's largest petroleum producer has purchased the rights to drill more than 600,000 acres of the Utica Shale deposit here in Ohio. Secondly, the EPA has just approved a green solution to replace chemically the treated, "slick water" used in the fracking process.]]></description>
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<title>Basic Information on Oil and Gas Wells</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2012 12:59:01 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[As reported in an analysis by the environmental working group, oil and natural gas companies have drilled 120,000 wells in the west. The data was recorded in the year 2000, and was mainly for natural gas. Drilling firms enjoy exemption on certain major laws of federal environment.]]></description>
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<title>Trading Options Futures in Asset Listed Exchanges</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 11:44:31 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Have you ever tried to list a Property for sale only to have it sold immediately after you list it No? Something like that rarely happens. The same thing goes for buyers trying to find sellers of property they want to purchase. Often, you have to search far and wide, using an agent, and then you have to spend time with attorneys and bankers, not to mention the negotiating process with the seller to finally come up with a transaction price.]]></description>
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<title>The Effects of Globalization on Oil Drilling Operations Worldwide</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 01:59:01 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Globalization has given rise to a number of industries, changing the overall scenario of the world market. This affects the relationship between countries, which creates a huge impact on international trade. Now big companies can import and export products services without any hassles. Oil and gas drilling companies are not an exception. Oil manufacturers and producers have started to obtain mining and drilling rights worldwide. All this has become possible only because of globalization.]]></description>
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<title>What Investors Should Know About the Banking Crisis</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 15:38:52 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Fears of a banking crisis are making global stock and bond markets extraordinarily volatile - and with good reason. Credit downgrades, combined with a variety of other factors put investors in a scary scenario - but here are things investors can do to safeguard their investments.]]></description>
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<title>Overvalued US Treasuries</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 12:32:32 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[US 10 year Treasury Notes are overvalued relative to the S&P 500. Yields have been forced too low due to their safe haven nature, and as such the impending US inflationary spike will see them move significantly higher in the medium term.]]></description>
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<title>Put Options Easy to Understand</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 14:06:08 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Since there is an option that gives you the right to do one type of transaction, in the case of a call option, it gives you the right to buy, there is also an option that gives you the right to do the other type of transaction. That option is called a put option.]]></description>
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<title>Valuing Options</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 11:37:46 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[WHAT has been the most common sight after the introduction of derivatives in world capital market? Executives and analysts removing dust from their old books and trying to understand more of these exotic financial instruments. Contribution is also being made by the business channels and financial papers, which often discuss option terminology and strategies these days.]]></description>
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<title>The Best Futures Trading System</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 15:49:32 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[If you are a beginner in futures trading, there are a lot of things that you need to know. There are a lot of risks, and if you really have no idea about trading futures, you are in for some big losses.]]></description>
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<title>How to Trade Bonds and Bank Bills</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 12:49:32 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Being able to trade bonds and bank bills is an important skill, and begins with understanding how they are priced and why their prices move. They provide leverage to interest rate movements, and this article provides an introduction into their workings.]]></description>
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<title>Hedging Your Floating Rate Mortgage</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 12:47:13 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[It is possible to take out a lower floating rate mortgage and hedge it so that the effective rate remains unchanged even when the official bank interest rate is moved up or down. This uses futures over bonds and bills, but can save you a low of money over time.]]></description>
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<title>What Will Happen To Gold Prices in 2012?</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 09:48:26 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Gold prices hit six-month lows in December 2011 when they came under pressure from investors and banks seeking cash and weak physical demand from China. Since then they have steadily recovered but hovered below the 200-day moving average of $1,634. ]]></description>
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<title>Phoenix Metals: Rise From The Ashes</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 15:37:56 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Metals/elements are the simplest or smallest material that either singularly or combined with other elements make everything we KNOW of e.g. animals, water, trees, cars, houses, land, computers and anything you can think of. So if you own an element you would want this element to be very special and you should be willing to pay ANY price for this element. I am not talking about Gold, I am talking about Molybdenum. In this article I will bring up at least one more important factor for investing in ANY life giving element.]]></description>
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<title>How to Trade Commodities Like a Real Professional</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 14:18:57 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[When you trade commodities, you are in the major leagues of trading. It can be fast moving, with incredible leverage. Fortunes are made, sometimes in short order. Learn some of the secrets that can lead to great trading success.]]></description>
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<title>Tracing The History of Crude Oil</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 13:36:33 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[It takes maximum effort on our part now, to realise what wonderful qualities petroleum possesses. It is a form of raw liquid oil that is highly inflammable and is pumped right out of the ground. A few years back the only oil available was what was extracted from plant crops or animal fats.]]></description>
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<title>Gold ETFs - The Investment of Choice in 2011</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 13:02:03 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Many investors turned to gold ETFs in 2011 as a means of diversifying their asset allocation. What shaped the movement into precious metals in 2011 and what events are likely to shape markets in 2012?]]></description>
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<title>How To Increase Wealth With Investing</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 12:54:44 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Financial education now should be geared not only to the generation of active income but also to the generation of passive income. There are many types of passive income. Passive income would also mean investment.]]></description>
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<title>Selling Fear in Crude Oil</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2011 15:51:55 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The saber rattling by Iran in the face of increasing European and Western sanctions has caused a rally in the crude oil market that is not supported by the market's internals. I expect the political tensions to die down and the price of crude oil to drop sharply.]]></description>
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<title>Why Extreme Couponing Activity Thrills Extreme Couponers Like No Other</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2011 16:05:17 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Free printable coupons do much more than just save you a few hundred dollars on your grocery shopping trip Anything with the adjective 'extreme' is not going to form a really nice impression on you. It might be the same with 'extreme couponing' too with people arguing it takes up much of your time! But whatever may be, extreme couponing has its own backers who argue that extreme couponing also gives you extreme savings.]]></description>
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<title>How Commodities Can Improve Your Portfolio Through Diversification and Inflation Protection</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 16:04:05 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Unlike other assets, commodities offer unique diversification in all market environments. Unlike stocks and bonds, commodities offer inflation protection and non-correlation to traditional assets.]]></description>
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<title>Investing In Solar Energy - Getting in Early</title>
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<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/6764326</guid>
<pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 14:27:53 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[History is filled with millionaires who made their fortunes through energy, mainly the oil industry. But today, energy investors would be well advised to consider broadening their horizons just a bit. There's a big push towards alternative energy, and the truth is that many options are out there and could provide very exciting opportunities for investors.]]></description>
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<title>Reselling Gold For Profit: Buy Low, Sell High</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 13:38:18 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The gold reselling industry has been booming for many years as the price of gold has been skyrocketing. Why not take a piece of the pie? Learn about how to start your own gold business, the earning potential, and other tips you need to know.]]></description>
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<title>2011 - Year of the Farmer</title>
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<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/6760364</guid>
<pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 07:49:20 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[2011 may have set the high water mark for American farmers for some time to come. Global producers are quickly closing the production gap, crop prices may have peaked and new farmland just isn't as productive as the farmland that was sold off for housing and golf course development.]]></description>
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<title>CFDs Vs Futures Trading</title>
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<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/6750104</guid>
<pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 08:10:51 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Outside the US, one of the fast growing trading products are CFDs. CFDs stand for Contract For Difference. Basically, CFDs are a Contract between you and your broker between the current price and the future price of some trading asset.]]></description>
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<title>The American Consumer Is Throwing in the Towel</title>
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<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/6744567</guid>
<pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 10:08:10 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The expected holiday spending of the American consumer does not match their expectations on the economy or, the latest job reports. Our tenuous grasp on the current recovery won't survive a European slowdown based on the current surveys.]]></description>
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<title>Texas Oil Boom</title>
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<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/6736771</guid>
<pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 15:54:37 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Only on occasion does a single event characterize the entire economical future of one state, but in Texas that occasion was on January 10, 1901. That occasion was the Lucas #1 at Spindletop, near Beaumont, Texas. It changed cotton and cattle domination in Texas, into an oil and gas power house of the twentieth century.]]></description>
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<title>Good Investments Vs Bad Investments</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/6733920</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/6733920</guid>
<pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 15:27:29 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Financial education will allow you to decide which ones are good and bad investments. You need to identify the good, and the bad investment, since it is going to be your very own source of passive income. Remember that anything that happens to your investments may also affect your life and even your very own future.]]></description>
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<title>Excess Liquidity Treats the Symptom But Prolongs the Disease</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/6729224</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/6729224</guid>
<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 11:38:02 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The joint effort by the world's central banks provided quite a boost to the stock market but will do little to solve the standoff between the prudent Germans and the spendthrift Mediterranean's. The European crisis is nearing a head. Credit default swaps and yields are reaching new highs and solutions are nowhere to be found.]]></description>
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<title>Becoming Wealthy In Investing - It Is Never Too Late To Start Now</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/6720182</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/6720182</guid>
<pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 20:44:34 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Financial education is never too late for anyone. If you think that becoming a millionaire is only for those people who are only starting, then you should think again. There are people all over the world who only started experiencing financial success right after they turned 60.]]></description>
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<title>An Analysis of The Plus500 As An Online Forex Platform</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/6726113</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/6726113</guid>
<pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 09:35:13 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The Plus500 is a Forex platform where users may trade Forex currencies to their benefit. Trading in Forex requires some knowledge and practice before one gets down to actually putting money in it.]]></description>
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<title>How The Plus500 Review Can Help Newcomers Gain Experience</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/6726125</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/6726125</guid>
<pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 09:26:53 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Introduction to Plus500: With several online brokers offering a Forex bonus no deposit scheme competing for the attention of the broker, the Plus500 is still able to hold its own ground in the Forex trading sector. The Plus500 has over ten years of experience as good Forex broker software that helps people utilize the foreign exchange markets effectively to their advantage. Simple and easy website design added to functional utilities make the Plus500 a Forex product to reckon with.]]></description>
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<title>The Advantages of 24-Hour Trading</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/6710104</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/6710104</guid>
<pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2011 17:19:59 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Binary options are a simple and effective way of investing. This investment method available 24 hours offers investors of all skill levels with the opportunity to make significant returns based on short-term predictions of an asset.]]></description>
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<title>How to Produce Money From Financial Spread Betting</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/6708146</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/6708146</guid>
<pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 15:52:35 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The allure of easy money is always irresistible. Many beginners would rush into financial spread betting after reading a few books and attending some training with the confidence of being able to make a return from the initial investment.]]></description>
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<title>Commodity Trading Tips, Golden Trading Tips and Guidelines of Do's and Don'ts in Commodity Markets</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/6690664</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/6690664</guid>
<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 10:46:45 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Historically, commodity trading has delivered the biggest fortunes worldwide. It originated centuries ago, even before the stock markets came into existence, albeit traded then in a different manner, than as seen today on electronic exchanges. I have often quoted that " If trading in the speculative markets, then Stocks & Equities is for boys but Commodities & Forex is for men" (No gender bias intended). Wealth creation is not a matter of chance. It is a process that needs sharp analysis & a lot of work time. Plan your play and then play your plan. Happy investing!]]></description>
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<title>What Exactly Is Futures Trading?</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/6687633</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/6687633</guid>
<pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2011 15:20:10 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[People who have no knowledge about futures contracts wonder, "What is futures trading?" Most of them think that it involves extraordinary financial risk and wealthy people. Though the two things often go hand in hand, this is not the case with futures trading.]]></description>
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<title>Introduction To Trading</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/6694890</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/6694890</guid>
<pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2011 10:14:53 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[This article gives an introduction to trading and what products can be traded and what your options are as a trader. We will go through bonds, derivatives, stocks, foreign exchange and commodities.]]></description>
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<title>How To Trade Oil Futures For Absolute Beginners</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/6686138</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/6686138</guid>
<pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 14:48:57 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Many people, especially beginners wonder how to trade oil futures? The basics of trading oil are simple and similar to buying and selling stocks online, but the size of individual contract is different. One contract of crude oil indicates 1,000 barrels of crude oil.]]></description>
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<title>Understanding Options And Futures Trading</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/6686161</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/6686161</guid>
<pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 14:48:05 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Options and futures trading are basically contracts between two traders. Some people consider these investment options quite risky; however, with proper understanding and planning it is possible to make a profit. At the same time, investors need to understand all the risks involved in these investment choices.]]></description>
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<title>Carefully Select A Broker For Best Futures Trading</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/6687619</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/6687619</guid>
<pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 14:46:44 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Futures trading is a fast paced high risk business. Most traders use a broker and trading platform provided by the broker to execute trades. Brokers provide a variety of services including research reports and educational products.]]></description>
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<title>Investing Basics On Credit Default Swaps Explained</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/6648048</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/6648048</guid>
<pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 13:59:46 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[When it comes to derivative investing there are a number of risky options like credit default instruments. Here is a look at credit default swaps explained.]]></description>
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<title>Binary Options Trading Restricted by Dodd-Frank Legislation</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/6668541</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/6668541</guid>
<pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2011 08:37:32 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The Dodd-Frank bill has had some impact on binary options trading for US residents. One of the principal bottlenecks of the legislation has been the narrowing of eligible brokers for particular futures and commodities transactions.]]></description>
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<title>Expert Advisors and How To Get Them</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/6660613</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/6660613</guid>
<pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 10:10:18 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Expert Advisors, or EA's, are custom software that can be executed under the Metatrader trading platform. They are excellent tools for automating trading tasks while participating in the Forex market. So, how to have your own expert advisor?]]></description>
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<title>Things Expert Advisors Can Do in Metatrader That Human Traders Can't</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/6660502</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/6660502</guid>
<pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 10:09:40 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Expert advisors are not essentially superior to human traders. Human traders still have the edge. However, there are a lot of things that expert advisors can do faster and more efficiently than what human traders can.]]></description>
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<title>What Is Metatrader?</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/6660464</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/6660464</guid>
<pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 10:09:23 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Metatrader is a trading platform developed by MetaQuotes Software Corp., specialized in creating software for the financial markets. The latest version of Metatrader, at the time of this writing, is Metatrader 5 (MT5), although Metatrader 4 (MT4) is still widely used.]]></description>
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<title>What Are Metatrader Expert Advisors?</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/6660435</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/6660435</guid>
<pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 10:08:56 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Wondering what Metatrader expert advisors are? Here is a quick guide for those who would like to know more about expert advisors.]]></description>
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<title>How Traders Use Metatrader To Address Their Trading Needs</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/6660403</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/6660403</guid>
<pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 10:02:03 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Metatrader offers traders a lot of flexibility and independence when participating in the financial markets. Developments in the field of information technology, particularly the internet, has made it possible for independent Forex traders to work at the comfort of their own homes and use their own savings as capital to profit on currency speculation. The following are the various ways Forex traders use Metatrader for their trading needs.]]></description>
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<title>Commodities Trading - Different Agricultural Commodities</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/6664359</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/6664359</guid>
<pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2011 16:26:50 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The three broad sectors for agricultural commodities are grains, livestock and softgoods. For each of these, one futures or options contract covers its own specified volume of the commodity, together with its own way of measuring that volume.]]></description>
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<title>Who Else Wants To Know More About Profiting From Managed Futures</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/6650882</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/6650882</guid>
<pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2011 13:30:51 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Any individual researching managed futures will discover that they are an alternative investment. Their name results from the fact that they rely on a professional investment manager who is called a Commodity Trading Adviser (CTA). This manager's specialty is commodity futures and options trading.]]></description>
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<title>Find Your Risk Comfort Zone</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/6652249</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/6652249</guid>
<pubDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2011 08:42:07 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Are you trading within your means? In today's volatile markets, the price range of a single day's trading can be quite large. If you are trading wisely, you are defining your risk exposure before you place your trade, and usually this is done by using a stop-loss.]]></description>
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<title>Begin Commodity Trading Today For Big Profits</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/6626979</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/6626979</guid>
<pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2011 07:54:58 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Commodities trading is a very fast moving and exciting field of investment. Huge profits and losses are possible using very little money relatively speaking. This is because commodities trading is a type of futures trading where traders control contracts for a fraction of their actual price.]]></description>
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<title>Financial Measurement: The Present Value Analysis</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/6631518</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/6631518</guid>
<pubDate>Fri, 21 Oct 2011 15:41:02 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The time value of money as it applies to some point in the future. This concept, referred to as future value, allows us to determine the worth of an investment or financial instrument at a future time by introducing the notion of compounding.]]></description>
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<title>Deflationary Debt Fears Weighing on the Silver Trade</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/6609936</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/6609936</guid>
<pubDate>Fri, 21 Oct 2011 09:32:16 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Markets and investors love the ideals of a "wall of worry." With just the right amount of short siders, and a healthy balance of bulls and bears, markets are able to grind higher. However, when the balance gets out of whack, a la the commodity silver, corrections and crashes occur. One way streets indicate a herding mentality and rarely end well.]]></description>
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<title>Green, Sustainable Investing - Why Agricultural Investments?</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/6621397</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/6621397</guid>
<pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2011 11:39:27 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Agricultural Investments, in particular investments in green, sustainable projects, are attracting a lot of interest lately. Here, we take a look at the reason why.]]></description>
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<title>How to Trade Oil Futures</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/6612878</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/6612878</guid>
<pubDate>Thu, 13 Oct 2011 14:03:11 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Trading oil futures can be a daunting task for new traders. Read on to find out the basics and to find a few tips that beginners should keep in mind.]]></description>
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<title>Commodity Option Trading System</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/6617801</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/6617801</guid>
<pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2011 16:30:22 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The best commodity option trading system is one that suits the kind of market environment in which you are trading. Understanding the seasonal influences on commodity market prices will help you to anticipate when a change or continuation of trend is most likely.]]></description>
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<title>Understanding the Most Common Stock Options Basics</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/6602923</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/6602923</guid>
<pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2011 08:45:28 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[When it comes to option investing there two common types, calls and puts. Here is an understanding of the most common stock options basics.]]></description>
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<title>Investing in Timber As an Inflation Hedge</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/6613729</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/6613729</guid>
<pubDate>Mon, 10 Oct 2011 08:14:47 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[With the current global financial turbulence, particularly in the USA and the Euro Zone, investors everywhere are looking for the holy grail that will both earn them a good return, isn't likely to drop in value spectacularly, and will protect them against high inflation which is considered to be very possible in the next years. Investing in timber or forestry certainly holds its advantages. Tangible non-perishable commodities have long been a refuge for investors in times of market turbulence.]]></description>
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<title>Timber Investments Set to Provide Good Returns With a Conscience</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/6602563</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/6602563</guid>
<pubDate>Tue, 04 Oct 2011 06:55:21 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Mid-August saw the latest announcement of a new forestry fund, this particular fund, VBI Timberland Fund, is Brazil based and is seeking to raise $350 million US for timber investments in Brazilian forestry. Timber investments have been proving popular in recent times with a number of new funds and other investment vehicles appearing on the landscape. Institutional investors as well as private investors see timber investments as both attractive in terms of returns, VBI Timberland Fund is targeting a 14% internal annual rate of return, as well as a valuable hedge against inflation.]]></description>
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<title>Trading and Investing in Commodity Market</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/6582682</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/6582682</guid>
<pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2011 15:01:16 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Commodity market is a place where transaction of business occurs between all kinds of commodities. Initially only agri commodities were tarded in commodity market. But with the advancemant of technology and industrialization, globalization commodities have crossed the barriers and now it allows all kinds of commodities traded. The gradual evolution of commodity market in India has been of great significance for the country's economic prosperity.]]></description>
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<title>Should We Worry About A Coming Chinese Real Estate Bubble?</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/6532991</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/6532991</guid>
<pubDate>Mon, 26 Sep 2011 11:22:47 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The government of China might be at this moment covering up a vast real estate bubble the likes of which we have never seen. After many years of rising housing prices, China's property market is just starting to slow down.]]></description>
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<title>Market Panic - How You Can Profit From Fear</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/6571285</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/6571285</guid>
<pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2011 09:10:40 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Would you like to see a timing method that is 75% correct and consistently pulls money from the S&P 500 market since 1997? The following trading strategy is called the VIX Stretch Strategy and was found in a book called "Short Term Trading Strategies That Work" by Larry Connors and Ceasar Alvarez.]]></description>
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<title>What Are Derivatives And How Do They Work</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/6564680</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/6564680</guid>
<pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2011 07:48:08 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Derivatives and options come in a number of different forms. Here is a look at what are derivatives and how they work.]]></description>
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<title>Swing Trade Futures And Not Stocks</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/6567182</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/6567182</guid>
<pubDate>Wed, 21 Sep 2011 15:54:56 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[You can now build wealth quickly swing trading vs. stocks. Learn the difference between futures and stocks and why its easier and less hassle to get into trading futures.]]></description>
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<title>Dennis Gartman Is a Trading Master</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/6566468</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/6566468</guid>
<pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2011 15:00:39 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Dennis Gartman goes all the way back to the early 1970's. He has been a successful trader for many decades. Learn some of the secrets that Gartman implements to make a lot of money.]]></description>
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<title>Why Buy and Store Metals Offshore?</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/6558880</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/6558880</guid>
<pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2011 11:33:04 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[One of the most common questions I hear in the metals business is, "where do I store my metals?". This question is often posed by a person, foundation or trust that is looking to secure their investments. Usually we hear about buyers of gold, silver, platinum and palladium who want to protect their assets but now there is a growing number of clients who are looking to diversify beyond the core metals we all know so well. How do we best protect our assets today with all the uncertainty? Here I will discuss why a portion of your metals should be stored offshore, and in what form works best.]]></description>
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<title>Futures Trading - The Cornerstone of Our Economy</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/6551509</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/6551509</guid>
<pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2011 14:40:09 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Futures Trading had grown from the humble beginning 100's of years ago when farming was about supporting a family, to over a 100 Trillion Dollar market. Today's stock market in part owes its existence to the futures market.]]></description>
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<title>Should You Be Investing In Oil or Oil Stocks?</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/6558048</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/6558048</guid>
<pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2011 08:36:09 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Over the past decade oil has become a very popular investment theme as demand from China and India as well as other developing countries has pushed demand up to the available supply. At the same time innovative new products such as the Oil ETF have caused a sharp rise in investor demand.]]></description>
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<title>How Commodities Spread Trading Works For You</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/6555603</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/6555603</guid>
<pubDate>Wed, 14 Sep 2011 14:00:39 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[People who are into spread betting often have a favourite arena where they place their bets. If you are new to spread betting you may want to look around for an arena that you would like to trade in before you really take the plunge. This is not something that you should get into rashly and is in fact one activity that deserves a lot of research if you hope to be successful at it.]]></description>
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<title>How to Become a Successful Commodity Trader</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/6552860</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/6552860</guid>
<pubDate>Mon, 12 Sep 2011 08:38:49 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Trading in the commodities market is like playing in the major leagues. You better have the proper training and experience, or you simply do not have a prayer of being successful in the long run. Learn trading secrets to win big in the markets.]]></description>
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<title>How Wall Street Adjusts in Times of Higher Volatility</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/6545833</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 09 Sep 2011 11:37:32 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Wall Street loves nothing more than volatile markets. More movement means more trading, and ultimately more profit opportunities. The summer break has ended and a new period has just started in financial markets.]]></description>
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<title>Will Silver Underperform in Near Future?</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2011 16:20:01 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The following article describes the reasons why silver trading underplays when compared to the gold trading. The article also suggests what to do when silver underperforms.]]></description>
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<title>Certificate of Deposit (CD) Rates: Why Are They So Low?</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 07 Sep 2011 11:54:38 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Certificate of deposit rates have been very low since the economic recession. If you are interested in investing in a CD, then keep reading to learn when the rates may increase.]]></description>
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<title>Should I Buy Gold at $1800?</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 05 Sep 2011 09:15:27 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[I don't have a crystal ball that will allow me to foresee what future prices may be in six months, but there is no reason gold can't be higher than it is at the present in six months. On the other hand, gold is trading at an all-time high; and I typically do not like trading long into new highs.]]></description>
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<title>Spread Betting For a Living</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 30 Aug 2011 14:56:24 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Spread Betting for a living can certainly be a daunting prospect especially when you first start out. The initial learning phase involved in spread betting or any other form of trading is arguably the most important phase of all. It's the time when you will develop yourself and train to become the trader you ultimately want to be.]]></description>
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