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The Dynamic Wealth Report works with a number of staff writers and guest experts who specialize in everything from penny stocks to ETFs to options trading. These guest analysts post under the 'staff writer' moniker for ease of use.

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Singapore – Financial Powerhouse

| December 21, 2007 | 0 Comments

I’d just landed from an 18 hour flight.  I was tired and grumpy and had to prepare for meetings the next day. Immigration, customs, into a cab . . . it was all a blur and my trip had barely begun.  I started with a flight down to Los Angeles to connect with a United […]

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US Dollar – Trends For 2008

| December 19, 2007 | 0 Comments

We find ourselves less than 2 weeks away from the end of 2007.  It seems like thoughts of what 2008 will bring are already seeping into the consciousness of investors these days. CNBC has started taking suggestions from various fund managers on what they see for the new year.  I’m still waiting for my call […]

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Tax Loss Selling

| December 17, 2007 | 0 Comments

I’m always looking to make more money and increase the returns on my portfolio.  I look at every trade, good and bad, and think about how I could put more of the green stuff in my pocket.  Ultimately, this is what investing and trading is all about.  No doubt you think the same way. In […]

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Real Estate – Credit Crunch

| December 14, 2007 | 0 Comments

Nothing makes me more mad.  Yes, I’m mad.  I hate it when informative data is announced to the market and the talking heads on TV and other “expert commentators” don’t understand what they’re saying. Just this week the National Association of Realtors (NAR) announced that the Pending Home Sales Index rose from September to October.  […]

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Credit Crunch – Financial Stocks

| December 12, 2007 | 0 Comments

It’s not often that we get to celebrate a win so quickly.  We thought the wave of recent news that supports our stance on the banking sector deserves to be highlighted (as it may make or save you more money in the future). In early November the popular financial press started commentating on bank stocks.  […]

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Exchange Traded Funds – ETFs

| December 10, 2007 | 0 Comments

Diversification is important as we learned on Friday.  If you missed that article about a hedge fund manager who was not properly diversified you can read it here: “Learn from Hedge Fund Mistakes (and Save Millions).” Most investors these days get diversification from mutual funds.  The major problem is that they don’t often know what […]

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Hedge Funds – Hedge Your Bets

| December 7, 2007 | 0 Comments

Just this week, I received a call from Robert, a hedge fund manager in California.  We have known each other for quite a while and this guy has been very successful at what he does.  While I don’t know exactly how much money he manages, I would estimate it to be around $50 million. No […]

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Diesel Prices Continue To Soar

| December 5, 2007 | 0 Comments

When was the last time you spent $800 to fill up at the gas station?  If you’re a long haul truck driver it probably occurs more frequently than you would like.  John, an independent long haul trucker had this to say in his interview with the Sioux City Journal just a few days ago: “You’ve […]

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Option Investment Strategies

| December 3, 2007 | 0 Comments

Market volatility has almost tripled in just the last few months. Don’t believe me?  Take a quick look at the Dow Jones Industrial Average. Since August 1, 2007 we have had 38 trading days in which the market has moved more than 100 points either up or down.  This means that in 44% of the […]

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Ethanol Market

| November 30, 2007 | 0 Comments

In 2005 Congress decided to jump on the “green” bandwagon and start pushing for the use of alternative fuels.  They didn’t install wind turbines or solar cells on their own houses.  Nor did they buy their own alternative fuel vehicles.  Congress did the next best thing.  They passed a law requiring others to go green. […]

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