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Gold Futures Prices On The Rise

Gold Futures Prices On The Rise

Men have always been willing to go for broke to get their hands on gold and silver. In many cases it didn't come easy. For others, being in the right place at the right time paid off.

There have been many times that the word got out of a gold strike and families packed up and headed across country to find their fortunes as gold futures prices skyrocketed.

This time line takes you through the history of many such times. The eras of miners risking it all to get gold. After everything they did to get there, no matter how minute the amount, it was all they had to hold on to.

Trulia Is On The Stock Market

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Trulia Is On The Stock Market

Trulia Inc. is riding the housing recovery well and has just gone public. With only one week of trading, it is now valued at over half a billion dollars.

The online real estate company opened on the New York Stock Exchange at $22 per share which was well above the asking price. Its offering is a test for how much people have overall interest in IPOs since Facebook's bad debut. Many companies are happy that it went so well the first day of Trulia's debut. Trulia makes money by selling subscriptions and advertisements to realtors. It has not returned a profit yet but its revenue has nearly doubled in the last year. If they lose those realtors, then their company will hurt so they must make sure that there is a demand for houses.

Online Trading Blogs Today

Online Investing?

Online Investing? (Photo credit: Monkey Mash Button)

Online Trading Blogs Today

Online trading blogs are blogs that talk about online trading. They may talk about the risks, the basics of trading, and so forth.

The risks of trading online is that you may lose money. With any kind of business though you can't expect to have profit without risk. If you start trading, make sure that you read the risk disclosure information so you will know what is exactly involved. Successful trading is trying to lessen the risks as much as possible and to maximize your profits. It is for those who know how to discipline themselves in the trading world.

Warren Buffett's Investment Rules For Smart Investors

with Warren Buffett

with Warren Buffett (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Warren Buffett's Investment Rules

You can describe Warren Buffett as one of the greatest investors of all time. He is definitely the greatest stock market investor of the present age. As a stock market investor, this man has no rival. The man believes in buying stocks and he has a huge portfolio to back up his beliefs. Over the years Mr. Buffett has developed an investment strategy that has worked wonders for him. Warren Buffett's investment rules are clearly spelt out below.

KOL- What We Should Know?

Jin Hua Gong Mine, Datong, Shanxi, China

Jin Hua Gong Mine, Datong, Shanxi, China (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

KOL- What We Should Know?

According the recent reports, Coal exchange traded funds or coal ETF (KOL) has experienced a better growth than expected by the market experts. The expected theatrical forecast for KOL by market vectors KOL is reported as positive, especially in the thermal coal. This rise is purposely noticed because of the rising demand of thermal coal in the future. And this rise is demand is directly proportional to the coal ETF.

The high graph helped to raise the coal focused fund in a quicker way. But, the investors must learn some tips before they jump into the coal ETF market.

What Is The Difference Between Investing And Trading

International Money Pile in Cash and Coins

International Money Pile in Cash and Coins (Photo credit: epSos.de)

Investing And Trading

Looking to put your money into something long term can be very rewarding. However, if you are not careful you can easily think investing and trading are the same exact thing, when they are not the same thing or anywhere close to it. The problem is many people have never thought about the difference between these and think they are the same thing.

Gold Futures Prices Promise A Strong Investment For Your Portfolio

English: Graph of gold prices from 1980-2010

English: Graph of gold prices from 1980-2010 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Gold Futures Prices

If Investing in gold has you a little worried, then you should know that gold has been one of the most reliable methods of investing and holding onto your hard earned money even as inflation and stock markets fluctuate. Typically, as stocks are falling gold prices are rising, and vice versa. Gold future prices are expected to continue to rise. It is highly possible that the price of gold will reach two-thousand dollars per ounce by the end of the year.

Google Inc. Trading in a Range

English: NASDAQ in Times Square, New York City...

English: NASDAQ in Times Square, New York City, USA. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Google’s main business is providing a large database of indexed web pages from across the Internet, the largest database of any other organization. It also provides a number of free and premium services to online clients including advertisement and placement.

The Market Cap for Google has grown to exceed $210 Billion on the Nasdaq stock exchange. The company has never offered a dividend as many technology investors are investing for appreciation instead of income. The company has no investor related events approaching in the near future.

Facebook And Google Quarterly Earnings

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Google and Facebook have earned the number one and number two Alexa rankings respectively. Even though Alexa rankings are important, they are an indication of the traffic a website receives. They do not indicate the amount of profit that an individual site may have.  Because Google and Facebook are now publicly traded companies, they must release their earnings figures quarterly.

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