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Is it Time to Invest in Blockbuster?

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A controversial move by CEO Reed Hastings of Netflix has sent the company stock into a free fall. Netflix (NFLX) seemed to be owning the entertainment content world with streaming movies, TV episodes, and shipping disks straight to your house for around 8 dollars a month. It seemed like almost too good to be true. Obviously it was, with recent price hikes.

What Netflix did to gain its immediate success was implement an amazing business model, shipping DVD's through mail. They cut out the cost of retail stores, excessive employees, and gave the benefit of convenience by shipping to folks straight at home.

Solar Renewable Energy Seeks For Further Funding

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These days, solar renewable energy has been one of the best alternatives in the ongoing energy crisis, and more agencies and services are eyeing to fund it and improve its overall capacity.

Several agencies from all over the world have taken their concerns about solar energy to another level. They have stated that solar energy can be the ultimate alternative for the energy crisis being felt all over the world. It uses sun as the primary source of energy, which in return, can give electricity to different industries and businesses.

Do You Really Need a Home Office?

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Working from home has a lot of perks when it comes to tax savings and cost savings in general, but there are also a few disadvantages that need to be considered before you decide to turn that spare bedroom into a cozy office.   Many people want a home office simply so they can save some money and not have to rent some office space, but working from home will not work for everyone, especially if they are not self-motivated and are easily distracted.

Four Investor Networking Sites

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Everyone has heard of the main social networking tools such as Facebook, Twitter and Linkedin, but did you know there are also social networking tools for smaller, more niche groups such as investors? If you are interested in joining a social networking site and mixing it up with other investors and traders then these four sites are a good place to start:

How Valuations for Chemical Acquisitions Are Made

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One of the most important steps in successful chemical acquisitions is coming to an accurate valuation of the target that leaves room for the buy-side firm to find the deal worthwhile and simultaneously puts the sell-side firm in a position where it wants to make a deal. Valuation is difficult in any industry, more so when it is for the purpose of chemical M&A activity, as there are pressures on those conducting the valuation to make a deal happen to the benefit of the senior partners and shareholders, as well as the company. Expert assistance from a team of chemicals M&A consultants can be invaluable in this situation, as such a team will have resources designated specifically for conducting the type of investigations necessary for an accurate valuation.

How to Leave a Secured Investment Portfolio for the Next Generation

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The recent financial crunch left a number of investors out of the share market. Investors who were retired from any regular job received the deadliest of blows. Many of them invested their life savings only to lose everything with the fall. Thus the question of asset allocation is of vital importance.  What strategy is the right one to make the money last longer? Here comes some advice on your personal finance to make your money go a long way. It is not, however, for those who have amassed enough wealth to leave a legacy for their next few generations.

People tend to worry that the money they have saved might not last for long. You can’t really blame them, considering all the ups and downs we have experienced in just one decade. Even the most secure investment has some pitfalls. For example, Treasury bills have long been considered a risk-free tool to invest on. Still the proposal of the raising debt ceiling has already exposed investors to risk. Many investors started to buy precious metals instead.

What It Takes To Become a Great Stock Broker in Today's Market

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Not everyone is good at finance or learning a new trade. There are, however, individuals out there that would make perfect stock day traders on the London Stock Exchange if they ever decided to buckle down and get the job done. Many of these potential day traders could be very successful at stock broking simply because of their determination to make a living from home. That is; after all, the new British dream. There are certain things that one must posses in order to make it in the stock market. No one of these are overwhelming by themselves, however, when you put them all together, they can be very difficult to accomplish.
  • Confidence is a characteristic that all successful stock traders have in common. Without confidence, there is no need to think about beginning.
  • Another trait that all great men and women who excel at the stock broking game have as a commonality is patience. If there is one thing that you really need to succeed in the stock market, it is the ability to wait a trade out to its fullest potential. The maximization of profits is a vital part of who succeeds and who is only fair.  
  • The ability to learn the stock market inside and out, understanding all of its nuances, and knowing how to read market indicators is also a vital part of stock broking

Should I Invest in Google?

Google is a popular internet search engine that was established in 1996. In 2004, Google began providing shares for trading on the NASDAQ stock exchange. It is a publicly traded company; therefore, trading with Google, which goes under the symbol GOOG, is exactly the same as investing in other stocks that are available in the stock exchange. Google named itself in 2015 and is now known as Alphabet Inc. The stock recently traded as high as $768 a share near its all time high.


Many people today wonder if investing in Google is a good idea. Google has become a part of everyday life for most people. If you need to search a particular subject on the internet, you probably will Google it. Most experts on investing say that it is a good idea to invest in a company that you are familiar with. Google certainly fits that description.

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