Posted February 8th, 2012
by Keira Browne
Investopedia’s Porcshe Moran did some research to find out, “How Much Is A Homemaker Worth?” By examining the basic tasks that most every homemaker does on a daily and weekly basis and taking the lowest value for each task, this article determined that a homemaker would earn around $100,000 if they worked outside of the home.
Between doing the grocery shopping and acting as a private chef for three meals a day, you could earn around $52,000 a year. House cleaning services vary depending on the size of the house, but a low average estimates just over $6,000 per year for basic housecleaning, more for things like cleaning out appliances and dusting mini-blinds. The full-time, live-in child care offered by homemakers is worth quite a lot both monetarily and in perks. Full Articles…
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Posted January 22nd, 2012
by Keira Browne
Since the original version of Track n Trade was released each subsequent version has built upon the powerful and intuitive capabilities of the previous versions. Gecko Software now offers robust real time charting & analytical, live trading platforms (futures & forex) where users can place actual trades directly on the charts by dragging and dropping or simply by clicking a button. Additionally, Gecko Software offers charting & analytical software for futures (end-of-day) and stocks (20-minute delayed) that both have built-in historical simulators for practicing trading techniques as well as tracking portfolios.
Gecko Software, Inc. now specializes in the development of software applications designed to assist futures, forex, and stocks traders in becoming successful at trading the financial markets.
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Posted January 7th, 2012
by Keira Browne
There is a sad reality facing many doctors in America who run their own businesses. Due to smaller reimbursements from health insurance companies, increasing business expenses and drug costs, and frequently changing regulations; doctors are running out of money to run their small practices. This information comes from “Small Business: Doctors going broke,” by Parija Kavilanz of CNN Money. This is not only affecting family practice doctors, but also oncologists, cardiologists and just about every other specialty.
Believe it or not, half of all U.S. doctors operate in a private practice, so the loss of this industry would really hurt Americans’ health care choices. Medicare cuts have hurt doctors with small businesses. Cardiovascular services saw 35-40% cuts in Medicare recently and there is a 24.7% cut in Medicare doctors’ pay pending. Sadly, these cuts could force some doctors to close their small practices. Full Articles…
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Posted December 10th, 2011
by Keira Browne
One of the first lessons that new traders are taught is that one of the keys to success is to cut losses and let winners run. This almost always leads traders to believe stop loss orders should be used to cut losses and are a valuable part of any trading strategy. Individual traders also seem to place stops under the market and forget about them, knowing their losses are limited.
Before testing this idea, a single chart example can provide a dramatic demonstration that individual traders seem to enter standing stop loss orders.
Many individual traders use exchange traded index funds to invest. They believe that active managers can’t beat the markets so turn to indexes as an alternative. The S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) is a popular ETF to use as an investment in the S&P 500. Individual investors also often believe that management fees are as harmful to their wealth as active management and they seek the lowest cost index fund. S
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Posted November 24th, 2011
by Keira Browne
Car-sharing is becoming more and more popular to help save money and the environment. Old school car pooling has paved the way for today’s car-sharing. Along with this increase in car-sharing comes questions about what your auto insurance company is going to cover. Laws in California and Oregon have updated to include car-sharing practices, so you will know what is covered by your San Diego auto insurance policy. Other states haven’t followed suit yet though, so check with your individual auto insurance company to find out what is covered.
In “Auto insurance risks of car sharing,” Jay MacDonald of Bankrate says that peer-to-peer (P2P) car-sharing is a gray area of coverage for many auto insurance companies. P2P car-sharing can be either for-profit or not-for-profit and that can make a big difference in coverage. Full Articles…
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