July 2011

How lenders make money from your loans

July 29, 2011

Lenders will always be in the money-making business. It’s the nature of the territory. If you’ve ever been curious as to how all that lending equals mega investments, read on. Most lenders are actually brokers who make their money by acting as the “middle man.” Mortgage lenders, however, dole out money from their own funds. […]

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ImmunoCellular Therapeutics (IMUC) Stock Review

July 25, 2011

In this week’s installment of highlighting investment opportunities, today, I’m going to cover ImmunoCellular Therapeutics (IMUC). Background ImmunoCellular Therapeutics is a California-based oncology firm with the lead candidate ICT-107 entering Phase II for patients with a particular form of brain cancer, glioblastoma multiforme (GBM).  IMUC’s primary candidate targets cancer stem cells via a dendritic cell-based […]

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It’s Official: Mutual Funds are Dead – 10 Years of Horrifying Data

July 17, 2011

This weekend, BusinessWeek did a comprehensive piece on the decline of the actively managed mutual fund in America.  The trend of seeing money shift from actively managed funds to passive ETFs shouldn’t come as a surprise, but the magnitude and unabated shift of flows seems to spell the death of the old actively managed mutual […]

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Financial Scams; Who Is The Most Vulnerable?

July 16, 2011

Although millions of consumers are victims of financial fraud each year, none fall prey easier than the elderly. Cases of financial fraud against seniors are often underreported, meaning that the statistics of financial losses in this age group are unreliable at best. Underreporting of financial fraud in this age category is due to the fact […]

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Carnival of Financial Planning

July 8, 2011

I had the opportunity to host the Carnival of Financial Planning this week.  If you’re unfamiliar with “carnivals”, they’re basically a weekly showcase of what the best and the brightest bloggers in Investing and Personal Finance published during the recent past and we share these top posts on various blogs to introduce new readers and […]

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Cloud Computing ETF: Where There’s a Fad, There’s an ETF

July 6, 2011

According to this article published at SeekingAlpha, companies deemed to be engaged in the cloud computing industry are allocated to one of three buckets: I knew it was just a matter of time before we had a cloud computing ETF.  After all, we had the Rare Earth Metals ETF debut shortly after China made headlines […]

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Be as savvy with your cards as you are with investments

July 6, 2011

If you’re the sort of person who prides themselves on being able to spot a good investment, and having an eye for being able to make and save money then you’ll probably also be adept at managing things like credit cards. Not everyone is as savvy, however, and instead stick with their current credit card […]

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