Comments on: Investment From Abroad is Right or Wrong?

By: okebloke

okebloke — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:59:48 +0000

They deal with large corporations. They help them go public and get listed on major stock exchanges and they mergers and help companies buyer other companies. Big deals for big… as in billions… deals. You would need at least an MBA to try for such a job

By: Blogger

Blogger — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:25:32 +0000

gold at an all time high! silver will follow soon

By: God'sStrength

God'sStrength — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:56:26 +0000

make sure your statements are coming directly from your mutual fund company, they should mail those to you on a regular basis. make sure when you make a depost into your account the check is made out directly to the mutual fund company, not to your broker or his company. make sure the address on your statements is your address. if you do these things, nearly impossible for him to be stealing money from you. investing inthe stock market and mutual funds is 10 time better than putting your money in the bank. you need to have some money in the bank for emergencies and spending money, but that is about it. invest as much as you can each and every month. if you are a good saver and patient, you will be a great investor.

By: GuitarMaster

GuitarMaster — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 10:10:47 +0000

Become a stock broker. Build a successful and happy clientele. Move up into the retail and investment banking groups. Keep building your happy clients. After 10-20 years, break away to start your own operation and take clients with you. If you're consistently good at selecting profitable investments than your track record will attract money. Then you'll have 401k managers, credit unions and other institutional investors prepared to put in tens or hundreds of millions of dollars. Basically, this is a lifetime ambition like running for president. It starts from college.

By: rails

rails — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 08:50:38 +0000

Too lazy to go through the comments, but silver also kills germs.

By: N.T.

N.T. — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 08:48:21 +0000

Shares / IPOs / Mutual Funds / F&O / Gold ETF etc

http://www.vjondalalstreet.com

By: The Intrepid Elite

The Intrepid Elite — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 18:01:08 +0000

It was obviously essential. You can't build a business except by investing in it.

Obvious question really, IMHO.

By: WPBlog Shop

WPBlog Shop — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 15:54:51 +0000

to gunfreak1222: why not take half your money and still buy sweets (or as Americans say: candy) and take the other half and buy silver coins. A good compromise

By: atl_ace1

atl_ace1 — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 15:35:51 +0000

Residence loans are normally a longer term, up to 30 years, and a lower rate.

So if you have a investment property that you have now decided to make you primary residence I would check with the bank and see if you could refi it. It will probably save you money. However you are not required to.

As for doing it the other way primary residence to investment property? I know several people that will buy a home fit it up while living in it for the required 2 or 3 years and then turn it in to a rental home and buy another home.

By: Simone

Simone — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 11:16:38 +0000

Give me an e-mail. I have a CFA charter and have worked in equities for more than a decade.

There are lots of different types of work in "investments" from trading, to sales, to research, to syndication, to private equity, to fund management and on and on.

The most likely sub-segment that would need technical skills is the following:

a) Research. This is where you do buy-sell-hold recommendation reports on company. You can work for either the equity side (stock analyst) or bond side (credit analyst). Then you can work for either the buy-side (mutual funds, insurance, hedge funds) or sell-side (brokerage). Typically, you need a thorough background in accounting, a good background in finance (as evidence through CFA program) and then an industry background that gives you a leg up when giving research on a specific industry. For example, your typical pharmaceutical analyst for brokerage has an MD. It isn't required, but it does help, especially for more technical industries like medical, technology and energy. Long, long, long hours. Bad job security. Very, very competitive. Bonuses can be very good. Politics can be very tough. You must be kind of a know-it-all freak (like me) in order to really enjoy this job. I am and I did.

b) Corporate Finance. Instead of doing agency work, you're doing primary work. You're doing lots and lots of pitch books to land deals to underwrite IPOs, equity placements or debt placements. Once you win a deal, then you then do lots and lots of writing for the Red Herring/Prospectus. Job can be repetitive. Travel can be large %. Pay can be very, very good.

c) IT back-end. This is only if you're hard core software engineering type. This is where you use your knowledge of finance to help design software. This is the flip side. Pay can be outstanding.