Personal Finance Apprentice

A personal finance blog about using financial literacy to build a better future. It gives tips on saving, banking, and investing.

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Protect Yourself From Pretexting and Internet Fraud. These days, thieves after your money are more likely to resort to pretexting (calling with a make believe story to get your info), phishing, pharming, email spoofing, and various other cons than to use the plain, old stick'em-up routine. How do you protect yourself?

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Position Sizing - Or How Not To Lose Your Shirt In The Stock Market. Aside from diversification, position sizing is one of the best ways to make sure you don't hurt yourself financially. The bottom line is that we shouldn't place ourselves in a position to lose a lot of money if things go wrong. So instead of looking at the reward side and buying a huge amount of shares because of the potential profits, we should concentrate on the risk side and limit our potential losses.

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A personal finance blog about using financial literacy to build a better future. It gives tips on saving, banking, and investing.

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Scam or Not: Paid Online Surveys. What you need to know about paid online surveys, how it works, pros, cons, and is it worth your money?

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4 Stock Perils And What You Can Do To Keep Yourself Safe. Stock investing is profitable - and risky. What if my bank closes own, will I lose my UITF too? What about Mutual Funds? Can mutual fund companies go out of business? What happens then? Can my stock broker go out of business? What happens then? What if the company I invested in gets suspended or de-listed by PSE? While investing in stocks is inherently risky, at least it isn't a total leap of faith. There is some measure of protection, we just need to be aware of them.

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An Overview On Technical Analysis for The Stock Market. What technical analysis can and can't do, basic concepts, and free resource materials.

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Diversification vs Concentration of Assets: We all know that we should invest in what we know, but is diversification for idiots? In this post we analyze Mark Cuban's unique view on investing.

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