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  • The Dow Jones(DJIA) is an Outdated Antique.

    July 30th, 2009 | No Comments

    In modern day, with computers running the show for us, there is no need to limit our stock analysis at 30 stocks. With Indices like the Standard & Poors 500- analyzing 500 different companies - and the Wilshire 5000 - looking at 5000 different companies, the DJIA is simply not the most accurate way to follow the market any more.

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  • Interview with Neville Medhora from NevBlog.com

    July 6th, 2009 | No Comments

    Before we get started I’d just like to thank Neville Medhora, owner of www.NevBlog.com and www.HouseofRave.com along with many other successful businesses, for taking the time to do an interview with UsetheDollar. Neville is 26 years old, lives in Austin, Texas and is a successful entreprenuer, web designer and much, much more.

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  • The Stock Market - Your Second Job

    July 2nd, 2009 | No Comments

    Man consider the stock market to be a source of passive income.
    I do not.
    It can be manipulated into passive income by investing in mutual funds or allowing your stock broker to take care of your investments.
    Because you would be putting forth no or little effort, it would be considered passive income.
    But if you choose to [...]

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  • Selling Class Notes - Idea of The Week

    July 1st, 2009 | 1 Comment

    Proposal:

    One can make a sizeable profit by taking and selling quality class notes in a college setting and then mass marketing them to all of the students in their class.

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  • Effectiveness is the Goal. Efficiency is the Trick.

    June 12th, 2009 | 1 Comment

    Common corporate and business training will teach you to strive after efficiency and effectiveness.
    These are both great goals for both a business and an individual, but one can be rather tricky.
    What’s the Difference?
    Effective:
    Adequate to accomplish a purpose; producing the intended or expected result: effective teaching methods; effective steps toward peace.
    Efficient:
    Performing or functioning in [...]

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  • 4 Steps to Recession Proofing your Finances

    December 22nd, 2008 | 1 Comment

    Times like these remind us that no matter where you find yourselves in life, you are going to be affected by a downturn in the Economy.  Taking steps to Fireproof your personal finances can be a life saver these days.
    1.  Clean up your Budgets!
    This is the equivalent of a company cleaning up its balance sheets.  [...]

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  • How to use the P/E Ratio

    December 17th, 2008 | No Comments

    Review of the P/E Ratio
    In our last post we learned what the Price to Earnings Ratio was and how it related to the Multiple of a share.
    For Reviews sake, you’ll recall that the Multiple can be calculated by taking the market price of a share and dividing it by the earnings per share of the [...]

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  • Wachovia’s Way2Save Account

    December 15th, 2008 | No Comments

    One of Wachovia’s newest services, the Way2Save account offers unbelievable interest rates and incredible ease of use.
    I have been a customer of Wachovia for over 5 years now.  I signed up for their Way2Save account over six months ago, and I am a very pleased customer.  This account is Wachovia’s way of competing with Bank [...]

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  • Wall Street Journal- Week Roundup: Friday 11.07.08

    November 8th, 2008 | No Comments

    From Monday the 3rd, through election day, to Friday the 7th- Here is the news for this week’s economy.

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  • Wall Street Journal- Week Roundup: Friday 10.31.08

    October 31st, 2008 | No Comments

    From Monday the 27th to Halloween Friday- Here is the news for this week’s economy.

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