Forex Investment and Currency Trading

U.S. T-Bond

This looks like a classic blow-out top to the bull market in place since 1981 (27 years)
The surge into December last year in an already very mature market followed by one of the largest down months on record bears all the hallmarks of an explosive blow out top.
A decisive move below the 123 area would look to support that concern and suggest at least a return to the channel base presently close to 109. Such a development would suggest a yield north of 5% again.
How could this happen in a Quantitative-easing scenario???

If we are de-leveraging the excess of the [...]

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Mutual funds provide one-stop shopping for investors. You can own shares in lots of companies by buying shares in just one mutual fund.
There are many mutual funds in the United States, and you can find one specializing in just about any industry, investment philosophy, or stock type you can name. Shares are valued by adding up the value of the stocks owned and sub¬tracting expenses. The resulting sum is called net asset value (NAV).
To illustrate, assume you start your own (very small) mutual fund. You sell 100 shares each to your husband, your parents, and your in-laws, and hire Jo [...]

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If you lack the time, interest, or ability to invest on your own, you can join millions of others who give their money to one of thousands of professional money managers who run mutual funds. Each fund pools all of their clients’ money and invests it according to the general goals and strategies of the fund. By joining forces with many other hard workers who don’t want to manage their own money, you gain power to do more than you can do alone.
They create leverage
Mutual funds let you use your money as though you were a large investor. The combined [...]

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The varieties of bonds abound, created to meet all kinds of investing strategies – and all kinds of borrowing needs. Each type offers different advantages and disadvantages.
U.S. Government Bonds
There are three general groups of U.S. government securities:

Treasury bills, bonds and notes
Federal agency issue bonds, notes, and certificates
U.S. savings bonds

These bonds are nearly risk-free, so they usually offer fairly low interest rates. This makes them attractive to conservative investors. The interest generated by federal government securities is exempt from state and local income taxes.
Zero Coupon Bonds
Zeroes are corporate, municipal, or treasury bonds that pay no annual interest (coupon rate is another [...]

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