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Investing in Cryptocoin vs Trading in Cryptocoin

Suppose you wish to "put" some money in cryptocurrency (or cryptocoins), say Bitcoin, altcoin, litecoin, fartcoin etc. would you trade or would you invest? It is obvious that due to poor liquidity,...

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Bitcoin: Is it a Ponzi Scheme? A Pyramid Scheme? Or a Bubble?

As I sat down to write a post on "cryptocurrencies: should you trade or invest in them?", I received an email from my classmate asking me to explain if the most popular cryptocurrency- the bitcoin is...

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Sep 2017 Freefincal Equity Mutual Fund Outperformance Screener

Use this screener file to hunt for equity funds that have consistently outperformed category benchmarks with good downside protection and/or upside performance. Regular readers may be aware that I...

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Plan to Quit As Soon As You Start Working!

It was when my seven-year-old son declared that he wanted to be a fruit seller that I realised that the .... er ... apple has not fallen far from the tree! Yes, I too had similar aspirations and I...

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Eat only when hungry and invest only where necessary

If you start searching for the right diet to lose weight, you might be surprised at the number of opposing theories and options available: "eat no fruit"; "eat only fruit"; "eat no carbs", "eat the...

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Key features of the freefincal robo advisory software template

The freefincal robo advisory software template released on Sep. 7th has had an enthusiastic response from readers. Thank you for your support. As always I look forward to your feedback and feature...

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Download the Freefincal Robo Advisory Software Template

Download the freefincal robo advisory software template to plan from start to finish for retirement (early, normal, before and after), non-recurring financial goals (child education) and recurring...

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Freefincal Q & A plus the robo template feature slide show

In this week's Q/A, check out an upcoming robo template feature slide show.  Plumbline: a list of hand picked mutual funds was received with mixed response. It was welcomed by most and criticised as...

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Announcing the “PlumbLine”: a handpicked list of mutual funds

Dear reader, the final step of an investment plan is the product selection. The freefincal robo advisory template will provide the user with all necessary inputs from asset allocation, investment...

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When to choose what mutual fund?

In this post, I discuss a simple way to find out if a certain fund or a certain fund category is suitable for our need. We shall the use often-mentioned idea of standard deviation as a simple measure...

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