March 16, 2012
Financial independence for all!

 
March is Women’s History Month, a worldwide observance of the contributions we’ve made in the past and present.

More women than ever trading and taking control of their investments. And philanthropy expert Margaret May notes that women spend $5 trillion per year and control more than 75% of the total wealth in the United States. We also influence and/or make 84% of household financial decisions.

So while I’m all for celebrating our history and remembering where we came from, my priority is to ensure we all have access to information to grow personal wealth.

A few good resources:

·         Option Trading in Your Spare Time: A Guide to Financial Independence for Women by Wendy Kirkland and Virginia McCullough—an essential resource for the woman who believes the daily grind will forever keep her from learning to trade options

·         SFO magazine—a digital publication for stocks, futures, foreign currency and option traders that’s always free. It’s a great way learn and start building confidence, plus it’s edited by women!

·         Carley Garner—one of my favorites, period. Her latest book is Currency Trading in the Forex and Futures Markets.

·         Kira McCaffrey Brecht—another fave, because she’s a versatile financial journalist who’s as smart as she is awesome. Check out her video reports from the floor of the CME, trading reports and work for SFO magazine.

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Filed under: Carley Garner Kira McCaffrey Brecht SFO magazine Women's History Month CME financial trading options option trading forex webinar currency trading futures trading 
September 14, 2011
U.S. futures look bright

U.S. stock futures are on the rise.

According to the Associated Press, Forbes, and Bloomberg Businessweek, G.E., Bank of America Corp., Citigroup Inc., Caterpillar Inc. and Alcoa Inc. were among those that increased 1% or more on Wednesday, following a rally in European lenders.

Greek, German and French leaders will meet today to discuss ways to contain Greece’s debt crisis. Speculators believe China may be willing to buy the bonds of nations hit by the debt crises, as reported by Businessweek.

Not everyone supports such a plan, according to the English-language Caijing magazine. Some advisers to China’s central bank believe the nation’s willingness to purchase euro bonds is little more than an ill-advised “bleeding heart” response to the global debt crisis.

“What today’s world needs is not a ‘bleeding heart’; instead, it needs investors with a senseo fo reform and cooperation,” Li Daokuu, academic adviser to the central bank, told Caijing. “I believe (China) will perform a role of a real good guy rather than a ‘bleeding heart.’”

In the article, he advises diversification of China’s foreign exchange reserves with solid investments.

This issue and other recent events drive home the importance of closely monitoring world events.  Robert Hsu’s China Fireworks: How to Make Dramatic Wealth from the Fastest-Growing Economy in the World is an excellent primer on how and why to develop a China strategy in your investing.

In addition, Traders Press offers an ever-expanding array of books on foreign exchange trading. From Getting Started in Currency Trading to Profiting with Forex, you’re sure to find something that suits your needs.

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September 2, 2011
At Least Peek through Your Fingers

I know. I know! How much bad news can you possibly read?

Sure, it’s tough not to wince when someone says anything that sounds remotely like “market.” But we have to power through—stiff upper lip and all that.

My mantra the past few weeks has been, “You can’t run from your problems.” I mean, of course I can, but they chase me. And they’re fast.

So I’m not running. I stopped covering my eyes with my hands. I’m diving in!

I started with this month’s SFO (Stocks, Futures, Options) Magazine, which includes several great articles that can firm up your resolve:

·        Risky Business? Gauge FX Trades Using Risk Management by Brian Dolan

·        Hot Currencies to Watch by Paul J. Kavanaugh, CTA

·        Trading with ADD (Attention Deficit Disorder) by Kenneth Reid, Ph.D.

·        And more!

At SFOmag.com, check out Gold’s a Winner Out of Bleak Jobs Data—But Don’t Chase; It’s Still a Rangeby Kira Brecht andStock Watch: Has the Market Folded? Banks are My ‘Tell’ by Joe Donohue (LOVE this one!). You also might consider attending Greg Michalowski’s free webinar, Forex: It’s Not as Foreign as You Think.

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