Austin, TX – (January 22, 2009) Oil is the lifeblood of modern civilization and almost has single-handedly made industrial civilization possible. We are more than just dependent on oil, we are addicted to it. And despite countless attempts to render it less important, no suitable energy substitute is anywhere close to being found.
The roots of [...]

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Let’s face it, if you’re looking for bad news and reasons to feel pessimistic about the future, you needn’t look any further than your favorite 24/7 news channel, or online news site. But as the old saying goes all bad things (and all good things) must come to an end. We lose love ones, grieve [...]

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The first thing you want to do is check the overall trend of the S&P index. If it is trending down use a Bear Call Spread. If it is trending up use a Bull Put Spread. There are a number of ways you can do to determine the trend of the market. One simple way [...]

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Understanding the financial and investment world can prove to be a challenge. It appears that the industry has its own language with terms and expressions that industry employees use very casually but seems foreign to the general public. Have you ever watched the news or spoken with a broker or financial advisor that talks to [...]

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We have a list of financial disasters – The Panic of 1893, The Banker’s Panic of 1907, The Oil Crisis of 1973 and the worst of all, and The Crash of 1929. These disasters have been learning experiences, the hard way and we had assumed that we had come a long way from then with [...]

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