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A Major Problem with the Modern Day Stock Market

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Investors should have learned this from the stock market crash in 2008, that there is a major flow in the modern stock markets. That flaw lies in computer algorithms and trading. Computer trading is where an investor generates a computer model to determine what stocks to buy or sell. My answer: computer trading.

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Energy-Saving Software For An Eco-Friendly Office

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Many use natural lighting as much as possible, going so far as to create an entirely open floor plan so that every employee can turn off their electric bulbs and work by way of that giant light source we call the sun. Of course, the main draw for most professional spaces these days revolves around computers and related hardware.

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Green Investing Tips: How To Place Your Dollar In Conscious Companies

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While we were all plenty burned by the 2008 crash, with a slow turnaround there remain many sectors in which to place your investing dollar. Greenpeace, Amnesty International, Doctors Without Borders, all do tremendous work to advocate for our common humanity. A slowly rising tide can sometimes lift all corporate boats.

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Investment Methods

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My copy has a copyright date of 2008. Author of Forbes article Why You Should Take Joel Greenblatt’s ‘Magic Formula’ Stocks Seriously , Charles Sizemore thinks it works, others don’t. However, while I worked, I also used this method to better advantage. Non Stock Picking Investment Plans.

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