Real Estate Boom Expected Following Planning Win in Joao Pessoa

By Leslie Richards

Following protracted negotiations the Ministerio Publico Federal (MPF) has granted Brazils North Eastern state of Paraba permission to construct a major new conference centre in the state capital, Joao Pessoa. The centre will be located in Cabo Branco, Joao Pessoas number one residential district. This is a tranquil area with a spectacular beach, great restaurants and bars and is a prime investment location.

It was confirmed by Infrastructure Secretary, Francisco Sarmento, that the Government of Paraba has now fulfilled all necessary terms laid down by the MPF and works will start in September. The conference centre has an estimated budget of $50 million.

The land upon which the convention centre is to be constructed is part of a large master-planned area with proposals for at least six large resort hotel schemes. The land had been the subject of legal arguments for the last 20-years, stopping any development.

The State and Federal authorities had, until now, been unable to reach agreement regarding the protection and replanting of native vegetation, safeguarding of the beaches and investment into regularizing the water supplies for the area. However, now agreement has been reached it is widely expected that planning permissions will be granted and development commenced rapidly.

This approval is expected to bring a boom in tourism to the area with the construction of many new hotels and resorts to accommodate the burgeoning number of visitors attending new cultural events and conferences. The knock-on effect will of course be a surge in real estate values, which is good news for the canny investors who already have Joao Pessoa on their radar.

Joo Pessoa is one of Brazil's hidden gems. The capital of Paraba state, it offers a compelling alternative to some of the Brazil's heavily developed high-rise beach resorts. Joo Pessoa is home to the eastern-most point of the Americas, Ponta do Seixas " the gateway to Europe.

It is widely recognized to be Brazils safest city and also its greenest. In fact it is the second-greenest city in the world. It offers an array of high quality restaurants, cheerful bars and a number of shopping malls.

The city has a very rich and varied cultural programme that is actively backed by the local council. The wide range of activities covers just about every area of the arts, from literary gatherings and art exhibitions to large-scale classical and popular music festivals.

Joo Pessoa, and the state of Paraba in general, is experiencing rapid growth and expansion. The domestic housing market is booming thanks to economic expansion and migration from the south, and international interest is hotting up. For investors, the area already offers excellent year-round rental prospects due to its 12-month season, and excellent resale opportunities thanks to the growing stream of international and domestic buyers. New hotels and resorts and the construction of a major conference centre will only increase Joao Pessoas investment potential. - 23222

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Money Management - The Focus Of Expert Investors

By Maclin Vestor

Many people have been through it all, they've lost money and made money in stocks, they've lost and made money in poker, and they've lost and made money in options, and they've even lost money and made money in gold. What separates the winners from the losers and the haves from the have-nots? What do people that go through those experiences ultimately learn from? What do the experts focus on, that the beginners do not?

The fact is that it almost doesn't matter at all how good the method is, if you cannot manage your money well. In stocks although people who can read financial statements and charts, and understand if a stock is likely to go up, or do back testing on certain method and estimate a probability that stocks using that method went up in the past, it is difficult to pin point the exact odds. That makes managing your money more difficult. However, just because you can't know the exact probability, doesn't mean you can't use past results to estimate a probability range, and manage your money well. Lets just assume for a while that you could know the exact probabilities. If you know that you will win 3 times as much as you lose when you win, and you know that the win will take place half the time, do you know for sure that you will make money in the long run?

This is a trick question, you can never know with certainty that you will make money, but is it probable? Again, that still depends. How can this be? It's easy to say that if you invest $100, you will turn it into $200 (gaining $100) half the time, and you will lose $33 the other half, that in 100 one hundred dollar investments you can expect to make $5000, lose $1667 and net $3333. However, this fails to take into account how likely you are to be able to afford the $1667 in losses and maintain that $100 investment every time out of 100 times.

In other words, the $3333 net gain is theoretical, and takes absolute no consideration on how likely you are to be able to afford those 100 investments. What if you only had $100 and you bet it all, you have a 50% chance that you lose $33 of that 1000... what then? You can't simply make another $100 investment, So instead you have to make a $66 investment, now your win will be significantly less. If you lose yet again it will become even more difficult to get back to even. Although on paper this is a good investment, it is not a good investment without proper money management. You may have built a very safe car that drives straight, but if you are a bad driver you still could crash.

Unfortunately many people don't learn how to drive their financial investment vehicles, and instead rely on money managers, financial advisors, mutual fund owners, and company CEOs to do everything for them. This isn't a bad thing for those unable or unwilling to learn. However, the risk is not only that these people won't manage your money well, and not only that if they do, you still may pay them so much in fees and expenses that it's not profitable, but also that by handing the keys to your investment vehicle over to someone else, you lose control and you fail to learn anything. Although you may accomplish your goals with the help of these people, you also could do this yourself with a good trading system that uses good money management. - 23222

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Maclin Vestor teaches about varioustrading systems and teaches you system trading skills that can make you a better trader.

A Basic View Of The Forex Market

By Bart Icles

The FOREX currency market has attracted numerous investors to its very promising and highly popular investment arena. If you want to invest your money and gain profits at a faster rate, then you might want to consider entering Forex trading. But before you jump in, you will have to educate yourself thoroughly with its basic strategies and methods for you not to get burned in the process of doing actual trading in the market.

The investing methods applied in FOREX currency trading is very similar to the trading of stocks. But unlike stock trading where you purchase company stocks and gain profit from it when its value rises, Forex trading lets you purchase the world's different currencies at a certain quote, and sell it when its value rises, thus gain a profit from the margin. Both markets have the same players that range from small investors of thousands of dollars, to the large investors who invest in the millions. Anyone can participate in Forex trading and can be a certified Forex trader in no time with the availability of Forex brokers in the market with as little starting capital between $200 0 $300.

With its capacity to generate profits at shorter periods, all trading deals of both investment markets are fraught with risks and trade problems that, if executed incorrectly and untimely, will incur losses. All trade investors must educate themselves on the markets basic principles and methods if they want to stay in the market successfully. One can get all the pertinent information from enrolling in Forex classes, online courses, books and ebooks, and related media. There are also free and paid-for software programs that help in currency analysis and for prediction of market behavior. Operating non-stop around the world, Forex can be monitored anytime and from any part of the globe in the luxury of one's home or office.

With your hard earned money at stake, it's advisable to do wise trading by being cautious yet courageous with your trade deals. This can be achieved effectively by gaining enough knowledge about the Forex trading principles and strategies. You can also practice with paper trading at the onset and then move on to actual Forex trading once you've learned the basics. You may want to get additional help by either trying out some free online software programs or buy one from a trusted Forex firm that is best suited with your style of trading and trading platform.

To have a successful career and to see steadier profits in the Forex market, one has to constantly reinvent himself with the aid of new softwares and educational courses on the market. - 23222

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Managed forex starts with a desire to learn and a drive to become a great trader. Learning mini forex trading takes dedication and a good teacher. But once you learn how to trade and do so successfully your life will change and you have options and financial resources you never had before.

Annuity Marketing Really About Earning the Trust of Annuity Prospects

By Bruce Darber

Don't sell annuities like their used cars. People aren't asking you for a sales pitch when they ask for your professional advice. They want answers that are straight and sound. They need information they can trust.

More than salesmanship, annuity marketing is educational in its purest sense. You may be selling a product that depends on annuity prospects to build your business. If you aren't up front, truthful and education about the product you're selling, however, you'll never earn the all important trust of your clients.

This is a scary economic climate. People have every right to be scared. Let them understand, however, that when it comes to financing, annuity marketing is a far safer investment than the stock market. Many annuity prospects are looking for more solid security after watching their stock investments evaporate.

Let your clients realize they have the option to later sell the annuities as well. Annuities can be sold as well as bought, whether your clients need the money immediately for a financial emergency or just realize they don't need as much annuity as they thought.

There are many strategies to build prospects, but ultimately you are building a relationship with your clientele. Annuities offer a secure future. Your relationship needs to continue well into the future. This is not a fly by night business.

As relationships grow, so does trust. Honesty is always the best policy when it comes to annuity sales Your clients should be as valued and respected as family and friends. Keep their best interests as your main motivation when marketing annuities.

Salesmanship that doesn't spell it straight out is transparent. Ultimately, it hurt your business. While trust builds up overtime in a relationship, it cab be quickly destroyed.

Be honest and educational about the realities and benefits of the annuities market. As you build the trust of your clients, they'll recommend you to family and friends, build up your portfolio over time. - 23222

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This is the Secret to Becoming a Successful Covered Call Option Writer

By Marc Abrams

Wow! The stock market is certainly interesting these days. If you are like me you have certainly given up trying to predict which way the market is going to move. Thankfully, I've found myself in the position to be able to say "Who cares!"

This attitude is not due to the fact that I have essentially surrendered to the stock market and relegated my future to fate. I have made a monumental change in my investment strategy.

The world is full of people that fail to see the advantages to covered call writing. My favorite piece of advice I get from these so called market experts is that "covered call writing fails because the market takes away your winners and leaves you with the losers". I find this hilarious. If I enter a trade with the potential to earn 8% for the market calls my stock that means I locked in that gain. Who cares if the stock continues to rise in value, I just made 8% for the month!

In order to be successful using covered calls the average investor needs to remain focused on their goal. Forget about what might have been. It is easy to lose sight of why you entered into a trade to begin with and instead focus on the unforeseen benefits that you never received. Month after month of 2% to 10% gains will certainly make me more than the appreciation in value of a couple of stocks that ended up being called away. Keep focused on your goal which is to make money!

Now that we've addressed the fallacy about the market taking the winners, let's focus in on the losers. The real fact is that stocks decline at a faster rate than they go up. Fear and panic sometimes force people to act on emotion and not on logic. This is where the covered call option writer needs to protect himself. How is this done? The answer is beyond the scope of this article, but I will say that it can be done rather easily.

What if you can lock in those same gains while using a strategy to protect yourself if the market declines? Think about it, knowing exactly what your gain will be even before you place your trade. That, my friend, is taking control of your investments. The exciting fact is that you can do that reliably because I do that very thing month after month.

You must learn how to remain focused on your goal and protect the downside in order to be a successful covered call seller. The secret is in finding a proven strategy that will keep you on track regardless of which direction the stock market is moving in. Now you must make a decision. Do you want to be the kind of investor that continually searches for the next super stock? Or do you want to be the successful investor that reliably builds wealth and becomes rich by utilizing proven, low risk strategies to beat the market month after month?

I've made my decision. - 23222

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