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Thou Shalt Not Commit These Financial Mistakes

Based on a FINRA Investor Education Foundation study entitled The Financial Capability of Young Adults-A Generational View, only 24% of respondents can answer their financial literacy test rightly. The number is not that impressive, though. It implies how financially uneducated young people are when it comes to managing their money. And not to mention their generation experienced the Great Recession.

Young investors, if you want to unlock financial freedom, you shall Read More...

Worst Advice Received by Successful Entrepreneurs

Even the wisest ones need an advice. But instead of getting enlightened, they made things more complicated, making it harder for you to resolve it. The six successful employers shared the worst advice they have ever received.

Arlene Battishill

Founder and Chief Executive Officer

GoGo Gear

Many years ago, American TV series Shark Tank featured Battishill and GoGo Gear, a company that manufactures fashionable Read More...

Crafting a Computer-Worthy Résumé

In the advent of technology, computers filter prospective employees. Human resource departments heavily rely on the applicant tracking software to seek top candidates. The application searches résumés based on the keywords preset by the company. The employer retains curriculum vitaes with the keywords and discards those that do not have, not even considering the person’s credential.

This software clears all formatting and scans hundreds or thousands of Read More...

Why Euro is Not the World's Reserve Currency?

The euro made its debut as the eurozone’s official currency in the financial market in 1999. Several economists at that time projected the common currency as the world’s new reserve currency, stipulating the financial strength of the western Europe might be formidable enough to rock the US dollar’s standing as the leading reserve currency. Unfortunately, the shared currency has failed to supersede the greenback although it became the second most significant currency.

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Compensating Your Forex Broker

The foreign exchange market does not levy any fee or commission. That’s one of the good things about the world’s largest financial market. If that is the case, how do forex brokers actually earn money?

Brokers are compensated through spread, the difference between the bid price and ask price. These market makers use three types of commissions: fixed spread, variable spread, and a commission based on a percentage of the Read More...