An Open Letter to Steve Jobs And Larry Page

I originally sent this email to Steve Jobs at “sjobs@apple.com” about 2 months ago and never got any reply. I never got a bounce either. The address is deemed to be reliable but I’m also told that Steve has many assistants answering his corporate email.

My friend suggested that Google would be more interested and I think he’s right. I thought I saw Larry Page at my local inet cafe here in Honolulu a couple of months ago. My wife then told me about the same time that one of Google’s founders bought a house of someone we know of on the North Shore. It could have been Larry.

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Colt Brennan: Impressive Pre Season With Redskins

Colt Brennan: Impressive Pre Season With Redskins…More to great games to come from Former Hawaii Quarterback

“Profile of a Competitor and Things to Come…”

Colt Brennan has now seen several minutes of play in games in the NFL preseason in his rookie year with the Washington Redskins.

In watching replays on YouTube this is what I’ve come to understand about Colt:

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Beating Warren Buffett With Today’s Penny Stocks

Beating Buffett With Today’s Penny Stocks
by Jim Nelson

In 1936, one smart six-year-old purchased a few 6-packs of Coca Cola from his grandfather’s grocery story for a quarter per pack and resold each bottle for a nickel apiece. With that initial 20% profit he made of each 6-pack, the world’s richest man got his start in business.

Today, that same man owns $12.2 billion worth of Coca Cola Co. Obviously, I’m talking about Warren Buffet…

Everyone already knows all there is to know about him… or so they think…

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How to Invest in Mutual Funds

How to Invest in Mutual Funds
by Gerry Wollert

Mutual Funds are probably the best way to invest in the stock market.  For both the novice and experienced investor, Mutual Funds and Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) are probably the best investment vehicles to invest in the stock market.

What are Mutual Funds?

A mutual fund is a company that pools money from many investors and invests the money in stocks, bonds, short-term money-market stocks, or some combination of these investments. The portfolio is the combined mutual fund holdings.   Each share represents an investor’s proportionate ownership of the fund’s holdings and the income those holdings generate.

There are many reasons that make mutual funds investing so attractive:

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Mutual Funds Make Investing A Breeze

Mutual Funds Make Investing A Breeze

by Jim Pretin

If you are new to investing, you may have heard of mutual funds but do not know exactly what they are or how to select the right one. A mutual fund is a collective investment security, and there are many different types. It may consist of a mix of several different types of investment vehicles, such as stocks, bonds, or derivatives, or it may consist of nothing but stocks that are part of a certain sector of the economy, or it could be just bonds.

For example, there are mutual funds that consist of nothing but technology stocks. There are also funds that are comprised of stocks that have a similar market capitalization (such as mid-cap funds, large-cap funds, or small-cap funds). And some might contain several different types of securities (such as stocks, bonds, etc.) that all fall within the same risk classification (high-risk, medium-risk, low-risk).

Just like stocks, mutual funds have a price per share, also known as the Net Asset Value (NAV). The NAV is calculated by dividing the total value of the fund divided by the number of shares outstanding. As with stocks, the price fluctuates on a daily basis and it can be sold just like any other security.

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A Primer on Penny Stocks

A Primer on Penny Stocks
by Phil Reich

If you have been considering whether or not to buy penny stocks, it would be advisable to do a reasonable amount of research before “jumping in with both feet”, so to speak. The world of penny stocks has often been glamorized by various investment advisory services as well as so-called “stock gurus”, but in reality you have to approach investing in penny stocks with a sober-minded attitude as well as a degree of caution and level-headedness. While it is true that extravagant profits can be made in the penny stock arena, it’s also true that there are more losers than winners, mainly because many people jump into the markets prematurely, blinded by the allure of quick wealth with a relatively small up-front investment. It would behoove any would-be penny stock investor to do his or her homework before committing their hard-earned money. That being said, hopefully this article will give you a better overall understanding of the penny stock arena and why they are a viable investment if used in the right manner.

What is a Penny Stock?

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Hedge Funds Can Save Your Investment Portfolio

Hedge Funds Can Save Your Investment Portfolio
by Alan King

Hedge funds and commodity futures funds now constitute an accepted “alternative assets” class, complementing the traditional asset classes of equities, property, fixed interest and cash in a well balanced, diversified investment portfolio. Generally, hedge funds and commodity futures can improve investment portfolio returns by providing access to a broad range of markets not readily accessible to the private investor, while lowering portfolio volatility through accessing markets with low correlation to returns from the traditional asset classes. Markets traded may include foreign currencies, precious metals, base metals, energy and oil, agricultural commodities, interest rates, share market indices and individual equities. A “Fund of funds” (such as the Man OM-IP series) will usually employ a range of fund managers, each one operating in a specialist field.

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Forex Education = Forex Success

Forex Education = Forex Success

by M.K. Chin

In the world of Forex, only one rule is unchangeable…

That is, only someone who knows the trend and the going-on of the foreign exchange market can have the benefits of having high return rates and income and have the chance to attain success in the lucrative market of Forex.

It is no surprise to find that a growing number of people these days are keen to participate in the world’s largest and most liquid financial market and a market which is essentially open for trading twenty-four hours a day. Many people have become very rich through trading in the forex market and it has allowed a lot of individuals to replace their day jobs and enjoy the comfort of working from home a few hours a week. It has also made quite a few millionaires!

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