Cry Us A River: Timberlake Bails On His Own SF Party To Go Dress Up As Sean Parker

So, Justin Timberlake was supposed to be at a party tomorrow night in San Francisco. The “special, private celebration” was in honor of the company Particle (which counts Timberlake as its lead investor), which recently launched its Robo.to service. Myself and fellow writers Jason Kincaid and Paul Carr were so excited that we’ve been gossiping [...] Related posts: Sean Parker Joins Yammer’s Board Of Directors Sean Parker is no stranger to Internet success. He’s 28... Submit Your StartUp

Gold and Silver ETF Investment Options

Looking to buy gold and silver via and ETF or other fund? Here's a solid comprehensive list put together by our friend Matt Badiali. He's even got a couple of platinum and combined precious metal options on there. If you decide to purchase an ETF, I'd recommend that you view it as more of a short term speculation. You'll hear various stories about the safety - or lack thereof - of your capital in these types of investment vehicles. If you decide to put your money there, it's probably

Standing Firm In A Wobbly Stock Market

September 30, 2009 | By Micheal Jones In Finance | by Micheal JonesKnowing everything about valuing companies will mean nothing if you lack the skill to apply that knowledge in a rational manner when you are faced with challenges that may throw off your concentration. You need to realize that in value investing other investors will not always act in a rational manner. To take advantage of the opportunities, we have to react rationally. It’s a lot more difficult than it sounds.We’re brou

Don’t Fall In With The Share Market Crowd

September 30, 2009 | By Micheal Jones In Finance | by Micheal JonesYou have to fight the instinct to fit in with everyone else when it comes to investing in the stock market.Solomon Asch gave light to social conformity in the 1950s with his experiments. He placed subjects in a classroom with a number of planted individuals and then asked them to judge various line lengths. The planted individuals were given the instruction to answer 12 out of the 18 question incorrectly. The students su

Preparing For Higher Interest Rates

by Michele Perdue Investors are growing more optimistic and the time is right to start reflecting on the impact that higher interest rates will have on your investments. The investors who have experience numerous boom and bust cycles may be interested in the fickle nature of the share market emotions. Money is being poured into the riskier assets and the turnaround is remarkable. There are many reasons this is the case; it could be that investors believe that the threat of a second depressio

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