THE ROLLERCOASTER OF INTEREST AND DEBT

The Rollercoaster of Interest and Debt

THE ROLLERCOASTER OF INTEREST AND DEBT

Feel whoozy these days when you think about your mortgage and climbing interest rates? The Bank of Canada says rates may climb several percentage points this year. Homeowners, with floating mortgages and variable interest rates, may be hardest hit. More so, if you overextended your budget to buy the most home possible, at the lowest floating rate you could find. Now that great room may not seem so great. Even a one- or two- point rise in interest rates can mean hundreds of dollars difference each month on big mortgages. Where can you find those dollars to help you keep your home, and meet this rising cost?

Get professional advice. Even in extreme circumstances-illness, job loss, or other dire situation-there are experts who will show you how to save money-yes, even hundreds of dollars each month. These experts are often available to you for free, through your mortgage lender, bank, or government service. Some are even available online, and you can submit your questions anonymously, by email. Use them. They know their stuff.

Don’t be embarrassed to ask for help. Money management is something few of us have ever been taught. And it’s only through hard money knocks that we get smart about our finances. Save yourself some pain, and ask for help before your debt overwhelms you. For example, it’s sometimes possible to lower your monthly mortgage payments by re-amortizing your loan over a different period, or making fewer payments. You can contact your credit card company and ask …

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FOREX MONEY MANAGEMENT - 4 TIPS FOR KEEPING YOUR EQUITY INTACT AND BUILDING HUGE PROFITS

Forex Money Management – 4 Tips for Keeping Your Equity Intact and Building Huge Profits

There are many ways to make money but all successful traders know that if you want to win, you need to protect what you have; Successful Forex trading is built on strong money management.

FOREX MONEY MANAGEMENT - 4 TIPS FOR KEEPING YOUR EQUITY INTACT AND BUILDING HUGE PROFITS

When dealing with leverage, you have to make it work for you and that means cutting your losses and running your profits. All great soccer teams have great defenses and they know that if they don’t concede points, the offense will get a chance to win the game and it’s the same at Forex.

You lose 50% and you have to earn 100%, only to break even and the moral is:

If you lose money, you have to work harder to get it back, so let’s see how to keep your equity intact.

1. All Trades Are Equal in Risk

Never make the mistake of calculating your target minus your stop as a reward for your risk! This is just an opinion and in the case of money management always consider the worst and everything can only get better. All the same trades there have the potential to lose money.

At risk per trade, you will hear a lot of people telling you that you should only take a 2% risk but on a small account you need to take more risks, also do 5-10% and also don’t diversify, do one trade at a time .

2. Trade Breakout

Breakout trading, means buying new breaks to map the highs and lows of all trades starting and …

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