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Fosters wealth today is no longer dominated by men. Women who manage their own investments were already a lot, even though the goal may vary, ranging from wanting to have a small investment to intend fully independent and not depend on him for all his needs.

But most women have difficulty in fostering investment considering that lavish lifestyle attached to him. Well, there are a few tips that could be considered for women who want to invest.

Here are some tips to manage investments for women

1. Lifestyle such as what is your dream?

When you want to start investing, first determine its purpose. Do you want to buy tens of millions every month? Fund the future of the children? Want to stay home more than working normally? Capital for business? Buy a house? What are your goals?

So the goal is important? Most women usually do not care about the purpose of investing, which is important to make a lot of money. If it wants it, just marry a rich guy living a high income every month.

These recommendations are usually out of the mouth of another woman, even though the world has changed, now she has the equivalent of a man is no longer a creature who must depend on the adam.

The goal of investing is not always just to collect money-much in a short time. However, there is something more profound than an investment, which teaches you manage funds and assets that can ensure you are living a dream so far.

For some women, life dream is to work at home so they can spend more time with the children. For some others, intends to boost funds enough to be a trip to another country.

Because you will set aside some money, then you should design the target. These targets should be reasonable, do not let your dreams destroyed by targets that are too grandiose.

2. Women do not need a man to be rich

The idea of ??women need to be a rich man has become a myth that only happened in the past. Stocks, bonds, property, patents, copyright songs, and the brand can be owned either by men or women. All this is an investment instrument that could be a money machine.

Once you determine targat in investing, begin to familiarize themselves with these instruments. No matter you are male or female, investment instruments are not dependent on sex to make money.

Choose a suitable investment instruments according to you, focus on the initial investment value, try not to burden your finances as a whole. It would be better if you select more than one instrument to reduce risk.

If all goes well then this investment will make your life much better and makes you independent. There is a good idea to consolidate finances before deciding to get married.

In time, after the man entered the life of your dreams, this investment can you mix together so that the road to dreams more quickly traversed. But, you do not need to wait for a soul mate to be able to earn a decent living.

3. Successful investment is starting early

Little by little for long into the hills. Start saving early. Set aside some money into a special savings account that should not be contested.

The sooner you save, the longer period of time it takes to grow. To begin with, you do not need to set aside in large quantities. Just a little but try to keep each plus you have more money.

Once reaching the desired funds to start investing, immediately look for an instrument that you want and then enter the fund. Spend your money back, this time savings but do not go directly into your portfolio.

4. Do not waste your investment, extend your investment

More saving and investing, which means more money you can make. You can start a side business, improve your skills, search for additional knowledge, or monitor the market movement. Whatever can be done in order to seek more money.

It is very normal for most women when just benefit from the investments, directly simply want to spend. Sometimes even for goods that are not necessary.

Proceeds from this investment can be invested in other investment instruments, for example, if you’ve just got a profit from stock investments, the funds can be used to enter the property or be a capital injection of a small business.

By diverting money from this investment into a second instrument, so make sure your daily life can be fulfilled with the usual salary you can. Do not let your lack of funds for daily life because of forced entry into the second investment instruments.

5. Consider a prenuptial agreement

Women are entitled to the protection of its assets. Usually, it was the man who filed a prenuptial agreement. But really you are also entitled, to ensure if the worst happens then your assets will not be lost.

Each spouse usually has the commitment of each, including agreement on a prenuptial agreement. If you as a woman had a large enough asset value, you really should consider taking this agreement.

How do you know this is a prenuptial agreement you need? Below are some steps you can follow before hiring a wedding organizer:

Do you have investments and assets worth millions and even hundreds of millions of dollars?
Do you have a business that pioneered from the sweat of his own, although it is still small but has great potential to grow, and you do not want to lose this asset in the event of divorce?
Will you be prepared to inherit from a parent or other out?
Is there a possibility, although small, your partner will be having an affair now?

The most important thing here is not to those of you who have difficulty taking care of the zero investment suddenly had to throw it all for love.

6. Build a solid portfolio

A portfolio can be spelled solid, if you invest in some instruments, but each component is monitored and well funded so no need to worry about the loss. Thus, you can concentrate on other things more important than every second should supervise your portfolio.

How to invest real women do not differ much with men. If these tips it is still not, still a lot of information about whether it intended to invest in women and men that circulate on the internet. So no need to rush, gather as much information before you start investing.

Some people predict the financial market volatility will continue until the next few months and through many challenges.

One of the things that could be considered is the concern over the economy of Europe and the United States (U.S.) go back into a recession.

Debt crisis in Europe today is like a wounded wild animal, at times can become very serious threat. While the U.S., the Federal Reseve can not seem to do much, though it lowers the interest rate of short and medium term.

But, of course ‘tarot cards’ the analysts are not always right. European leaders could have suddenly found a way to resolve its debt crisis, local banks recapitalize and pay its debts.

Meanwhile, from Washington, might suddenly appear the way to thaw the frozen mortgage. Employment so that re-grow. However, all these predictions are too optimistic.

According to the Investment Planner Harris Private Bank in Chicago, Jack Ablin, as quoted by Reuters on Thursday (10/20/2011), there are five steps that can be done in the face of poor market:

Arrange the right strategy before the market gets worse
If you want to invest in stocks, there are opportunities in the bearish market. You can buy high quality stocks when the stock market crashed. Find a company that will provide dividends in the near future. If you do not want to spend too much, invest gradually through stocks that give dividends after that you can get out.

Plan before you invest your money
Cash is never a ‘god’ before finally drop the exchange rate. But that does not mean you are not able to benefit from the money. Focus on short-term needs first, such as emergency funds, insurance expenses, tax bills and others. Avoid save money on insurance or banks that have exposure to Europe. Find low-interest bank deposits but safe.

Fatten ‘pension fund’ you
Pension fund is not the annuity, but the more money you can make from the stock market. Do not stop investing just because the market is down. You can buy more shares so the index drop. Find good companies, not only in domestic market but are looking to developing countries. This is the best way to get a big profit.

Protect your assets
Do you have various kinds of insurance or a deposit for a house down payment that will be used in the near future? If so, there is no point you enter the capital market. Le bi good concentration prior to the above. Better you look for housing loans (mortgages) Bergman low or insurance with premiums that are not too big to secure your assets.

Be honest to your financial adviser
If you think the risk has begun to rise, you need to communicate with your financial adviser immediately. The most serious question is, you are ready to lose up to how much? Is 10 percent, 20 percent or not at all? If you’re approaching retirement, ask your financial adviser to hedge against your stock portfolio when the market is falling.

Who can be trusted to protect you? Reliable advisers will listen to your concerns and aspirations. Actually, no matter what the situation if the market moves as financial advisers are working according to your wishes. If they do their job well, no longer need any term bullish or bearish.

11. Set Back Your Financial Advisor

Rather than providing financial advisory fees are typically one per cent of assets per year, you can ask for advice at a time. Pay about U.S. $ 250-400 per hour to review the entire investment portfolio you complete the next investment destination, as well as the possibilities if there is a change in the situation. After that, browse the internet and many are learning about investing. You will realize that too much money has been spent for your financial adviser.

12. Set Limit Sell Before Buying

A lot of advice about the investment that essentially help you give an idea of ??what and when to buy. But there are more important in the middle of a situation which is too volatile, that is knowing when to sell. Editors of the American Association of Individual Investors Journal of Charles Rotblut recommend that you have a limit sell, even before doing the action to buy. This limit is to avoid risk when there is panic selling or losing too deep.

13. Investors followed the more astute

There is nothing wrong if you imitate the ways of investing investor or ‘insider’ in a company in which if trusted. Many professional investors do this. You can check anybody in the owner of leading shares. Their movements can be considered to be followed to stocks wherever they go and they were off. Pages like www.marketfolly.com, www.gurufocus.com and www.insiderscore.com have updates about the offender hedging and the movement of people in the alias insider.

14. Be Analyst Research Online

All the equipment needed to become a better investor just one ‘click’ only. Many brokers and investment companies offer investor education and research needs online. Other sites such as Ycharts.com, Trefis.com, Finviz.com, Stockcharts.com and Riskgrades.com, provide an analysis which is often used by professionals.

15. Go to the Foreign Investment to Expand Wings

Now there are approximately 1,100 investment companies that play in the forex market with funds under management of more than U.S. $ 1 trillion. Not everything is good for you, but it is quite affordable way to expand investment. They also typically provide broad access to foreign exchange, commodities, and foreign stock markets, such as the Swiss franc, Brazil and Turkey.

16. Always Hold Cash With Number of Self

One of the lessons of the crisis of 2007-2009 years ago is difficult withdraw your own funds when the market crashed sedan. If you want to sleep soundly every night, forget for a moment profit margins and cash ready in your hand. From the usual only 10% of your wealth, there is no harm if increased by 40%.

17. Nothing wrong with Pursuing Performance

Many people say it is a blunder to invest just because he saw past performance. However, investment experts and Wiener found that since 1981 if you are already investing in stocks that year but rose high enough, it can yield more than 16.4% compared to the stock market rise is only 11%

18. Find Growth in Global Market

United States (U.S.) are likely to experience an economic slowdown in a long time. If adan want to pursue profits, so it’s good to invest in emerging markets like Brazil and China. Do not rely on stocks of multinational companies but actually only traded by domestic players. The easiest way to invest in developing capital markets are still sexy is using e-brokers are also sites like ETFchannel.com research.

19. Do not hastily Sell, When Markets Go Down

Instead you withdraw the funds, should you go when the stock market crashed, while others take action that does not make sense, but with a mature research results. California investors bought up shares of Nordstrom Bob Matteucci precisely the time when the financial crisis  it cost U.S. $ 8. “It’s like a diamond that is ready to be collected, said Matteucci.” Life is not waiting for the storm passed, but how do I learn to dance in the rain, “he said.

20. Never Too Old Hold Bonds

Holding bonds for a long time or waiting until the ‘mature’ is usually done to resist changes in interest rates. Fixed Income Investment expert Richard Lehmann does not agree with these suggestions, because the current interest rate is not too high. “This is not a normal yield curve, and you do not need to protect yourself,” said Lehmann. Better find another investment drive.

The global economy is facing many uncertainties, especially related to the debt crisis in Europe and also increasingly in the U.S. economic recovery is slow.

These conditions greatly affect the movement of financial markets continues shaken until the end of the year. Some ways investment valued the old ways can no longer valid in the middle of this condition. How can you survive in times of global economic uncertainty like today?

Below are 20 new ways to protect your investment while building your wealth as quoted by Forbes, Monday (21/11/2011).

1. Buy and Hold Portfolio Risk Under

Nowadays, if you buy stocks or bonds and planned to arrest him if possible as long as possible could be very dangerous on the investment. Buy and hold strategy only works well if the market continues to move upward in a fairly long period of time. But actually this way has been ineffective since ten years.

“You have to be a jungle explorer rather than be the pedestrians on the sidewalk,” said economist Gary Shilling. Continue to monitor your portfolio and be prepared to sell stocks that are included the trend of weakening, and then move to stocks that are ready to strengthen.

2. Diversified Investment Will not Save You

When the crisis in October 2007 to March 2009 which is destroying the entire stock market in the world, the S & P 500 Index plummeted more than 57%. Not one sector or industry that survived the attack. Warren Buffett once said: “Diversification is a protection to your investment, it made perfect sense for those who really understand.” You Warren Buffett or not? It’s okay to diversify, but remember, too much investment in different sectors will not provide maximum protection.

3. Price / Earning Comparable with Low Investment

Many brokers and analysts chase stocks with price / earnings are still below average and the book value. Way too much to follow ‘guide book’ this proved to be a trap even when the financial crisis, when drought destroyed the value of asset liquidity and earnings. In fact, until now cheap stocks that had destroyed have not been able to rise again

4. Tax Investing Is The Key

With a professional calculation you can get a net gain of about 6% per year, a tax refund in one investment instrument can produce quite a big difference. Prepare a strategy, separate bonds which would be taxable from short-term investment instruments and pension funds. Hold the long run stocks will be taxed to cover the shortfall derived from shares are tax-exempt short-term.

5. Take Advantage of Volatility

Market volatility will not completely disappear. Volatility of stock markets in the world already has nearly doubled since mid-2000. For example, in the year 2011 this index the S & P 500 has gone up and down more than one percent in 75 trades. Take advantage of this volatility to reap a profit. One way you can do is look for buying opportunities when the index is down.

6. Watch the movements of politicians

A new era in a time of great uncertainty already present. News and political events affecting the movement of the index is now more than fundamental factors, such as the issuer’s profitability. For example, in early 2011 Agutus ago, many blue chip stocks good fundamentalist suddenly plunged as market participants await the decision of the U.S. Congress on the issue of default. Fundamental factors still play an important role, but watch the movements of politicians.

7. Notice of Investment Costs

Cost and value of invested heavily encourage high returns over the long term. However, recent research on financial growth by DAL Investment Co. indicates whether the value of investments can not be predicted yield. What about broker commissions? The high competition pushing down on its own commission. So, avoid the high commissions and unnecessary expenditures. If you are not a passive investor, then do not let it interfere with the high cost of your investment plan.

8. No Need to Wait Long To reap Investment Income

Several years ago, only stocks that have been ‘cooked’ which can generate high dividends, or bonds that have been ‘retired’. Today, with a thin margin between profit rate and the inflation rate, there are several instruments that can provide results 5% more. Research shows, in the long term providers performing far better dividend than non-dividend stocks, and more stable as well.

9. Investing with Target, Do not Fight the Index

You may often hear the shares much higher performance than the stock index. This is typically used to draw your stocks similar to type guarantee of high returns. However, it is better to concentrate on specific targets rather than have to surpass the performance of joint-stock index. This target is similar to the purpose of life, like choosing a college or when you will retire.

10. Develop Network for New Ideas

Manager is a good investment that can combine the research and purchase of shares as well. Internet provides good connectivity between the two. Frequently webpage professionals like LinkedIn to in-depth report about the investment in the Value Investors Club. In addition, there Value Forum, a forum that almost every day talking about the yield and investment sectors ..

If you are blind about investing in stocks or bonds, then invest in the property is actually a lot easier.

Investing in property means you do not need to know about the mystery of capital markets and securities firms involving his friends, there are only two main parties: the owners and tenants or buyers. Of the right to use property, the tenant must pay some money to the owner. During the electricity and water still flows and the rent on time, both parties remain happy.

As a new investor, you should consider to get into the property prior to other investment instruments like stocks and bonds. The easiest way to buy a home, remodeling a bit, then look for tenants.

There are many ways property investors earn extra money without actually working from morning to evening. Some of the categories below are the types of investment property, that you can consider as an additional income or even your main income:

1. Residential

Invest in residential property means you buy a house, apartment, or apartment. The cost of investment in property of this type is the most expensive compared to other properties. After purchase, you can sum up the tenant or sell it back.

You can perform a variety of reforms to the property before you buy leased or marketed. Creativity in the remodel determining rents or sale price of your property are.

2. Commercial Office Buildings

Investing in property of this kind need substantial funds. Because an office should have some supporting facilities, not just an ordinary house building. Need some renovation if a house be used as the office, except from your initial purchase or build a special building for offices.

Tenant office buildings like this are usually small companies that are still in developing stage or small and medium enterprises (SMEs). The exact location for this office building located in an area crowded and not too far from downtown.

3. Industrial Property

Included in the property in the industrial park area of ??warehousing, among others, for example, car parks or buildings with special use. If you buy properties like this should be leased for long periods of time, because the profits would be higher than you sell it.

Because the lease on the property such as this have the additional cost from the tenant because the room is used for business so that more benefits you can. In addition, you can save a self-service drinks machines use coins for extra income.

4. Shopping complex

Property belonging to this mall many kinds, ranging from a small shop in a house, shop and even up to a big mall. Typically, if you have one of these properties for rent, part of the profits of the tenant also becomes our right, of course, in accordance with their respective agreements. Additional funds from the profits of the tenant is usually played back for the care and renovation of the property.

5. Multi-Use Building

Multi-use building is some combination of the above categories are gathered under one roof. For example, if you have enough money to buy a small building, or maybe some money could be obtained from the bank. So that payment is not too heavy, you can ask the bank to open outlets in the bottom floor, while for other floor you can find a tenant.

Banks that lent you the money will restore some funds to you in the form UAG lease, so the debt and interest payments are not too heavy. Continue looking for the right tenant for an empty floor, preferably with diversified types of businesses so it can better attract visitors.

Well, technically, to lend some money to another party which they used to buy the property can be included as an investment property. However, such loans were more inclined towards fixed income investments or similar bonds, because you lend money that was guaranteed a property.

Flowers are given to you in accordance with the agreement previously agreed upon. If there was a big gain or loss on the property which you lend money, it has absolutely no effect on your profitability.

Thus, property investment instrument Observe this well before you start investing.

You do not know how to invest in gold, will be discussed in this article about investing in gold. Let’s get started … Investing in gold could be in some kind of gold or media such as gold bullion, gold coins, savings, gold, gold certificates, mutual funds with underlying gold mining companies, as well as up to buy gold commodity futures contracts.

And indeed, many people today feel if they do not hold physical gold is not yet stable, and in this article will try featured on investing in gold bullion, gold coins, etc. and have a physical form.

Learning Gold Investment

Excess Investment Gold

Gold values ??tend to be stable from year to year and are considered not affected by inflation / zero inflation effect, and very rarely gold prices fell, and gold can also be used for the collection and as jewelry.

Investment in Gold is also great as a way of diversifying property remedy. You can only invest in stocks, mutual funds, property, bonds or other ORI and investing in gold can be a good alternative, especially in unstable conditions, the gold could be as a tool to hedge. Gold prices also tend to be stable due to the gold commodity in the world can not be increased.

One other advantage is the price of gold is pegged in U.S. dollars, so if there is an increase in the value of U.S. dollar, you can get two immediate benefits of the increase in the dollar and the rise of the price of gold itself. But can the same condition, if the gold price was falling. But for the long term gold prices tend to be stable and rising.

When compared with investing directly in USD currency, gold is more profitable. In Indonesia, money changer relatively fussy. They appreciate the currency cheap long output or folded currency. Not to mention there is the risk of fake serial number. As a result, saving USD currency must always be updated. Unlike the gold which can be bought and taken any action for a while.

We know that the precious metal has several options, one of them is gold. Precious metals are the most widely sought after and popular society, this is because gold is used as an instrument other than an investment, gold has also acted as a protective asset value you have effects of inflation.

To start investing in gold, of course, you must determine and find out what your intent and purpose of investing in gold. Do you use it as an investment instrument or just to wear?

precious metals Precious Metals Investing Tips

If you want to invest it’s good to choose gold bullion or gold coins (dinars coin), if only to use must choose the form of jewelry that you like.

Some selection tips of gold:

• Update Update Currency exchange gold Gold is what you get every day, at 9:30 or you can call directly to PT Antam Tbk.
• Note Two Determinants of the world gold price factor and the factor of the rupiah against the dollar. It is therefore advisable to always update every time, information on the two factors.
• Note Authenticity Authenticity Gold gold can refer to a certificate acquired at transaction of gold bars (slabs). Where the certificate must be issued by PT Antam Tbk. (Specifically Indonesia) international standard and has been recognized by the London Bullion Market Association (LBMA). The original certificate has a serial number which is also available on a gold plate, and measures 5 x 6 cm. Meanwhile, to ensure the purity of the gold plates, you can see the pentagon-shaped logo LM stated, and there are writings .9999 Fine Gold, and if the value of gold more than 5 grams with the serial number on the plate (which usually begins with two characters and three digits numbers).
• Ensure levels of purity of Gold, in accordance with International Standards 24 Karat Gold (pure gold)
• Save the Evidence and Proof of Authenticity Purchase Gold This is the proof of authenticity when you sell the gold back to where you bought it, because it certainly would be easier and there are no questions about his gold

You need to know that the noble metal is one of the oldest investment instruments in the history of mankind. Since ancient times, precious metals have become a tool for storing wealth-tested in a long period of time. Whatever the problems experienced by a nation / state, precious metals: gold continued to show prowess.

There is an assumption that if investors already own shares, bonds, mutual funds and property then it has diversified, but if the precious metals: gold and silver, etc. have not been included in their investment portfolios, then they really have not really diversified. A successful investor is the investor who chooses the right superior investment instruments, and buy cheaply and make a profit when the price goes up significantly. Even precious metals have not been reached on the investment radar of investors most, indeed precious metals have the potential  fairly good results in the future. It is defensive of precious metals to protect you from the worsening economy. But precious metals can also be offensive to seek higher profits through speculation. It is more advisable, investors use precious metals to a more defensive or hedging compared with the infensif.

Lately, the popularity of the precious metal climbed again marked by rising prices of precious metals is high, which in the circumstances the dollar down. Some of these currencies and even reached the lowest point in its history. Moreover, the economic deterioration that occurs in some countries in the world makes the performance of precious metals such as gold becomes more frenzied price.

Therefore, when  economic situation worsened, no uncertain, it is advisable to diversify your investments into precious metals, especially gold bullion.

About 38% of U.S. Households That Are Accelerating Their mortgage payments “INSTEAD of saving in tax-deferred accounts Are making the wrong choice, According To a 2006 report from the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago.
But if you’re 75 years old, You Might Want to Consider Liquidating the stock portfolio and pay off the house. “You’ve gotten to the point in your lifespan That The Risk is a little heavy if the stock values ??go down for a long period.
“You May Not be around long enough to see Them recover,” Said Guttentag, who’s Also known as the mortgage professor and is the brains behind the website mtgprofessor.com. “The decision is more Heavily weighted Then Toward Reducing Your Risk.” The hard-and-fast fact-Is That The Longer It Takes you to pay off the mortgage, the more you’ll pay. That’s why Many experts will Advise you to add an extra $ 100 or more to the principal payoff Each month – a more workable alternative for Those itching to get rid of the house Debt.
It’s called mortgage acceleration, paying off in Which Principle Not only eats away at the base loan, But The Interest and the Amount of Time it Takes to pay off the mortgage. The Interest Calculation is based on the Principles on the loan outstanding. The lower the Principle balance, the lower the Interest charge.
Bankrate, com has a calculator on site That Can help you figure out your payouts. Here’s an example with a $ 165,000 loan taken out this month for 30 years at 7% fixed Interest rate:
With monthly payments “of $ 1,097.75, you will pay roughly $ 230.190 in Interest by the time of your last payment in April 2041. An extra payment of $ 100 a month will save you $ 60.033 in Interest When you make the last payment in August of 2034.

Overall Balance of Payment is divided into 2 parts, namely:

* Balance of trade represents the difference between total exports and imports of goods, services, and transfers. In the calculation, the trade balance does not include the transactions of financial assets and liabilities (debts). This data is an indicator of the trend of foreign trade which is a net flow of total exports and imports of goods and services as revenue or income. With the export transaction will be acceptable amount of money which will increase demand for the currency of the exporting country. And vice versa on import of goods and services where the amount of money must be spent to pay for goods and services we import, this will add supply to the importing country currency.
* Capital Flows of direct investment and indirect investment, where the direct investment, foreign investors make investments in real assets such as just build factories, office buildings dll.Investasi are usually long term. While indirect investment can we meet in the investment of financial instruments. For example, an investor buying shares or bonds on the stock of Indonesia. So investors must exchange its currency to dollars in order to buy shares or bonds in Indonesia.