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The writing bug effects us all. Helium seems like a good place to do it.

I have a masters degree in business administration (Specialization in financial management), a bachelors degree in accounting and economics and I'm currently working on my masters degree

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Business > Management (Other) How to create and manage effective work teams: 1 of 6

Teams have the potential of exponentially empowering an organization as every member completes the other and in turn creates synergy. Creating and managing effective teams is a challenge worth taking on as the benefits of synergy are a great reward. This article will offer tools and thoughts on how to create and manage effec...
Personal Finance > Stock Market Buying high and selling higher: Momentum investing: 1 of 5

The search for an investment strategy that will yield consistently high abnormal returns has long been sought for by academic researches and market professionals. While momentum strategies are not intuitive (Why should a stock keep on rising just because it has done so far ?)these strategies are among such strategies as the ...
Personal Finance > Stock Market Diversifying your risk in the stock market: 8 of 20

Investment Basics Diversification as a Tool to Minimize Risk Think about betting 10,000$ on one coin toss with the possibility of winning 25,000$ and loosing everything. Now think about betting 1$ on each of 10,000 coin tosses with the possibility of wining 2.5$ and loosing 1$ each time. That is diversification in a nutshell...
Politics, News & Issues > Politics in the Middle & Near East Was Israel's decision to unilaterally withdraw from the Gaza Strip wise?: 2 of 5

As "Kasam" rockets continue to rain on the Israeli city of Sderot and the kibutzim near by and as the radical Islamic Palestinian terror group "Hamas" and "Islamic Jihad" take control over Gaza asking whether the unilateral withdraw from the Gaza Strip was wise is ever more justified. To answer this question I believe we sho...
Personal Finance > Investing Basics The importance of diversification in building an investment portfolio: 4 of 8

Think about betting 10,000$ on one coin toss with the possibility of winning 25,000$ and loosing everything. Now think about betting 1$ on each of 10,000 coin tosses with the possibility of wining 2.5$ and loosing 1$ each time. That is diversification in a nutshell. While participating in both bets yield, on average, the sam...
Personal Finance > Stock Market Comparing bonds vs. stock as an investment: 4 of 8

Investing in stocks is owning a part of the company while investing in bonds is owning a part of the company's debt. This difference may sound intuitive and straight forward but it is far from it. Both stock and bond are means of corporations to raise capital in capital markets. A stock is a financial asset which a corporati...
Personal Finance > Stock Market Key psychological factors in stock market success: 4 of 8

Much has been written on the part of psychology in stock market success. This lesson is probably the easiest to learn and hardest to implement. Psychology is everywhere in the stock market and effects all from the novice to the most professional (aside for computers). Many investors make the same mistakes over and over again...
Personal Finance > Stock Market Stock recommendations from brokerage houses: How valuable are they?: 2 of 4

It was Warren Buffet who said "We read analyst reports only if we can't find the satire pages of the paper". This saying, while extreme, demonstrates how stock recommendations by brokerage houses are often treated by investment professionals. Analysts or brokerage houses base their recommendations on research of certain comp...
Personal Finance > Budgets & Saving 7 tips on saving money: 88 of 135

"How to save money" tips and guides often contain the same old advice. Most of these articles are focused on expenses generated by day to day activities and ways to minimize those expenses. While these do indeed help to save money and lower expenses the money saved is usually a small (though always meaningful) percent of our...
Business > Leadership Strategies The relationship between morale and profitability in a company: 3 of 4

Very few companies give proper attention to morale among workers in their organization. This is of course a mistake. High morale in the organization may not directly affect productivity but it has been shown high morale among workers improves work satisfaction greatly and thus increases the profitability of the organization....