Dedication to Financial Freedom

September 2, 2009 James Dicks Editorial No Comments

By James Dicks

James Dicks - President/CEO

James Dicks President/CEO

Recently, I was asked about my personal definition of ‘financial freedom.’  I believe that money is a tool that allows you to accomplish things just like a hammer or a screwdriver allows you to get things done.  Financial freedom offers you the choices and the independence to do the things you desire; doing the things you want to do with your family and enjoying the material things that money can actually buy.

Money is simply a value you receive for doing things for others.  In my life, I have found that the greatest method of creating the most value for the most people is doing something you love. … Continue Reading

This month in Forex – September 2009

September 2, 2009 Global Forex No Comments

By Scott Nourse

Scott Nourse

Scott Nourse
Senior Currency Strategist

With printing presses running hot the dollar remains on the defensive as we near the end of summer.  Higher-yielding currencies have continued to tack on gains against the buck, albeit at a slower pace than we saw in April and May.  Since the Fed’s announcement to buy government bonds, or monetize debt, in March the greenback has found itself on a slippery slope against most of its counterparts.  The reason is simple.  As the money supply is increased, purchasing power of the dollar is eroded.

Despite efforts to assuage inflation fears by pointing to mild CPI data, investors see the inherent risks with flooding the economy with money.  Meanwhile, stocks have loved the re-inflation activities and have bounced some 40% from this year’s lows.  With job losses on a 19-month net losing streak I can hardly buy the story that a recovery is driving equities higher.  The bottom line is loose money. … Continue Reading

The US Dollar

September 2, 2009 The Wave No Comments

By David Petrunic

David Petrunic

David Petrunic
Senior Wave Analyst

Last fall in 2008, we had our crisis where deflation had become a threat because many of the big banks had halted their money flow as they were not lending.  As the Fed worked to bail out the banks, they were intentionally inflating the money supply by printing more dollars.  This put pressure on the dollar value relative to the price of other currencies like the Euro and the Pound, which have all been rising higher ever since.

A year later, the dollar’s depreciating trend has become the common perspective as most people don’t see any other alternative for the dollar. The trillion dollar bailout is an easy target to blame the descent lower in dollar value.  While the bailout was the solution to save the banking system,  it appeared to be a shot to heart to the value of the dollar, as radically increasing the supply of dollars naturally decreases the dollar’s value.  Ever since the bailout took root, we have seen the dollar fall and the economy improve as our stock markets have all been recovering. … Continue Reading

How to trade the Wizard

September 2, 2009 The Wizard No Comments

By Michael Thomas

Michael Thomas

Michael Thomas
Institutional FOREX Specialist

The need to find effective, yet understandable tools, to trade equities, options, or Forex is one of the keys to your ultimate success.  Years ago, James Dicks developed The AI Wizard and it continues to be used successfully today by thousands of people around the world.

For those of you who are not using the PremiereTrade software, this article will be a wakeup call as to its ease and effectiveness. You will see how incredibly valuable a tool it can be in helping you to make financial decisions on your stock, mutual fund, and FOREX portfolios.  The focus of this article will be how you can successfully trade the PremiereTrade AI software using the AIWizard without the use of confusing or intricate technical charting. … Continue Reading

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