Last week after much publicity and a long wait, the Barclay's Silver ETF (SLV) finally started trading. And it looks like the wait was worth it. Each share represents 10 ounces of silver.

Regular cleaning is fine. But for areas like kitchen both in the household and in food courts simple cleaning is not sufficient. Actually here cleaning cannot be restricted to wiping out dirt and dust. Oil, grease and other such sticky substances that envelop the roof, the window panes, the slabs and the walls of your kitchen can only be cleaned through industrial steam cleaning.

If you are fed up with early redemption charges and ever increasing mutual fund management fees on top of bad-performing fund managers, read on. There is a quiet revolution going on in the no-load mutual fund industry and you, the individual investor, may benefit from it greatly.

I am referring to Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs), which have been around for years, but have grown tremendously since their inception. There are currently over 100 choices with around $10 billion in assets.

The date October 13, 2000 will forever be embedded in my mind. It was the day after our mutual fund trend tracking indicator had broken its long-term trend line and I sold 100% of my clients’ invested positions (and my own) and moved the proceeds to the safety of money market accounts. Some people thought we were nuts, but I had come to trust the numbers.

With the internet such a huge part of our daily lives, many investors have access to a wide range of instant investment information.
Whether you're into stocks, bonds, mutual funds, futures or options, there are tons of electronic investment newsletters offering to turn your small stake into a giant fortune. All you need to do is subscribe and watch your portfolio soar.
Yeah, right!
As a practicing investment advisor specializing in no load mutual funds, I have received my share of e-mails from disillusioned subscribers wanting to know how to better evaluate newsletter services.
While there are no absolutes, I can give you a few pointers that might help you make a better decision:

The last 2-1/2 years clearly illustrate that it is as important
To be out of the market during bad times, as it is to be in the
Market during good times. Want proof?

According to InvesTech’s monthly newsletter it turns out that,
Measuring from 1928 to 2002, if you started with and you
Followed the famous buy-and-hold strategy, that would
Become ,957.

If you somehow missed the best 30 months, your would
Only be 4. However, if you managed to miss the 30 worst
Months, your would be textarea,317,803! Thus, my point:
Missing the worst periods has profound impact on long-run
Compounding. There are times when you end up better off by
Being out of the market.

Interestingly enough, if you missed the 30 best months and
The 30 worst months, your would still be worth ,558,
Which is 80% higher than the buy-and-hold strategy? This all
Comes about because stock prices generally go down faster
Than they go up.

Wall Street and most people tend to overlook the value of
Minimizing loss and that is exactly why the bear demolished
More than 50% of many peoples' portfolios while I and those
Who trusted my advice escaped the worst of the beasts
Rampage.

Mutual funds are a hot commodity with investors and financial institutions. They are so popular, in fact, that today there are more mutual funds in existence than there are individual stocks. If you are considering investing in a mutual fund but don't know anything about them, then get ready to learn by reading what questions other people have had about mutual funds.

Since the 1970s mutual funds have been getting more and more popular, and investors like them so much that they have put several billions of dollars into this kind of investment.

Earning profits while increasing your investment growth. That may sound unrealistic, but its not. Mutual funds with dividends, is an investment vehicle that will offer your investment to grow and earn a yearly dividend. There are many investments that offer mutual fund dividends, and as a smart investor, you should check it out.

Mutual funds have been a popular investment vehicle for a long time. They are becoming even more popular, as novice investors realize the advantages of mutual funds. There are numerous advantages and this article will focus on a few.