Are you an investor looking to build a brand new stock portfolio? Or maybe, you have managed investments or a retirement plan and you are now looking to maximize your investment portfolio? This report will help you build your stock portfolio to generate "real" wealth.

The Internet has brought the "trading" desk to millions of households and it is now possible to buy and sell shares, options, warrants, interest rate securities and managed funds from your own home.

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An IRA or a 401K are important to your future and the earlier in life you begin one the better off you will be.

Talk to your investment advisor and decide how much you want in your retirement fund when you retire. He/she will tell you how much you need to put in every month - EVERY MONTH.

Do it. If that amount is too high, decide right now what you can afford to put in monthly and do it just like you pay your bills. Don't cheat. Once you can afford to put in more, make the change.

But never put in less than what you have committed to and never pull money out early.

I get several investing newsletters. It helps to find investments that are out there - to research.

One is from a guy who says he specializes in giving you stocks that will double in 30 days or less.

I signed up out of curiosity. He gives 1 a week and his first 3 tanked. I actually like one of them and bought it but the shares nosedived, but I feel it will go up. But - he said double your profits, remember?

So he missed badly with 3 in a row, then hits 1. It cost $0.34 a share when he recommended it and went to $0.43 in about a week. Not bad if you bought a lot but first - still no double. However . . . . .

He then sends out a special newsletter and starts bragging about it and says many of his readers made thousands on this pick that he gave them.

First, no mention of the 3 previous investments that tanked. He mentions this stock and says even Warren Buffet doesn't get returns like this that quickly.

Seriously! That is what he said.

So I guess if you picked all 4 stocks as they came in, that is, if the previous ones didn't eat up your portfolio, you would have made money on one of them and lost on the other three.

Hmmm.If this doesn't want you to read these newsletters with caution, nothing will. Like I said, I bought one but I looked into it and think it has huge potential. I'm wrong so far but recent news is reinforcing that. However, it certainly hasn't performed like he said and . . . . .

Well, his recent newsletter says to hang on as he has one he is so excited about but is talking with important people about everything and then will release the name of the stock.

I can't wait. :-)

Essentially, these investors are "hedging" or offsetting their potential stock gains. To do so, they pay a cash premium to buy insurance and guard against potential stock losses. Just as we guard against damage to our cars and houses.

There is one appealing difference, however. Your house and your car are insured by companies that specialize in providing this service. And these companies are usually big business firms. And Warren Buffett owns one of the largest of these insurance companies. So, why would he chose to buy and own an insurance company?

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Investing in Pink Sheets Can be Dangerous to Your Portfolio!

Investing in pink sheets should only be done with extreme caution and with throw away money.

Seriously!

Pink Sheets does not require companies whose securities are quoted upon its systems to meet any listing requirements. The government and many others warn you that companies quoted in the Pink Sheets can be among the most risky investments you have.

They don't have to follow the guidelines of the SEC. For crying out loud - that is why you need to thoroughly do your homework on any of these companies before you toss money their way. People invest in these companies with illusions of quick riches and soon find they have tossed their money out the door.

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