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"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate.
Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.
It is our light not our darkness, that most frightens us.
We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous,
talented and fabulous?
Actually, who are you not to be?

You are a child of God.
Your playing small doesn't serve the world.
There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel
insecure around you.
We are born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us.
It's not in just some of us; it's in everyone.
And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people
permission to do the same.
As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence
automatically liberates others."


Nelson Mandela
1994 Inaugural Speech 

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Your Ultimate Guide to Financial Empowerment.
A Black Wealth Initiative by Earl G. Graves, Sr. of Black Enterprise:

• To save and invest 10% to 15% of your after-tax income.
• To be a proactive and informed investor.
• To be a disciplined and knowledgeable consumer.
• To measure your personal wealth by net worth, not income.
• To engage in sound budget, credit and tax management practices.
• To teach business and financial principles to your children.
• To use a portion of your personal wealth to strengthen your community.
• To support the creation and growth of profitable, competitive black-owned enterprises.
• To maximize your earning power through a commitment to career development, technological literacy and professional excellence.
• To ensure that your wealth is passed on to future generations.

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Lessons to guide you to investment success from William (Bill) O'Neil of Investors Daily:

What every investor should know going in?

• As a new investor, be prepared to take some small losses.
• Always cut your losses at 8% below your purchase price.
• Persistence is key when learning to invest. Don't get discouraged.
• Learning to invest doesn't happen overnight. It takes time and effort to become successful at it.

Getting Started: There's No Time Like the Present!

• When getting started, it is important that you pick the right full-service or discount brokerage. If you use a broker, make sure he or she has a good track record;
• As a beginner, set-up a cash account, not a margin account.
• It only takes $500 to $1,000 to get started; Experience is a great teacher.
• Avoid more volatile types of investments, such as futures, option and foreign stocks.
• Concentrate on a few, high-quality stocks. There's no need to own twenty or more stocks.

Follow a System Rather than your Emotions!

• Don't get emotionally involved with your stocks. Follow a set of buying and selling rules and don't let your emotions change your mind.
• Don't buy a stock under $15 a share. The best companies that are the leaders in their fields simply do not come at $5 or $10 per share.
• Learning from the best stock market winners can guide you to tomorrow's leaders.
• Always do a post-analysis of your stock market trades so that you can learn from your successes and mistakes.

Fundamental Analysis or Technical Analysis?

• Both methods are essential to investment success.
• Fundamental analysis looks at a company's earnings, earnings growth, sales, profit margins, and return on equity among other things. It helps narrow down your choices so that you are only dealing with quality stocks.
• Technical analysis involves learning to read a stock's price and volume chart and timing your decisions properly.

Earnings and Sales Growth

• To make big money, you have got to buy the very best companies at the right time.
• Strong sales and earnings are among the most important characteristics of winning stocks.
• Look for stocks with strong and continuous increases in quarterly earnings. You also want annual earnings growth of 30% or more.
• The EPS Rating combines these for you and show you how your stock is doing compared to all other stocks.
• Look for ROEs of 17% or higher.
• Buying a stock as it is coming out of a prize consolidation area or base is crucial to making large gains.

Relative Price Strength

• Relative price strength is one key technical indicator that shows you what value the market itself places upon a stock.
• When using IBD SmartSelect Corporate Ratings, avoid stocks that have a Relative Price Strength rating below go. Always go with strength when picking stocks.
• If a stock's relative strength falls, do not buy any more shares. If the stock price drop 8% below your purchase price, sell all of your shares. This way you can protect yourself from large losses.

Importance of Industry Groups and Sectors

• Always pick stocks from the leading industry groups or sectors. The majority of past market leaders were in the top industry groups and sectors.
• Many big winning stocks come from sectors such as drugs and medical, computers, communications technology, software, specialty retail, and leisure and entertainment.
• The industry Group Relative Strength Rating can help you identify stocks in the top industries.
  

For More Information on Investing:

Investor's Business Daily: A time-saving research tool utilizing computerized data to help people make smarter investing decisions. The proprietary information is the result of a comprehensive "45-Year Study of the Greatest stock Market Winners." Investor's Business Daily - also provides educational and motivational features to help individuals in the career and personal lives. Net savvy investors can visit: http://www.investors.com for more information.