We are in the toughest trading markets in the last 35 years. And since September is traditionally a largely negative market, even during the Bull, in-action may be the best answer for traders.

If the Pros are getting crushed, this is an important lesson for those of you that trade.
Today's title is an old proverb from western culture. It is also an important realization for many developing traders as they develop.

There are two common problems for developing traders. First, is a lack of patience and discipline. Second,

Have you ever experienced the intense joy of cleaning away a mountain of paperwork, that had been laying around for weeks. Now that's happiness!

Thank goodness the trash can is on the way back from the mailbox because I, like most of you, have an abundance of mail trash. Then there are the children's backpacks that seem to grow until they explode on the dining table, and do not get me started on my husband's ever growing piles of paperwork since he works from home. Where to start?
Help is available to control the paper mountains. After you get the routine started, you will find it simpler than you think.

Here are 10 ways to Climb Down from your Paper Clutter Mountain

Enron styled accounting  has sneaked into today’s discounts.

As the market place looses more and more ground in an ever sluggish economy consumers are being bombarded with ad’s of huge savings and buy it now pricing. 

Being a fairly conservative consumer I can’t say I don’t welcome the lower prices and better deals; however what I am finding is more funny math and accounting irregularities that appear as good deals on the outside but in the end aren’t as good as they were portrayed.  Take the American automobile manufacture General Motors.

In our ongoing effort to supply you with investing insight, the following insider trades occurred this last week.  Please note the disproportionate amount of selling. Now as we noted before, obviously selling is not as strong a movement indicator as buying. After all, even stakeholders can have a multitude of cash requirement reasons to sell some of their stock. Important however is to look at the volume and amount in the selling column as an indicator of what's to come.

Selling Real Estate today is challenging at best. Regardless if you are a homeowner attempting to sell your property on your own, or an agent working on behalf of a seller. You are swimming in a fishbowl with many other fish all trying to do the same thing.

To say that inventory is at an all time high would be an understatement. I read daily how people are trying new and different things to get that “special edge” on the competition.

I have heard of everything, from burying statues in the front lawn to holding open houses late in the evening. Offering automobiles to buyers, or vacation packages. Some of these folks have gotten pretty creative with their incentive packages.

Interesting facts

The Oklahoma State Senate passed a bill on 17 April 2007 declaring watermelon as the official state vegetable, with some controversy as the watermelon is considered by many to be a fruit .

In 2005, China continued to lead the world in ginger production with a global share of almost 25% followed by India, Nepal and Indonesia.

The Watermelon-Ginger Agua Fresca is an all-purpose refresher — you can drink it straight, topped with sparkling water, or spiked with vodka, gin, or tequila.

Galette is a general term used in French to designate different types of round and flat crusty cakes. One noticeable type is the galette des Rois (King cake) eaten on the day of Epiphany. There is a children’s song about galette: "J'aime la galette, savez-vous comment? Quand elle est bient faite, avec du beurre dedans". (“I like galette, do you know how? When it is made well, with butter inside.”)

Here you have a whole other type of galette, rather than sweet like the galette des Rois, try this Goat Cheese and Tomato version, serve with a good bottle of Merlot and dinner is served.