Lesson 5 – Position Sizing

By technologystory | On Tuesday, February 14th, 2012 - No Comments »

Position Sizing and Stops in the Forex Position sizing is the process of determining how much to invest, or risk, in any single trade. Position sizing is different for active trading, versus longer-term investing. In the case of short-term trading, it is usually a function of how much you could lose if the trade went bad. In longer-term investing strategies, position sizing is a bit more. 

Lesson 4 – Money Management

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Risk, Consistency and Diversification A common mistake of forex traders is failure to understand, accept and manage risk. These are principles applied to investing in the forex market in general, as well as in each trade. Once risk is assessed, you can use consistency and diversification to smooth returns and control risk.  

Correlative Affects of Branding and 100 Pounds of Free Bacon

By | On Friday, February 3rd, 2012 - No Comments »

I Have 100 Pounds Waiting for You! What will it take to make your brand more durable? It is an important question for any business, and it’s worth some careful consideration. Branding can be described as the “feel” that develops around a company or a person. Once a brand is forged in a person’s mind, it can be a time-consuming challenge to change that feel. Just. 

Marketing Communication That Makes Grandma Want to Slap You

By | On Friday, January 27th, 2012 - No Comments »

Watch Your Language Around Grandma My grandmother is intelligent. She can grasp a complex concept if you communicate it nicely. If you insult her intelligence, she may turn into a vicious ninja. My grandmother will turn 95 years old in a few weeks. In honor of my dear Grandma and other real-world people like her, I’m here to deliver a valuable reminder about effective marketing communications. Let’s. 

Increase Max Upload File Size in WordPress

By | On Tuesday, January 17th, 2012 - No Comments »

Sometimes, you need to upload a large file to your site, and the default 8mb limit in WordPress isn’t enough. I attempted to change my limit directly on my server, then in the .htaccess file and then in wp-config.php but neither change worked for me. Then I came across this little snippet by Word Impressed which actually worked and allowed me to increase my max upload file size limit. All.