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The other day I got a an email from my buddy Wes who wanted to show me some great finance resources. Below you will find links to some of the top resources out there on the net.

If you are into improving your personal finance these links will be very handy.

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Foreclosure House Buying Guide for HUD and Bank Foreclosures

I am someone who believes no matter what the economy is doing you can turn lemons into lemonade. Buying Real Estate Foreclosures through auctions or listings is exactly that in this market. Don’t get me wrong, it is unfortunate that so many people can no longer afford their house due to foreclosures and have to put it for sale, but at the same time this is a great opportunity for people looking to invest in real estate or renters looking to own a home for the first time. HUD Foreclosures and Bank Foreclosures are the best way to get a great deal on a new home.

Here in San Francisco, California in some areas homes have increased by over 5% this year despite the credit and mortgage crisis. There are many other areas of the country where housing is still booming including Arizona, Houston, Massachusetts, San Diego, and Florida. Below is your guide to using sites like RealtyStore.com, RealtyTrac.com, and Foreclosures.com to get the best of deals on listings and auctions when buying Real Estate Foreclosures.

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So some of you may think that you have what it takes to make it in the stock market. You think you can game the stock market to make tons of money. Let me guess you watched a few episodes of Mad Money and now you think you can take on the big bulls on wall street. Well let me tell you a few things you can not learn how to beat the stock market from watching a TV show. You can’t beat the stock market from reading investing for beginners . The only way you can beat the stock market is through practice through a stock investing game.

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In the last article I introduced the concept of Make Money in the Stock Market : Zero Sum Game part I and who is really making money with your finances. There are two sides to every story. In investing, there is the buy side and the sell side. My discussion shall start with the sell side, which is a label given to investment banks. Read more »

I will never forget my first investments class in business school. After finally completing core classes, I was so excited to learn about how to make money in the stock market. Of course, the first words my teacher said were, “Ok class quiet down… Welcome to Investments 301. Let me start by saying we will not be learning how to make money this semester because I honestly couldn’t tell you.”

Reality sets in these days as I now realize why he had such a futile perspective. But if we aren’t making money, who is? What are our failures offset by?

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