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Nearly two-thirds (63%) of Americans acknowledge they don’t save enough, and more than a third say that they often (11%) or sometimes (25%) spend more than they can afford. More than one-in-three (36%) Americans also say that they have at some point in their lives felt their financial situation was out of control.

More than 40% of American households have less than $1,000 in liquid, non-retirement savings accounts according to Census Bureau data, leaving them incredibly vulnerable financially.

83% of college students have at least one credit card, and undergrads carry an average of three cards. But it's not like teens enroll in college with plastic in their pockets. Actually, 55 percent of students acquire their first credit card during their freshman year. On average, credit card companies extend credit lines between $500 and $3000 to college students.

More than 1 in 5 youths ages 12 to 19 have their own credit cards or have access to parents' credit cards, and 14% have debit cards.

Save regularly in amounts you can manage – Decide on how much you are able to save and stick to it. You can go for 10 percent, but you can start with less if that is all you can afford at this time.

Deal with your most expensive debt first – Make every effort to pay first on loan balances having the highest interest rates while paying the minimum on your other debt. As soon as you complete paying your expensive debt, you can turn your attention to the next expensive and so forth.

Do not buy a house if you do not intend to stay – If you much rather move from place to place for a few years, this is not the time to buy a house. Unless you want it for investment purpose. For living you’d probably do better renting, for shorter stays.

"When I originally built my system that I use for telling me when to buy a stock and when to sell it, I had 3 very specific things that I looked at and only looked at those three things."

Trading Triggers | Stock Value Stock trading triggers are a pretty simple concept, but they can be surprisingly hard to come by. The concept is that if you have a system that helps you make a profit in buying and selling stocks, you have triggers within that system that help you understand when you need to make a move. Almost ...

Trading Triggers

Trading Triggers | Stock Value Stock trading triggers are a pretty simple concept, but they can be surprisingly hard to come by. The concept is that if you have a system that helps you ma ...

Spy on the Insider – Insider Trading

Spy on the Insider - Insider Trading | Stock Value Insider trading. There I said it. No, you're not going to jail just for reading it... There are actually two types of insider trading: illegal and lega ...

What’s That Stock Worth?

What's That Stock Worth? | Stock Value What is Intrinsic Value for Stocks? Intrinsic value is the true value of a company using fundamental analysis. Intrinsic value includes everything from inve ...

See the Investment Stats

See the Investment Stats | Stock Value In assessing stocks, it's important to know what some of the company's numbers are. Some of these statistics are used in determining the value of ...

"All I know is that if they are buying a large number of shares or selling them, they know something I don’t know and it’s usually important."

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"The idea behind this is to look for items that have an intrinsic value higher than the market price because it gives us a much greater chance of making profit over time with an investment."

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"The most common measure for stock profitability is the price to earnings ratio P or E. The P or E ratio takes the share price and divides it by a company’s annual net income."

See the Investment Stats | Stock Value In assessing stocks, it's important to know what some of the company's numbers are. Some of these statistics are used in determining the value of ...

People buy primarily based on their interaction with the people representing the company.

Building relationships builds profit.

Knowledge is power...but only when you put is to use. Information isn't always knowledge.

Get and stay out of your comfort zone. I believe that not much happens of any significance when we're in our comfort zone. I hear people say, "But I'm concerned about security." My response to that is simple: "Security is for cadavers."

Never give up. Almost nothing works the first time it's attempted. Just because what you're doing does not seem to be working doesn't mean it won't work. It just means that it might not work the way you're doing it. If it was easy, everyone would be doing it, and you wouldn't have an opportunity.

When you're ready to quit, you're closer than you think. There's an old Chinese saying that I just love, and I believe it is so true. It goes like this: "The temptation to quit will be greatest just before you are about to succeed."

Focus on what you want to have happen. Remember that old saying, "As you think, so shall you be."

Take things a day at a time. No matter how difficult your situation is, you can get through it if you don't look too far into the future and focus on the present moment. You can get through anything one day at a time.

Always be moving forward. Never stop investing. Never stop improving. Never stop doing something new. The moment you stop improving your organization, it starts to die. Make it your goal to be better each and every day, in some small way. Remember the Japanese concept of Kaizen. Small daily improvements eventually result in huge advantages.

Be quick to decide. Remember what General George S. Patton said: "A good plan violently executed today is far and away better than a perfect plan tomorrow."

"There is one longing—almost as deep and imperious as the desire for food or sleep. It is the desire to be great. It is the desire to be important." - Dale Carnegie

There's always a reason to smile. Find it. After all, you're really lucky just to be alive. Life is short. More and more, I agree with my little brother. He always reminds me: "We're not here for a long time; we're here for a good time."

Fewer than 10% of all U.S. citizens nearing retirement have sufficient investment or retirement income to maintain their current lifestyle. Do you want to be in your sixties and still worried about how you’ll pay your bills in the coming years? Start saving for retirement as soon as possible to help ensure you’ll have the funds you need to afford that dream house.

Less than 30% of U.S. adults view their personal financial knowledge as very good or better. Topics they’re least confident about? Investing, retirement planning, and consumer rights. Whatever the weak spots in your knowledge, start working now to learn all you can about finance.