วันอาทิตย์ที่ 1 มีนาคม พ.ศ. 2552

Shopping for Nintendo Wii Systems Online

By Jay Davis

There are a lot of Nintendo Wii units on sale online, in particular in eBay and Amazon. Units are either brand new or unused or already used.

Shopping online is actually a good way to save money, time and effort as you don't anymore have to go and search for units in every store, considering too that units are oftentimes are out of stock. If you shop online, all you have to do is to sit back and relax and then click a few on your mouse and start scrolling through the list of units on sale. However, there's also disadvantage when you shop online. The threat of being deceived or fooled by some naughty sellers can really be serious. Thus, it's important that you know what are the things you must consider checking when you shop online so you won't be victimized by such sellers.

Things to Consider Checking:

1. Seller's Feedback Rating

When you shop online, you'll most likely get to see seller's feedback rating. At all times, check on this seller's feedback rating. Doing so will give you idea if you'll be dealing with a reputable seller. If in eBay, click on the detailed feedback link in the auction to review past sales transactions. Be careful with sellers with low feedback scores. Same thing with those who sold or bought plenty of very cheap items in short period of time. Selling or buying plenty of very cheap items is the technique to enhance or manipulate feedback.

2. Seller's Requirements

Sellers typically set requirements for making payments, return policy, and shipping cost. Normally, sellers online only accept payments through PayPal which is actually a good thing for you as you'll be eligible for buyer protection and PayPal's dispute resolution plus the protection.

3. Listing Expirations

Auctions online have expirations, thus it's best to always check the auctions' expiration date. Check if they are still active and when are they going to expire. At best, go for auctions that do have at least 4 days left before expiration. Then if already found some, save them in to your favorites. And then take time to research for auctions that were completed recently to check what price range you'll be getting good value for your money. This will really help.

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วันเสาร์ที่ 28 กุมภาพันธ์ พ.ศ. 2552

Laws Of Physics According To A Penny Stock Advisor

By Malcolm Torren

Imagine you penny stock advisor as a physicist? What would investing be like for him? Would he have invented something beneficial for everyone? Or would he have created something for world domination? Would he be formulating new laws for the stock market for every one to gain? Or would he be outlawed for disclosing too much information to the public? How would the stock market look and sound like?

It's an interesting thought to follow. You'd probably end up analyzing too much on some empirical formula and how it works. Perhaps you'd be challenged about momentum penny stocks. Is there really gravity in these numbers? What could be your learning curve? If the penny stock advisor was a physicist, would he be interested in the stock market just the same? What laws of physics could there be?

- Law no. 1 - What goes up must come down. Well for sure, the numbers will still behave as usual. Think of your penny stocks as bubbles. The smaller the price, the lesser its weight. Then the easier for it to float. When it gets bigger, the more volatile it becomes and the easier it bursts. Then you may lose the bubble forever.

- Law no. 2 - There are no horizontal lines, just horizons. Professor penny stock advisor will tell you that your penny stocks cannot move sideways. It's only up or down. Therefore, if it goes up, you don't see horizontal lines but new and better horizons for you.

- Law no. 3 - Think big but start small. You start with a cheap small cap share and imagine it to grow bigger. But it needs energy if you want it to grow. Penny stock brokers will help bring in the investors to fuel the energy for you. At the end of the day, your profit is realized. This theory explains that with positive energy, your penny stocks can only grow.

- Law no. 4 - Time is inversely proportional with money. The longer you keep your penny stocks in, the more risky your investments become. Professor penny stock advisor can prove this by applying this fourth theory with the first law. If your penny stocks are subjected at a longer time at its current size and weight, it will eventually drop.

- Law no. 5 - The theory of the penny stock trajectory. A trajectory is defined when an object is thrown up into the air. Because of the magnitude of force it is subjected, it will take time before it comes down again. This imaginary curve is formed. With this curve includes the time factor when how long it stayed up and the distance it has covered with its travel. If the penny stock trajectory is perfect, an investor and penny stock broker would be able to pinpoint the exact time when the peak happens. Unfortunately, there is none.

Then professor penny stock advisor therefore concludes that the laws of the stock market can be compared to physics. But the difference is that the penny stock trading cannot be an absolute science. You cannot calculate risks accurately. But you can trace the irregularities of the trend. Your best fallback is your empirical analysis. That means your ability to decide.

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Leaders Are Leaders, Not Managers

By James Gilbert Pynn

It is often argued that leadership is not an innate skill. To be sure there is a case for personal charisma or even the ability to inspire those around you, but true leadership, the kind that rallies nations, is a refined, learned skill. Military intuitions, like West Point, have long believed that leaders are trained, not born. Leading men and women into battle or into the boardroom, the skills are essentially the same. Is it a coincidence that a disproportionate amount of military personnel find themselves in leadership positions in the corporate sphere?

Humans have always been concerned with their personal security and survival. Now, they spend an inordinate amount of time in the employment of organizations, typically corporations. Yet, humans are still driven to affiliate themselves with one another to protect their security and belongings. Indeed, even within the corporate structure people are compelled to protect one another from being fired or protecting the "herd." Amidst all this they are still looking for a leader.

It has been argued that leaders emerge from informal structures, not from rigid institutions. So, despite the military's emphasis on leadership, true leaders of men and women are unofficially and seemingly randomly appointed. The theory as to why one person is held up as a leader and another is not is still subject to much speculation. They are never appointed or respected because of their position within the organization; they emerge by means of influence. This influence is the ability to gain cooperation from others by means of persuasion alone, seldom from the threat of force.

A theorist, Abraham Zaleznik, identified substantive differences between leadership and management. According to Zaleznik, leaders are inspired visionaries, concerned with substance. On the other hand, managers are planners who are concerned with process. Another leadership theorist, Warren Bennis, further explained the difference between managers and leaders.

He argued managers administer, while leaders innovate. Managers ask how and when, while leaders ask what and why. Managers imitate, while leaders originate. Furthermore, he argued managers emulate the classic good soldier, whereas leaders are their own person, preoccupied with originality. Indeed, it seems leadership, though a skill that can be learned is a way of living. Leadership programs can teach you how to lead, but it seems a leader simply knows how to lead; he or she does not have to learn how.

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