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As you probably know, some time ago Facebook opened up its ad platform, allowing advertisers to display ads on Facebook pages, paying either with a CPC or a CPM model.

This was a game changer, because Facebook, according to some sources, is already the website with highest traffic on the Internet (yes, surpassing Google). Before this move advertisers relied mostly on Google AdWords for traffic acquisition. But now they have two options, AdWords and Facebook ads.

In fact affiliate marketers flocked to Facebook ads, and some started doing really well there. I got curious, and some six months ago I started experimenting with Facebook ads. The results? I wasted time and money….

Many of my campaigns were not getting approved. The ones that did were not getting enough clicks. The clicks I got were not converting well and so on. At least I learned how the platform worked, which was my goal, but eventually I stopped using it.

Then a month ago I was talking with my friend Jonathan Volk, and he mentioned that he was doing really well with Facebook ads. In fact he was generating thousands of dollars per day in affiliate sales. Per day!

He also said he was coming up with a product explaining the methods he uses. Long story short the product was launched a couple of weeks ago, and it is called FBAdsGuide.com. Jonathan sent me a copy, and I went through it yesterday.

The material is really good, and that is why I decided to write a post about it. I am not an affiliate, so I won’t earn anything whether you buy it or not. I just figured that there are many people out there trying to advertise on Facebook (as I was), and this product will get you started in the right direction.

In fact I am planning to give Facebook ads another shot now. I always have fun playing with affiliate marketing, and I wanna see what kind of profits I can make on Facebook using a more structured system.

What about you guys, have you tried Facebook ads? What results did you get?

Limited Time Offer: FBAdsGuide Facebook Coaching Forums

My friend and fellow super affiliate, Jonathan Volk, has just launched his FBAdsGuide Facebook Coaching Forums. This is a private coaching forum designed to help you succeed on Facebook.

Risk Free Trial Membership

Until midnight Friday, June 25th, Jonathan will be offering a 14 day risk free trial membership for only $4.95. After then, the price will be just $50 per month. If you find the forum isn’t what you hope it would be, just cancel before the trial period expires and you won’t have to pay, PLUS your $4.95 will be refunded. There is absolutely no risk to you.

If the risk free trial isn’t enough to have you check out the new coaching forums, then these additional bonuses that Jonathan put together should do the trick.

1. Access To Jonathan Volk and His Team

That’s right! You get access to ask the man himself and my team who are behind those huge numbers on Facebook. Jonathan and crew will be giving you personalized attention and support for your Facebook campaigns. That to me is priceless.

2. Special Facebook Tools

We are building out special Facebook tools that will help you have a huge competitive advantage over others on Facebook Ads. These tools have never been released to the public and are FREE when you get your risk free trial of the Facebook Ads Coaching Forums! If you’re an evil person, you can join the forums, grab the tools, cancel, get a refund and keep the tools. However, I don’t recommend being that evil!

3. Access to A Community Of Like Minded People

Jonathan is offering this trial discount in order to build a huge community of people who are working together to see success using Facebook. You can be part of that community. Remember, birds of a feather flock together.

4. Real Life Case Studies

I love case studies! They provide a great way for you to learn and Facebook Ads Coaching Forums provide at least one case study per month using Facebook Ads. This will include real life campaigns, ad copy, targeting data, etc. Everything you need to learn from and duplicate a successful campaign.

Limited Time Offer – Expires Friday June 25

The trial offer ends this Friday at midnight. At only $4.95, there’s really no reason for you not to give it a try, especially when you can’t really lose on the deal. Try the coaching forums for a full 14 days and if it’s not everything you hope for and more, you’ll get your money back.

Jonathan Volk is one of the biggest Facebook marketers in the business. If you read his Facebook Ads Guide, then you know he really knows his stuff. Jonathan has averaged nearly $4,000 per day over the past ten months using Facebook Ads. Being a member of the Facebook Ads Coaching Forums will give you direct access to him and his team. This is pretty much a no brainer. I’ll see you in the forums!

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Facebook Ads Guide – What Are People Saying?

This Monday I launched my Facebook Advertising Guide and it has been a huge hit so far! I've received a TON of positive feedback (and some negative which I will address here).

First... Read what others are saying about my Facebook Ads Guide!

"Well, I have read the first half of the book, and I have to admit that it is really simple to read and understand, this book is great for newbies but also for people who already created a FB campaign without real success..."
Thomas - May 31st, 2010

"Jonathan has put a lot of effort in to this guide and it really shows, he really has revealed everything he knows about FB advertising, so really after reading this guide you know the exact method he's used to make a million and earn over 3k a day, that means there's nothing but laziness stopping you achieving at least a small profit."
Dan W. - Dans-Blog.com - June 1st, 2010

"Wow, Jon has written about niches he has been pushing himself and breaks everything down into a VERY doable format. Very well written and definitely worth the read."
Will R. - WilliamRobin.com - May 31st, 2010

"I just read your guide and was very pleased to see that it hit all of the questions I've been having with FB advertising. I've had limited success thus far with FB but this guide really hit on the problems I was having. I'd have to say you over-delivered..."
Eric B - VideoGamesRental.net - May 31st, 2010

"This guide is awesome! I have been creating thousands of Facebook campaigns and scary enough this guide reveals it all. It’s useful for those which want to start, and quite useful for experienced marketeers as well. With this knowledge you get a solid understanding on how Facebook Ads works and which strategy you should choose. You want to set up an campaign for your company, for a client, or you want to earn your own jacuzzi with affiliate marketing? The online competition grows every single second. This is must have for Facebook marketeers. Without this guide you don’t even have a chance!"
Jaap Jacobs - JaapJacobs.nl - June 1st, 2010

"I have gone through everything in the guide plus all the bonus materials and I have to say it’s one of the best guides on Facebook advertising that I have come across."
John Chow - JohnChow.com - June 2nd, 2010

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Here are the bonuses you get when you get this guide. I think these bonuses are worth more than the $79 alone...

* Bonus 1: Facebook Affiliate Offers Guide
Guide written by SUPER AFFILIATE and network owner, Ryan Eagle. This guide goes through SPECIFIC Facebook offers and shows you exactly how to run them on Facebook. No guesswork...

* Bonus 2: Facebook Ads Guide Newsletter
Occasionally you will receive a newsletter with all the TOP offers that you can run on Facebook with tips and tricks on HOW you can run the offers.

* Bonus 3: Top Fan Page List / Guide
Learn how to utilize fan pages to better target your advertising! Includes a list of the top fan pages in numerous categories! (We've NEVER released this list before)

* Bonus 4: Keyword Targeting List
SPECIAL Facebook keyword list formulated to help you target SPECIFIC people groups that you normally cannot target!

What are the negative things people have said?
Mainly the negative things people have said are almost entirely from people who have quite a bit of experience on Facebook.

If you're an expert at Facebook and already make $1000+ per day on Facebook, this guide might not be for you. While I always live by the fact that if I learn just ONE good nugget that can make me a bunch of extra money... It's worth the investment, you may not live by that. That's perfectly fine!

Hey, if you're an expert in Facebook ads, get the guide anyways. If you learn something, keep it. If you don't, I'll refund your money 100%! Seems fair right?

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Link Worth review

Undeniably, blogging has become more than just a way to quench one’s thirst to share knowledge and to communicate with others. Nowadays, in the age of digital economy, blogging is also great tool to make a living. As long as you are dedicated, you too can follow the steps of many successful bloggers who earn plenty of cash daily.

There are many ways to make money from your blogs or website. A potential program that can help a blogger make money online is LinkWorth. A marketing portal for both advertisers and publishers, LinkWorth offers various products and services, including text link ads, in-text links, banner ads, pay-per-click ads and paid blog reviews. There are plenty of opportunities available when you become a LinkWorth partner.

To take advantage of these opportunities, you must first sign up and submit your site for approval. The requirements for signing up with LinkWorth is that you must have a complete, working blog or website with relevant content and not use framesets, flash or redirect URLs.

Once you have signed up, you can choose from a wide array of ads that you want to display on your blog. The advantage of using LinkWorth is that you get to pick how much you want to charge for displaying ad on your website. You do not have to worry about earning really low because there is a minimal price of $10.

An interesting fact about LinkWorth is you are given the option to choose how much of your revenue goes to LinkWorth. You can choose to split your revenue either 70/30 or 50/50. If you choose payment option 50/50, you become a “Preferred Partner” and LinkWorth will help sell ad spaces for you.

At LinkWorth, payments are made monthly on the 10th of each month. You can choose to use PayPal, business checks, Bank to Bank wire transfers (non US banks) or direct deposits (US banks only). The minimum payout amount for PayPal is $25.

LinkWorth also has a referral program, in which you get commission by referring other publishers. To become an affiliate, you must first have a Partner account or a Combo account. If the person you refer earns $100, you get a bonus of $50.

Aside from their many products, LinkWorth also provides a few free and useful features for publishers. For example, you can use a Meta Tag Generator to optimize your site and other tools such as Keyword Density Analyzer, Site Link Analyzer and Search Engine Marketing. There is also a Price Quote tool to help you determine how much you should charge for an ad. You can also opt to purchase their directory submission service and have your website submitted to popular directories.

Last but not least, aside from their wide array of products and services, LinkWorth also provides a great customer support that is quick to answer any questions you have. In short, LinkWorth is sure to help a regular blogger like you and me make money online without too much hassle.

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What does it take to make a 500k blog?

What does it take to make a 500k blog?

I love stories like this.

John Chow is the last guy in the world you would expect to make half a million dollars a year blogging.

• He is not very technical.


• He doesn't do graphics, website design, or programing.


• He does not have a lot of experience building his own businesses.

Yet his blog about making money online brings him in over $40,000 a month. And growing rapidly! How?

Well I just finished reading John's free new e-book and he completely walks you through everything he does.

One thing about John - he is always amazingly transparent about exactly what techniques he uses and exactly what he does to make money.

The main part I want you to really spend some time on in John's ebook is chapters 1 (Capturing Leads) and chapter 3 (The Sales Funnel).

Both of these items are HUGE in building a following online and John shows you step by step exactly what he does on his blog.

After you read this book you will never look at his blog the same. Its like the magician has showed you how the card trick works.

Facebook Ads Guide Review

Ever since Jonathan Volk launched his Facebook Ads Guide, I’ve been getting emails from readers asking for a review.

I have gone through everything in the guide plus all the bonus materials and I have to say it’s one of the best guides on Facebook advertising that I have come across.

Then again, this really should not be surprising. After all, Jonathan Volk is one of the biggest Facebook affiliate marketers in the business.

In the past ten months, he has average nearly $4,000 per day of income from Facebook.

The guide itself is not a long read. You should be able to get through it in an hour or so. There is no fluff at all. Just straight to the point facts and ready to use tips. The section on “Upper Hand Techniques” is where the real gold is. Here, Jonathan details the techniques he uses create over 1,000 facebook ads in five minutes and generate thousands of dollars in Facebook income everyday.

Upper Hand Technique 4: Ask!
There is an email at Facebook setup specifically for advertisers like us. This email is affiliates@facebook.com.

You can email this email and sometimes you WILL get a canned response. However if you email them back with your specific questions, more often than not, you’re going to get a detailed response! Remember, the loudest one in the room gets the attention so if you continue

Free Bonus Materials

Right now, Facebook Ads Guide comes with four free bonuses that really add to the value of the main ebook:

• Facebook Affiliate Offers Guide – Guide written by SUPER AFFILIATE and network owner, Ryan Eagle. This guide goes through SPECIFIC facebook offers and shows you exactly how to run them on Facebook. No guesswork…
• Facebook Ads Guide Newsletter – Occationally you will receive a newsletter with all the TOP offers that you can run on Facebook with tips and tricks on HOW you can run the offers.
  
• Top Fan Page List / Guide – Learn how to utilize fan pages to better target your advertising! Includes a list of the top fan pages in numerous categories! (We’ve NEVER released this list before)
• Keyword Targeting List – SPECIAL facebook keyword list formulated to help you target SPECIFIC people groups that you normally cannot target!

Add The $350 Mastermind Video for Only $37

In addition to the free bonuses listed above, Jonathan is making available his Facebook Affiliate Mastermind video for only $37.

During the last Ad:Tech in San Francisco, Jonathan gave an exclusive Facebook seminar to 20 people who paid $350 each to attend. Jonathan plans to sell that video in DVD format for $197 but you can get it as part of the Facebook Ads Guide for only $37. I highly recommend you check the video option box at check out.

The video is filled with tons of top secret Techniques, like how to use a Facebook App as a landing page to increase conversions by 20% or more.



Facebook Ads Guide is on sale right now for $79. However, the sales ends this Thursday and the price will go up to $97, which is still a good deal but if you can save 20% right now, you should take advantage of it.

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How To Make Over $1 Million with Facebook

My friend and fellow super affiliate Jonathan Volk has just released his new eBook on how he generate over $3693.21 PER DAY using Facebook Ads.

That’s over $1.3 million per year! Jonathan’s new eBook will show you step-by-step how to tap into the power of Facebook and make more money than you ever dream possible.

This is a legitimate guide with a legitimate way for you to learn how to make money on Facebook – the same methods Jonathan and I both use.

Most of the time when “Gurus” launch a new product they leave out some of the important information. Not so with Jonathan. He has made every effort to include EVERY bit of detail about making money using facebook. No secrets are left out.

As part of this grand opening, Jonathan is offering his new guide for only $79. But you have to get it now because the price will go to $97 on Thursday.

Even at $97, the guide is more than worth it. Jonathan back his guide up with an 8 week no questions asked money back guarantee. You have nothing to lose and a million bucks to gain.

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I just found out about the June 15th product launch of Epic Traffic Systems, by Keith Baxter, Jon Shugart, and Joey Smith, and wanted you to see the insane stuff that these guys are doing for their JV partners.



The buzz about this launch is already everywhere, and from what I'm hearing, most think it will go down as the biggest product launch in internet marketing history.

And based on what I just saw on the JV Invite Page, I don't doubt it! The product itself is going to be epic, but so are the commissions and affiliate prizes! They are paying out $1,000 on every sale.

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eToro Review

eToro is a Forex broker that offers a true revolution in Forex trading, when it comes to their trading platform. Their game-like experience just might be the most novice-friendly FOREX learning tool on the market today.

eToro makes learning and mastering your FOREX trading skills an incredibly fun experience with a graphical user interface like no other FOREX platform, while offering a competitive platform for more experienced traders as well, known as "Expert Mode".

Beginners first venturing into the world of FOREX now have an entertaining solution to the difficulty that comes in trying to initially understand FOREX and making sense of the most highly regarded, widely used but complex FOREX platforms out there.

If you are not a beginner, you can click on Expert Mode and you are presented with a standard trading environment, plus the advantage of a highly responsive, easy on the eyes, advanced trading platform.

The people behind eToro didn’t look to create another drab platform with absolutely no user interaction or a sense of community amongst users. They’ve instead produced a very lively alternative. eToro mixes the traditional FOREX platform with elements of a video game.

The graphics are enough to make even a small child curious about “playing” FOREX. You keep score with other traders in the community – sometimes with a cash prize on the line to be rewarded to the champion. Even in their new addition, the Expert Mode, your experience is quick and easy, but without the game like experience, something that is not as suitable for experienced traders

The eToro lobby has four trading areas. The first one is the FOREX Marathon. Graphic characters, ranging from a farmer (US), sumo wrestler (Japanese Yen) and a European businessman (Euros) represent each currency in the FOREX Marathon.

Simply choose the currency that you’d like to buy, pick the currencies to compete against, select the amount and click the “Open Trade” button at the lower bottom right of the screen. Within these four simple clicks you have a visualization of the marathon, showing you exactly how your money is moving as you watch your character race for the finish line.

If you’d like to run more than one trade, simply click back to the lobby to open additional trades simultaneously. You can click back and forth between whatever simultaneous trades are active with the My Open Trades section in the lobby or the Trading Log screen. My Open Trades does a really nice job of allowing you to view all running trades, regardless of the trading arena, detailing the currencies you are buying/selling, the amount, profit and gain.

The Dollar Trend is the next trading area in the lobby. You choose whether the US dollar will rise or fall and the currencies to pit the dollar against. Similar to the FOREX Marathon, you watch the currencies race against one another, this time the graphics are in the shape of a coin or button, representing each currency.

The Globe Trader is the third trading area in the lobby. Make your selection and you will see a wire signal, representing your trade, between the competing countries on the trade arena’s map. A tiny info box above the wire will give you access to exactly how your trade is performing profit-wise with a more detailed breakdown at the lower left of the map.

Forex Match simulates a tug of war between currencies, representing your trading. I tend to spend a lot of time in this arena.

All trades from each trading arena will remain open until you manually close them. The trades continue running even if you close out of the program entirely. The trades will automatically close out when the market closes at the end of the week. eToro runs on historical data on the weekends so you can still practice and test your trading skills although the market is closed.

The Trading Log presents you with a breakdown of the performance of your Active Trades and your trade History.

Please note the Championship & Chat section of eToro. eToro tracks score of every individual user FOREX performance, just like video arcade games list user high scores. eToro periodically holds championship challenges with the top traders winning prizes, namely cash. Traders are also able to communicate with each other in real time in the chat room. Message board forums are coming soon.

Much of this review has focused on using eToro as an introduction to the world of FOREX. Other attractive features is there no commission policy, as well as their support for commodities in addition to currencies. eToro has also recently entered the world of real live trading. Users select whether they want to “Trade For Real” or “Trade For Fun” when logging into the system. Some personal information is required to create a Real Account. You are then set up with a username and password to enter real trading. A deposit can be made to fund your account using either a Credit Card or Wire Transfer.

For a Credit Card deposit – the minimum single deposit limit is $50, the maximum single deposit is $1,000 with a monthly deposit cap of $5,000. The Wire Transfer deposits are with a minimum single deposit of $500, a maximum single deposit limit of $5,000 with a monthly cap also at $5,000

Funds can be withdrawn from your account by submitting a withdrawal request from the “Account Balance” section. A signed withdrawal request is required and a user’s first withdraw will require a copy of a photo ID or passport, a copy of the front and back of the credit card used to fund the trading account and a copy of some recent utility bill. There is no bank withdrawal fee but a $25 fee accompanies Wire Transfer withdrawals. Withdrawals are processed within five business days of the request.

eToro is an exciting force in the FOREX community. It’s proof that FOREX trading can be fun and entertaining. It wouldn’t be surprising to see more people catch onto FOREX, thanks to eToro’s innovative and inviting presentation. The program is in its infancy right now and it will be very interesting to see where the developers and programmers take it from here!

It is clear to anyone who uses Etoro that their big attraction is their trading platform. It is easy to use in both modes, and makes the trading experience an enjoyable one.

eToro Makes Forex Trade Child’s Play

Israeli eToro is taking a novel approach in simplifying Foreign Exchange (Forex) trading by packaging the complicated concepts involved in trading one currency against another, in fun non-threatening wrappers.

Just how big is Forex trading? Try an estimated $3.2 trillion in daily turnover—that’s ~35 times the average turnover of the NYSE.

However, unlike stock trading which has been generally adopted by the mainstream, Forex trading to date has been mostly marginalized to professional traders. eToro wants to change all that.

Why Money is A Bad Master but A Good Servant?

In bible, Jesus says, “beware! Do not always be wishing for what you don’t have. For real life and real living are not related to how rich we are (Luke 12:15).

Supporting the same statement a person once said that money will buy the following:

Bed not sleep

Food not appetite

Books not brains

House not home

Finery not beauty

Luxuries not culture

Medicine not health

Amusement not happiness

All said, obviously, there is no sustenance without money.

We cannot live without money and so work to earn money and there is no wrong in aiming to be wealthy and for the same day after day we chase to earn more money. Money is necessary to live and grow but is it sufficient to lead a meaningful life?

Whether you are rich or poor is determined by how much money you possess. This is a materialistic gradation that money can do. But can money make you rich in heart and poor in your deeds? No, it simply cannot. Money can help you buy the world’s luxuries but money cannot control your destiny. So, one need to put a rein on one’s wants to have a control on earning. This is because if the run for money continues, then at the end you may fall flat face on the life’s race.

In the journey of life and in the pursuit of material happiness you might lose out on little and beautiful things. If you chase money there are chances that you will trample under your feet even your dearest friends and shake hands with your greatest enemies. Such is the bait of money. The bottle of the neck is always narrow and while you are in the race to earn money you will find yourself as a loner at the end of it.

So it is desirable that you earn money and control it. Save them so that you can use them when in need. Control your wants and decide on a limit, or else that mad rush will continue and soon you will find yourself a slave of time and money is reigning supreme. Don’t let money rule you instead work towards your goal and money will follow you automatically as a faithful servant.

Again there can be situation when you owe money to other people. In these cases money can be unruly and cruel as it acts as a whipping master. So, as the adage goes cut your coat according to your cloth holds true. You need to live within your limits and need not borrow money to fulfill wishes and desires. Money is important to get things done and also to carry on with life’s daily needs but it is not the ultimate thing. It should not rule you; instead you should make it follow your work and deeds.

Billionaires Secret Meeting

Here it is almost the end of May and we are just learning about this hush, hush ultra clandestine meeting of the richest Midas’ in the world. You had to be in the Billionaire Club to get invited. In New York City, hosted at the Rockefeller University, eleven or so of the wealthiest met for a secret meeting of the minds. The conspiracy folks are already at work wondering why they met quietly with no press or outside reporters included. Must be up to no good, huh? Was a political or financial takeover concocted? Well, these folks already engineered the liberal left victories in the Congress and White House. So it could not be that.

How about money? The number one and two richest men (Gates and Buffet) and a few hedge fund and real estate moguls were there. There were also a large collection of the poorer peasants included. I mean, some of them aren’t even among the top twenty richest people in the world. Geez! Poor old Oprah comes in well below that.

Since my bank account is a few shekels below the billionaire level, I missed the meeting. So we can only guess and listen to the scanty press release to really know what they did. No flies on the wall at Rockefeller’s place. In our current economic slump, we and the charities languish. Philanthropic donations are down. This group of wealthy individuals has done their duty though and should be commended for past irrational exuberance. They have given over seventy billions of dollars in aid since 1996. Many on the list like Gates, Buffet and Soros have extended billions in aid. Buffet is donating his 36 billion fortunes to the Gates Foundation.

So what did they consider? It appears it will disappoint our conspiracy fellows. They supposedly got together to talk about how to help the world face its many social problems. The meeting was a session to put on the thinking caps and address a few big problems by private philanthropy. How can charity function in this economic collapse? For example, we have a threat to global health. The Gates foundation is funding anti-malaria health initiatives already. We know nothing about any future actions the plan and no announcements were made. How do we help emergency relief efforts was addressed. They reported talking about scholarships for educating the poor over the 6 hour dinner meeting on May 5th. Overall charity needs were addressed by the group but concrete and specific pronouncements were not forth coming. It seems that brainstorming for charity was the driving idea, but exactly what was decided was not announced in any great detail.

How to Invest in Oil

Oil is up some 30% in the past month. It is at $68.58 a barrel and at its high since November. OPEC leader Saudi Arabia states it may be up to $75 at year end. In comparison, gold is only up 11%. How can we make money in this uptrend?

One way is to buy ETFs or ETNs. There are many of these. Some like Deutsche Bank Power Shares Double Long Crude Oil (DXO) leverages your investment and is supposed to go up two times for every one unit rise in oil. Only it does not always work that way if one buys it long term. One needs to be careful using ETNs because of this. However, DXO was at about $1.76 in January and now it is around $4.50. The ETN DBO by Power Shares does not leverage. One cans also short or double short oil using ETNs or ETFs. An investor can find gold, grains, currencies, baskets of different commodities, silver or the dollar to buy long or sell short. One can use them to play currencies. You can find these ETNs and ETFs in the WALL STREET JOURNAL under the Exchange-Traded Portfolios section.

There also other ways to buy oil and natural gas. The Master Limited Partnerships (MLP) is an excellent method for investing in this area. There are many excellent vehicles for this. They pay high dividends in cash or share re-investment. Because of the high payments, one should investigate whether their investment should be in a tax free account like an IRA or in a taxable account. You need to look into this carefully. If you place it in a tax advantaged account, you need not worry about the tax problems that can occur unless the UBTI (unrelated business taxable income) threshold is breeched.

MLPs are generally Canadian natural resource companies that have oil and natural gas pipelines. They are energy income trusts. There are also closed end funds with a portfolio of MLPs in them. They spread the risk by owning many MLPs just like a mutual fund has many stocks,

Two excellent MLPs are Kinder Morgan (KMP) has gas pipelines and pays 8.2% yield. Enbridge Energy Partners (EEP) has oil lines and yields 9.8% currently. Examine the fundamentals of each company to determine if it fits your investment outlook and if you think it is a good investment.

There are many closed end funds that hold a mixture of MLPs. Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Corporations (TYG) yields 8.54% and holds MLPs in various energy areas like gas, oil and coal. There are other Tortoise MLPs to look at as others that give good diversification.

Another well diversified MLP is the Claymore Canadian Income Fund (ENY). It is owns many MLPs and yields 6.27% now. It has increased by 47% since its March low. These MLPs are a good place for making high income from dividends and provides safety in the sense that it invests in the energy sector. If oil makes $75 a barrel, these will rise as well.

Mourning the Stock Market

When is The Right Time to Enter the Stock Market to Enjoy the Rally?

How long does the average person mourn the loss of a loved one? It seems that the time period runs from eleven to fourteen months on average. How long does one mourn the losses in the stock market? Can I measure that?

Yes it seems we can. We have an indicator for that too. It was devised in 1962 using un-motional mathematics and technical analysis to measure emotion in the market. E.S.C. Coppock worked out a mathematical indicator to examine how mourning happens in the market. He looked at personal bereavement and took that time period to base his measurement. This is described by Hughes, Gangahar and Mackenzie in the FINANCIAL TIMES (June 6). Currently the indicator is pointing up and that is good news for equity markets. There are several other indicators that one might look into just out of interest and for fun, if not profit: The Dow Jones Theory and the Hindenburg Omen.

Coppock developed an index of eleven and fourteen month periods and summed the rate of change, then used a 10 period moving average to smooth it all out. It’s all Greek to me. Black magic? Maybe, but it seems to work.

In seventeen buy signals, rallies were confirmed 16 times. When the indicator moves up above its zero base line, it is time to get in. It missed in 2001. Not all buy this though. Fundamental technicians like to stick to their charts and opinions and don’t look for such gimmicks. Moreover, the volatility of the last year in the markets worries many technicians who say it may not work. But we will see in the coming months.

On the other hand, many say that it may be right. Based on the three month rally we have seen, we may keep going. There is a lot of cash on the sidelines. It will pour in with any rally that seems strong. Some money will start coming into the market this year no matter what. Barclays has 14 % in cash and plans to buy through the year. In addition there were and still are a lot of anxious investors sitting in the bleachers. When they get tired of 2-3% bond yields and see things going up, they will jump in too. They already missed the rally from the 667 S&P bottom in March and are anxious to make up for it.

The rally now has more legs. The daily trading volumes are higher. This supports a continued bullish note to things. However, the S&P is having trouble getting through the resistance line of the 200 day moving average. This is a must for continued move up. In the UK, the market has been stuck at the 4500 level. The bulls must push through to keep it all going their way. So remember the Coppock Indicator and see if it is right.

FedEx Poor Earnings Forecast

America’s top-rated Company FedEx Shows Poor Earnings Forecast, Is The Economy Hitting It Hard?

Late yesterday, the United States’ stock market reported a decline in FedEx stocks. Fedex is America’s top-rated overnight parcel delivery company. FedEx itself announced an imminent dip in profits of 30 to 45 cents a share in this reporting period, although analysts were expecting shares of least 60 cents. Wednesday’s stock market report confirmed the predicted decline by closing at a loss of 2.6%. Fedex’s profit decline is partly attributed to its acquisition of Kinkos. Kinkos’ office services have declined in recent months due to the closing of small businesses resulting in America’s struggling economy. The improvement of office technologies and paperless systems has also contributed to Kinkos’ decline in profits. However, Fedex also said that the parcel delivery division’s earnings are hurt by depressed manufacturing activity, as well as a recent rise in fuel prices. What’s worse is that Fedex has already warned that fiscal first-quarter earnings may be as much as 76% below last year’s levels.

Fedex’s international division is said to be stabilizing and has shown signs of improvements and growth in Asia, Latin America and Europe, compared with the third quarter. “That’s a very good sign for us,” said Chief Financial Officer Alan B. Graf Jr. However, this is not the huge increase and success that would ultimately save Fedex. Fedex executives are reviewing strategies to increase growth and earnings in the second quarter.

The economy and gas prices are not the only woes facing Fedex. Just this month, Fedex launched an expensive and politically charged campaign against the unionization of 100,000 of its workers. FedEx contends that its employees are properly classified and that this movement to unionize would cause disruption, less reliability for the company and higher costs. On June 9, FedEx launched its campaign, “Brown Bailout”, which will soon be seen on television and print ads. The campaign asks consumers to complain to their senators about union legislation. “Brown Bailout” refers to Fedex’s main competitor, UPS; (its workers wear the color brown) receiving a government bailout for its purported struggle to compete with Fedex.

Frederick Smith, founder and CEO of FedEx, is not looking for a government bailout. However, there might be signs that Fedex is acquiring a new client, the United States government. This possible new deal for Fedex would not be for delivering parcels, but for its tracking technology. Fedex has been responding to a growing political term called the “Fedex Approach”. The Fedex Approach theory, originated by Republican Mike Huckabee, a one-time republican candidate for president, suggests that the technology of tracking packages by FedEx should be implemented by the government to track the 12 million illegal immigrants around the country. Frederick Smith agrees with the Fedex Approach and said, “Using information technology is possible to handle very large problems. There are structural issues inside the federal government that prevents it from doing so, but technologically, it’s very feasible.” Despite a grassroots effort by some republicans to outsource illegal immigration tracking to Fedex, Frederick Smith does not entertain the notion as a serious offer yet.