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"The way to make money is to buy when blood is running in the streets." - John D. Rockefeller.

Here the oldest - and still very sound - investment advice from THE BIBLE (King James version):
"A part of thy estate or provisions. He alludes to the ancient custom, whereby the master of the feast distributed several parts to each guest, and withal sent portions to the poor. To eight - To as many as thou art able. For - Great calamities may come whereby thou mayest be brought to poverty, and so disabled from doing good." - Ecclesiastes 11:2.

"He who neglects the necessary works of sowing and reaping, because the weather is not exactly suitable to his desires will lose his harvest. Whereby he intimates, that men will never do good here, which is expressed by sowing, and consequently not receive good hereafter, which is called reaping, if they be discouraged from it by every doubt and difficulty." - Ecclesiastes 11:4.

"Early and late, in all seasons and occasions; do it speedily and continually, be not weary of it. Sow - Do all good works. With - hold not - From working or giving." - Ecclesiastes 11:6.

MONEY is anything that is generally accepted as payment for goods and services and repayment of debts. The main functions of money are distinguished as: a medium of exchange, a unit of account, a store of value, and occasionally, a standard of deferred payment. Money is an abstraction, idea or concept, token instances of which are the physical bills or coins which are carried and traded.

INVESTMENT or investing is a term with several closely-related meanings in business management, finance and economics, related to saving or deferring consumption. Investing is the active redirection of resources: from being consumed today, to creating benefits in the future; the use of assets to earn income or profit. An investment is a choice by an individual or an organization such as a pension fund, after at least some careful analysis or thought, to place or lend money in a vehicle (e.g. property, stock securities, bonds) that has sufficiently low risk and provides the possibility of generating returns over a period of time. Placing or lending money in a vehicle that risks the loss of the principal sum or that has not been thoroughly analyzed is by definition speculation and not investment at all.

In the case of investment, rather than store the good produced or its money equivalent, the investor chooses to use that good either to create a durable consumer or producer good, or to lend the original saved good to another in exchange for either interest or a share of the profits. In the first case, the individual creates durable consumer goods, hoping the services from the good will make his life better. In the second, the individual becomes an entrepreneur using the resource to produce goods and services for others in the hope of a profitable sale. The third case describes a lender, and the fourth describes an investor in a share of the business. In each case, the consumer obtains a durable asset or investment, and accounts for that asset by recording an equivalent liability. As time passes, and both prices and interest rates change, the value of the asset and liability also change.

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BLOOMBERG.COM FINANCIAL GLOSSARY
INVESTORWORDS.COM: INVESTING GLOSSARY
KING LUDWIG SYNDROME - Glossary.
ONASSIS' 10 GOLDEN RULES FOR SUCCESS - Glossary
YAHOO FINANCIAL GLOSSARY

Banks

BANK - Wikipedia.
HAWALA BANKING - Glossary.
LIST OF BANKS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD
LIST OF SWISS PRIVATE BANKS

ACG | ART CAPITAL GROUP - private banking for the art world.
BANK OF ENGLAND - founded 1684.
BANQUE BÉNÉDICT HENTSCH & CIE
BIS | BANK FOR INTERNATIONAL SETTLEMENTS
COUTTS & CO - bankers to H.M. Queen Elizabeth II.
DIRECTORY OF LIECHTENSTEIN BANKS
DIRECTORY OF SWISS BANKS
ECB | EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK - Eurosystem.
GOLDMAN SACHS
IBRD | INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT | WORLD BANK
ICBC | INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK OF CHINA
IMF | INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
INTERBANK
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. - a leading global financial services firm with assets of $2.1 trillion and operations in more than 60 countries.
LA CAIXA - Spain.
MONEYGRAM - international money transfer.
SAXO BANK - among the first financial institutions in the world to develop an Internet-based information and investment trading platform.
SWIFT | Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication - the global provider of secure financial messaging services.
THE WORLD BANK GROUP - consists of: IBRD, IDA, IFC, MIGA and ICSID.
WEGELIN & CO. - private bankers since 1741. Switzerland's oldest bank.
WESTERN UNION - international money transfer.
WORLD BANK | INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT (IBRD)

Commodities

COMMODITIES - Wikipedia.

COMMODITYBROKER.COM
GOLD
HY MARKETS
LIND-WALDOCK: COMMODITY, CURRENCY & FUTURES BROKERS
METALS - Wikiinvest.

Credit Cards

DEBIT CARD - Wikipedia.
CREDIT CARD - Wikipedia.

BLACKCARDSOURCE.COM
CREDIT CARD GUIDE
CREDIT CARD PROCESSING - "We offer credit card processing and merchant account services to help you grow your business".
CREDIT CARDS AUSTRALIA - compare & apply for a credit card online.
CREDITCARDS.COM
EMVCO - "Global Specifications for Chip-Based Payment." EMV is a global standard for credit and debit payment cards based on chip card technology.
KAZKOMMERTSBANK
THE CENTURION CARD|BLACK AMEX CARD - world's most exclusive credit card.
VISA PAYWAVE

Currency

CURRENCY RATES
CURRENCY TRADER MAGAZINE
IMF | INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
FXCM FOREX BROKER
HY MARKETS
LIND-WALDOCK - commodity, currency & future brokers.
LIST OF CURRENCY BROKERS
OANDA FXTRADE

Currency Converter

CURRENCY CONVERTER FOR 164 CURRENCIES

Financial Analysis, Rating & Research

BLOOMBERG
CMA | CREDIT MARKET ANALYSIS - "The credit information specialist."
EXPERIAN - "A world of insight."
FITCH RATINGS
LAFFERTY GROUP - intelligence to bank on.
MOODY'S INVESTORS SERVICE
OXFORD ECONOMICS - a leading economic forecasting consultancy, producing macroeconomic and industry forecasts, analysis and data on 175 countries.
STANDARD & POOR'S
THOMSON REUTERS

Futures & Stock Options

Brokers

LIND-WALDOCK: COMMODITY, CURRENCY & FUTURES BROKERS

Futures Exchanges & Regulators

Investing

HEDGE FUND - Wikipedia.
INVESTMENT - Wikipedia.
INVESTMENT BANKING - Wikipedia.
INVESTMENT WORDS - "The Biggest, Best Investing Glossary on the Web."
JIM ROGERS - legendary expatriate American investor and financial commentator based in Singapore.
POINT AND FIGURE SYSTEM
PRI | PRINCIPLES FOR RESPONSIBLE INVESTMENT

BUY GOLD - "With 22 years of experience we are happy to assist you in choosing the right gold investment."
HSL (HARRY SCHULTZ LETTER) - "Premier international financial, geopolitical, investment newsletter."
JONAS LANG LASALLE - financial and professional services firm specializing in real estate services and investment management. "Our more than 30,000 people in 750 locations in 60 countries serve the local, regional and global real estate needs of those clients."
RUSSELL INVESTMENTS
WIKINVEST - investring simplified.

Leasing

Executive Jets
LEASING - Wikipedia.

Executive Jets

Merchant Accounts

Credit Card Processing - "We offer credit card processing and merchant account services to help you grow your business".
MOPHIE MARKETPLACE - magnetic credit card Strip Reader for iPhone 3G & 3GS. Turn your iPhone in to a mobile payment solution that is fast, secure and ready to go wherever you go.
PAYPAL - accept credit cards quickly and easily.

Miscellaneous

100 TOP GLOBAL BUSINESS BRANDS
AIG | AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP - American insurance corporation. Founded 1919 in Shanghai, China.
BCG | BOSTON CONSULTING GROUP - global management consulting firm and the world's leading advisor on business strategy.
BILDERBERG GROUP - an unofficial, annual, invitation-only conference of around 130 guests, most of whom are persons of great influence in the fields of politics, business, banking, and media.
BRANDWEEK - brand profressions count on Brandweek.com for online access to branding news and analysis.
BRENT CRUDE OIL - is sourced from the North Sea.
BUSINESS DICTIONARY - "Over 20,000 terms. Clear. Concise. Comprehensive."
CAC | Certified Acceptance Corporation - an independent numismatic coin authentication service and is not connected or affiliated with any other numismatic coin encapsulating and/or grading service.
CAPGEMINI - consulting, technology, outsourcing.
COMMISSION JUNCTION - global leader in the online advertising channels of affiliate marketing and managed search.
CORPORATE LIBRARY - our mission is to provide independent corporate governance research and analysis to enable our clients to enhance value.
CURRENCY CODES - currency ISO codes by country.
DELOITTE | DELOITTE TOUCHE TOHMATSU
DEWITT STERN - insurance & risk advisory since 1899. specializing in commercial, personal, fine art, employee benefits, FinPro, entertainment, and professional liability services.
DIFC | DUBAI INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL CENTRE
DUN & BRADSTREET - global risk, credit, sales, marketing, and supplier management solutions.
E-GOLD - Internet payments 100% backed by gold.
EBS | EUROPEAN BUSINESS SUMMIT
ECONOMIC AND MONETARY UNION | EUROPEAN COMMISSION
ERNST & YOUNG - quality in everything we do.
ESCROW.COM - protects online buyers and sellers from fraud.
FDIC | FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION (US)
FINANCIAL DICTIONARY - Investopedia.
FINCEN - one of the US Department of Treasury's lead agencies in the fight against money laundering.
FSA | FINANCIAL SERVICES AUTHORITY (UK)
FORBES: AMERICA'S LARGEST PRIVATE COMPANIES
FORBES: THE WORLD'S 2000 BIGGEST COMPANIES 2009
FORBES: THE WORLD'S BILLIONAIRES 2009
FORBES: TOP-EARNING CEO'S
FX CURRENCY CONVERTER - currency converter for 164 currencies.
G-7 - Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, United Kingdom and the United States.
G-8 - Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, United Kingdom, United States and the European Union.
G-20 - Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South Korea, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States and the European Union.
GALLUP - conducts public opinion polls in more than 140 countries around the world.
GEORGE SOROS - the official website.
GLOBAL STRATEGY GROUP - a public affairs and research firm in market research, politics, communications, new media and interactive services.
GOLDMAN SACHS - leading global financial services firm providing investment banking, securities and investment management services.
Hong Kong Offshore Company Contract Management - "We provide agency representation, contract management and invoicing services for international contractors, consultants, commercial intermediaries and traders. We offer you the ability to establish a Hong Kong base in a cost effective way."
IMG | INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT GROUP - global marketing & media solutions. Connects brands to global opportunities in sports, entertainment and media.
ISM | INSTITUTE FOR SUPPLY MANAGEMENT (US) - surveys national and global manufactoring output.
JIM COLLINS - free access to videos, audios, articles, & tools to aid in understanding and applying the ideas from Jim's books and research to both business and life.
JOURNAL OF MARKETING - a professional association for individuals and organizations involved in the practice, teaching and study of marketing worldwide.
KPMG - audit, tax & advisory insights.
LEGAL.COM - "Legal Resources for Everyone.".
LEXIS NEXIS MATTHEW BENDER - a leading provider of analytical legal information in print and CD-ROM formats, and via the Internet.
LINKEDIN - the world's largest business network.
LLOYD'S OF LONDON - the world's leading insurance market.
MACHINE ADVANTAGE - money counters.
MARTINDALE.COM - lawyer locator: over 1,000,000 lawyers and law firms in 160 countries.
MERCER - consulting, outsourcing, investments.
MCKINSEY&COMPANY - "We help people and companies explore extraordinary opportunities, manage and sustain growth, and maximize revenue."
MICHELOUD & CIE - the Swiss specialist.
MILWARD BROWN - 100 most valuable global luxury brands 2009.
MINDSIGN NEUROMARKETING - fMRI brain response market research for product improvement. "We look at the subject brain response to your ad, game, speech, or film. We look at how well and how often it engages the areas for attention/emotion/memory/and personal meaning (importance)."
MONEY CENTRAL - Times Online.
MOPHIE MARKETPLACE - magnetic credit card Strip Reader for iPhone 3G & 3GS. Turn your iPhone in to a mobile payment solution that is fast, secure and ready to go wherever you go.
MUSASHI CO., LTD. - currency counter.
MWRI | MOBILE WEALTHY RESIDENCY INDEX - see the 11 preferred jurisdictions.
NIC | NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE COUNCIL - global trends 2025: a transformed world.
NIELSEN BUSINESS MEDIA - global marketing research firm. Essential market intelligence with proven marketing platforms.
OECD | ORGANISATION FOR ECONOMIC CO-OPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT
OECD CPI | OECD CONSUMER PRICE INDICES
OPEC | ORGANIZATION of the PETROLEUM EXPORTING COUNTRIES
OXFORD ECONOMICS - a leading economic forecasting consultancy, producing macroeconomic and industry forecasts, analysis and data on 175 countries.
PAM AWARDS | PRIVATE ASSET MANAGEMENT AWARDS - the highest regarded awards in the UK wealth management sector.
PAY PAL - online payments, merchant accounts.
PETER F. DRUCKER
PGP | PRETTY GOOD PRIVACY - data, email & hard drive encryption.
PLAYSPAN - the leader in monetization solutions: any content. Any user. Any Price. Any Place: online games, virtual worlds, social networks.
PWC | PRICE WATERHOUSE COOPER - one of the world's largest professional services firms.
SEC | U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
SIPC | SECURITIES INVESTOR PROTECTION CORPORATION
STANDARD & POOR'S - offices in 23 countries and a history that dates back nearly 150 years, Standard & Poor’s is known to investors worldwide as a leader of financial-market intelligence.
SUNDAY TIMES RICH LIST 2009
TAX HAVENS of the WORLD BY WALTER & DOROTHY DIAMOND
Tax Havens of the World, Eighth Edition By Thomas Azzara
The Complete Tax Haven Guide: Financial Freedom Through Global Investing
THE CORPORATE LIBRARY - the leading independent source for corporate governance and executive compensation information and analysis.
THE HARRIS POLL - begun in 1963, The Harris Poll weekly column is one of the longest running; most respected proprietary surveys conducted by Harris Interactive measuring public opinion and is highly regarded throughout the world.
THE TECH TERMS COMPUTER DICTIONARY
THINKEQUITY - offers targeted research, investment banking, institutional sales and trading, wealth management and asset management services.
TROPE AND TROPE - Los Angeles divorce lawyers. "Over 400 years experience in Family Law."
US BUREAU OF ENGRAVING & PRINTING
US BUREAU OF ENGRAVING & PRINTING STORE
VERISIGN - SSL certificates, and more.
WALL STREET CRASH OF 1929 - Wikipedia: Black Thursday.
WTI CRUDE OIL | WEST TEXAS INTERMEDIATE - also known as Texas Light Sweet, is a type of crude oil used as a benchmark in oil pricing and the underlying commodity of New York Mercantile Exchange's oil futures contracts.
WORLD BOX: BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE WORLDWIDE
WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM
YOUNG PRESIDENTS' ORGANIZATION

Newspapers, Newsletters & Magazines

FINANCIAL MAGAZINES

BARRON'S
BBC NEWS - business.
BLOOMBERG - among the top five most-trafficked financial sites on the Web.
BUSINESSWEEK
BØRSEN ONLINE
CANADIAN BUSINESS
CNBC.COM
CNN.COM - world business.
CONDÉ NAST PORTFOLIO MAGAZINE - top news, business & news blogs, business strategy.
CURRENCY TRADER MAGAZINE
DOW JONES
FINANCIAL TIMES
FN | FINANZ NACHRICHTEN - Aktuelle Nachrichten zu Finanzen, Börse und Wirtschaft.
FORBES
FORTUNE
GLOBAL FINANCE
GLOOM BOOM DOOM
HANDELSBLATT
HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW
HARVARD LAW REVIEW
HSL | HARRY SCHULZ LETTER - premier international financial, geopolitical, investment newsletter.
LLOYD'S LIST - the leading maritime & transport news portal.
MARKET WATCH
MONEY NEWS
MONEY WEEK - the UK’s best-selling financial magazine.
NEW MEXICO BUSINESS WEEKLY
NIKKEI NET INTERACTIVE
PORTFOLIO.COM - news and views on business and entrepreneurship.
STOCK WATCH
THE BUSINESS INSIDER
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
WEALTH BULLETIN - an online news and analysis service for the global wealth management industry.
WIRTSCHAFTS WOCHE

Stocks & Bonds

DERIVATIVE - Wikipedia.
ISIN CODES SEARCH ENGINE - International Securities Identifying Number.
NIFTY-FIFTY STOCKS - an informal term used to refer to 50 popular large cap stocks on the New York Stock Exchange in the 1960s and 1970s.
OTC | OVER-THE-COUNTER
STOCK - Wikipedia.

Stock Brokers

STOCK BROKER - Wikipedia.
WIKINVEST: COMPANIES

BARCLAYS STOCKBROKERS
E-TRADE FINANCIAL
FORBES: BEST BROKERS of the WEB
INTERACTIVE BROKERS
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. - a leading global financial services firm with assets of $2.1 trillion and operations in more than 60 countries.
SAXO BANK

Stock Exchanges & Indexes

Wealth Management

BARRON'S TOP 20 GLOBAL WEALTH MANAGERS 2009
PAM AWARDS | PRIVATE ASSET MANAGEMENT AWARDS - the highest regarded awards in the UK wealth management sector.
WEALTH BULLETIN - an online news and analysis service for the global wealth management industry.
WEALTH MANAGEMENT - Wikipedia.

AKSIA
BANK JULIUS BAER
BANK OF AMERICA: WEALTH MANAGEMENT
BANQUE BÉNÉDICT HENTSCH & CIE
BANQUE PRIVÉE EDMOND DE ROTHSCHILD EUROPE
BARCLAYS WEALTH
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY
BOYAR ASSET MANAGEMENT
CREDIT SUISSE ASSET MANAGEMENT
DRESDNER KLEINWORT
FERI INSTITUTIONAL ADVISORS
GAMCO INVESTORS, INC.
GOLDMAN SACHS
HELVETIA WEALTH AG
JOURNAL OF ASSET MANAGEMENT
JP MORGAN WEALTH MANAGEMENT
LAZARD LTD.
LOWES WEALTH MANAGEMENT
MERRILL LYNCH
MIRABAUD
MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL INVESTMENTS (UK)
PIMCO - Provides separate account management services for employee benefit plans, endowments and foundations.
ROCKEFELLER & CO.
SAXO BANK
SOCIÉTÉ GÉNÉRALE WEALTH MANAGEMENT
SCORPIO PARTNERSHIP - also publishers of the Mobile Wealthy Residency Index (MWRI).
THE IVEAGH WEALTH FUND
THINKEQUITY
UBS WEALTH MANAGEMENT
WEISS ASSET MANAGEMENT