| There is a harsh fact about reality; the good job that | | | | could be subdivided smaller. Hence more people could |
| you have may not last your entire life or career. The | | | | afford to invest their surplus cash into more risky but |
| stability of the job may change and the particulars | | | | profitable ventures. The invention of the telegraph |
| about it may change it to one that is completely | | | | allowed the transfer of information at the speed of |
| undesirable. You must think ahead and plan on making | | | | light. After this, the invention of the Teletype maintained |
| your money work for you. No matter how much you | | | | the technological edge into most of the 20th century. |
| have, you must plan on saving at least three months | | | | When the age of the personal computer arrived then |
| salary for a rainy day. | | | | financier Mr.Bloomberg advanced both the electronic |
| Additionally you must set aside a proportion of your | | | | management of stock but provided the pioneer work |
| salary to invest now in well performing businesses on | | | | to facilitate the inclusion of the internet into the confines |
| the stock exchange, as well as through available | | | | of Wall Street. |
| mutual funds which have a superior performance and | | | | You can acquire attractive properties which require |
| you should consider investing in real estate. Particularly | | | | very little in the way of repair. Some only need |
| you should consider real estate that you can fix up for | | | | cleaning and painting to become profitable rentals. |
| rental properties. | | | | Today in Tulsa, Oklahoma there is a vast excess of |
| Stock investment on the internet in one such new | | | | available homes which have become available. These |
| technological avenue. Stock brokers have understood | | | | are offered by banks, mortgage investment firms, and |
| long before the public the great advantage that the | | | | real estate agencies. On the other hand the reason |
| speed of the internet gave them in financial matters. | | | | why these are available should be mentioned. |
| They offer to the public the advantage of internet | | | | The city of Tulsa has been through a devastating |
| sales and buying of company stocks and mutual funds. | | | | financial depression which began shortly after major |
| At least seven years ago the stock market utilized | | | | internet companies and communications groups went |
| proprietary computers, intranets, wide area networks | | | | bankrupt. This led to the loss of over 75,000 technical |
| (WANS) to manage and predict the public sales and | | | | jobs and over $250,000,000 in lost revenues from |
| purchases of commodities, stocks, and bonds. The | | | | income and sales taxes. These jobs have not be |
| market place is a very competitive place. | | | | replaced but have been out sourced to off shore |
| The government and stock market board exist to | | | | resources. |
| provide a fair market where no one person or block of | | | | I remember walking several miles along the edge of |
| investors have a larger influence than any other. Prior | | | | several housing divisions which were marked by the |
| to the internet and the 21st century only large blocks of | | | | rarity of an occupied house. Most were marked by the |
| investors or extremely wealthy ones could purchase | | | | "For Sale" signs and tall unmown grass. There are |
| stocks and commodities as an investment. This is | | | | some real bargains here in Tulsa for those with good |
| because they were limited to how small or large a | | | | salaried jobs! These can become a smart investment |
| package of stock could be sold. | | | | for you which has stability and that can increase in |
| When banks or other groups of investors, retired math | | | | profitability over the years. |
| teachers, became involved then investment packages | | | | |