Goldman Sachs (GS) reported third quarter earnings today. While ordinary Americans are still saddled with fallout from the recession, results from Goldman Sachs and other financial institutions are "gold."

AMPI (Mexico's Association of Real Estate Professionals) has named Thomas Lloyd Riviera Maya's "TOP Realtor of the Year." The award acknowledges the commitments of Mexican realtors to further their education and dedication to the industry, which Lloyd demonstrated this past year by obtaining a Mexico Real Estate degree and by his dedication to representing and assisting non-Mexican clients in the Mexican market place. Thomas Lloyd has been living in Mexico for 15 years.

A 2,500-year-old military classic ingeniously reinterpreted and applied for investors.

World markets reflect good trends on Wall Street. Signs of hope are sent to investors around the world. Rising stocks opportunities and confident trades are just around the corner.

Dow Jones Industrial reaches 9000, on the news of improved profits and house sales. Ford and The Labor Department on the opposite sides of the story.

Being a Contrarian can be very lonely. Therefore, all Great Investors find themselves very lonely as only contrarians become Great Investors. Jeremy Grantham has been lonely a very long time, but he is what I consider a Great Investor, along side Warren Buffet, Bill Gross and Julian Robertson.

When making investments, investors look for start-ups that have a strong business plan and a strong management team. A new study in The Journal of Finance reveals that while strong management is important, ultimately a strong business idea matters most to investors.

Fear and greed drive markets, and also good and bad investment decision-making. In 50 Psychological Experiments for Investors, Mickaël Mangot critically examines one of the foundations of finance, i.e. that investors act in a rational and reasoned way. In this accessible yet very knowledgeable introduction to economic behaviour, an often misunderstood field in full development, the author expertly analyses the hidden motivations behind our financial decisions.

Industry leaders to discuss long-term impacts and opportunities of the global financial crisis. Record number of participants expected to attend the 19th annual SRI in the Rockies Conference, October 26-28, 2008

The bad consequences of a weak dollar are well known. But there are good consequences as well. The US needs to attract foreign investment and a weak dollar makes US investments look attractive to foreigners.

Foreclosure Trackers, Inc., a one-stop foreclosure resource for investors of all levels, will present a workshop titled, “Defaulted Mortgages: Turning Foreclosures into Investment Income” on Thursday, June 12 from 7-9 p.m.

Foreclosure Trackers Inc. offers free workshop educating investors how to profit from defaulted mortgages