Emotional Trading Before you bought that stock, mutual fund or Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) you did your research to be sure that what you were buying would return a good profit over the long haul. You bought it and over time you look at it less and less. Ask yourself: when you plunked down your hard earned money did you have any idea where you would sell it or where you might exit the trade should the stock go down instead of up? And suppose it has gone up have you made any plans to protect those profits? [More] The Importance Of A Budget Other business owners need to know their sales levels in terms of dollars and how hard they need to work to make the budget work. Sound familiar, goals and budgeting is very much tied together. The closer you come to the goals you have set for yourself, the closer you will come to achieving the budget amount you need. You'll know you are on top of your business when you can tell your accountant that you need to sell 3.25 items per day in order to make your budget work and meet your financial goals. [More] Is Accumulating a $1,000,000 Net Worth Easy? Yes and NO Even if you take the first action step, your ability to sustain enough motivation to meet your goal may soon disappear after a few months or possibly after a few days. Until you create and internalize a 'compelling reason' (true desire) to meet a specific goal, it will be difficult to meet your goal. You have to make this desire a 'must-have' instead of just a 'want'; you need a compelling reason to meet your goal. You need to create a true desire. [More] Interview with Stuart of the Your Money 2 Keep Blog This is the 19th in a series of interviews HelpYourMoney.com is doing of other personal finance bloggers. An Interview with Stuart of the Your Money 2 Keep Blog: 1. First, can you please introduce yourself. HRZB - Horizon Financial Corp. Announces Stock Split Today (09/27/06) HRZB - Horizon Financial Corp. announced a 5 for 4 stock split payable Pctpber 23, 2006. Its shres closed today at $31.00, up $1.05 (+3.51%). This stock is not optionable and has an averag.