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Money Management
MONEY MANAGEMENT
By J. Chabrotta
www.bmshandicappers.com
Part 1
First, let me say that even if you have a better than average winning percentage you will fail to
make profits if you do not use or incorporate a faulty money management system.
Professional gamblers, stocks and bonds traders, arbitragers, or any similar professionals understand the necessity of valid money management systems. There are several reasons for the need of such a system. The obvious one is to decrease risk while maximizing profits. Another reason was told to me by Paul Paulson of moneykeg.com and author of Money and the Middle Man. He explains,
“The reason for money management, in my opinion, is so that a bettor can comfortably utilize his edge. Notice that I did NOT say “maximize” his edge. The reason is because if you size your bets solely with the purpose of maximization, you trigger, albeit inadvertently, the biggest obstacle facing bettors – psychology.
What I am trying to say is that the more you ‘optimize’ your bet size system (what I consider a money management system as opposed to a picking system where you aim to pick the “winner” game, race, etc.), the larger your potential draw downs.”
By way of example, let’s say you have a bankroll of $ 10,000. If you ‘optimize’ your bet in a simulation using techniques like, optimum f or the Kelly criterion, then your total bankroll will fluctuate more violently than if you size your bets with a simple 1% total bankroll bet. The ‘optimized’ simulation may draw down your account over 30% in some instances while the latter will likely yield much less than that.
money making internet business
A money making internet business ( Real Internet Income ) isn’t really that much different than a traditional real world company. Both begin with a dream and a plan and both need certain elements to be successful. Most businesses fail in the first couple of years because of lack of capital. There just wasn’t enough money invested in the venture or the money wasn’t appropriately managed. Businesses might also fail because of lack of knowledge or experience.
A money making internet business is more likely to be successful if the entrepreneur invests an appropriate amount of capital based on a solid budget and if the venture generates a positive cash flow. The entrepreneur is more likely to be successful if he chooses a venture that stems from his personal knowledge, education, and professional experience. No venture is completely immune from outside economic and market forces, but a savvy entrepreneur will pay attention to such possibilities and plan ways to help the business survive the rough times.
An entrepreneur actually has three choices when it comes to launching a new venture.
She can open a physical location, such as a retail store or an office that offers professional expertise, such as in accounting or real estate. A second option is to launch a money making internet business by purchasing a domain name and setting up a website that offers either products or services. The third option is to do both establish a physical location that is supported or integrated with a well-designed website.
Online Business, Online Money
Internet based business continues to grow, despite the recent down-turn in the world economy. In fact, it may even be growing because of the economic crises. People have come to realize that job security is a thing of the past. So many people are searching the web with the view of starting a business. Large corporations are also seeing the benefit of having an online component to their business, as more and more people make their purchases online, because it is convenient and comparative. Mostly, the beauty of online business is that anyone anywhere with a computer can start their own home internet business.
How do ordinary people without much web- and computer knowledge set up and run their own online home business? The easiest, quickest, and most popular way of generating online money is online marketing. People can either market and sell their own products, or join an affiliate marketing campaign.
Affiliate marketing is really very simple. It involves spreading the word around the web about a certain product or service, and directing potential customers to a sales page via a special link unique to the affiliate. This unique link enables the company responsible for the product or service to trace the customer back to a specific affiliate, and credit that affiliate with the sale. Online marketing such as this usually works on a commission basis, which can be as high as 75% of the price of the product sold!