Kids Shoe Sites

From time to time we come find great sites. While surfing recently we found this great kids shoes site.

Online Shopping Strategies

Do you ever get confused shopping on-line? There are so many sites out there it is difficult to find the good ones where you can get a deal at a great price. When searching in Goggle for example, the top listed sites are not always the best sites to buy from. Sometimes these sites spend a lot of money advertising and those costs eventually make its way into the price of the product that you are buying. Keep in mind that 'nothing is free'! If it is free then the price is built into the product that you are buying. Free shipping is good for allowing you to compare prices between web sites without having to checkout to see the hidden shipping costs. However, the post office charges for shipping so you have to assume that you are paying for it when you check out. Compare prices between sites. Shop for the lowest price and forget about everything else. You will often find that great prices on are on the smaller to medium size sites. The larger the site, the more overhead. Buying from a site with a physical store can often times be better. You will find that the brick and mortar aspect gives the company more creditability and they are often times more willing to deal with you if you have an issues. Dealing strictly with a web business can be frustrating when you need the customer service.

The best advise is shop price, then compare the free stuff and if they are still close buy from the one that has a brick and mortar store.

Investing

How to... Make good investments

Whether you're a first-time investor or an investment professional, things happen. The key to avoiding problems is to keep on top of investment strategies, tax codes and annual reports

Steps

1. Study. Read financial news, finance web sites, corporate annual and quarterly reports, registration statements and prospectuses for the financial products you're considering.
2. Develop goals and strategies to meet your goals. Use these to choose shares and other investments. Ask for professional advice if you are uncomfortable investing on your own.
3. Diversify. Avoid putting large portions of your portfolio in a single investment so that you're not so affected by its movements.
4. Take advantage of tax savings by investing in ISAs or Stakeholder pensions.
5. Buy shares that you plan to keep for three to five years. Remember that at a low price, sell at a high price.
6. Invest in what you know, and avoid buying shares in unfamiliar industries and companies.
7. Shop for total value. That means learning to calculate key statistics, such as price-earnings ratios, so you can compare shares.
8. Resist fads. If everyone is buying gold, variable annuities or some other investment, watch out. The herd soon will change direction - look what eventually happened to the internet company boom of the late 1990s.
9. Know when to get out. Your objective may be to hold particular investment or mutual funds for three to five years, but if its track record looks like terminal descent, get out.
10. Things you'll need Financial newspapers, web sites and magazines Corporate reports Relevant prospectuses, Wall Street Journal