This fund was one of the first widely marketed mutual funds. He pioneered strategies and methods that would prove to be very successful. This included following market trends, and keeping his losses small. Dreyfus would also buy stocks as they reached yearly or all-time high prices. He proved that, buy high and sell higher, was a much better strategy than, buy low and sell high. The Dreyfus Fund returned 604% from 1953 to 1964. When Dreyfus himself ran the fund, it beat the next best performing fund by a whopping 102%. Twice in the 1950's, Dreyfus raised cash in his Dreyfus Fund at the beginning of a major bear market. Dreyfus saved his clients a lot of money. Most mutual funds, back then, and even now, stay pretty much fully invested all the time, no matter what. This is pure insanity during a bear market. It is just one of the reasons why mutual funds are not a good way to make money, in my opinion. Dreyfus used technical analysis to achieve his great success. Dreyfus stated, "I just saw the patterns. The same things happened over and over again". In summary, here is the basics of the strategy that Dreyfus implemented so successfully. He normally would buy each stock at its highest price in the past year. As an example, if a stock was in a price range of $35 to $40 for a few months, Dreyfus would buy when the stock broke out of the range, at just over $40 a share. Dreyfus watched for certain chart patterns that potentially could mean big profits. He had seen these patterns many times in the past, and knew exactly which recurring patterns were the best to trade. Dreyfus stayed in sync with the market, by analyzing the price and volume action. He favored weekly charts and would also focus on strong fundamentals. When buying a small business, one must be keen on several areas. Knowing and having as much information before hand can be crucial. Here are a few things one should be considerate of before buying a business. What is the type of small business are you going purchase? Do you have an interest or a passion in the business you are going to purchase? Are you going to buy a business just to purchase one? These are some important questions you might want to consider before purchasing a small business. Are you ready to run your business, whether it is small or large? Can you run an enterprise with or with out employees? Who will run your investment when you are on vacation? Many businesses and establishments will function just fine with a good staff of employees and in most cases, if you or your employees need time off, your company will continue to run smoothly. A good question to always ask a seller of a business is, "What type of marketing do you currently participate in? " Many smaller companies might not need marketing and work well with word of mouth. Other small establishments might already have an implemented marketing strategy. Having a marketing strategy in place will save you hours of time and investment. A buyer of a small business must know the cash flow of the business before buying the company. A well informed buyer is a well prepared buyer. Before buying an established business, it is a good idea to strategize about potential growth. Many small owners have ample opportunity to grow and companies are very able to grown easily. Brainstorming with your partners, investors and employees are the best ways to strategize business growth. Buying a small business is not difficult and can be very rewarding. Always ask questions and do your research. In most cases, the business broker will be able to answer most of your questions. $20,000 is a lot of money but $40,000 would be nicer, so let's explore what you could invest that money in and consider possible scenarios that can double it in a month or less. This type of money is quite a decent amount of capital, however, it is not enough to buy real estate without taking out a loan. To double your money at any level is quite a feat, but as you will see, not impossible. All investors look at the downside or the risk profile of a potential investment before they even think to consider investing, no matter what the promised returns are. Risk is an important consideration and it would do us good to define the ideal risk free investment so we can picture better what to look for. First, when you hand over your money to another, that is the underlying cause and underpinning issue of risk. You have to trust and you have to hope that your money will be returned with the promised interest yield. When you hand over your money in most situations all you get is the evidence that your money is with them. You get no tangible collateral in exchange for that money. A house, or any tangible item for that matter that has an existing liquid market, is a large piece of collateral and you have direct control over that asset in exchange for the money you paid. This means you can control the value to a degree and this is an important point. To double $20000 in under a month, you could look at a land investment. A paper re-hab, unlike a normal re-hab where you roll your sleeves up and paint a house, a paper re-hab is one where you fill in a few forms and immediately increase the value of land. For instance you could purchase a lot that is close to an industrial area and re-zone it industrial from residential. Providing there is a distinct shortage of industrial land in the area, you have just increased the value of that land tremendously. Or you could put in the paper work to split the block to subdivide. This would mean you have 2 lots almost worth the same as the original. This type of value manipulation is crucial to your risk profile and the ultimate level of returns. Getting most of the press, quite a large number of articles and essays have been written about the lock when focusing on the world of the locksmith, but surprisingly not very many have been written in regards to keys. Yes a locksmith works with all types of locks and tools, hardware and other security devices but a very significant part of a locksmiths job pertains to keys as well. Without the key the lock is merely a device unable to open or close for its owner. Most locks are stationary objects installed into the various kinds of doors that house them, padlocks, while having the ability to be mobile are also quite docile in nature, too. The current and higher quality automobiles keys contain features that allow for remote access, remote ignition starting, they can tell a car if it is OK to start and if it's not the correct key the car will not let the engine or fuel pump work. While there are some amazing features on the higher end vehicle keys, most modern cars have the lock and unlock feature as well as an auto alarm quality that alerts others that either the car or owner is in need. While security alarm doors will react when opened, it requires the door to be manipulated. The alarm system activated from a key can work from distances or nearby. Master key systems are not called master key systems for no reason at all. It is the lock and its cylinder that has to be serviced and set for one key only to act as its master key and not the other way around. It is not a master lock system as mentioned it is the key that is important here. There are many moments when someone will ask themselves if they locked their doors at home or their vehicles doors and common sense dictates that even if the door is unlocked it is closed. Closed doors on any home, building or car usually deters those seeking to illegally gain entrance as most assume that they are locked, however when having a moment of uncertainty and fumbling through pockets and handbags searching for keys this brings on the more nerve wracking of scenarios in that lost keys, especially those without copies, completely deny one the ability to not only get in one place, but multiple places. The tampered with or broken into lock are serious but loss of keys are a more prevalent occurrence and brings on a feeling of dread. When a key breaks or any loss occurs the best person to call is a locksmith as they have the appropriate tools and know how to get you back in the running with duplicates. A thief does not break into a key, a thief breaks into a lock. Someone attempting to gain access doesn't pick or break a key as they do a door or lock. When putting all of this into consideration, perhaps the key deserves a little more credit and thought than it is currently being given. Why does one real estate investor go on to become a millionaire and another stay broke and in debt? Why does one investor always have the money to do the deals and another seemingly always treads on water? Why does one steadily move on up while another just moves on, or worse - just quits? Without a doubt, some investors have tapped into the best-kept secret that will help you acquire the unlimited success and wealth you've always deserved. It's the secret that helped Donald Trump, Robert Kiyosaki, and Ross Perot build their real estate empires. Your wealth is limited only by your ability to borrow money. Yes - your ability to get into debt determines your ability to achieve wealth. Not all of it is good -- a fact a surprising number of people fail to realize until they're in the hole -- and yet not all debt is bad. When used intelligently, the right type of debt can be of tremendous assistance in building your wealth. The smart investors know the difference between good debt (investment debt) and bad debt (consumer debt).