Starbucks Corporation (Nasdaq:SBUX) may currently be the largest coffee house chain in the world, but it lacks in “star” power. A new player has arrived. Hollywood Espresso, founded by film industry veterans Roberta Pacino and her husband, Mark Oliver Richman. The couple aims to inject a little “Hollywood” into your daily coffee consumption.

If the name Roberta Pacino rings a bell, it is because she is the sister of Al Pacino, the movie Actor. That may not be enough to excite you, but then maybe the concept and ground floor investment opportunity will. Think “Planet Hollywood” the next time you have a cup of cappuccino.

The initial rollout will be 5 company owned stores in Hollywood, Chicago, New York, Miami and Houston to act as distribution centers 366 planned franchises in the coming 60 months. Each company store is an LLC where 49% is available to investors via private placement (DPP).
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At OWI, we love alternative investments and today, we introduce you to an investing concept that is beating the S&P hands down. The reason that we like them is that the results are verifiable. Since its inception in Q4 of 2005, the cumulative returns totaled nearly 70% and in 2007 a performance of 34.7% for the year.

The company is called PickLogic.com and before you discard them as another sports gambling service, we suggest you take a closer look. They have a system in which unlike a standard sports picking site, does not provide a hit or miss immediate return that a thrill seeking gambler wants. It is for the serious investor looking for consistent results over a period of time and while managing losses.

PickLogic is an alternative way to invest that is outside of the box thinking. You can sign up for a free month trial to see what it is all about. We must warn you, the service is as pricey as a top notch traditional investment newsletter. A year’s subscription will set you back $500.
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A secret of making big returns on an investment is being aware of the latest trends and getting involved in companies that are first movers with hot new products or services. M-Commerce is a fairly unknown sector that deserves some attention. Investing in the companies that are first to market and involved in M-Commerce has the potential of huge gains.

“As technology has advanced so have customer expectations and networks, and these factors are setting the stage for expanded micro payments growth across the mobile, Internet and physical channels,” – Edward Kountz, TowerGroup Analyst

What exactly is M-Commerce? It is the buying and selling of products and services via mobile phones. Basically, it is e-commerce transactions online or at a point of sales where buyers use their mobile phones as the payment gateway. This market is enormous.
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Once in a while, a new technology comes around that reinvents a product that has not been changed much for over a century. Take for example the incandescent light bulb and the latest fluorescent adaptation. It is a “green” product, therefore with the higher cost of energy, the newer light source will soon replace the outdated and inefficient incandescent. This is what is known as a paradigm shift.

A similar change is happening in the world of fasteners. Yes, the seemingly boring bolts and nuts industry. The standard product as we all know it has changed little for over a hundred years. Its uses and applications are ubiquitous; almost taken for granted.

One company is out to capture a share of this huge market with their revolutionary self-locking and vibration proof fastener system. Permanent Technologies Inc. (PERT.PK) holds multi issued and pending patents in the U.S. and internationally for its TineLock Fastening System.
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HugeROI.com is not the typical investment club as defined by the SEC therefore not required to be registered. While they do have several membership levels, the fees are just club access fees. No funds are collected, used or invested for the members in securities or investments. So what do the members get for joining? Here is what their website has to offer.

“Since 1999, HugeROI has been fulfilling dreams for more than 15,000 members. Our proven investment opportunities have earned some members up to a 2,500% return on their investment. We are a registered company in Tennessee (Registration# 0536953).”

“How do we do it? HugeROI connects you with some of the hottest investment opportunities available. When you join HugeROI, you will have access to lucrative programs and the knowledge of eight millionaires from around the world who have made their fortunes through smart investments. You will learn their source and secrets in just a few hours after signing up.”

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Interested in short term stock options trading? Learn how to trade options from a professional trader with the Star Trading System at mastersoequity.com. Founded by Jason Ng in 2004, he is the President of Masters ‘O’ Equity Asset Management (Singapore) Pte Ltd and Chief Option Strategist of Masters Capital Inc (Seychelles).

The system is one of the least expensive training you can obtain for the price and having access to Jason Ng as your mentor. There are not very many training programs where you can learn from a seasoned hedge fund manager. The performance results from this system can be verified by a third party, pro-options-profits.com.

If you are too busy to learn how to trade on your own, you might want to consider two other services provided by mastersoequity. The first one is the pay per performance options picking service. As its name suggests, if a pick does not result in a profit, you will not be charged for it.
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Sooner or later it was bound to happen with these so called “Reverse Pension” plans. Millions of dollars of investors’ money is taken in, but apparently none has ever been paid out. You can read all about it in this news release.

“Federal agents seized more than $1.1 million from a self-proclaimed pastor in Norfolk who is under investigation in an international investment fraud scheme, according to court filings unsealed this week.” The Virginia Pilot

We have not mentioned GPIT by name before, because there are way too many of these reverse pensions sprouting up all over the place. While we did not write about them, we were aware that there was a connection to Global Pension Plan. According to Benjamin Seigler, the man behind GPIT, this was where the investors’ money was supposedly going to.
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We have not tried this service from iForexSignals, but the performance claims are substantial. If you can afford the membership fees, you might want to take them for a test run. A one month subscription will cost you $199.95, 3-month costs $499.95 and the 6-month runs $799.95.

Daily trades are generated for 9 different currency pairs. They provide you with the complete trading signals – currency pair, type of trade, time to buy, time to sell and stop loss. After signing up as a member, you login and get the signals that are provided each Sunday for the week. You review them, follow the instructions and place the trades at the designated times.

Their track record seems pretty impressive. Check out the chart shown below for the past few months.
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