Investing Archive

At this point in time, the recent real estate slump has resulted in a continuing rise in home foreclosures and short sales. With this increase, there is an interest in making profits by purchasing foreclosure …

A veritable war of words has been waged as long as stocks have been traded over markets. This war always seems to center around which type of investment analysis provides best results. Essentially, the combatants …

Closed-end mutual funds are a lot like standard mutual funds, except that they are generally affected less during major market swings than a standard mutual fund, and they are traded on the open market, much …

A flash crash is a quick drop and recovery in stock prices which is complete in a matter of minutes. The drop is usually slightly faster than the recovery. At the end of the flash …

Investment in foreign property is increasingly on the rise as prices overseas can be comparatively low and often offer good long term growth. People are purchasing abroad for a variety of reasons: to move countries; …

Bear markets are ugly. When the bears have their way, markets tumble, panic takes over, and investors force fund managers to sell the good with the bad to raise enough cash to meet the stampede …

Most funds are managed. That means that there is a manager who is in charge of that fund and it is her job to study the market every day and buy and sell stocks in …

With the financial situation many people are facing in this difficult economy, storage unit auctions are becoming more common. And along with the increase in auctions, there also comes an increase in the number of …

Moral hazard refers to a situation in which an investor, decision-maker, or other actor has an incentive to make what would normally be implausibly or inappropriately risky decisions because they believe they are shielded from …

In recent years since the 2007 bank crisis, the stock market has been an uncertain place. It is true to say investing in the stock market has always had considerable risks, and isn’t for the …

Yellow Metal beats Green Back If you are invested in gold right now, then you are about to see that investment pay off significantly in the coming months and years. If you are not, either …

Corporate bonds are debts issued by corporations to raise money in order to expand their business. Although you can find these bonds listed on major exchanges, the great majority of trading for these bonds takes …

Parents in the UK are able to invest money for their children into a tax-free Child Trust Fund (CTF) that the government also contributes towards. The scheme has understandably proven popular but the fact that …

The DJI is an important index to help to better communicate the state of the larger U.S. market between investors, journalists, and anyone who cares to follow financial news. It is a finger on the …

“The major fortunes in America have been made in land.” But don’t take my word for it, because I didn’t say it. John Rockefeller did. The same Rockefeller family whose name is on that famous …

“Locally the median price has dropped about $100,000 in 2007 and is expected to drop another $100,000 in 2008,” said the central coast California realtor, “but we are in better shape than many areas.” Not …

Do we really need a Home Buyer Tax Credit? I speak from experience…all acquired during the subprime credit expansion era when just about everyone, except for my dog, qualified for a mortgage loan.  Remember the …

Guide to Mutual Funds 1. Market Timing Systems A market timing system is a trading strategy that involves selling stocks when the trader believes the market is about to fall and then re-buying the stocks …

The Dow Jones Industrial Average, the S&P 500 Index and the NASDAQ all experienced unusually high rallies in January. According to CNN Money, this was the largest January rally since 1997 for the DJI and …

Ask yourself if, when you loan money, you are content just having the actual loan amount returned to you. Probably not. You expect to be paid interest on your investment. When you buy a bond, …

How high-yield investment programs (HYIP) work Returns of 45% per month? Or perhaps 6% per day? A guaranteed revenue stream that’s safe from market fluctuation, with the return of the initial investment guaranteed? If this …

The not very attractive moniker for this form of investing gives some indication of just what investors might expect. Vulture investing is the process of investing in tax liens or other distressed real estate properties. …

Mutual funds is one of the most convenient and rewarding investments there is. A professional fund manager will handle and does the investing on your behalf and you could just forget about your investment for …

The amount of people purchasing lottery tickets worldwide is quite staggering. This is a fair indication of the millions of people who aspire to live the dream life, or so they imagine. Little wonder there …

Investors have literally thousands of choices when it comes to selecting a mutual fund. Before selecting to invest in any given fund, however, you should determine your investment strategy and your level of acceptable risk. …

Imagine for a second that our economy is slowing. Inflation is high, unemployment is rising, and the value of the dollar is not holding up as well as it should (This shouldn’t be too difficult …

Gold goes up in value when there is a financial crisis because it protects against inflationary pressures, serves as a hedge against currency devaluation and assists central banks in preserving financial integrity. This is evident …

If a mutual fund is well managed ultimately it will show in it’s profits. So I guess the best way to tell if a mutual fund is well managed is to look at it’s profits, …

Exchange Traded Funds or ETFs are an alternative to other kinds of collective investment funds, such as Mutual Funds, Unit Trust, OEICs (Open Ended Investment Company) or investment trusts. ETFs are a relatively new invention, …

When bond investors take more of a risk, the market compensates them with a higher return. If it didn’t, they would tend to buy a safer bond.  So the main reason longer dated bond yields …