Investing Archive

Forex Mini Trading – 7 Things You Really Ought To Know Trading the forex market using a mini account is a great way to get you started in forex trading. Below are 7 things you …

Exchange Traded Funds (ETF) started in 1993. Provides an investor, means of investing into an index that follows a particular sector such as the NASDAQ – 100, Standard & Poors (SP) 500, Dow Jones weighted …

What should you look for when buying into an investment? When dealing with a bank or financial institution, begin by looking at there track record, find out who they are, and how long have they …

In today’s market do you feel lost, hopeless, uncertain. With real estate being what it has been all rules seem to have changed. Should I sell? Should I buy? Do i flip this one? When? …

We have seen two bull runs since 2008, periods of sustained stock market growth, which seemed to have been influenced very little by the state of the property market. The first bull run ended in a …

Most mutual funds are managed, which is to say there is a human being who is tracking the fund and making buying and selling decisions all of the time. Some mutual funds are more actively …

Those that are interested in investing in some sort of a bond, which is generally considered one of the safest means of investment, should consider investing in a bond fund. While they operate around the …

Making money fast in the stock market is often risky and there are no guarantees. Financial advisors suggest that investment gains require a long-term horizon. Investing on short-term usually incurs losses, but it can also …

Mutual funds can make you a millionaire, and it won’t even be hard. Mutual funds provide the diversification and low transaction costs that a patient investor can use to become wealthy. For funds to work …

There are many things investors need to know before they invest money into mutual funds. Mutual funds are financial instruments. The mutual fund company will accept money from several investors and invest that money in …

If property owners do not pay their required property taxes, the County Tax Collector will sell a Tax Certificate that is in relation to the property not in compliance. The purpose of a tax sale …

American Depository Receipts (ADRs) are derivative securities which allow US residents to invest in foreign companies without the risk and expense of purchasing the stock on a foreign stock exchange. Through ADRs the stock of non-US companies trade …

When it comes to investing your hard earned money into mutual funds, Vanguard is one of the best companies out there to help you do so. On top of being one of the biggest names …

Heard of triple tax exempt and want to rush to getting some munis?Not so fast!Munis low yield may badly hurt performance of many popular types of accounts and individual investments.So what are they?Who might get …

The talk about Bush-era tax cuts has subdued recently, but it will definitely resurface. When it comes to investing, Bush-era tax on dividends and long-term capital gain has played a major part in how investors …

Diversifying your risk in the stock market Investments in the stock markets usually give much higher returns than any other form of investments. But it is also associated with higher potential risk than any other …

What are efficient markets? Perhaps you’ve heard the amusing joke about the economist walking down the street with one of his students. The student sees a $20 bill lying on the sidewalk. As he bends …

The choices available to new investors can be very overwhelming. This can lead them to just give up and not invest at all. The financial industry noticed this and invented a way to limit the …

In a nutshell, not all shares are stocks, but all stocks are shares. Similarly by analogy, not all fruits are apples, but all apples are fruits. To explain further, stocks represent a numerical share of …

In the past couple of years, home prices plunged in all the major cities of the United States along with many other cities around the world. According to The S&P/Case-Shiller report, both 20-city composite and …

In this article, you will find techniques to invest in industrial companies. One of the first things you need to do before investing is to save enough money to invest. You need to have money …

Founded in 1975, Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) carries a long tradition. The company serves as a leading software developer with a diverse product and service portfolio. It operates through five business segments, namely, Windows & …

Real estate has become big investment and pays off in many cases better than alternative investment portfolios, and in a more transparent manner, in that the amount you stand to gain depends on your own …

Whatever reason you want to own gold, be it as a hedge against inflation or the declining U.S. Dollar, or that you’ve heard that Gold price is likely to go up in the next few …

The Smartest Investment Book You’ll Ever Read, 1st ed, 2006, Daniel R. Solin, Penguin Group (USA), New York, New York “Fire your broker!” So a small minority of financial experts have been telling us for …

When searching for a new home or a potential investment property aim to buy wholesale only. There is no reason to pay retail prices when the market if flooded with inventory. Search for properties that …

Fundamental index funds are not like other funds. Most index funds are capitalization weighted. That is, companies with a larger market capitalization take up a larger share of their portfolios. Market capitalization is the number …

Bonds are issued by organizations and municipalities to raise money when they need to implement new services, build new structures, or add to their educational curriculum. Not all these, however, are high credit rated bonds. …

For people on a tight budget, saving any amount of money might seem to be nearly impossible. However, saving some money from our income is essential, as one never knows when disaster may strike, and …

Buying low and selling high is the key phrase with real estate purchased for the purpose of flipping. The most important part of that phrase is “buying low”. With a foreclosure there are three times …