Investing Archive

Homes are selling and there will always be people moving from place to place that will be in the need of buying another home. Buying and selling in the spring of each year is the …

Best Mutual Funds for 2012 A mutual fund is a company which holds a number of stocks, bonds and securities and other investments. When you invest in a mutual fund, the company invests your money …

News about gross domestic product or GDP affects the stock market differently than anticipated GDP. This is because news impacts market psychology differently than fundamental economic data. According to a study published in the Journal …

Russell 2000 index funds are mutual funds and exchange traded funds based on the Russell 2000 index (^RUT). The Russell 2000 index is an equity weighted price metric for small capitalization companies also known as …

Bonds with high credit ratings and returns In some ways, bond issuers are just like regular people who need to borrow money: those with the highest credit rating get to pay the lowest interest rate. …

Well firstly I hope everyone had a great Christmas, I have been reviewing some longer term plays for my Account.I am starting to increase the useage of LEAPS to play these sort of situations.For those …

Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) have been available in the U.S. since 1993. In their composition, they are most like mutual funds. Like mutual funds, many ETFs mimic certain indexes like the S&P 500 or the …

Protecting investments from loss can be achieved through diversifying your portfolio. To diversify means to maintain ownership in different kinds of investments. A well-diversified portfolio shall allow for growth while also limiting risks and protecting …

The key to successful options trading is faith, an abiding conviction in fundamental truths. No, I am not speaking of religion, but of the rules governing options pricing. Options prices increase with increasing volatility and …

Basic definition An annuity is a contract between an insurer or annuity provider and the policy-owner, whereby the insurer promises to issue periodic payments- after a specified date- in return for a single premium or …

Gold is a liquid form of investment and is usually incorporated in investment portfolios to hedge against other market positions. This is especially true when you have exposures in the currency and stock markets. But …

There are hundreds if not thousands of different types of stock funds. Some are what I call “wild and wooly.” These funds are made up of whatever stocks the fund manager likes. They can be …

When investing in a bond fund, you would invest much like any type of mutual fund. You want to make sure that you do your research to ensure that you are getting the best possible …

For many years, investors have chosen mutual funds as a way to invest their money. Sometimes these are wise investment choices – sometimes, not so much. Mutual funds offer the benefit of diversification, but they …

The decisions of Bernanke or Greenspan have a great influence on the stock markets. Greenspan was a great economist and Chairman of the Federal Reserve for almost twenty years. His experience is important for many …

A bond ladder is a strategy of buying a set of bonds that mature at regular periods. For example, a simple bond ladder with five rungs to the ladder can be created by first dividing …

What is Bond swapping? In the rapidly paced world of today, where money is so utterly important to every single individual and is the sole thing that usually allows people to get by, everyone aims …

We all know the old saying, “Don’t put all your eggs in one basket.” The moral of that saying is diversification. When it comes to investing for your retirement , diversification is crucial. Without it, …

Before rushing out and buying stocks on the advice of a friend who dabbles with stocks and has made some money, learn about the process. Learn while putting back a little money each paycheck; financial …

Forex Trading Systems and Tips If you are looking to trade on the Forex then you need to seriously think hard about whether it is for you. Trading on the foreign exchange or forex can …

When a business fails, especially a large scale nation-wide retailer, another business usually steps in to fill the void.  Consumers have to consume, and to do so means they go shopping.  When it’s a nation-wide …

Investing your hard earned money can change from smooth sailing to rough waters overnight. This is a list of the 10 best investors of all time and ships they sailed to get to the promise …

Why should you invest in mutual funds? This is an important question which a potential investor must address prior to making such move. Mutual funds offer many benefits to investors. They have important tax advantages …

Buying gold on June 22, 2012 is definitely speculation and even foolish if investors adhere to the old adage “buy low, sell high”.  Gold, according to its price history on monthly gold charts (Infinity Trading) …

Real estate investment is a great way to become financially secure. Of course, as with any investment, if you do not know what you are doing, you could lose all of your investment dollars. As …

Penny Stocks, small caps, micro caps and nano caps are terms often interchangeable, relating to stocks traded under five dollars a share. Stocks referenced to any of these terms, each has market capitalization, which refers …

Watching firms rise and fall on the stock exchange, it’s natural to assume that good news for a corporation, like the announcement of record profits in the last quarter, should immediately be echoed by an …

How to choose for investing in company shares for long term using financial statements to reduce mistakes? Warren Buffett says real investment in share market is investing for long term. Stock market investing should be …

ETF stands for “exchange traded fund”. In essence, an ETF is a portfolio of positions held by a financial institution. When you purchase a share in an ETF, your money is invested in that portfolio. …

A bond is a loan, with a prearranged interest rate and due date. Yield is a general term for how much interest a bond pays. If a bond priced at $1000 pays $50 every year, …