Investing Archive

Investing in real estate now may very well prove to be the best investment you have ever made. The true definition of investing is buying at a low price, and holding onto it at least …

Pricing at the sweet spot for rental property is fairly easy. As with any property, price estimates depend on location, location, location so not all property pricing is the same. But there are some dependable …

Choosing the right mutual funds for your 401(k) is vitally important to the long term growth of your investments. For many investors, their employer sponsored 401(k) plan may be their primary, or only form of …

Land investment is one of the most common types of investing. Many people want to make money through land investment, but most don’t know the basics of land investment. In this article, you will find …

In the past couple of years, one of the best financial innovations to become popular has been the Exchange Traded Fund or ETF. The use in exchange traded funds has exploded due to the fact …

Bonds are an excellent investment option for the person interested in less risky investments. Bonds provide governments with operating funds or funds for specific projects. The tax advantage of owning bonds is that they decrease …

Building a financial portfolio can be a daunting task. There are literally hundreds of different investment types available, each with dozens of more specific ways to save your money and make it grow. So how …

Investing The Basics!For those of us who intend to have something to retire on.. An investment utilises existing capital to grow your money, whether this is achieved through investing in financial vehicles that generate income, …

After the end of a “Civil War” that was fought between the United States of America and the Confederate States of America, a breed of Human Being now showed its true colors to the grief …

A key part of maintaining a strong financial position is to invest money wisely. By using the money available to create more money, an individual is able to achieve a secure financial condition that will …

The canonical investing advice is to choose strong investments based on their fundamentals, buy them and then continue to hold them for a long length of time.  The wisdom is that such investments will weather …

Is now really a time to invest in anything at all? With the dive our economy took in the last few years, people don’t really seem too enthusiastic at all. But still we must remain …

You need to diversify and not only rely on popular commercialized methods,these offer very low interest rates compared to other things you can do with your monies,so lets look at my favorite options. 1) Precious …

What is Margin? “Margin” is borrowed money that is used to purchase stock, or other securities. When an investor uses margin for a purchase, they are “buying on margin.” The purchaser uses some of their …

The top rated Morningstar funds are divided into categories including dividend, value, growth, large-capitalization, mid-capitalization and small-capitalization. Additionally, within these groups, Morningstar rates fund by classes; for example ABC Fund Class A and ABC Fund …

Tips on how to choose an index fund Index funds are the fastest, easiest and most cost-effective way to add diversification to your investment portfolio. If you’ve decided to use index funds to diversify, or …

Today’s global media is communicating a strong sense of investor pessimism. The falling dollar, soaring oil prices and falling home prices are making financial markets skittish and consumer finances uncertain. But one of the keys …

Corporate bonds are issued by corporations in order to raise finance from investors and financial institutions. In the U.K leading companies on the FTSE stock market have listings for corporate bonds. Leading companies tend to …

Trading in the stock market is one way to earn very quick and huge profits. However, it also brings with it huge amounts of risk. If it’s not done properly and responsibly, traders, irregardless of …

To finance capital investment and increase their cash flow, private corporations issue bonds. These companies can be in the service, financial, or industrial sectors. (Bonds are also issued by the federal and state governments, and …

You can see the tell tale metal Foreclosure and For Sale signs swinging from front lawns on nearly every corner of urban America these days as the real estate market continues to plunge and the …

A real estate rehabber is simply any person or business entity that buys property to improve. Most likely the motive behind improving a property is financial gain, but there are many non-profit organizations whose mission …

Bank of America Corporation (BAC) is the second largest bank operating in the United States today, with branches in all 50 states and offices around the world. Its main competitors at the national level are JP …

The real estate market throughout the United States has been a roller coaster for the past several years. This has caused many people to make some wild guesses about what will happen to it over …

There are many types of mutual funds available in the markets. There are open-end mutual funds, as well as closed-end mutual funds. This article would discuss and explain the general characteristics of closed-end mutual funds. …

If you have ever wondered why your interest rate calculations don’t match those on your credit card or bank statement it may be because of the difference between real interest rates and nominal interest rates. …

Mutual Funds are the most balanced and popular investment option available to retail clients the world over today. The immense popularity of mutual funds as an investment choice is not without reason. Mutual funds enjoy …

The Canadian fixed-income capital market is essentially a wholesale market where trading is completed (mainly by institutional investors, for example, pension funds). The market is a sub-sector of the capital market.  A capital market is …

Excessive euphoria in the stock market should act as a clear signal for the average investor not to put more money into securities or funds. With euphoria, or the excitement of rising stock prices, soon …

The cost basis of tax-exempted funds pertains to 1) earnings yields through mutual funds and/or retirement and/or insurance instruments that incur income from tax free investments, 2) Accumulation of earnings that are reinvested within a …