Investing Archive

America was in great shock when General Motors became officially the fourth-largest bankruptcy in history. This is indeed an extremely scary time, with anxiety spreading like wildfire, GM being the third major company to …

Convertible bonds are just junk bonds that give the holders the option of exchanging the bonds for stocks at a given conversion price per share based on par. Companies usually add the conversion feature to …

What if I told you about an investment vehicle that is almost risk free? Could I interest you in an untapped real estate niche; where your initial investment has a guaranteed rate of return? Be …

Investing is hard. There are so many rules, so many details that investors have to know to be successful. But in today’s world, with many people needing money for retirement, everyone is forced to become …

Don’t pay off your credit card first! Don’t fund your retirement first! Stop listening to all the advice that suggests you need excess money to start investing! Instead, consider investing as one of many necessary …

It took longer than expected, but finally an article appeared about people walking away from real estate as their equity turned negative (Wall Street Journal, page D1). The story chronicles two people that got caught …

The Importance of Diversification in Building an Investment Portfolio Diversification is the single most important element of building an investment portfolio. Regardless of whether you invest in stocks, bonds, mutual funds, pieces of art, or …

Unpredictability and too much volatility are two things that most people are scared of in the stock market. Simplifying things, these are thought of and considered as risks. However, intelligent traders know how to minimize …

A bear market can have a greater impact on your life than you might expect, which is surprising since most people have never heard the term. You may have heard of the term “bear market” …

Any investment should be analyzed objectively and thoroughly. If you research a potential investment with care and are not emotionally attached to the investment, your decision as to whether or not to invest should be …

Stark white trucks and planes carrying approximately 3.5 million packages and 11 million pounds of daily freight stream our road and airways bearing the iconic blue, green and red logo of the world’s largest express …

Exchange Traded Products (ETPs) are baskets of stocks. ETPs are measured against stocks, commodities and indices. Exchange-traded products are traded on the stock exchange. ETPs have grown significantly since they were first introduced in 1993. …

An investor is a person who makes money by buying specific items for re-sale at a much later stage for a profit. While the term “investor” most often refers to a person who buys financial …

IS IT TIME FOR A NEW BRETTON WOODS? A CURE FOR THE CRASH ECONOMY. The past five days the world has witnessed the worst and deepest financial crisis in the last fifty years and it …

Forex Trading is dominated by big banks and financial institutions to the extent of about 95 percent of FX trading of about $3 trillion. The rest is accounted for by individual traders. There have been …

It is difficult, at first glance, to determine the trends in the stock market and by implication in the underlying economy. Some stocks may be rising, others falling. Some may be very volatile, others very …

Long before Apple’s CEO Steve Jobs passed away, there was speculation that the company would never attain the heights it had achieved under his leadership. Investors were skeptical that Apple and its stock (AAPL) could …

The term “junk bond” refers to corporate bonds from issuers that receive low ratings (BBB- and lower) from the bond rating agencies. Such bonds are also known as speculative or high yield bonds. Junk bonds …

This is a fairly appealing time in this world of the forex automatic trading throughout 2009. Earlier than the opening for FAP Turbo it was a extremely slender slot, recognized to a extremely diminutive group …

The decision to buy real estate in order to rent out a home is a big one, and it will take a lot of consideration to make the right decision. Fortunately, there are several ways …

Buy low; sell high is a basic tenet of marketing and investing. With that caveat in mind, now could be a good time to consider investing in minerals or mining stocks. This category of stocks, …

Let’s begin by taking the mystery out of junk bond investing. You are a successful author with money to invest. Your best friend is a renowned surgeon with excellent collateral and credit which is in …

Far from earth, there is a race of people who look a lot like us. Their planet and their star are unpronounceable, but if you string any 13 consonants together with no vowels, you can …

A stock option gives a person the right, but not an obligation, to buy common stock in a company at a specified price on a particular ‘expiry’ or ‘maturity’ date.  If the option is not …

Seller financing of the home being sold can put the seller in a bad position if the financing is not considered carefully and weighed against the market. This would include the secondary market in mortgage …

It’s a jungle out there when it comes to saving and investing. As the financial institutions are eager to increase their own income, they want your money and offer an extensive range of products to …

Mutual funds are a popular investment instrument and most people choose to invest in mutual funds to reach the highest return on their investments. Mutual funds are safer than investing in stocks, bonds or other …

A variety of investment theories exist aimed at providing the greatest return for your money. Though some, at times, may prove successful, the success of these theories is never guaranteed. No theory can accurately predict …

For some investors, spending or more correctly speaking, investing in antiques has become a big business. However, the number of persons successfully negotiating the ‘rough’ and ‘turbulent’ seas of ‘antique market’ seems to be a …

When choosing an online broker, it is important to understand what your priorities are.  Much like buying a car, or choosing a doctor, there is no one-size-fits-all criteria that can be written here that will …