Investing Archive

It’s often said that you need money to make money. Certainly it’s a lot easier to make a million if you have a million to start with. However, it’s important to remember that many millionaires …

Founded in 1946 with just 4 cosmetic products, Estee Lauder first began selling its products in overseas markets in the 1960s, commencing with the flagship luxury London retailer Harrods. Since then the corporation has grown …

If you are an entrepreneur with a great idea for a new business, but not enough credit history or professional experience to meet the lending requirements of traditional banks then peer-to-peer (p2p) lending may be …

Being armed with the knowledge of how day trading in commodities futures works can not only help one profit when day trading in futures, but can save one the embarrassment of explaining quick and sometimes, …

The stock market is an intimidating place right now. Many investors have lost 50, 60, even 70% of their investments. Every day drops of other 100 points in the Dow have become common. Businesses are …

Figuring out your investment style is important when you start with investing. Determining the right investment style for you is necessary because it has a great influence on the return of your portfolio and for …

It is not necessary to get tangled up in the intricacies of convertible bonds to understand them or the upsides and downsides of investing in them. Simply explained, convertible bonds are nothing more than corporate …

Investing is for everyone whether they are on low or high incomes.  However there are a few things to remember before investing. Firstly you should never invest more money that you can afford to lose …

If you can imagine coming home to find that all of your doors of your dream home have been locked and barred, and that you couldn’t get in, then you would be glimpsing an idea …

Although the two organizations embrace an almost identical name and the same crimson headgear, Red Hat Inc is not the Society which encourages ladies of a certain age to enjoy their later years with gusto. …

Automated Forex trading is ideal for a busy trader, however, it is always advisable to have knowledge of the concept of trading before you invest your money. Automated Forex trading is done using robots which …

Smell Bad Make Money (originally appeared in www.szelhamos.com March 26, 2007) Pretty amazing. Early in the going this morning, the market was down about 12 points. I was closely watching UnitedHealth Care and Dell, and …

New York Life mutual funds are called Mainstay funds and are part of the larger financial management and planning services offered by New York Life. Mainstay Investments is a separate financial institution owned and operated …

A brief history of the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) would show that it has been a period of ups and downs. It is not shocking that this occurrence would be common since it always …

Are ETFs a good investment?  Well, as any other investment it has pros and cons.  ETFs have taken the investment world by storm and even though they are still a small player compared to mutual …

As many real estate investors found out recently, nothing is a sure thing and timing is everything! For over a decade, big money was being made in the real estate market as property values soared …

Pros and cons on foreign capital inflows Weak economies do experience cash shortages. The reasons are either they generate low revenues so that they could hardly keep up with their government expenditures or that most …

Corporations often need outside financing in order to grow, and one way to raise needed capital is by issuing bonds. If a business is planning to expand by buying land, building factories and purchasing equipment …

To define what a commodity exchange is, it acts as an organized marketplace for agriculture goods, most importantly grains. Much like how stock exchanges provide a market for stocks and bonds to be purchased, a …

Knowing how to invest in gold stock options can add quite nicely to one’s portfolio. However, diving in on the deep end without the knowledge, skills, expertise and emotional control necessary to swim to the top can …

The hype surrounding Facebook’s eventual initial public offering (IPO) started about two years before it ever happened. The social network giant finally went public in May 2012 with many media reports projecting it as the …

When seeking to enter into the investment game, many beginners look to mutual funds as a great way to cut their teeth. At first glance, mutual funds provide an “almost” hassle-free path into the world …

The Fully Misinformed Investor. Convinced by circumstantial evidence. In the 1800s, what made America great made Europe go broke. In the late 1900s, what made Asia great helped America go broke. Before today, the 1920s …

Corporations often need to raise money to expand, and issuing bonds is one way to do so. However, some companies are stronger that others, and are more likely to be able make the interest payments …

Day-trading commodity futures is a complicated investment strategy, but if you’re willing to perform the necessary due diligence it can be an extremely lucrative one. The first step to day-trading commodity futures successfully is understanding …

The single biggest investing mistake is losing money because you didn’t evaluate the possible downside of an investment. It is easy to see the possible upside in an investment even as a novice. That is …

General Motors is a United States automaker based in Detroit, Michigan. On June 1st 2009 General Motors filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. General Motors once sat at the top as one of the world’s …

Investing in properties in developing countries can be a very profitable venture. There are several factors that could drastically impact the property should they not be considered before the purchase. As a building director or …

Forex-auto-trade use method of creating cash by the forex markets through Forex-auto -trade trading systems. One of the best and mostly used trading platforms in the forex auto trade known as Metatrader 4 trading platform. …

Safety and your tolerance for investment risk are major considerations when your are making investment decisions. Three investment tools to consider are U.S. Savings Bonds, a Roth IRA, and municipal bonds. Savings bonds – Savings …