Investing Archive

A foreclosure is essentially a forced sale by the mortgage lender due to the inability of the borrower to continue to make payments on the home loan. There is widespread debate on the issue of …

Delta hedging is the practise of setting opposed risks opposite each other, so that the net weighted risk is diminished. When positive and negative delta components offset each other perfectly, the portfolio is not very …

The goal of a young investor is to develop himself into an intelligent investor.  Success in the stock market is mostly a mindset issue. Starting off, you should learn from people have made a big …

Starting an investment portfolio can be intimidating. There are dozens of different ways to save your money, and sorting out what is the best way to invest can be confusing. This article will focus on …

If you are reading this, chances are, you’ll have come across those adverts that go “Buy a Forex automated trading program and all you need to do is sleep and you are guaranteed become a …

“Zut alors” echoes the investing disenchantment, “not again”. Avoiding the mantra of common investment mistakes, and while we are on the topic, common financial advice, can cost money and are therefore ideally taken with a …

Exchange traded funds are quite complicated to explain, and confuse most investors, so I’ll try to explain them in the most simplistic terms possible. Basically, an exchange traded fund is much like a closed-end fund …

The internet is bombarded with so many advertisements that promise you, you can achieve great wealth in a very short time and with almost no effort of your side. Well, I find it very hard …

People buy stocks for various different reasons, but all hope for a reasonable return on their investment. Some people buy stocks and shares simply for the biannual dividends. These are usually people who have invested …

Buying houses for the purpose of renting them out as an investment is not as easy as it sounds but neither is it that complicated procedure that it can be made into; it depends on …

Why its very definition, an online scam works by fooling people into thinking that they will earn or win something that they probably never stand a chance of getting. Curiously, however, new research shows that …

It happened so, that I began to play my money in such a gambling as HYIP investments. I’ve called it gambling cause it’s so in 90% of cases. After loosing my first 200 bucks I’ve …

The reasons to invest should be obvious. Investments are part of our goal setting process and help us achieve our goals, be it a kids’ college education, retirement, the purchase of a home or any …

The untold secrets of the rich!Have you ever been hungry? Are you feeling hungry right now? You see, you are hungry when you are so determined to be financially free! But there are strategies to …

During periods of economic stress, when the price of nearly everything required for survival is rising steadily, wise consumers are interested in investments that will increase in value faster than inflation or that will hold …

An account with a forex trading broker is something that you must have when you are beginning currency trading. You always have to have a way into the market and your brokerage company will provide …

Were you one of the millions of American who purchased rental properties in 2006? If so, you might be due for a major tax break. According to Stephen Fishman, author of Every Landlord’s Tax Deduction …

Airgas (ARG) is a public, U.S. based gas production and distribution company, focusing mainly on the purchase, repackaging and distribution of gases and other chemicals to customers according to desired specifications. Airgas supplies packaged and …

“Investing” involves some risk, but it also relies on a realistic expectation of returns. Selling an out of the money stock option is an investment, since, all things being equal, the value of that option …

Do you prefer the nickel slots or the high-paced game of craps? Your answer may also apply to your risk tolerance for investments. While small bets on slot machines may protect you from big losses, …

What is best for me : bonds or bond funds? The answer to this question is not always easy to answer and it depends also how long you don’t need your money. If you invest …

Think about betting 10,000$ on one coin toss with the possibility of winning 25,000$ and loosing everything. Now think about betting 1$ on each of 10,000 coin tosses with the possibility of wining 2.5$ and …

A bear market is a constant decrease in the value of the stock market over a period of time, leading to a state of uncertainty and anxiety. It goes along with a downturn in economic …

For anyone affected by paraskevidekatriaphobia, or the fear of what might happen during a Friday that falls on the 13th day of the month, Friday, August 13, 2010, was bad enough. However, those suffering from …

There are a lot of techniques that you can use to invest your hard earned cash to gain profit. investing in real estate is one of the coolest ideas since you can expect great income …

Investing becomes gambling when your rationale for an investment relies on your ability to see into the future. Purchasing a low-priced, non-dividend paying stock is gambling since there is no rational reason to assume the …

Forex or foreign exchange trading has changed dramatically with the rise of the internet. Today, you no longer have to be working for a bank or a financial institution in order to be a forex …

A lot of financial counselors are now suggesting to their clients that they should borrow money on their home with the use of a home equity loan to invest into the stock market. These people …

Investment strategy, risk tolerance, and research are three concepts that act as the foundation of any beginning investor’s education of stock investing. Investment strategy establishes rules and criteria to select stocks. Risk tolerance is how …

“Junk bond” is a casual but very common term for bonds issued by corporations (or, more rarely, governments) who are in a very poor financial situation and therefore, very likely, will not be able to …