Investing Archive

Home Staging Assists Laboring Housing MarketAuthor: Teri WoodsHome Stages Designs The San Francisco Chronicle stated in an article published in January 2008 that Bay Area median home prices and sales volumes experienced significant declines in …

If you are resident in the UK, there is a tax-free saving scheme that you can join where your investment has the potential to grow into millions of pounds. Does this sound too good to …

GUIDE TO MUNICIPAL BONDS – THE BASICS Investing in municipal bonds is a popular way to minimize risk, and generate a tax-free return on the money invested. WHAT ARE MUNICIPAL BONDS? Municipal bonds, or munis, …

Blue chip stock is a nick name given to stocks that are deemed safe. The name “blue chip” originated from the game poker where the highest chip denomination is blue in color. Sometimes, they are …

So you want to double your investments in a month? Wouldn’t we all! This can be done, but it is not 100% certain it will be done. This may sound like double talk, but what …

ISA stands for Individual Saving Account. These UK saving accounts are an alternative to the standard saving accounts. Overall, the ISA accounts have a number of advantages compared to them, although there are also some …

Chances are that you or someone you know has been affected by foreclosure; even in something as miniscule as depreciating property values. Foreclosures do not just affect the family losing a home; they affect neighborhoods …

The trading of currencies is achieved through a system called Forex (Foreign Exchange). It is a gigantic financial market that makes around 1.9 trillion dollar exchanges per day. The electronic network that contains banks, corporations …

There are literally thousands of mutual funds today, and they have become the most popular tool of choice for non-professional investors hoping to save their money for retirement. At the same time, for some people …

Since I’m interested in helping everyone out as much as possible, I have found that one of the best means of producing a huge chunk of change when you retire without a whole lot of …

Savings Bonds are an investment vehicle issued by banks and credit unions.  In the simplest terms, a savings bond is a loan from you to the US government.  In exchange for the loan, the US …

Let’s face it – we’re ALL speculators in some way or another. If we analyze what speculation means, in a general sense, we can then see how it relates to all aspects of financial survival. …

Coffee may come second only to water as the most-consumed beverage in the United States, but Starbucks now has its eyes on the drinking habits of the 1.3 billion people who call China home. The …

The Boeing Company is an aerospace and defence corporation which is based in the USA. Founded in 1916, it is soon approaching its centenary and since then it has expanded into multiple businesses covering various …

Treasury bonds are financial securities issued by governments when they need to borrow money, either directly from the public and corporations, or by selling these instruments through banks and other financial markets options, such as …

High Yield Investments – For RealI’m not talking about the 3% yield on a Dow 30 Blue Chip. This is 10% we’re talking about. What I’m referring to is stocks, ETFs and closed-end mutual funds …

If you are the owner of Us Savings Bonds and need to find out how much your bonds are worth, or how much interest is currently paying to your bonds, the quickest way is to …

Domaining, also known as Domain Investing, is the process of generating revenue from Domain Names. The domain industry began with early investors seeing strong potential in domains long before the general public had become comfortable …

Investing in rental properties can be a great opportunity of financial benefits in the long-term. Historically, investing in real estate has produced above average returns on investment(ROI). From 1978 to 2004, real estate has generated …

Have you looked at your investments lately? Are they suffering losses? Are you having second thoughts on your initial investment plan(s)? Well, you’re not the only one.  Today’s global economic structure is one of caution, …

Hedge funds and mutual funds have many similarities, but many differences exist as well.  Know the benefits of each before making the decision to invest. In 1949 Australian Alfred Jones was credited with the term …

The stock market likes to speak its own language and the January Effect is another descriptive term market analyst use to explain January price fluctuations. They don’t always happen but they happen enough to have …

Seasonal investing is a strategy of buying and selling stocks and other investments at different times of the year.  Based on natural factors like climate and agricultural planting and harvesting, or on cultural factors like …

1. How long am I prepared to do this for? Property investment is not property speculation where you take uncalculated risks over a relatively short term; all your decisions must be based on logic, insight …

The U.S. government issues bonds both as a means of regulating the American dollar currency, but, as importantly, to raise money to finance the federal government budget during deficit years. In doing the latter, it …

“Whatin the world are mutual funds?” Investing can be very scary and frustrating due to the new concepts and because you are turning you nest egg over to someone you may not even know well …

Due to its high liquidity and frequent price fluctuations, the foreign exchange market, or Forex for short, is popular with online traders. Trading platforms allow traders to buy or sell (otherwise known as going ‘long’ …

Breckenridge, Colorado is the new real estate hotspot! Not only is it beautiful, but with the constant tourist inflow throughout the year it’s a great place to make an income. In July of 2006 it …

During those precious years of the twenty-somethings, many embark on life’s most wonderful experiences, ranging from college graduation to starting a family. It is also during the 20’s that a person should begin saving and …

The best health indicator of a business comes from the value it places on its employees.  When the stock market is based on the functioning of a business and its stable investments one might think …