The investing industry can be considered as the fabled tortoise that beat the hare in the race, it means that the investor who stays in for the longest term is more likely to achieve his or her goals rather than the investor who only chases “hot tips” for a quick profits in the stock market. [...]
The best thing a first time stock trader can do to improve the chances of making money in the stock market is to dive into the research. I’m not talking about grinding away at the fundamental analysis about companies that you may be interested in buying (although that is hardly a meaningless pursuit). I’m talking [...]
Gold bullion investing is a great way to better diversify your portfolio with a very stable investment that is almost always profitable. There are many different ways that one can invest in gold bullion and depending on the manner in which you choose to invest, you may be able to make some fairly descent profits [...]
There are plenty of online brokers out there that charge discount prices for trading stock. Compared to the old procedure of calling your broker and having him execute the trade for you, the online trading world is much less expensive. For your average investor the prices for making a trade are almost a non factor [...]
With the new year coming in, many are wondering where the future of the stock market lies. Many financial experts believe that the year will be promising with an increase in jobs and better return on investments. Others believe that the year will bring bad investment returns along with new health care plans that will [...]
Everyone is considering the United States and maybe even the world in a recession. Are we in a recession? Well I honestly cannot answer that. One thing I do know is it is harder to get by financially today that it was a year or two ago. One way to ease the burden on your [...]
A common question right now is should I keep putting money in mutual funds or should I just hoard cash in the bank in either a savings account or CDs? People are looking to protect wealth, much more so than just increase wealth in these crazy times. As always you have to do what makes [...]
Warren Buffett’s company is buying roughly $3 billion of GE preferred stock, GE is also selling $12 billion more of its common stock to the general public. Preferred stockholders have a greater claim to a companies assets and earnings. To put it in “average joe” terms preferred stock owners get a better deal. Does this mean [...]
With the recent struggles in the stock market a fairly frequent question I get is should I start putting more money into my 401k or lower the contributions? Personally, I started putting more money away in both my 401k and IRAs as I am investing in good quality mutual funds and they are currently at [...]
One common question I get is about Mutual Funds, should you really own them? Should you invest only in stocks and not pay the mutual fun fees? Maybe you should just keep your money in a savings account? My fiancee before we met would just as soon park her money in a savings account and [...]