Investing Articles
Stocks
The Corner We Have Been Forced Into
Boy, has the Federal Reserve ever created a monster with its monetary policy of creating $85.0 billion a month in new money out of thin air! Consumer confidence is anemic in the U.S. economy as Americans are being financially "squeezed." Consumer ...
Probability of Cyclical Recession Increases
This is a big week for capital markets, with the Federal Reserve meeting and July's unemployment numbers to be released on Friday. One thing that's been clear with the stock market is that it has been staying lofty, mostly due to the expectation t...
How To Invest In Foreign Stocks
20 years ago it would have been unheard of for an individual investor to be able to invest in foreign stocks. Now, because of both technology and globalization, any investor with an interest in owning shares in a foreign company or on a foreign excha...
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Bonds
What Are Tax Free Municipal Bonds?
As any investor knows, there are a multitude of different types of investment vehicles each with their pluses and minuses and associated levels of risk. Not every investment is appropriate for every investor especially those looking to preserve capit...
What Are The Differences Between Stocks And Bonds?
There is a significant difference between stocks and bonds and how they function in the marketplace. While they are both used to raise capital in a corporation, there are different regulatory and accounting requirements. Fundamentally stocks allow in...
Finding Bonds Online For Investing
Due to recent advances in technology it has become substantially easier for individual investors to find bonds online for investing. Not only are there more financially related websites which discuss the basics of investing in bonds but numerous onli...
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Mutual Funds
How To Pick A Quality Mutual Fund
Selecting a mutual fund is similar to picking any other investment in that it requires research and a firm understanding of what you are purchasing. Every investment has an associated level of risk and mutual funds are no different. Mutual funds come...
What Is A Sector Fund?
A sector fund is a type of mutual fund which focuses on a specific market segment. Sector mutual funds often have increased volatility due to a decrease in portfolio diversification which comes with picking a wider range of underlying assets. When in...
What Is A Mutual Fund?
A mutual fund is a type of investment which pools money from a large number of individual investors and then uses this pool to purchase a variety of investments. The mutual fund will then issue shares of which there price is based on the total value ...
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Options Trading
What Is Shorting Stock And What Are The Basics Of How To Do It?
Investors, especially those of us who are new, hear a lot of different financial terms when we get started. From buying on margin to shorting stock to exchange traded funds. The different types of investment vehicles and tools seem endless and are of...
Are Stock Options Allowed In An IRA Account?
There are many different types of IRA accounts and while there may be no specific rule against trading stock options in an IRA account, certain types of options strategies may not be conducive to their inherent limitations. IRA custodians, the org...
Investing In Stock Options
Stock options are a financial instrument that gives the option holder the right to purchase or sell the underlying stock at a set straight strike price when the option is exercised. However, is not necessary to actually exercise the option in order ...
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Trading Basics
Opening An Investment Account
There is a certain level of empowerment when opening an investment account since it means determining your own financial future and well being. The action is as simple as writing a check, sending it to a broker and filling out an application but ther...
Tips On Becoming A First Time Stock Market Investor
Every individual who has money in their pocket or cash in the bank should also have personal investments. That doesn't mean everyone has to own stocks but they should be taking steps to have their money work for them like planning for retirement or s...
How To Invest In The Stock Market For Beginners
Many hard-working individuals make the mistake of not investing for the future and planning for retirement. They have significant savings in banking accounts, certificates of deposit and money market funds earning little to no interest and being erod...
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Futures Trading
Why Trade Forex?For those who already know how to trade Forex or are about to learn to trade Forex, the following information may already be known, but allow me to share it anyway for the benefit of those who are new to the foreign exchange market. Keep in mind, For...
What Is Commodity Futures Investing?
The futures market encompass a wide range of products such as coffee, pork bellies, oil and foreign currencies. Commodities futures are a subset of the futures market which focuses primarily on organic products such as cotton, wheat and coffee beans...
Commodity Futures Information
Numerous investing opportunities are available to the individual investors but research and caution should be taken into consideration when looking at commodities futures trading. Of all the different types of investments including stocks, bonds, mu...
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Precious Metals
Essential Gold Investment Advice for Beginners
A gold coins or bullion investment is great if you want to protect yourself from drops in the stock market, currency problems, inflation and deflation. Precious metals are often used as a hedge against more volatile investments. Here are some great t...
5 Reasons to Buy Gold
Gold is a secure and easy investment that should comprise a percentage of anyone's investment portfolio. While buying gold in the physical form of coins and bars is the simplest way to go, there are other more complex gold mining stocks and futures t...
Physical Gold vs. Gold Mining Shares
No matter how you choose to invest, owning gold should be part of everyone's diversified portfolio. The question is whether it is better to own physical gold or to invest in gold mining companies. While owning gold mining shares can be a profitable a...
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