Investing Archive

Corporate bonds are IOUs issues by companies when they need to raise cash. They are an alternative source of finances to shares, but instead of then owning part of the company and sharing the profits …

REIT stands for Real Estate Investment Trust, a form of corporation that allows large numbers of investors to make large real estate investments that they couldn’t make individually, in a way that avoids corporate tax. …

It is said that the market moves between greed and fear. In other words, the stock market is an irrational beast. The most irrational component of that beast is the individual investor. For the most …

Anyone who is resident in the UK and over eighteen may invest in a PEP. The PEP has to be managed by a person who is authorized to do so under the Financial Services Act. …

Most people will agree that they feel like they are paying too much for gas, food, clothing, and other everyday necessities. With daily expenses going through the roof, who can afford to overpay for stock? …

BEST PERFORMING MUTUAL FUNDS SINCE 2000 Mutual funds are judged on several parameters, the most important of which sways an investor into their fold. This is the total returns generated on investment and how consistently …

IT outsourcing has been a hot debate last few years.It is usually a hot button topic during elections.For investors this growing industry provides a great opportunity to add Foreign sector to their portfolio. Infosys Technologies …

J.P. Morgan Chase, a large U.S. based financial holding company and financial services firm is facing asset losses of up to $9 billion dollars per the New York Times. These losses, and the events leading …

If you are like most people you have heard of mutual funds, but are not really sure what they are. With so many different investment choices available to you, the more informed you are, the …

Bollinger bands are a very popular and widely used technical analysis tool by traders. It was developed by a famous technical trader named John Bollinger. Bollinger bands are made up of two bands, an upper …

Bonds: A Sound Investment? A bond is a form of debt security where the issuer (borrower) has the obligation to pay the holder (lender) a specified principal and interest (coupon) at a future maturity date. …

The world does not run on absolute certainty, yet the strategic decisions we choose affects future outcomes somehow. The irony seems amplified with those who understand little toward statistical expectancy. Having adequate grasp of this …

When starting to look for commercial property to let, it is always important to know what the average cost per square foot is and this article aims to outline these costs in London’s most popular …

Mutual funds are a popular investment instrument and every bank sells different kinds of such funds with different risk levels. Every investor wants to reach the highest return on their investments but it is necessary …

The stock market is driven by human psychology. Fear motivates people to sell in a panic, so they often sell low when stock prices fall. Hope, or greed if you prefer, also drives the markets. …

The 401K savings plan is a valuable instrument for saving money that you might otherwise not have. Certainly, having the money taken from your paycheck before you see it is less painful and easier, and …

A firm that has been successfully providing investment management and advice for three quarters of a century must be doing something right. From modest beginnings in Baltimore, Maryland, in 1937, T Rowe Price  (NASDAQ: TROW) …

The trend is your friend. Investors who base their investment decisions on overall market trading activity usually earn money in the long run. Then again, there are times when every stock or almost every stock that is listed …

Buy Low, Sell High Still Works The crisis of the current US housing market is being watched closely around the world. Beyond the endlessly repeated generalities of despair appearing in most headlines, closer observation will …

Micro-lending is becoming an ideal method for short-term investments that allow people the opportunity to help other people.  Micro-lending allows individuals to make loans for as little as $25 using Kiva. It is actually quite …

Choosing what to invest in is ideally less like window shopping and more like an investigation if you want to base your choices on information rather than feelings. Some people still do choose what to …

A 401(k) is an account used to save for retirement which is set up through one’s employer. The name 401k comes from the Internal Revenue Code section by the same name. It was originally introduced …

People tend to think of bonds as “safe” investments because, in comparison to stock prices, bond prices may appear relatively stable. However, if you are considering investing in bonds or a bond fund, it’s important …

ETF is short for Exchange Traded Fund, a relatively new type of mutual fund that is rapidly growing in popularity with investors both large and small. ETFs are not that complicated. An ETF is just …

Doji candlesticks are among the most popular candlesticks used in technical analysis of financial securities’ prices. Dojis are very easy to spot because their formation is unique from other candlesticks. Their highs and lows are …

Earning money through mutual funds is one of the best methods for the average investor to build wealth or save for retirement.  Mutual funds are pools of money managed by professional investors and take advantage …

If you want to get into the stock market, and you don’t want to lose your money, you can do one of two things. You can invest in low risk-low reward companies and stick with …

Facts and/or rumors can cause the value of the businesses that are listed and traded on the “World’s Financial Markets” to increase or decrease. You can also say that each market index is the average value of all of the businesses …

The recent problems with the economy and subprime mortgage lending have left a tremendous number of foreclosures for sale on the market. This may seem like a bonanza to many prospective homeowners. However, a lot …

I initially titled this one Why Doctors are Poor and Computer Geeks are Rich – but it is about why the rich get richer, and faster. It applies to everyone, not just doctors and computer …