Researching Investments

How to Benefit From Collecting Used Gift Cards

By Sarah Wilson, CCRP

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Spending that $50 or $100 gift card does not have to be the end of your good fortune. Visa, mastercard, Starbucks and many other stores gift cards are great collectors’ items that are bringing in the big bucks. Let me tell you how to benefit from ... more »

How to Cash in on the Rising Price of Oil

By Mark Cussen

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Tired of being robbed at the gas pump? Here's how to get the price of oil working for you instead of against you. It's time to allocate some of your investment portfolio in this commodity... more »

How to Choose a Variable Annuity

By jpwhickson

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A variable annuity is much like having a CD and mutual funds under a tax-sheltered umbrella. Variable annuities were first introduced in 1952 and were heavily laden with fees that left the investor with a minimum return. Today’s annuities are far ... more »

How to Create Custom Stock Watchlists Using E-trade

By nethopperz

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Trading on the stock exchange can be a challenging experience for a new investor. Many tools are available to help do-it-yourself traders, but sometimes, they are not easy to find and use. This article details how to easily create custom ... more »

How to decide between large cap and small cap stocks

By 02SmithA

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Most investors need to decide at some point whether they want to incldue a small cap stock or a large cap stock in their portfolio. This will help you decide which is for you... more »

How to Find How Much a Domain Name is Worth

By HS Schulte

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If you want to know the value of a domain, there are several factors to consider. Domains, or domain names, can increase drastically in value with the right marketing ideas... more »

How to Find Out If Your Savings Bonds Are Still Earning Interest

By dalady

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Just because you have savings bonds doesn't mean that they are still earning you money. Find out if your bonds are still earning, if not cash them in and reinvest them... more »

How to Find the Right Stocks for Your Budget

By ninbroken52

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Stocks can be fun, interesting, exciting, and SOMEONE makes money off of them. But what's the right stock? And where do we FIND the right stock? This How To focuses mostly on a microscopic budget, and where to go to screen stocks in E*TRADE ... more »

How to gain knowledge on of the basics of investing

By 02SmithA

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Many people want to learn about investing, but find it too complicated. This is a great website to show you the basic tricks of the trade quickly... more »

How to generate monthly income from gold future

By Greatfunmoms

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Do you know that if you hold gold future that has a long term expiration date instead of just holding it and hoping the price will keep going up, you can put it to work and earn income every month... more »

How to handle a sudden windfall of money

By Valerie Deneen

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Did you win the lottery, and now you're not sure what to do with all your money? Did your novel become a New York Times Best Seller overnight? Do you like to dream about what you would do with a boatload of cash? If so, read this article to ... more »

How to Invest in Solar Stocks

By bmdoyle

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Alternative energy is becoming increasingly popular as oil prices continue to rise. Here are a few ideas of how to invest in solar stocks... more »

How to invest in stocks during a recession

By 02SmithA

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Stocks are much more volatile during a recession, so you must invest wisely. As an investor you shouldn't abandon stocks altogether, but rather choose the right type of stocks to invest in during this time... more »

How to Invest in Wind Stocks

By bmdoyle

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Alternative energy is becoming increasingly popular as oil prices continue to rise. Here are a few ideas of how to invest in wind stocks... more »

How to invest with small amounts of money

By 02SmithA

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Many people think they can't invest because they don't have enough money. The truth is, even with very small amounts of money there are plenty of investing options... more »

How to Know How Much Money to Invest in the Stock Market

By bmdoyle

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It is never too early to start investing. This article will explain how you can know how much you should start out with, and how much of that should be invested in stocks... more »

How to Know the Present Value of A Future Single Payment

By byllz

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Calculating Present Value of a Future Single Payment is easy if you have the right information to calulate. Follow the formula below to help you find it... more »

How to Know When to Sell a Stock

By bmdoyle

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Knowing when to sell shares of a stock is truly challenging. This article attempts to give some advice that will help users understand what is perhaps the most difficult and important part of investing... more »

How to Learn About Stocks

By Lindsay

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If the Dow Jones, the S&P and the NASDAQ all sounds like Greek to you, this primer is for you. Read on to learn more about stocks, which essentially is having ownership in a company, albeit small, along with thousands of others. Why do people ... more »

How to make money fast

By nick582

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need to get some money fast?.. more »

How to Make Money Through Stock Options

By duncan411

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Stock Options are much more high risk then purchasing regular stocks. While they have a very high risk, the payoff can be incredible... more »

How to NOT Buy and Hold Stocks

By bmdoyle

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"Buy and Hold" is a popular investment strategy. This article attempts to prove that strategy wrong, and provide a better alternative... more »

How to Play at Investing in Stocks

By csmarie

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Invest virtually. Many internet sites offer stock contests with cash prizes. Perfect your investment skills, find out what works and gain experience. Actually winning money may require day trading skills, but these sites offer good investment ... more »

How to possibly make more money than in the stock market

By klnygaard

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Tired of losing money in stock market, in your retirement funds, in the bank? Here is an alternative... more »

How to practice investing in the stock market

By 02SmithA

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Investing can be complicated, especially for those who have very little knowledge of how the stock market works. Some new stock market simulators allow all levels of investors to practice investing in the stock market before committing real capital... more »

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