Investing for Beginners

How to trade stocks online and double your money (beginner guide)

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How to trade stocks and double your money... more »

How to Understand the Stock Market

By eHow Personal Finance Editor

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Before you join the fray, here are some key steps to take toward building an understanding of the stock market... more »

How to Use a Stockbroker

By eHow Personal Finance Editor

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Many savvy investors claim that the three main things you need to play the market are money (to start out), time (to research stocks) and a good stockbroker to help you make informed decisions in a timely manner... more »

How to Buy Annuities

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Annuities can prove to be a valuable element in funding your retirement plans. An annuity is basically a contract for which you make an up-front payment. In return, the company selling the annuity promises to pay you regular payments in the ... more »

How to Buy land online

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You can easily buy land in an online auction like eBay auction. But you need to be very careful in dealing with the seller. You have to know that the seller has a good records in his feedback in selling lands online. Like eBay auction, find a ... more »

How to Buy Stocks

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Buying stock in a company is relatively easy once you've researched the stocks you're interested in and have a broker or brokerage account to handle your purchase. Choose your stocks with care and research before you buy anything, but keep in ... more »

How to buy stocks online

By seashore

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buying inexpensive stocks online using a standard bank account and an online money market account. The money mkt acount is used to fund the brokerage account.. more »

How to Buy Time

By eHow Personal Finance Editor

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When we're working (at least) eight-hour days, and taking care of your personal life is also a full-time job, it just seems like there's no way to get everything done. Buy yourself some time either buy learning how to cut corners, multitask or ... more »

How to Calculate a Return on an Investment

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A Return on Investment (ROI) is calculated to measure the performance of one investment relative to another. ROI is expressed as a percentage and is based on returns over an associated time period, usually one year. For example, a 25 percent ... more »

How to calculate net present value (NPV)

By Ron Auerbach

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One way to decide if an investment or project is worthwhile is to calculate something called NPV. This article will show you how to calculate it's value. And as an instructor, I'll walk you through every step in terms you'll easily understand... more »

How to Choose a Mutual Fund for your 401k or IRA

By The Oracle

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Want to improve the returns in your 401k or IRA? Follow these steps..... more »

How to Create an Investment Portfolio

By eHow Personal Finance Editor

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A high-performing portfolio is every investor's goal. First, you'll need to develop your own objectives and strategies... more »

How to Diversify Your Investments

By eHow Personal Finance Editor

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Protect yourself from the ups and downs of the stock market by diversifying your investment portfolio. Mutual funds provide the easiest way to diversify... more »

How to Diversify Your Portfolio With International Investments

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Given how volatile the U.S. financial markets have been lately and how well international stocks have been performing, you may want to consider allocating some of your investments to international stocks. Here are some talking points to consider... more »

How to Earn Money Like Your Bank

By bsate

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Your bank trades the world's largest market, the forex, or foreign currency exchange market. Your bank makes a ton of money in this market. What do they pay you? Less than 5%. You can learn how to use an automated system to earn a net monthly ... more »

How to find stock / investment ideas / picks to stay on top

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There are a TON of financial sites. Most sites are not so prone in giving away information. There are membership fees, new platforms you got to learn how to use; and than the trading strategies. If you are a novice with less than a year or just ... more »

How to Get Started Investing in the Stock Market

By eHow Personal Finance Editor

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Today's hot stock market is both inviting and intimidating to new investors. Here's how to start an investment portfolio of your own... more »

How to Invest in Precious Metals

By eHow Personal Finance Editor

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Experienced investors have long known that gold, silver and platinum can be a solid investment choice. Precious metals are stable in times of worldwide uncertainty, or when the economy is bad. Used correctly, they can be an effective component of ... more »

How to Invest With $1,000 or Less

By eHow Personal Finance Editor

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Even though $1,000 doesn't seem like a huge wad of cash to invest, you will be happily surprised by the returns it can bring... more »

How to Make Cash Investments

By eHow Personal Finance Editor

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Generally producing lower but more secure returns, cash investments are a foundational link in the investment chain. Cash investments are excellent for investors looking to make guaranteed but modest returns with little risk to their initial capital... more »

How to Make Money by Stock Investing -- Safely and Profitably!

By alagammate

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Stock investing is one of the safest and most profitable ways of making money, if you know what you're doing. Though there are different investment strategies, I find the strategy of buying diversified and cheap stocks to be the safest and most ... more »

How to Make Money in the Stock Market

By eHow Personal Finance Editor

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Making money requires work - even in the stock market. Most successful investors study a variety of sources and ask a lot of questions... more »

How to Make Money With Scrap Gold

By BlueOx

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Almost everyone has some amount of scrap gold in their home. Perhaps you have a broken necklace, an earring without its match or a ring that is bent beyond repair. There is probably more scrap gold in your home than you realize. You could take ... more »

How to Manage a Bond Fund

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New investors often feel most comfortable starting out with bond funds. With the most popular bond funds backed by the U.S. government, it's not hard to see why. Since many people assume bond funds involve investing only in the government, you ... more »

How to Research Stocks to Buy

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One of the most important parts of 'playing the market' is researching companies... more »

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