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From researching investment firms to purchasing an investment property, eHow’s practical advice can help you invest for the future. eHow takes the mystery out of estate planning and asset allocation, while helping simplify 401Ks and IRAs. Don’t have a lot of cash to invest? eHow can instruct you on how to start investing with small sums. Access step-by-step instructions from eHow's financial experts on how to create an investment portfolio, buy and sell stocks and invest in bonds and mutual funds.

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How to Claim Lost Savings Bonds

By eHow Personal Finance Editor

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Since every U.S. savings bond is registered with the U.S. Treasury Department under a unique serial number, it is easy to replace it if something happens. By filling out a simple form, known as a PD F 1048, you will be able to claim any savings ... more »

How to Compare Money Market Accounts and Mutual Funds

By eHow Personal Finance Editor

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Although they sound similar, money market accounts and money market mutual funds are not the same. A money market account is basically a savings account that you can open at your bank. Money market mutual funds are investments, so though the risk ... more »

How to Create an Investment Portfolio in Your Early to Mid-30s

By eHow Personal Finance Editor

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Even though you may be juggling the expenses of family, mortgage, credit cards and monthly budgets, it pays to sock some money away in investments... more »

How to Create Portfolios With Yahoo Finance

By eHow Internet Editor

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Yahoo Finance portfolios are useful tools for tracking your personal financial interests, holdings and transactions. Creating a portfolio with Yahoo Finance is free and easy. Just follow these simple steps to get started on your Yahoo Finance ... more »

How to create wealth in 5-6 years.

By FPerez

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Creating wealth is not has difficult or complicated has perceived. all it takes is a few easy steps... more »

How to Creating Wealth in Stock Market

By dooriya

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The 12 Rules of How to Avoid Losing and Start Making Money from the Stock Market.. more »

How to Decide When to Sell Stock

By eHow Personal Finance Editor

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Evaluate a number of factors before you decide it's time to get out of a stock... more »

How to Determine a Maximum IRA Contribution

By eHow Personal Finance Editor

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Contributing to a retirement plan can make sure you're set in your sunset years. A traditional or Roth IRA can be an alternative to or supplement for your 401(k) plan. The IRA can raise your retirement savings when you max out of the ... more »

How to Determine Who Gets a 401k in a Divorce

By eHow Relationships & Family Editor

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The marriage is coming apart, but how will the 401k plan be split? Here's how to figure out who gets what... more »

How to Distinguish Among Different Mutual Funds

By eHow Personal Finance Editor

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Thousands of mutual funds are available to investors. Learn how to compare them... more »

How to Earn Automated Forex Profits!

By bsate

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The forex, or foreign currency exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world. Once privy to only the very rich, anyone can trade this market with only a few hundred dollars. It can be traded in a demo account before you put your ... more »

How to enhance your stock picking knowledge

By Billy

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Few individual investors have the time, patience or requisite knowledge or stock market tools to perform the kind of detailed stock analysis and research utilized by leading Wall Street firms. For individuals looking for insight into market ... more »

How to Find Easy Money

By Silverwing

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This article has been written to show you how you can find some easy money by just looking for it. Good luck in your search... more »

How to Find Historical Stock Prices

By David Sarokin

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Need to know the price of Coca Cola stock 20 years ago? The date of the last IBM split? The cost of one share of Google when it first went public. Here's how to find historical information on stocks... more »

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

By DoctaBiz

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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 Find The Best No-Load Mutual Funds

By eHow Personal Finance Editor

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No-load mutual funds can be a sensible option for investors. With a no-load fund, there are no commission fees (loads) that would decrease the overall amount of your investment, as there are with front-end and back-end load funds. But how do you ... more »

How to Find the Best Way to Invest in Silver

By *01 WriterGig

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What's the best way to invest in silver? The answer depends on your particular needs, portfolio and resources. There are several options, and the best way to invest in silver can be determined with a little research. Follow theses steps and ... more »

How to Find The Top 100 Mutual Funds

By eHow Personal Finance Editor

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There is no shortage of mutual funds to choose from. With more than 8,000 mutual funds available to the public, knowing how to find the top 100 mutual funds is no mean feat for the small investor. Relying on professionals is the way to go if you ... more »

How to Get Out of Debt

By ninbroken52

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If you’re like me, you’re rich and you don’t have to worry about money… Yeah right. You’re living from paycheck to paycheck, if that. You’ve got credit card bills. You’ve got rent, car payments, doctor bills, loans, and whatever else. You can ... more »

How to Get Started Buying Municipal Bonds

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Municipal bonds can be an excellent investment. They can be, depending on the economic health of the city, county, or state governments that is issuing municipal bonds for major building major projects for their locality such as schools, ... more »

How to Get Started In Mutual Funds

By eHow Personal Finance Editor

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If you have never invested before, you may not know how to get started in mutual funds. Mutual funds are a relatively safe, low-risk way to get started in investing. You simply invest at least the minimum amount the mutual fund requires (usually ... more »

How to Increase Your Investment Income with Minimal Risk

By Mark Cussen

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While treasury bonds and CDs offer guarantee of principal, they also pay very low rates. When it comes to the tradeoff between risk and reward, utility stocks can be a happy medium... more »

How to invest

By dasbootjoe

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Will be able to make the best of your investments... more »

How to Invest in a Gold Stock

By eHow Personal Finance Editor

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With the increasing sense of instability in world, given terrorist threats, war and natural disasters, the falling dollar and the current vulnerability of the U.S. economy, many people are looking to gold as a way to invest in a world of ... more »

How to Invest In Absolute Return Mutual Funds

By eHow Personal Finance Editor

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Stock and bond markets go up and down, creating fluctuations that can be uncomfortable for nervous investors. Absolute return funds focus on providing steady gains, without regard to the movement of the stock and bond markets. Often, absolute ... more »