Today's hot stock market is both inviting and intimidating to new investors. Here's how to start an investment portfolio of your own.
By investing in Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs), you can take an ownership stake in the real-estate market without investing directly in properties.
With the stock market breaking record numbers these days, the time is right for con artists and scammers to take advantage of new investors. Beware.
Whether you are a first-time investor or a savvy investment guru, know that mistakes happen. The key to avoiding mishaps is to keep on top of investment rules, tax codes and annual reports.
A trustee is in charge of administering a trust. You can act successfully as trustee if you understand your duties and follow sound, professional advice.
If you're going to play the market, you will need to learn the lingo. Here is how to determine a stock's P/E (price-earnings) ratio.
It's the buzz phrase of the new century - "IPO," the initial public offering of a private company's first public stock sale. Because of the publicized success of a few, many investors see IPO...
You've heard about the tech-rich Nasdaq, the exchange that many high-tech stocks are traded on. To understand the volatile - and profitable - Nasdaq Composite Index, read on.
Amuse your friends at cocktail parties by explaining how to calculate their stocks' gross profit margin.
Trading agriculture futures is a risky way to invest. If you don't do your homework, you may lose the farm.
A financial planner will help you to maximize your money and chose investments that will allow you to attain your financial goals.
Consider hiring a professional investment adviser to help you establish goals, assess your holdings and develop a strategy for reaching your goals. Alternatively, follow these steps to make smart...
A little homework before choosing a stockbroker and investments - and a little caution when getting advice - will help protect your portfolio.
You enjoy buying and selling on Wall Street, but at the end of the day, all you really want to know is how much you made on the stock market.
Investing in municipal bonds can be attractive. Earned interest is not taxed federally (though it can make you subject to the Alternative Minimum Tax). Under certain conditions, it is not taxed by...
Periodically, you should re-evaluate the goals you set when you started investing. Take into account changes in your life and how those changes may affect investment decisions.
With a little bit of math savvy - or a calculator - you can figure out how much money a bond will make for you as it matures.
With interest rates low, banks are paying little interest on checking and savings accounts. Money market accounts give you the ability to earn higher interest on cash that you don't want to put in...
The IRS allows you to move retirement money without tax or penalty as long as you play by the rules.
The IRS, through tax code 401k, gives qualifying employees immediate income tax reduction and upside market potential for saving, so take advantage!
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