Investing

Good High Yield Dividend Stocks Are Better Alternatives to Bonds Today

by Guest

The markets continue to be volatile. With the European countries still struggling to figure their way out of the debt mess, and even the well regarded bank like JP Morgan taking large losses on their hedging activities, it is understandable that some investors may decide move their assets to the relative safety of the bonds. [...]

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Tradeking and Zecco to Merge – More Capabilities, Same Great Pricing

by Glen Craig

Like so many other industries, there are small players and big players. Little fish in a very large pond may be another applicable cliché to describe this story.  The pond is the brokerage business and that pond is big. Companies like Fidelity, the world’s largest retirement account holder has 13.5 million accounts, E*Trade, one of [...]

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How to Avoid Investment Scams

by Miranda

We all want to make more money. And, for many, the dream is to make money quickly and with a minimal amount of work.  This is why investing is such a popular method of making money. If you take a measured approach, you should be able to regularly invest in carefully chosen stocks, index funds [...]

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Is Gold a Good Investment Right Now?

by Glen Craig

Since reaching a high price of $1,913 back on August 23rd of 2011, gold seems to have fallen off the investment radar screen. In fact it seems the only time gold is ever on that screen is when it’s on its way to establishing new record prices. Now that gold has settled comfortably in the [...]

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What is FOREX Trading and is it Right for My Portfolio?

by Kevin Mulligan

Sometimes sticking to stocks and bonds just isn’t enough for the investor that wants to make his portfolio a little more exotic. For the aspiring speculator, a wide range of options are available: trading options, trading on margin, owning precious metals, and FOREX trading. Be forewarned: you should never dedicate more than 5-10% of your [...]

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President Obama Signs STOCK Act – No Congressional Insider Trading

by Glen Craig

If you’re a retail or individual investor you may feel like the little guy can’t win in the stock market. The individual investor is a little fish in the vast ocean we call the world’s investment market and only the biggest of the investors can actually get ahead. Many of us have said that in [...]

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Carnival of Passive Investing #16

by Glen Craig

 Welcome to the 16th Carnival of Passive Investing! For those that aren’t familiar, a blog carnival is a place to show off the best articles in a particular niche.  Publishers submit articles they think would be a great fit for a carnival and the site running it that week determines what articles make the cut. [...]

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New Federal Regulation for 401k Fee Transparency Rules

by Kevin Mulligan

Do you know how much it costs you on an annual basis to simply participate in an employer-sponsored 401k plan? If you’re savvy, you probably already know that the mutual funds you select within your 401k plan have expense ratios.  That number shows how much out of every dollar invested you give to the mutual [...]

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How to Invest In The Facebook IPO

by Guest

You almost have to have been living under a rock lately not to know that Facebook is about to become a publicly traded company and issue shares of stock. Earlier in February, Facebook filed paperwork with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to start the process of offering shares of stock to investors in an [...]

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Cost Basis Reporting – How it Affects Your Taxes

by Miranda

When you sell an investment, your gains or losses depends on your cost basis. If you sell for more than your cost, you end up owning capital gains taxes on the increase.  If you sell at a loss, you don’t have to pay taxes on the difference; instead, you might be able to claim a [...]

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