One of the few things that drives me crazy is sharing a home with a significant other who insists on redecorating and swapping out furniture every season. I am very set in my ways, am not a fashionista, and cannot…
Category: Investing
Is Real Estate Investing Worth It? Maybe
Investing in real estate is not easy, though many people seem to think it is. It involves significant financial investment, an acute understanding of the real estate market, and how people buy homes and properties. People lose their investments and…
You Probably Missed the Boat on Cryptocurrency Investing
Everyone is talking about cryptocurrencies. The intense pop culture hype surrounding cryptocurrencies reached their peak in late 2017. It seemed like everyone wanted to know exactly what the cryptocurrency market was about and how to cash in. Still, logic dictates…
Why You Should Consider Investing In Frontier Markets
Investment portfolio diversification is the best way to increase your chances of maximizing potential returns, as well as lowering risk. Consider: do you only invest in the same kinds of companies, businesses, or products? If there is a market correction…
The Art of Gap Trading
What are the benefits of day trading? Well, if you are stuck in a boring cubicle job, learning money-making skills to escape and control your financial destiny is one of the main benefits. What starts you out on that path…
Questions for Personal Investing
In this article, we suggest 5 questions you may have which relate to your own investment portfolio. Everyone has a different set of circumstances, so we can’t cover everything here but it’s a good starting point to get your thinking…
A Brief History of Spread Betting
Spread betting can be regarded as the derivatives product which allows you to trade on the movement of the price of a wide array of financial markets including shares, commodities, currencies, indices, and much more. The spread bets can be…
Spreading Risks & Getting Out Of Debt
Debts are brutal. They can crush all your finance plans and make your life headed in the wrong direction. Many people do try all they can to avoid the bad omen that accompanies massive debts but only very few do…
Is a Rental Property a Good Pension Investment?
Pensions are not what they once were. There is no such thing as a final salary pension these days and most jobs are not for life. You could rely on the state to pay you a pension on retirement, but…
Why the Stock Market Is a Chance Worth Taking
According to Bankrate.com, Americans invest most of their money into real estate. That makes sense. Real estate can be a good investment. But where do Americans put their money that isn’t invested in real estate? The stock market? No, unfortunately.…
The Upsides and Downsides of After-Hours Trading
Every trader knows when the markets open and when they close, no matter where they live in the world. However, did you know you can also trade after-hours? Let’s look at some of the upsides and downsides to both. What…
Roth Conversion Ladder: Explained
The Roth conversion ladder is a powerful way you can pull funds from your Roth IRA or 401(k) without paying taxes. Normally, these types of withdrawals come with at least a 10% tax penalty. Fortunately, there is a way to…
Gold Falls to 2010 Prices – Dollar Soars
Gold has dropped to prices not seen since March 2010 – $1,088 a troy ounce. It’s due to a major sell-off in Asia today. The massive gold dump is likely due to beliefs that the Federal Reserve will hike interest rates. Rates haven’t…
How to Buy McDonald’s Stock (For Beginners)
There’s a lot of buzz going on around McDonald’s right now. And, it’s hard to deny that McDonald’s is one company that has created what seems to be an unstoppable empire! While many people are looking to get in on…
How A Strong US Dollar Impacts Your Investments
Since 2008, the stock market has been on a tear, more than doubling in just 6 short years. The worst year, 2011, still saw the S&P 500 Index return a positive 2%. During this time, the US Dollar has also…
Apple to Join Dow Jones Industrial Index Replacing AT&T
Apple Inc., the world’s largest company by its market value of $736 billion, has joined the Dow Jones Industrial Average, a move some have likened to winning an Oscar at the Academy Awards for the esteemed and exclusive Dow Jones.…
The Two Front Runners to Replace Warren Buffett at Berkshire Hathaway
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. is an American multinational conglomerate holding company that oversees, manages or owns some portion of a number of subsidiary companies including GEICO, Heinz and The Coca-Cola Company, among many others. Since 1970, Warren E. Buffett has been…
What Are Stock Options?
Have you heard of trading options, but are unsure what that entails? If you’ve always wanted to ask, “What are stock options?” this article is for you. To many people, trading stocks means one very specific thing. It entails buying…
Stock Market Holiday Schedule 2015
The two best known stock markets in the US are the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and the NASDAQ. The two together are generally considered “the stock market” when people are discussing stocks in the US. Both the NYSE and…
Buffett’s Tesco Investment Accounts for Major Loss for Berkshire Hathaway
Warren Buffett’s investment company, Berkshire Hathaway took a major hit in the last quarter with a reported 9% drop in its third-quarter profit as compared to a year ago. According to a company statement, Berkshire earned $4.62 billion this year,…