Robinhood Chain Meme Coin Watch GRO First of Its Kind
The newly launched project turns sustained market cap milestones into permanent changes to its seed mascot, connecting token activity to an unfolding visual story. Watch GRO ($GRO), a new meme coin on Robinhood Chain, has completed the first transformation in a planned … [Read More...]
Investing In Stocks
Creating a diversified investment portfolio is essential if you want to increase your wealth. A strong portfolio includes a collection of assets like stocks, bonds, mutual funds, real-estate etc that can generate good returns with minimum risk. Investing in stocks and bonds … [More]
Tax Planning & Filing Your Taxes
Table of Contents Chapter 1: Manage Your Taxes Chapter 2: Estimated Tax Payments Chapter 3: Capital Gains Tax Chapter 4: Tax Planning & Filing Your Taxes Chapter 5: Lowering Your Tax Liability Chapter 6: Tips for the First Time Tax Payer Tax planning, which is an … [More]
Creating Personal Budget Goals
Chapter 1: How to Make a Budget and Stick to It Chapter 2: Creating Personal Budget Goals Chapter 3: Assessing Your Current Financial Situation Chapter 4: Identifying Budget Focus Areas Chapter 5: Staying Committed to Your Budget Chapter 6: Budget Software Before you … [More]
Different Types of Mortgage Loans
A home is usually the most valuable asset for a family. The home for many people symbolizes the juncture in life, when they have ‘settled’ and established themselves financially. The possession of a home is often an indicator to many lenders that the borrower is financially … [More]
Who Should Get Involved in Short Selling
Table of Contents Chapter 1: Introduction to Short Selling Stocks Chapter 2: Short Selling Terminology Chapter 3: Short Selling Limitations and Risks Chapter 4: Who Should Get Involved in Short Selling Chapter 5: Factors to Consider before Short Selling Navigate This … [More]
What are Option Spreads
Most people who regularly invest in the financial markets are aware of the basics of options and how they work. But what many of them do not realize is how powerful this innovative financial tool can be. By combining different options, investors can make profits while … [More]
Introduction to Mutual Funds
Mutual funds have been a popular investment choice for Americans since the 1980s. Many investors have been very successful with their mutual fund exposure through these years. The common notion about mutual fund investments is that they are a risk free and effortless way to … [More]
Categories of Mutual Funds
Table of Contents Chapter 1: Introduction to Mutual Funds Chapter 2: Categories of Mutual Funds Chapter 3: Understanding Mutual Fund Terminology Chapter 4: Mutual Fund Costs Chapter 5: Buying Mutual Funds Chapter 6: Tracking and Selling Mutual Funds Navigate This … [More]
Types of Bank Investments
In the wake of the recent recession, the American people have become disillusioned with several market related investment options. Many previously ‘sound’ investments have spiraled down to touch all time lows, wiping out the life time savings of many. For instance the … [More]
Introduction to Options Trading
People use options as a means to bet on the direction of a stock. Options generally require less of an initial investment and have more leverage than stocks. The following options tutorial was created to help you understand exactly how they are used an investment … [More]
Top 8 Political Scandals in France
The internet is abuzz with gossip about French President Nicolas Sarkozy and his singer-model wife Carla Bruni. An incident in case being the President's alleged drunken speech at the G8 summit. But over the years, various French politicians have been involved in much … [Read More...]
Top 10 Most Powerful Brands in the World
Powerful brands have the capacity to generate business value for their owners. They do this by creating an impact on their revenue, profit margins and much more. This is possible because strong brands have the ability to go past competition by the sheer good will they … [Read More...]
Top 10 Consumer Complaints in America
The Consumer Federation of America, in association with the North American Consumer Protection Investigators regularly publishes reports about consumer experience and consumer protection. The report lists the top 10 consumer complaints in the country based on surveys … [Read More...]
The Top 6 Ways That Obama is Ruining Our Economy
Back in 2008, Democratic President hopeful Barack Obama fielded criticisms for the tax plans he proposed for the American people if he got elected. They were deemed ‘socialist’ by his Republican rivals. Today, President Obama faces stark criticism of the very same tax … [Read More...]
Top 6 Political Scandals Scandals in Italy
Italy is no stranger to political scandals with Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi himself being criticized in the international media for a number of wrong doings, including the control and manipulation of the media for political propaganda. He has also been accused of … [Read More...]
Top 10 Reasons Why the United States is in Debt
As of December 3rd 2012, the total public debt in the US breached the $16 trillion mark, and stood at almost 90 % of the country’s GDP. The Federal Government’s auditor, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) has called America’s current fiscal policy unsustainable. If … [Read More...]
Top 10 Most Expensive Homes in the World
The world’s most expensive homes’ list starts with the most recently completed Antilla in Mumbai and ends with an ancient Dracula’s Castle in Romania. While geographically these homes share very little in common, all the homes on this list can lay claim to affluent owners, … [Read More...]
Top 10 Most Overpriced Products and Services
Quite a few of the products and services flooding the market are simply too expensive when you consider the cost that the company incurs on them. Most consumers unknowingly end up buying these grossly overpriced products. Here is the list of the top 10 overpriced products or … [Read More...]
Top 10 Mortgage Lenders in the United States
Finding the most suitable mortgage lender for your home loan can be daunting as well as time and effort intensive. Whether you are a first mortgage seeker or looking to refinance your existing mortgage, knowing the best mortgage lenders in the country will help narrow down … [Read More...]
Top 10 Personal Finance & Budgeting Tips
Most people find it hard to make a budget, even though they know how important it is to have better control of their finances and to have a secure financial future. Preparing a budget is however not as tough as it may seem. You can make a good budget that you can stick to … [Read More...]
How to Build an Investment Portfolio within a Given Industry Sector
Having built up a list of all the different sector classifications that we can use to build up a robust investment portfolio, we can start going through each of these industries to make sure that we are gaining a broad exposure throughout the entire industry itself. In doing … [Read More...]
American Investment Licenses: Series 3, Series 55, and Series 86/87
Upon having completed the licensing process to become a financial advisor, professionals will often feel the need to continue their education so as to climb the corporate ladder. While many individuals are comfortable remaining in advisory positions, the pursuit of … [Read More...]
2012 Investing Trends: Agricultural Demand & Agricultural ETF
A recurring theme for investing in 2012 that people are discussing today involves developing countries. Specifically, trends seem to be surrounding how markets will adapt to accommodate increasing population sizes, and growing levels of wealth. One of the most pervasive … [Read More...]
Maintaining Market Exposure through Traditionally Ultra Safe Asset Classes
I find I can’t bring myself to watch the business news anymore in the mornings. Everywhere I look, panelists and pundits alike seem to be lamenting over the increasing complexity required to maintain a portfolio in the modern market. Whereas statistical and technical … [Read More...]
The Relationship Between ETFs and Their Assets
One of the more exciting innovations in the financial markets has been the Exchange Traded Fund. By acting as a publically traded fund without redemption, ETFs have given investors access to extremely cost effective diversification, indexing, and even analytical expertise. … [Read More...]
David Harvey Gives His Marxist View on the Financial Crisis
This is something I went back and forth on posting for a while now. A video by David Harvey who is a self proclaimed Marxist. While many of you may not agree with his point of view it is a and interesting video. So the video was created by the Royal Society which is a … [Read More...]
JMCVX & FMILX Mutual Funds Evaluations: Broad Market Investment and Diversification
Having taken a moment to review the comparative numbers of JMCVX & FMILX in the previous post, it’s time to jump in and make some decisions. By the end of this article we’ll have evaluated the fundamentals of the Janus Investment Fund Perkins Mid Cap Value Fund (JMCVX), and … [Read More...]
Part 4 Practical Mutual Funds: Finding Fixed Income
I’ve saved the best for last in this ongoing series describing the practical fundamentals of investing in Mutual Funds. You can check out my first three articles in this series here (1, 2, 3). By taking the time to understand how it is that Income-Oriented Mutual Funds … [Read More...]
Applying Value Analysis to Liabilities and Solvency
Up to this point, we’ve now examined how to evaluate aspects of the revenues, expenses, and assets of a company using value analysis. Having looked at the asset evaluations we’ve already completed, it is equally important to evaluate the liabilities that a company incurs. … [Read More...]
Part 2 Practical Mutual Funds: Risks Involved With Mutual Funds
In the last post of the series, I described the simplicity of why it is we buy Mutual Funds (to make money of course!). Today, I’m going to dig deeper, and describe some of the risks that Mutual Funds inadvertently employ to justify these returns. Don’t worry, there’s no … [Read More...]
