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When is it a Good Time to Invest?

Beginners in the stock market believe that the timing of their purchases is relevant. Sure, starting at the wrong point might leave you with a big loss at the very beginning of your trading career....

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Buying Stocks – A Beginners Guide

Stock trading might seem complicated to the uninitiated, but it’s really not that hard to understand. Today, we’ll take you through the process of becoming a bona fide part owner of a business step by...

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Biggest Benefits of Mutual Funds

There’s a good reason why mutual funds are the first investment choice for the DIY investment crowd. Now, if you’re just a beginner and you want to know why mutual funds can be a good fit for your...

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A Short Intro to Different Types of Common Investments

Whenever you’re learning something new, it feels like you’re sailing into uncharted waters. When learning the basics of investing, you have to get familiar with the basic lingo – in order to properly...

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Invest and Let Your Money Work for You

There are multiple reasons why investing your money is advisable. It certainly trumps low-interest savings accounts, or relying on auctioning off memorabilia collections in thirty years’ time to...

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How to Choose The Best Investments

So you’ve made the decision to invest, now the challenge is to work out what to put your money into and for how long. There are numerous types of investments, which lead to other choices once chosen....

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Estimating the Cost of Your Retirement

One of the major concerns of those who are considering retirement is how to maintain a similar lifestyle to the one they currently enjoy once they put away their working shoes for good. Various...

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The Evolution of the Stock Exchange

Think stock exchange and the image that comes to mind is a chaotic trading floor where multi-million dollar deals are all part of the daily routine. Whether it be the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) or...

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Roth IRA vs. Traditional IRA. Which Individual Retirement Plan is Better For...

One day you will have to retire and to prepare for that day, you will have to make some decisions. Namely, should you use Roth IRA or a traditional one?   To put it bluntly, if you expect your tax...

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Financial Advisors: How to Choose the Right One

Nowadays, there are many events in life in which we could do with a little bit of financial advice. The right financial advisor for you will depend on your personal situation. Whatever that may be,...

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Investing in Bear Funds

Right now, we are going through a period of a bull market. So for many, it might seem like learning how to trade during a bear market might be a waste of time. However, the market is famous for being...

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Financial Investment In Precious Metals

There are people out there that dislike gold. They think it’s overrated, that everyone wants to have it, and naturally, we can understand that. After all, gold is everywhere – necklaces, statues,...

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The Best Free Stock Picking Services

Investing in stocks may seem as easy as buying assets from companies that gain value, create income, or both. However, in reality, making such clever moves is pretty hard, especially with the massive...

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How Many Stocks Should I Own?

What is the right number of stocks to own in order to be diversified? Is it 5, 10 or 50? There are many theories on this subject and each investor should take into consideration their individual...

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7 Common Misconceptions and Facts About Small Business Administration Loans

Do you want to start a business? Let’s face it. Starting a company is not easy. First, you need to have a good business concept. You need to know what you want to offer to your clients. Second, you...

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Your Assets and Your Personal Balance Sheet

In my last article, “Your Mortgage and Car Loan affect on Your Net Wealth”, I showed you the balance sheet equation, which we used to measure the equity you have in a single asset; such as your home,...

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Who Really Owns Your Mortgage and Why?

There is a good chance that the mortgage on your home is not actually owned by the bank that you make your monthly payments to. Over the last several years you have probably heard the term...

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Who Needs Gap Insurance?

GAP (Guaranteed Auto Protection) Insurance is an added insurance for your vehicle. While your regular auto insurance may pay for costs to get your car repaired or replaced in the event it is damaged,...

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Which Makes More Financial Sense: Continue Renting or Look to Buy

After the housing bubble burst in 2008 many of us succumbed to the economy and had no choice but to declare bankruptcy. Many couldn’t make the payments on their homes and lost them to foreclosure....

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The Rise of College Tuition and Student Loan Debt

The rising costs of housing (until the recent bubble burst) and healthcare are mind boggling. However, it is the cost of college education that has increased the most; outpacing the CPI, housing...

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