At first glance, investing may seem daunting. In this article, we introduce you to the S&P 500 index. If you are new to investing, this index may be all you need to know to start building wealth. What is the S&P 500? The S&P 500 index: a brief introduction When people talk about the U.S. stock market, the...
I've been there and experienced it. I have suffered from it. I know it's real. I'm not sure if it's ever been coined before, but I'm going to call it mutual fund separation anxiety disorder. If you are not careful, it can cause you to become a panic investor and make impulsive and bad investment decisions.&nb...
As an investor, your investing approach should be twofold: maximize returns and minimize financial loss. Legendary investor Warren Buffet has two simple investing rules: Rule #1: Never lose money. Rule #2: Never forget rule #1. Maximizing returns and not losing money start with the allocation of funds in your inve...
Make no mistake. Investing is the best way to build wealth and secure a brighter financial future. Traditional or Roth individual retirement accounts (IRA) are two important tax-advantaged accounts that can help you accomplish these two important things. For the newbie investor, it can be hard to select the right investments or secur...
You don't need a lot of money to start investing. Neither do you require a lot of investing knowledge. You just need to know the bare fundamentals. We have created this simple investing quiz to help you assess your investing knowledge. Can you get the minimum passing score or better? Why an investing quiz We created t...
If you have been with Uber through thick and thin, you may have just hit the Uber IPO lottery (Initial Public Offer aka becoming a public company). As disclosed in its Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing, Uber plans on sharing $300 million between over 1 million qualified drivers! Some drivers are set ...
Index funds, exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and stocks are 3 basic investment building blocks that can add significant value to your investment portfolio. In this article, we present them in a very clear manner to simplify investing. We outline some very interesting differences and similarities between the...
Investors are making money with marijuana stocks. With recent legalization of marijuana in some states and countries, marijuana stocks are taking the investing world by storm. Now is probably a good time to cash in on the action. If you are interested in investing in this hot new industry but don't know how to take a whiff and b...
If you have little money but want to get into real estate and make money, consider today your lucky day. Real estate investing is not solely reserved to the wealthy. In this article, we're going to show you how to start investing in real estate without owning physical proprieties or becoming a landlord. It's all done through an ...
Cash is trash! Investing it provides a far greater opportunity to build wealth, compared to other safe investments. Many people don't invest because they think it's hard and require a lot of money. Once you understand a few basic investing knowledge, you will come to realize that investing is not complicated or&nb...
