Investing Articles

Finance » Investing | By Shaun Parker @ Thursday, 2nd October 2008 @ 10:07 AM

The above words, uttered by Benjamin Franklin, may have started out as a satirical look at life but have proved to be painfully true, particularly of late. Every news item in the media covers reports of doom and gloom in the financial and criminal sectors of society today and people are full of uncertainty about so many things. Quite tellingly, one young woman has recently one 7 pounds million on the lottery and is undecided about where she can safely put it, given that all the banks are ... more...

Finance » Investing | By Chris Sandberg @ Monday, 29th September 2008 @ 8:45 PM

I am often asked about beginner investing, and I really think that investing should begin in childhood. As soon as a child is old enough to spend, they are old enough to invest. If you were not fortunate enough to have parents who share my view on this, you will have "re-parent" yourself into good investing habits, at whatever age you have reached now. The first step with investing is to have something to invest. This might seem so obvious as to be not worth mentioning, but actual... more...

Finance » Investing | By Matt Seweryniak @ Monday, 29th September 2008 @ 6:41 PM

Investing in silver bullion can be a really great investment. The value of silver has gone up the last several years due to many reasons, like the industrial demand for silver. It is a great way to secure your hard earned money when the economy is going down hill. Silver is always going to be worth something, no matter how much paper currency is worth. There are many ways to invest in silver, and the way that is best for you might not be the best way for someone else. If you are looking t... more...

Finance » Investing | By Tarun Jaswani @ Monday, 29th September 2008 @ 4:00 PM

A share price is the price of a single share of a company's stock. Once the stock is purchased, the owner becomes a shareholder of the company that issued the share. Stock typically takes the form of shares of either common stock or preferred stock. As a unit of ownership, common stock typically carries voting rights that can be exercised in corporate decisions. Preferred stock differs from common stock in that it typically does not carry voting rights but is legally entitled to rece... more...

Finance » Investing | By Tarun Jaswani @ Monday, 29th September 2008 @ 3:58 PM

The stock market is one of the most important sources for companies to raise money. This allows businesses to be publicly traded, or raise additional capital for expansion by selling shares of ownership of the company in a public market. The liquidity that an exchange provides affords investors the ability to quickly and easily sell securities. This is an attractive feature of investing in stocks, compared to other less liquid investments such as real estate. History has shown that the pr... more...

Finance » Investing | By Tarun Jaswani @ Monday, 29th September 2008 @ 3:48 PM

A stock exchange is an organization that provides a marketplace for either physical or virtual trading shares, bonds and warrants and other financial products where investors (represented by stock brokers) may buy and sell shares of a wide range of companies. A company will usually list its shares by meeting and maintaining the listing requirements of a particular stock exchange. In the United States, through the inter-market quotation system, stocks listed on one exchange can also be bought or ... more...

Finance » Investing | By Tarun Jaswani @ Monday, 29th September 2008 @ 2:12 PM

From experience we know that investors may temporarily pull financial prices away from their long term trend level. Over-reactions may occur so that excessive optimism (euphoria) may drive prices unduly high or excessive pessimism may drive prices unduly low. New theoretical and empirical arguments have been put forward against the notion that financial markets are efficient. According to the efficient market hypothesis (EMH), only changes in fundamental factors, such as profits or divide... more...

Finance » Investing | By Tarun Jaswani @ Monday, 29th September 2008 @ 2:10 PM

A stock market, or (equity market), is a private or public market for the trading of company stock and derivatives of company stock at an agreed price; these are securities listed on a stock exchange as well as those only traded privately. Participants in the stock market range from small individual stock investors to large hedge fund traders, who can be based anywhere. Their orders usually end up with a professional at a stock exchange, who executes the order. Some exchanges are p... more...

Finance » Investing | By Brian McAboy @ Sunday, 28th September 2008 @ 5:02 PM

How to trade commodities is on the minds of thousands of people. As the economy continues to worsen and 401k's become less reliable, many are looking to find a way to support themselves. For those that go about it in a business-like manner, trading commodities can be a very gratifying and rewarding. It's too bad that so many people see commodities trading as simply a way to make money rather than the business that it is. This is quite regrettable because how to trade commodities... more...

Finance » Investing | By Shaun Parker @ Thursday, 25th September 2008 @ 10:53 PM

For those of us who have enjoyed income from investment property over the last few years, the ground is looking a little shaky to say the least. Houses prices have slumped, interest rates have risen, the cost of living has gone through the roof and people are extremely wary of buying, selling or even renting property due to the current economic situation. However, while home owners may complain about losing several thousand pounds on the value of their investment property, spare a thought... more...

Finance » Investing | By Dominic Donaldson @ Wednesday, 24th September 2008 @ 11:15 PM

You might be forgiven for giving into your fears of being lost in translation when buying properties abroad. Each country has specific rules and regulations about foreign investment and they cannot be underestimated at any point, as horror stories of substantial losses are whispered around the potential property owner sewing circles. This article is a guide to the basic process of applying to buy a property in Italy. The first step is to choose the property in Italy that you wish to purch... more...

Finance » Investing | By Uchenna Ani-Okoye @ Wednesday, 24th September 2008 @ 1:38 PM

Your typical bond has low risk but nothing is risk free. If you buy a corporate bond that essentially means you are purchasing a claim to their assets. Just like conventional people, big corporations also take on debt, which they have to pay back; the debt is taken on in trust of future growth. It is possible for them to take on too much debt which they will not be able to pay back. Just like your typical person being unable to make their credit payments. If a company files for bankruptc... more...

Finance » Investing | By Steve Selengut @ Wednesday, 24th September 2008 @ 10:12 AM

Both presidential candidates want to crucify SEC Chairman Cox for failing to control our creative financial institutions. But rumor has it that Congress specifically excluded the devilish derivatives from SEC purview. Let's fire the right bunch of "poips" for a change! Scary markets are brought about by many factors, some normal, and some not so normal. It's often helpful to look backwards before getting too paranoid about the present. The S & L crisis of the early 80s m... more...

Finance » Investing | By Uchenna Ani-Okoye @ Monday, 22nd September 2008 @ 5:59 PM

A bank or establishment will give you bonds in exchange for you lending them cash; they issue bonds that promise to compensate yourself back in the time to come including interest. Bonds are they gamble free? A bond has low gamble elements but it is not gamble free. If you buy corporate bonds, this means that you are buying a claim to their assets. Just like conventional persons big corporations tend to take on debt, which must be paid back, they take on debt in a trust to grow. I... more...

Finance » Investing | By Derek Both @ Wednesday, 17th September 2008 @ 8:55 PM

At the Cyprus coast in the southwestern region lies a beautiful chunk of land that is known as Paphos. According to history, Paphos was the commercial and information center of Cyprus. The local people believe that the town was built at the birthplace of the Greek legend goddess of love, Aphrodite. The old Paphos has not been entirely mixed up and disappeared with the new civilization. The city still has numerous landmarks and relics that show its ancient civilization and connections to the firs... more...

Finance » Investing | By Dominic Donaldson @ Wednesday, 17th September 2008 @ 7:58 PM

Properties in Egypt might bring up images of Sphinx shaped condos however word on the property-investment-abroad street is that the market is one of the fastest growing. Statistics like a predicted 20% growth per annum over the next three years are causing a bit of a stir on both sides of the Mediterranean sea. The benefits of investing in properties in Egypt are sometimes all too apparent. The 52 week a year sunshine, the beautiful beaches and the dirt cheap prices are all luring tourist... more...

Finance » Investing | By Stephen Swanson @ Wednesday, 17th September 2008 @ 1:58 AM

Every trading morning before the markets open, I write a market forecast commentary to tell people where markets are going and how to profit from it. By using a powerful form of cyclical analysis based on price, market breadth, volume, and sentiment, we can mathematically derive a very accurate prediction of the market's path. It's similar to the formulas used to predict hurricane development and tracking. Since 1980, when I first began trading and using the earliest forms of ... more...

Finance » Investing | By Steve Selengut @ Saturday, 13th September 2008 @ 9:56 AM

Most popular investment books are published for the already rich and famous, by an industry that has become just too good at the business of selling books. Rarely will a publisher take a chance with the work of an unknown author. Certainly, it's a no brainer to sell a Jim Cramer, Peter Lynch, Robert Kiyosaki, or Maria Bartiromo effort while a uniquely new approach to solving the puzzles of Wall Street, presented by an unknown writer or commentator, requires some major financial risk. more...

Finance » Investing | By Catherine Harvey @ Thursday, 11th September 2008 @ 6:04 PM

It has to be said that the youth of today are unlike any other generation that has gone before them. They are physically growing at a pace never before seen and the average teen is head and shoulders above what they were thirty years ago. They are also developing and reaching into puberty much earlier than previous generations. However, while most of them look like adults by the age of thirteen, this doesn't give them the mental maturity to deal with all this throws at them. Faciliti... more...

Finance » Investing | By Ann Knapp @ Wednesday, 10th September 2008 @ 12:25 PM

Many have seen the headlines: Well-known old homes selling for record prices. Luxury townhomes appreciating in value even as other properties sit unsold. Reports that luxury properties in Midwestern states are attracting interest once reserved only for mansions on the coast. A prominent art-auction house investigating the possibility of marketing architectural landmarks as a new form of very expensive art. Luxury real estate appears to be an appealing investment even in the economic clima... more...