Month: November 2014
The Basics – What is an ETF?
November 28, 2014
What is an ETF? There are number of ways to invest in stocks in the market, and one popular choice is through Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs). This popularity is derived from being able to combine the features of mutual funds with those of trading stocks.
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The Basics – Mutual Fund Investing
November 22, 2014
What is a mutual fund? For many of us one of the easiest ways to invest is through mutual funds in our employers 401k/403b retirement plan. These plans mostly allow your to invest in mutual funds, and so what are mutual funds? They are an investment vehicle that takes money from investors, which is you and I, and pools this money together to buy investments that are typically a mixture of stocks, bonds and cash. When you buy a mutual fund, you are buying shares of the fund that contains these investments. Nowadays there are plenty of different types of mutual funds to buy, which can differ in their strategy of investing
Get Paid for Ads on your Smart Phone
November 16, 2014
There are several ways in which you can earn extra cash on your smart phone and one interesting approach is to allow ads on the lock screen of your smartphone. Two companies will do this for android devices, which are Continue Reading
Money Versus Currency
November 7, 2014
Did you know that the dollar has lost 98% of its value since 1913? Did you know that the dollar and other currencies used to be backed by gold, and now are only backed by government decree? (i.e., it is worth something because the government says that it is worth something! Does this mean then that it really has any value?). This drop in value of the dollar and other currencies is due to inflation, which is basically money printing by the government (both democrat and republican). How do you protect against inflation? Well there are several approaches Continue Reading
Best Stocks Now
November 1, 2014
There are several investing styles that may help you rapidly increase your net worth. In the beginning it is best to ramp up your savings but once you get into higher numbers being invested, say above $100,000, 10 or 20% gains tend to be significant amounts. One great approach is to use index funds across diversified sectors, as this minimizes fees and it tends to beat about 80% of active investing styles. Another approach is to focus on being in the right sectors at the right time, as some part of the stock marked is always making money, be it up or down. One of my favorite ways to take this sector approach is through Continue Reading