Tag: equities

What are Stocks? Stocks, which are also called shares or equity, are a share of the ownership of a company, representing claim on the company’s assets and its earnings. Thus, in holding the stock of a company you have a claim to everything that the company owns, typically a very small claim as an individual investor, entitling you to a share of earnings and potential voting rights belonging to the stock. However, this does not mean you have a say in how to run this publicly traded company day to day. Continue Reading

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