All Entries in the "Investing" Category
Scottrade Review
Scottrade Offers Cheap Stock Trades and Local Branches Choosing an online broker can be a daunting task. There are literally dozens of companies to choose from and fee structures to examine. Not only that, but choosing the wrong brokerage could end up costing you if you don’t carefully read the fine print and see what [...]
The Complete Beginner’s Guide to Investing in Gold
Shaun Connell Provides a Primer on Ways to Invest in Gold During challenging economic times, investors seek safe investments to protect their assets. Gold investments are a means of portfolio diversification. Experts recommend gold during an economic downturn, because the price of gold increases as the economy declines. An investment in gold is relatively safe [...]
The Lost Decade of Investing: Was All Really Lost?
Stocks May Have Had a Rough Decade, But Prudent Investors Still Made Money The 2000s are going into the history books as the lost decade of investing. Why? The simple reason is because if you were to invest one dollar into the S&P 500 on January 1, 2000 you’d only have roughly 90 cents on [...]
Reader Question: I’ve Lost a Lot of Money in the Market. Should I Get Out?
I receive a number of emails each week from readers and I try to answer all of them the best I can, but occasionally I get questions from multiple people that ask the same thing. In those situations I like to address the question as a post which can hopefully help others who probably have [...]
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