Bitcoin – Should I Invest? Bitcoin is a relatively new virtual form of currency, with several key advantages over traditional forms of money. Bitcoin is a new currency that was created in 2009, transactions are made with no middle men – meaning, no banks! There are no transaction fees and no need to give your…read more »
REITS Real Estate Investment Trusts If you are interested in real estate, but lack the funds to make an actual purchase or the time required to research specific properties then a real estate investment trust is an option for you to consider. REITs can be publicly traded on major exchanges, public but non-listed, or private….read more »
Lump Sum Investing or Dollar Cost Averaging Should you invest the money all at once or in equal chunks over time? The latter, known as dollar cost averaging, reduces the risk of buying in when share prices are highest and about to take a dive. That protection comes at the cost of lower returns overall as…read more »
Your Financial Future Bankrate.com found that more than 50 % of Americans are not invested in the stock market, including in their retirement accounts. Not investing is one of the biggest mistakes you can make if you want a wealthy retirement. When it comes to investing, fear prevents most people from starting. Whether it’s fear…read more »
What Exactly is a Moving Average? A moving average is nothing more than the average of a stock’s closing price over a specified amount of time. The most commonly used moving averages calculate price over periods of 50, 100, and 200 days. They are plotted on charts as lines that follow the price action. The…read more »
Three Investment Mistakes That Can Drain Your Portfolio No. 1: Avoid Insurance as an Investment Insurance products make lousy investments especially life insurance products. Trouble with insurance products is the fees. Most insurance products typically take a big, upfront commission when you start saving. If you understand the phenomenon of compounding, you know that a…read more »
Tax Liens Certificates Tax liens are basically loans to individuals who had failed to pay their property taxes. In return for paying those back taxes off, they got paid interest plus depending on the state additional penalties. What happens is this: A homeowner, for whatever reason, fails to pay his property taxes. The taxing authority…read more »
Investment Ideas Monthly (Monday – May 30, 2016) A monthly forecast and investment ideas covering a range of technical and fundamental analysis securities to assist you in when to buy and when to sell a specific security. This is informational only and is not meant as a recommendation to buy or sell any security, but…read more »
Which is Better Lump-Sum Investing or Dollar Cost Averaging? Dollar Cost Averaging – theory is over time if you spread out your investments you will automatically buy fewer shares when the shares are high and more when shares are priced lower during market pull-backs and corrections. If you invest lump sum and the market takes…read more »
Investment Ideas Monthly (Monday – May 02, 2016) A monthly forecast and investment ideas covering a range of technical and fundamental analysis securities to assist you in when to buy and when to sell a specific security. This is informational only and is not meant as a recommendation to buy or sell any security, but…read more »
