The Money Issues Youll Face Every busine...Full Article
Each week brings a new batch of economic data: Interest rates are up, the consumer price index is down, etc. We know the news affects the stock market, but most of us arent sure why.These economic ind...Full Article
How to Plan an Early Retirement When Arie Eisner was 57, he considered retiring from his job as an assistant supervisor in the Applied Physics L...Full Article
It used to be that employers pension plans were based on set contributions made by employees (sometimes matched by the employer), which were then invested on behalf of the employees. While this is oft...Full Article
If youre like many Americans over the age of 55, youve probably had money taken out of your paychecks for years and years in order to purchase U. S. savings bonds. Those bonds are probably sitting in...Full Article
The Light Crude Continuous Contract hit an all-time high at $70.85 a barrel, while Unleaded Gasoline Futures spiked 50% or $1 a gallon on Tuesday. However, oil closed the week at $67.57 a barrel, whil...Full Article
What really controls the economy? Forget interest rates, forget deficits, forget the Fed, forget IRAQ, forget which party is in office. In fact, forget just about everything that permeates the news. T...Full Article
There are many steps in calculating the fair value of a company. However, before we even do that, it is imperative to know how a company earns its profit. Does it do that by selling to consumers? lice...Full Article
You have rowed a boat at some time haventyou? Yes, put the oars in the water and pull. Ofcourse, you dont know where you are goingbecause you are sitting backwards. Every sooften you have to turn to l...Full Article
The Light Crude Continuous Contract closed at $66.13 a barrel Friday, after hitting an all-time high at $67.95 a barrel earlier in the day. A week from Monday is Labor Day, which marks the end of the ...Full Article
If youve decided to stock some money away in a certificate of deposit, why not reap the highest benefit over time by laddering your CD investments? Whats a CD latter? Im glad you asked.A CD ladder ...Full Article
Investors usually dont have an aversion to buying an asset. The real gut wrenching decision is when - and if - to sell. What most dont realize (or dont want to realize) is the overwhelming importanc...Full Article
Okay, so I can tell you I have sat in front of countless numbers of people who have made mistakes when purchasing and owning annuities. And I have visited people who wish they never got involved in an...Full Article
The Foreign Exchange Market, better known as FOREX, is a worldwide market for buying and selling currencies. It handles a huge volume of transactions 24 hours a day, 5 days a week. Daily exchanges are...Full Article
The first point to mastering money management is that you have to understand when youre trading on the stock market is that you are playing the odds - but unlike many forms of gambling, you can make m...Full Article
Going public in this manner is ideal for companies that may not be large enough to attract an underwriter for an IPO and those that dont need to raise capital immediately. They want to go public becau...Full Article
With visions of an ATM in every neighborhood in China, foreign banks and investment firms are queuing up to join the "China Club."Moneybags CommunismThe initiation fee for the "China Cl...Full Article
Everyones talking about China. Dont miss the opportunities in the other CHI..Yes. Chile with an LE not NAWhile the whole region is back in favor with investors, it seems appropriate to highlight Chile...Full Article
Youll want to opt for the no-load or institutional share class instead. If youre a no-load investor who is determined to buy a fund thats primarily broker-sold, go through a supermarket and opt for th...Full Article
Convertibles are stealing the show with their safe investment image in todays "protective" market. They seem to be overshadowing the stocks and bonds, and this holds true for the mediocre is...Full Article
