Buying into the stock market for the first time can feel a lot like taking the plunge. Its unknown territory but you are so excited by the prospects that you are in it for the long haul. Just like a marriage, great results sometimes take a lot of effort.
To make the most of your investment, [...]

How would you like to set the price at which you can sell your stock? Would you [TD1] like to be able to protect your portfolio in case the broad market drops and drags stock values down? The simple answer is to buy insurance for your stock portfolio, and put options are the product.
Options have [...]

Dollar cost averaging is a technique that allows you, as an investor, to take advantage of both good times and bad to meet your investment goals. Suze Orman probably said it best in her book, “The 9 Steps to Financial Freedom” when she described Dollar Cost Averaging as putting time, money and the market all [...]

Investment mistakes can be avoided when an individual takes the time to understand the investment they are getting into. However, mistakes have a positive side, they help people learn and become better shareholders. The majority of individuals learn through trial and error; but one should attempt to evade certain financial pitfalls if they can, because [...]

Calculating the weighted average cost of capital is in fact quite straightforward and easy. If people have the cost of debt and the cost of equity figures then it is even less time consuming. Usually the cost of debt is lower than the cost of equity, because market returns are higher than debt financing. For [...]

Financial skills are not taught at school, so unless we come from a financially savvy family, we’re left to learn the hard way when we grow up.
Investing is not as scary as everyone makes it out to be. The very mention of it conjures up images of stressed people in trading rooms losing money, but [...]

The next most important difference between brokers is the types of investments available and the fees charged for them. Not all online brokers offer the ability to trade in mutual funds or options, or some brokers require special requirements to be met before trading in them.
If you want to trade in something [...]

When choosing an online broker, it is important to understand what your priorities are. Much like buying a car, or choosing a doctor, there is no one-size-fits-all criteria that can be written here that will guide you to the perfect broker for you. This article will highlight some of the difference between online [...]

To figure out what makes sense for you, take the following into consideration before you make an assumption about which is the best approach.
Find Your Real Mortgage Rate
You might have secured a mortgage and signed on the dotted line for a set of agreed terms, but do you know what your real mortgage rate is? [...]

It’s often said that you need money to make money. Certainly it’s a lot easier to make a million if you have a million to start with. However, it’s important to remember that many millionaires worked their way up from just a few dollars.
There are, basically, three ways to turn a little cash into a [...]