Despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and bear market of March 2020, equity markets have bounced back and hit new highs. While this is generally a good thing, extreme moves in any direction tend to test investors’ nerves and ability to adhere to a disciplined strategy…
If you’re looking to start investing but don’t have the time or desire to follow the market closely, fear not. You don’t have to live and breathe the stock market in order to be a successful investor. In fact, thanks to technological advances at online brokerage firms, you can easily set up a savings and investment program that requires little active maintenance…
There’s nothing wrong with accepting average stock market returns. If you invested $5,000 a year, earning fairly typical average returns of 10% a year, you’d have about $1.35 million at the end of 35 years.
But what if you don’t want to be average? Try these seven surefire…
The concept of “buy low, sell high” is popular across a variety of industries. People who buy cheap houses, renovate them, and sell them for more are doing a version of buy low, sell high. So are people who find collectibles for a few dollars at garage sales and sell them for hundreds on eBay…
In the not-too-distant past, investing was a game for the rich and well-connected. Brokerage firms had a near-monopoly on information regarding companies and trading, and to get involved, you had to visit in person with a broker. Not only that, but as information was not readily accessible by the investing public, you had to rely on your broker…
When you're new to investing, the idea of getting started can be scary and overwhelming. But the very act of opening a brokerage account or retirement plan is a step in the right direction. From there, however, you'll need to develop an investing strategy that works for you, and these key...