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...
For small investors, a slice of a stock might be better than none at all.
That, at least, is the theory behind the purchase of fractional shares, investments that represent less than a full share in well-known companies trade on major exchanges like the NYSE or Nasdaq…
Active investing may sound like it’s a better approach than passive investing. After all, we’re prone to see active things as more powerful, dynamic and capable. But in investing, active loses out most of the time to passive and it’s not really even close.