The Best And Worst Investments Of 2013
It’s been a good year for stocks and there are plenty of sectors that are holding their heads high. Biotech did very well with both of the best known funds in the sector...
The FTC Puts a Stop to a Phony Payday Loan Broker
Try to avoid payday loans or, if you can’t, try to make sure you’re getting one from a legitimate broker.
How To Choose A Mutual Fund As A New Investor
So, you have decided that it is time to get involved with investing, but the landscape looks pretty daunting. After all, there are thousands of mutual funds and seemingly just...
What’s it Mean if Housing is the New Stock Market
If housing is Now Like the Stock Market, what does it mean? Everybody has been writing about the financial meltdown just a few years ago, it seems, but not...
Stock Bubble Or Nice Bull Market?
Well, of course, if one knew the answer to that then making money in the markets would be easy. There is an old saying on Wall Street that bull markets...
Housing Starts and Permits Weak Ahead of Fed Decision
A slowdown in multi-family activity put a drag on U.S. housing starts as the indicator increased less than expected, according to the New Residential Construction Report. Total housing starts, which...
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Be On The Lookout For Closed-End Fund Bargains
With all of the Washington turmoil of late (ok, maybe years would be more accurate) and the massive debts being incurred, many people have been surprised by the stock (and bond)...
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For Women Only
If you ask me why I think this blog is for men, I really don’t have an easy answer. Maybe because I think of do-it-yourself men wearing tool belts strapped to their waists as...
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Start Investing With The Big, Expensive Brokerage Firms
No, I am not kidding, even a little. As I noted in my last post, there is a large population of people that know they should be investing, but thus far have not done so. The...
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Closed-End Funds–Safe Leverage?
There are many different ways to invest, from stocks, bonds, ETF’s and plain old mutual funds. But there is a neglected corner of the investment universe that may soon be worth...
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Many People Want Investment Help: Here’s How To Get It
The investing industry does endless surveys to try and figure out how to get new clients and they all come back with more or less the same answers. Those already investing are, to...
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Is Government Economic Data Useless?
Well, if you are looking for accurate numbers to base long(er) term investment decisions on, then yes they are. If you are just trading for the day then it really doesn’t...
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