Investing
Investing is the art and science of making your money work for you. Here you can find articles that cover various aspects of investing, including: investing in stocks mutual funds, ETFs, and bonds, asset allocation, diversification, and more — excluding the specific are of real estate investing. Additionally, check out related articles in these sections: savings, financial planning, and real estate and homeownership.
Investing is a subsection of asset management.
How to Invest in Gold, Silver, and Other Precious Metals
Are you looking for information on how to protect your portfolio by investing in precious metal commodities like gold and silver? With the United States’ government over $15 trillion in debt, the Federal Reserve printing money [...]
Why Investing Through Your Bank is a Bad Idea
When considering your options to invest either for retirement or just with the extra money you have, your bank should be one of the last places you consider. Banks are places you keep money in savings, [...]
Tax Loss Harvesting: Sell Losing Investments to Offset Capital Gains
As the year draws to close, it’s time to take stock of what you are doing to increase your overall tax efficiency. If you are looking to get a few more tax deductions, this is the [...]
3 Investments That Protect You From Inflation
Over the march of time the value of money you have today will go down due to inflation. Every year inflation causes something you would buy today for a dollar to cost a dollar and a [...]
What is DRIP Investing and Should You Use It?
DRIP investing is an easy way to reinvest your dividends into your dividend stocks in a way that grows the number of shares you have over long periods of time. DRIP stands for “dividend reinvestment program” [...]
Are Dividend Paying Stocks Safer Than Average?
Investing in stocks is a tough business these days even despite a massive multi-year rally where the markets have essentially doubled since their lows after the financial crisis a few years ago. Many investors are still [...]
How TIPS Provide a Guaranteed Real Return
Do TIPS really keep up with real inflation? The most important thing to remember is that TIPS provide a guaranteed real return. While this might be a bit complex, here are two ways TIPS can provide [...]
Investing in Collectibles: What Makes a Collectible Valuable?
My husband started buying Lord of the Rings action figures after the first movie came out, purchasing them a little at a time. He also has a box full of sports trading cards. A few of [...]
4 Reasons You Should Participate in Your Employer’s 401k Plan
Saving for retirement is one of the most important financial decisions you can make. Without retirement savings you may never be able to retire or if you are forced to retire, you find yourself completely dependent [...]
Should You Use Your Home Equity to Invest in the Stock Market?
If you are more than halfway through repaying your home mortgage you likely have a decent amount of equity in the house. With refinancing and borrowing against your mortgage rates well below 5%, doesn’t it make [...]
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