Robinhood Chain Meme Coin Watch GRO First of Its Kind
The newly launched project turns sustained market cap milestones into permanent changes to its seed mascot, connecting token activity to an unfolding visual story. Watch GRO ($GRO), a new meme coin on Robinhood Chain, has completed the first transformation in a planned … [Read More...]
How to Buy Stocks
Table of Contents Chapter 1: Introduction to Trading Stocks Chapter 2: Different Categories of Stocks Chapter 3: Functioning of The Stock Market Chapter 4: Stock Market and Price Movements Chapter 5: How to Buy Stocks Chapter 6: Choosing Your Investment … [More]
Bank Account Facts
Chapter 1: Where To Open Bank Accounts Chapter 2: Which Type of Bank Account Should You Open Chapter 3: Bank Account Interest Rates Chapter 4: Bank Account Charges and Fees Chapter 5: Online Banking Chapter 6: Bank Account Facts Bank Account Facts Whether you … [More]
Calculating and Understanding Yield Curve
Table of Contents Chapter 1: Categories of Bonds Chapter 2: Pricing of Bonds Chapter 3: Calculating Yield and Understanding Yield Curve Chapter 4: Duration of Bonds Chapter 5: Relationship Between Price, Yield and Duration Navigate This Page Chapter 3: Calculating … [More]
Vertical Option Spreads
Table of Contents Chapter 1: What are Option Spreads Chapter 2: Vertical Option Spreads Chapter 3: Calendar Option Spreads Chapter 4: Diagonal Option Spread Chapter 5: Trading Options with Spreads Navigate This Page Chapter 2: Vertical Spreads - Vertical Bull Call … [More]
How to Make a Budget and Stick to It
Chapter 1: How to Make a Budget and Stick to It Chapter 2: Creating Personal Budget Goals Chapter 3: Assessing Your Current Financial Situation Chapter 4: Identifying Budget Focus Areas Chapter 5: Staying Committed to Your Budget Chapter 6: Budget Software Budgeting … [More]
Focus on Feasible Financial Planning Goals
Table of Contents Chapter 1: How to Determine Your Financial Goals Chapter 2: Setting Priorities to Reach Your Financial Goals Chapter 3: Short Term Goals vs. Long Term Goals Chapter 4: Focus on Feasible Financial Planning Goals Chapter 5: Review Your Financial Goals … [More]
Money and Origins of Forex Trading
Table of Contents Chapter 1: What is Forex Trading Chapter 2: History of Money and Origins of Forex Trading Chapter 3: Forex Trading Terminology Chapter 4: Important Aspects of Forex Trading Chapter 5: Players in The Forex Market Chapter 6: Factors that Affect the … [More]
Categories of Mutual Funds
Table of Contents Chapter 1: Introduction to Mutual Funds Chapter 2: Categories of Mutual Funds Chapter 3: Understanding Mutual Fund Terminology Chapter 4: Mutual Fund Costs Chapter 5: Buying Mutual Funds Chapter 6: Tracking and Selling Mutual Funds Navigate This … [More]
ADR | American Depository Receipts
ADRs are American Depository Receipts, an investment option open to interested buyers in the US who want to become stakeholders in a foreign company. A bank or brokerage may issue an ADR in the US representing shares in the overseas company. An ADR may represent a fraction, … [More]
Budget Software
Chapter 1: How to Make a Budget and Stick to It Chapter 2: Creating Personal Budget Goals Chapter 3: Assessing Your Current Financial Situation Chapter 4: Identifying Budget Focus Areas Chapter 5: Staying Committed to Your Budget Chapter 6: Budget Software Budgeting … [More]
Top 10 Richest People in the World and How They Got Rich
Every year the world's richest list is eagerly awaited. This time the top slot didn't go to the usual suspect, Bill Gates, but to Carlos Slim Helu, the Mexican businessman who runs the wireless company, America Movil. Bill Gates has held the top slot for 14 out of the last … [Read More...]
Top 10 Most Expensive Cities in the World
Living in big cities can be great if you have the money to support the lifestyle and the opportunities that these cities offer. Here are some of the most expensive cities in the world - consider yourself lucky if you can afford to live in one of these. … [Read More...]
Top 8 Political Scandals in France
The internet is abuzz with gossip about French President Nicolas Sarkozy and his singer-model wife Carla Bruni. An incident in case being the President's alleged drunken speech at the G8 summit. But over the years, various French politicians have been involved in much … [Read More...]
Top 6 Political Scandals in Mexico
Misconduct and political corruption are common features of Mexican politics. From election rigging, money laundering to inhuman massacres, Mexico’s politicians are known for fraudulent activities, while Mexican police are infamous for their violence. Despite Mexico being … [Read More...]
Top 6 Political Scandals in China
China is an emerging superpower with a literacy rate of 90.9% and multi trillion dollar economy. Though its communist government is power yielding, it has encouraged privatization that has contributed to the country's rapid growth. With its defiance of western political … [Read More...]
Top 10 Most Expensive Cars
Cars may be just a way to commute for some, but for many it’s a passion. In this article, we talk about some of the hottest and the most expensive cars in the world. The most expensive cars list is topped by the Swedish manufacturer Koenigsegg’s car followed by a car … [Read More...]
Top 10 Mortgage Lenders in the United States
Finding the most suitable mortgage lender for your home loan can be daunting as well as time and effort intensive. Whether you are a first mortgage seeker or looking to refinance your existing mortgage, knowing the best mortgage lenders in the country will help narrow down … [Read More...]
Top 7 Political Scandals in Japan
Most of Japan’s political scandals have revolved around bribes and misappropriation of funds by top Japanese officials. Powerful private sector firms have been found to be in cahoots with government officials in carrying out these large scale corrupt activities. There is a … [Read More...]
Top 5 Political Scandals in Pakistan
Pakistan’s politics has seen widespread corruption and many major scandals. Its history is marked by political unrest and government overthrows masterminded by the intelligence agency ISI as well as the military. Almost every administration has been accused of money … [Read More...]
Top 10 Tips for a Budget Wedding
In these trying economic times, couples planning to tie the knot may have to closely look at the wedding costs. Working your wedding ceremony costs around a modest budget will be less challenging if you figure out where you can save and what services you can do without. Read … [Read More...]
How Video Game Companies Make Money
One of the quietest growth stories over the last few years has come from what is possibly the loudest consumer industry in existence (besides rock and roll I guess). The video game industry has been exploding over the last decade, and investors are starting to see serious … [Read More...]
American Investment Licences: Series 6 & Series 7
The first investment licence that potential advisors pursue is either the Series 6 or the Series 7 certification from FINRA. Between the two options, an individual is able to decide as to whether they want to jump right into the investments industry, or instead work their … [Read More...]
Portfolio Balancing Part 1 – What’s in Your Portfolio?
There are many essential factors to generating returns in your personal investments portfolio. Over the course of this periodical, we’ll be describing how you can learn simple strategies for getting the best results through all of them. This week will have a three-part … [Read More...]
How Zynga Generates Revenues
The last company I want to discuss in this series is the one with the most direct-to-consumer model of business. Zynga’s business model specifically surrounds directly engaging consumers with their line of social gaming products, but then creates income for investors through … [Read More...]
32 Holdings Equals a Diversified Investment Portfolio
Diversification is a confusing topic for some investors. More often than not, it simply acts as a media buzz word to sell investors more securities into their portfolio than they need. However, there can be no argument against the effectiveness of diversification as a means … [Read More...]
Equity Dilution’s Impact on Value
Keeping in mind the theme of value investing, I’d like to dedicate the next two posts to the discussion of equity dilution, and how its impacts can be worked into a value-based portfolio. For our purposes, equity dilution is going to refer to situations in which the values … [Read More...]
2012 Investing Trends: Changing Real Estate Rental Dynamics
With the New Year, investors are scurrying to cover their tax losses, and figure out what will be relevant in 2012. Having done the math on a number of option pieces from around the web, I’ve put together a list of my favourite investing trends for 2012. Each day I’ll go … [Read More...]
Where Does Linkedin’s Value Come From
The first major social media company to go public this year was LinkedIn. This offering was a major event in the stock market, because it created a reference point against which other social media companies to could be valued. Specifically, people are always interested in … [Read More...]
Part 2 Practical Mutual Funds: Risks Involved With Mutual Funds
In the last post of the series, I described the simplicity of why it is we buy Mutual Funds (to make money of course!). Today, I’m going to dig deeper, and describe some of the risks that Mutual Funds inadvertently employ to justify these returns. Don’t worry, there’s no … [Read More...]
What is the Gross Debt Service Ratio (GDSR)?
Similar to the Total Debt Service Ratio (TDSR), the Gross Debt Service Ratio (GDSR) is a metric that is commonly used by lenders in conjunction with a credit score. As the name suggests, GDSR acts as a metric for specifically representing the amount of an individual’s income … [Read More...]
