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...]
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]
How to Start Trading Futures
Table of Contents Chapter 1: What is Futures Trading Chapter 2: How Futures Trading Works Chapter 3: Futures Terminology Chapter 4: Importance of Futures Market Chapter 5: Limitations on Futures Trading Chapter 6: Factors Affecting Futures Chapter 7: Who Should Use … [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]
Staying Committed to Your Budget
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 Commitment … [More]
Factors that Affect the Forex Market
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]
Risks Involved With Trading Forex
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]
Importance of Futures Market
Table of Contents Chapter 1: What is Futures Trading Chapter 2: How Futures Trading Works Chapter 3: Futures Terminology Chapter 4: Importance of Futures Market Chapter 5: Limitations on Futures Trading Chapter 6: Factors Affecting Futures Chapter 7: Who Should Use … [More]
Investing In Bonds
Table of Contents Chapter 1: Growing Your Wealth with Investments Chapter 2: Learn How To Invest Chapter 3: Cash Investments Chapter 4: Investing in Stocks Chapter 5: Investing In Bonds Chapter 6: Investing in Real Estate Chapter 7: Investing in Mutual … [More]
Types of Bank Investments
In the wake of the recent recession, the American people have become disillusioned with several market related investment options. Many previously ‘sound’ investments have spiraled down to touch all time lows, wiping out the life time savings of many. For instance the … [More]
Where and How To Invest Your Money
Chapter 1: Saving Money Chapter 2: Why It's Difficult To Save Money Chapter 3: How To Save Money Every Month Chapter 4: Where and How To Invest Your Money It's important to carefully choose where you are going to save your money. Opt for an account or an investment … [More]
The Top 6 Ways That Obama is Ruining Our Economy
Back in 2008, Democratic President hopeful Barack Obama fielded criticisms for the tax plans he proposed for the American people if he got elected. They were deemed ‘socialist’ by his Republican rivals. Today, President Obama faces stark criticism of the very same tax … [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...]
Top 10 Personal Finance & Budgeting Tips
Most people find it hard to make a budget, even though they know how important it is to have better control of their finances and to have a secure financial future. Preparing a budget is however not as tough as it may seem. You can make a good budget that you can stick to … [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 10 Corporate Scandals
Corporate scandals have always been shocking news for investors and stakeholders. Typically these scandals involve understating the company’s expenses, overstating earnings, overstating value of the assets or/and under reporting current liabilities. A corporate wrongdoing … [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 Homes in the World
The world’s most expensive homes’ list starts with the most recently completed Antilla in Mumbai and ends with an ancient Dracula’s Castle in Romania. While geographically these homes share very little in common, all the homes on this list can lay claim to affluent owners, … [Read More...]
Top 10 Business Scandals and Ponzies in the United States
The US has seen many financial and business frauds through the years. Many of these were well thought of and deliberately orchestrated by fraudsters. Others happened when unscrupulous persons took advantage of loopholes in existing systems. No matter how these have come … [Read More...]
Top 6 Political Scandals in Russia
Russia once enjoyed superpower status but the current economic scenario is in stark contrast to its achievements in the Soviet era. But an even bigger problem is the extent of corruption and scandals in Russian politics. They have not only created a bad reputation of the … [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...]
Broad Market Mutual Fund Returns of WPFRX & FDSAX
Funds Name: Westport Funds: Westport Fund; Class R Shares Symbol: WPFRX Nav: $24.18 Name: Sunamerica Focused Series, Inc: Focused Dividend Strategy Portfolio; Class A Shares Symbol: FDSAX Nav: $11.77 Objective & Strategy WPFRX: Westport funds pursues … [Read More...]
Mitigating Equity Dilution as a Value Investor
In the last article, I went through a couple of scenarios that could result in an investor’s position being diluted out by further equity issuances by the company itself. While these situations don’t really have a major impact on the value of the investment itself … [Read More...]
How a Gold Exit Might Impact Your Bonds and Guaranteed Savings Portfolio
Your bond portfolio is your back-bone. It supports both the fixed-income and growth aspects of your portfolio by virtue of its stability, predictability, and cash-producing nature. No matter what, you know what kind of returns you’ll be getting from this portfolio, provided … [Read More...]
Part 4 Practical Mutual Funds: Finding Fixed Income
I’ve saved the best for last in this ongoing series describing the practical fundamentals of investing in Mutual Funds. You can check out my first three articles in this series here (1, 2, 3). By taking the time to understand how it is that Income-Oriented Mutual Funds … [Read More...]
How to Build an Investment Portfolio within a Given Industry Sector
Having built up a list of all the different sector classifications that we can use to build up a robust investment portfolio, we can start going through each of these industries to make sure that we are gaining a broad exposure throughout the entire industry itself. In doing … [Read More...]
2012 Investing Trends: Agricultural Demand & Agricultural ETF
A recurring theme for investing in 2012 that people are discussing today involves developing countries. Specifically, trends seem to be surrounding how markets will adapt to accommodate increasing population sizes, and growing levels of wealth. One of the most pervasive … [Read More...]
An Alternative to Options Strangles
In the last post I outlined all the theoretical benefits of a position known as an ‘Options Strangle’. Don’t get me wrong, this is an excellent position to enter, but only under very specific circumstances. From the perspective of costs and rewards, it’s extremely effective … [Read More...]
Who Regulates Financial Advisory in the USA?
Financial planners and advisors seem to spring up frequently these days, all claiming to be the best qualified to handle our personal savings and investments. While many of these professionals do indeed have the skills necessary to guide us towards our financial goals, it … [Read More...]
The Spanish Debt Crisis: How Bad is it?
Over April, the Spanish Debt Crisis began to take centre stage as investors turned their attention away from Greece. Despite a brief rally in the market, it seems as though European debt is again going to exert its influence on North American Stock Exchanges for the near … [Read More...]
