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Tips on Stock Portfolio Strategies
For some, the thought of a stock portfolio raises anxiety levels. Others view the stock market as akin to a weekend jaunt to Vegas. Others fall in between, using a portfolio of individual stocks as a means to several ends, which often include a stable retirement, a college education for a child or a
How to Calculate Returns on Stocks Purchased on Margin
Margin is the technical term for borrowing money from your investment broker to buy a stock. The stock in your investment portfolio is used as collateral for the loan. Investors can use margin accounts to leverage their investments by purchasing more stock than they pay for. This can provide signifi
What is a Dividend and How it Benefits the Investors
According to dictionary explanation, a dividend is "a pro-rata share in an amount to be distributed" to the shareholders by the company out of its earnings. The company divides its annual net profits by the total number of shares and pays dividend to its shareholders.
Timing the Stock Market
Investors who employ a market-timing strategy are attempting to buy stocks right before they make a major upward move in price, and conversely sell shares just prior to the time the market turns down. Market timing is also referred to as trying to "beat the market." For the active stock trader, gues
Sneak Peek - The Cure-All Weight Loss Drug and Profiting From Space Travel
No matter what the economic or political situations are, there are always going to be ample opportunities to add some gains to your portfolio. And one of those reasons has to do with breakthrough technologies. You see, people are always at work, developing the latest and greatest ways to improve hum
Cash Flow Statements
This article looks at how a Cash Flow Statement is set out and explains what each part means. The article then goes on to discuss the use of Cash Flow Statements to investors.
Features of Preferred Stocks
Preferred stock has advantages and drawbacks relative to common stock.business charts with buy image by Andrew Brown from Fotolia.comPreferred stock grants certain preferences to those who hold preferred shares, but has features some might consider drawbacks relative to common stock....
Why Is the Supply Curve Upward Sloping?
What Is a Supply Curve?A supply curve represents the quantity of a good that will be produced at a given price. The higher the price, the larger the quantity of the good that will be available to purchase. This is contrasted to the demand curve on which a higher price causes fewer of...
How to Buy California Bonds
"A bond is a debt investment in which an investor loans money to an entity (corporate or governmental) that borrows the funds for a defined period of time at a fixed interest rate," according to Investopedia. The corporate or government entity uses the bond-sale proceeds to finance company expansion
Inverse ETF Risks
Profits may come with inverse ETFs when markets decline, but buyer beware.Stock Market Crash image by Paul Heasman from Fotolia.comA financial services company called ProShares created inverse ETFs in 2006 for investors who believe the stock market in general or at least a particular...
Tips and Traps for Online Stock Trading
Every stock market investor is looking for that hot tip leading to big gain. Back in the early years of Wall Street, investors eavesdropped on restaurant conversations and literally hoped to hear what was hot on the street. Online stock trading brought all the perks stock trading to anyone, anywhere
Bse India Greenex : A Social Handshake!
“When we heal the Earth, we heal ourselves”- David Orr. Regrettably we are yet to realize it! Many Socialists are preaching it by way of Corporate Social Responsibility.
21 Strategies For a Killer Sustainability Plan
You may have heard of the term "seed money." Basically, it refers to how funders prefer to fund a project the first time, plant the seed for future growth. The funder expects that you will be able to sustain the program once it's started. Why? Donors are not interested in adopting a p
Being A Stock Market Newbie - Some Trading Basics
Stock market trading being one of the most lucrative investment opportunities keeps attracting new entrants everyday. If you are starting anew in stock market investing, your success will depend on how familiar you are with stock market basics. As a Newbie stock market investor, you can increase you
Trading the Iron Condor
The Iron Condor is fast becoming a popular strategy by options traders hoping to make a nice monthly income. But there are pitfalls and tricks you need to know, and gaining the proper training and knowledge is an important first step.
Can I Deduct Tuition for Training for a Trade?
You may deduct expenses for tuition from your taxable income or your total tax due under one of four different IRS tax write-offs. You may classify these items as business expenses and take an itemized deduction, or you may classify them as educational expenses and take the tuition and fees deductio
Option and Stock Trading and Watching CNBC
A summation of what it's like to watch CNBC all day while stock and option trading. The ups and downs of watching a financial television program.
How to Calculate the Basis Point of a Security
A basis point represents 0.01 percentage points of a security's value. Many types of securities have fees associated with the purchase, maintenance or management of the security, and many of these securities express these fees using basis points. You can calculate the basis points for any security i
Storm Water Discharge Issues and Strategies for Car Wash Fundraising
If you are going to have a car wash fundraiser for your nonprofit group may I suggest that you understand the storm water discharge laws in our nation?The Federal Clean Water Act provides that; no wastewater discharges of any type including those soapy suds from washing cars is allowed to go into a
Why Would a Stock Be Halted for Trading?
When trading in a stock is halted, it can be alarming to investors in that security. There are different reasons to halt trading, and the decision to step in is made either by the exchange on which the stock trades or by a regulatory body. When an exchange halts trading in a stock, the interruption