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Long Term Investment Options and Strategies. Top Story - May 2018.
Determining which long term investment options and strategies are right for you can feel completely overwhelming. With markets rallying fiercely at one moment and in a state of utter freefall the next, knowing where to put your money can seem like an impossible task. Fortunately, the sheer number of different types of investments means that you can tailor a strategy that works perfectly for you.
By Patty Ramsen8 years ago in Trader
Tips for Getting Over Your Fear of Investing
The Great Recession was about the time when I entered young adulthood. It was a time when jobs became scarce, the stock market took a tumble, and everyone who was investing seemed to regret their decision. I remember those days, primarily because the atmosphere involving money was palpably tense.
By Cato Conroy8 years ago in Trader
Best Personal Finance Blogs to Read
If there's one topic I've become obsessed with reading about, it's money. I love learning how to make money, save money, and spend money more efficiently. Money is the best tool out there, and it's one that you can grow on your own—if you know how.
By Ossiana Tepfenhart8 years ago in Trader
Types of Portfolio Management Strategies
Investing is a lot like playing a good card game, or trying to win at chess. If you're not using strategy, you're probably not going to win. It sounds scary to think about, but everyone who has ever actually won big in the stock market has employed successful portfolio management strategies to make their money.
By Iggy Paulsen8 years ago in Trader
Advantages of Owning vs Renting a Home
Homeownership. Say it with me. Home ownership. Sounds nice, right? You can almost see the white picket fence, the dog in the backyard, and the car in the driveway when you say it. Maybe it's in the suburbs outside a big city, or maybe it's a nice farm out in the middle of nowhere. No matter where it is, it sounds so nice.
By Sasha Konikovo8 years ago in Trader
Benefits of Long Term Investment in the Stock Market
Make no mistake, the stock market is a complex, intricate place that is incredibly difficult to master. However, if you're able to learn the ins and the outs of it, and gain experience investing and trading in stocks, you can make a fortune in a very simple and straightforward manner. If you've done your research, you know there are two methods for investing: short and long-term. Both strategies have their shortcomings and advantages, but overall, there are a lot more benefits of long term investment than short-term.
By Jesse Kinney8 years ago in Trader
How To Use Support and Resistance in Trading
There are a lot of different ways to trade like a professional stockbroker. You can learn the ways to invest like Warren Buffet by taking a look at the value of stocks and going through the long term approach. You could learn how to invest like Ray Dalio by using radical acceptance and hard research. Or, you could use support and resistance in trading techniques.
By Ossiana Tepfenhart8 years ago in Trader
Ways to Save for an Emergency Fund on a Budget. Top Story - May 2018.
It's no shocker that having cash on hand is great. A little bit of free money can help you get out of an emergency situation that would cost way more on credit, or worse, just be downright devastating if you didn't have money to avoid it. Even every trader should have an emergency fund.
By Cato Conroy8 years ago in Trader
Things You Must Realize in Order to Make Your First Million Before 30 Years Old
Being a millionaire by 30 is something almost every young person has dreamed of. After all, money is way more fun when you're young enough to enjoy it in its entirety. Thousands of people reach their first million dollar net worth every day—and there's really nothing that says that you can't be one of them eventually.
By Ossiana Tepfenhart8 years ago in Trader
The Investopedia Simulator
In the beginning of April, after WNY was slammed with snow, I discovered that Investopedia has a simulator that teaches those who are willing to learn, how to trade in the stock market. Usually I use MarketWatch or TD Ameritrade to look at stock performances. Excited about finding a game for stock trading, I was happy I didn't have to download the App to my already over-filled phone in order to play the Investopedia simulator!
By Lady Sunday8 years ago in Trader
What Stocks I Would Invest In
I want an MBA so I can do some business things with it, as in help other people start businesses to get off of disability, for example. Humalog is a slow-growth stock according to a December 22nd, 2017 article. Sales are better for a diabetes medication called Trulicity. Eli Lilly not only sells Trulicity well, but is also working on the osteoporosis drug Forteo. The FDA has approved Taltz, a medication that treats psoriatic arthritis. Sales, however, are dropping for Lilly’s cancer drugs Alimta, and Erbitux. Other medications that are slipping are Cymbalta, Strattera, and Zyprexa. All of these psychiatric drugs are reported as facing generic competition.
By Iria Vasquez-Paez8 years ago in Trader
Money Matters: The Money Trap
Are you tired of not being able to take that dream vacation? Do you constantly find yourself doing nothing but paying interest on top of interest? Do you want to make a better future for yourself, your kids, and your potential grandkids?
By January Greene8 years ago in Trader
