Amid increasing oil prices, stocks opened rather lower Thursday. While a leap in Treasury yields made investors fret and sent stocks plummeting Wednesday, oil appeared to be a great worry Thursday as yields ticked lower.
To note, oil prices approached $70 a barrel. Light, sweet crude oil increased 70 cents to $69.56 per barrel in […]

Most successful traders and investors exude certain characteristics, traits and beliefs that help them gain a rewarding portal in the industry. And these attributes are in the investors manifesto. Joshua Kennon writes about the 18 traits and practices that lead to investing success.
Here they are:

 I am not afraid to take risks if fairly compensated.
My family […]

“If something can go wrong, it will go wrong.” You sure know Murphy’s Law by heart. In fact, you are supposed to apply it in almost every thing that you do – even in investing in stock.
Want some proof? Consider it in buying stocks…If anything can go wrong, it will. If anything can’t go wrong, […]

Before you jump into the pool and pick a mutual fund to invest in, you should know first what they are and how they work. Same with stock market trading, mutual funds need considerable understanding to avoid pitfalls.
Put simply, a mutual fund is a pool of money provided by individual investors, companies, and other organizations. […]

One of the most controversial investment practices is the MARGIN. It is essentially investing with borrowed money. Any qualified person could purchase securities on margin. He could do this as an alternative to stock trading. Margin, though, could give either spectacular gains or devastating losses.
Any qualified individual could purchase securities on margin by borrowing money […]

How do you live in the world of shareholder perks? Joshua Kennon, gives us a fair share of the realm…
Kennon writes:
 
Many corporations offer their shareholders perks, freebies, goodies, discounts and a whole slew of special treatment. To qualify for these perks, an investor must normally have at least one share of stock in certificate form, […]

One of the excruciating phases of investing is dealing with capital losses. It could lead to sleepless nights and disturbing depression. Falling stock prices are hard to swallow. In fact, it takes considerable amount of courage to be successful in doing it.
Hence, in investing it’s ideal to learn how to deal with them before it […]

As an investor, you are dying to know techniques that would drastically reduce market risk. And one technique is called dollar cost averaging.
Basically, dollar cost averaging is designed to reduce market risk through the systematic purchase of securities at prearranged intervals and amounts. As an alternative to investing assets in a lump sum, the investor […]

Parents want to teach their kids responsibility, which covers how to become self-sufficient. But only few parents are triumphant in accomplishing this task. Why? Because of the antiquated concept that ‘responsibility’ is simply having a job and saving a little.
Here are the practical ways to secret wealth building:
1.     Your greatest barrier is yourself. Yes, it’s […]

One of the proven strategies in attaining your goals is being in control. Same is true in regard your finances. Like water, money expands to fill its container. But this will not happen if you have no volition to make it happen.
Start with this maxim in mind: Pay yourself first. Settle your bills and decide […]