High Yield Bonds Equal High-Risk Investments Bonds are an investment in a company’s debt. They are loans. Companies issue bonds and investors purchase them. Like any loan, there is a principal amount, a date when it will be returned, and an interest rate. The date...
Traders Lose Money in the Market Bear or bull, the market swings up and down. Depending on what trades you make – you can get slammed even in the best of times. Lots of traders do in fact, some financial analysts put it at 70 to 90%. But isn’t the stock market...
What Makes a Good Stock Good? A good stock appreciates in value over time. A good stock is one that has more value than more than it costs. If you don’t have a crystal ball, how do you figure it out? The stock market is like a foreign language. You see all the...
Become Financially Independent. Then Retire Early. The FIRE (Financial Independence, Retire Early) movement was founded almost 2 decades ago. It premiered in a book called, “Your Money or Your Life.” The 1992 best seller said that working until age 65 wasn’t an...
Investment Basics: Start with an Index Fund For beginners, investing in an index fund is a great way to get in the game. You don’t have to try and pick your own stocks. An index fund means you’re investing in the whole index. Why is that a good thing? Because an index...
8 Tips to Make the Most of Your Windfall Money You’ve come into some unexpected cash – nice! When money drops into your lap – from an inheritance or a trust or insurance payout – the question is what to do with it? Should you save it, invest it or...
