There are dozens of ways to invest, and thousands of types of investments. But once you get past the stocks and bonds, mutual funds, and other investment options, you realize that many investors have similar tendencies regarding how they invest. You can usually boil down types of investors to three main investor types: active investors, [...]
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Have you ever wondered what would happen if the brokerage company you use to invest went out of business and disappeared with your money? You’ll be glad to know that the SIPC or Securities Investor Protection Corporation is a system that helps keep U.S. investors safe in the event their brokerage has financial trouble or [...]
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Zecco is one of the most well-known discount brokerage firms because they offer have an award winning trading platform, a variety of features, and competitive pricing. They launched several years ago with a splash when they offered free stock trades. Zecco no longer offers free trades, but their pricing tiers are competitive with all the [...]
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When I first started out investing in dividend paying stocks, I really had no clue what I was doing. I had been buying and selling investments for several years but had no experience selecting blue chip stocks that paid a dividend. My screening criterion (at the time) was flawed and it cost me a couple [...]
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Have you filed your federal income taxes yet? Are you getting a refund this year or will you have to pay? While it is probably better to owe taxes then receive a refund, it may be time to put that money you are getting back to work. A large tax refund is the perfect time [...]
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The sky is falling! Or so claims Fortune Magazine in this article: Apple flash crash: $10 billion gone. I’ll give you a quick synopsis of the article, and then tell you why it doesn’t matter. Why You Should Ignore the Apple Flash Crash The headline screams that Apple lost $10 billion in market cap in [...]
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If you count yourself among those who are looking to open a brokerage account in the near future, then you can’t go wrong looking at Firstrade, which started in 1985 as a company seeking to bring affordable stock trades to regular investors. They started their online brokerage in 1997, making them one of the oldest [...]
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