February 4, 2012

Greek Default Fears Send Stock Market Tumbling

Greek-Default

The news out of Greece is as bad as it has been. It looks as though Greece is indeed going to have to default on their debt, and if they do, markets around the world are going to be in some serious trouble, including America’s market. German Economy Minister Philip Roesler told German newspaper Die [...]

Job Market Report Continues to Make the Dow Jones a Roller Coaster Ride

Dow Jones

The Dow Jones has been taking investors and other followers on a recent roller coaster ride of ups and downs on a daily basis. It is really anyone’s guess as to where the market will end up on any given day. With the release of the newest jobs report, that fact stayed true. The Dow [...]

Pension Insurance Costs

Pension insurance costs have recently fallen to a staggering low. There may be several reasons for this, the main reason being that the stock market experienced very strong gains last year. This current stock market gain helped cut pension fund deficits around the world, making insurance as cheap as it has been since before the [...]

Common Stock Investing Mistakes People Make Every Year (and How to Avoid Them)

Diversifying your investments is key towards securing your future financial security and overall viability. The stock market is one such avenue available for consumers to utilize in order to build up their financial reserves for either long or short-term. The stock market is a creature all to its own with as many promising opportunities as [...]

Best Finance Description of A Double Dip Recession

Ever wondered how a double dip recession would affect you?  Or what some signs of a double dip recession are?  We’ll, this article by Mark Suster published in the Wall Street Journal gives one of the best descriptions I’ve ever read about what signs we should be reading right now. Check the article here. Basically, [...]

What is Diversification?

If you are into trading and investing, you would know what diversification in investment is. Investors are encouraged to diversify their investment portfolio. This is a good personal finance decision that will in many ways protect you against losses on investments. It is fairly easy for some investors to place their money on hot assets [...]

What is Dollar Cost Averaging?

If part of your personal finance plan is an interest in making investments, there are two factors that would primarily concern you – the cost of the product and its subsequent selling price. Your goal is to buy the product at a low price and be able to sell the product at a high price. [...]

The Fed Cuts Rates, The Stock Market Plummets

Most of you would have thought “the Fed cuts rates, stocks are going to jump higher and higher.” Similar to what they’ve been doing over the past week or two. The stock market has been on the rise. But today, when the Feds announced a quarter point cut stocks plummeted. I mean dropped like a [...]

Stock Market History For Beginniners

If you’ve ever wanted to jump into the stock market there’s a lot you should know first. Most people think that if they read a few wikipedia articles about how there’s cost and price and capitalization and their set. But what about the history of the stock market? What about what the stock market actually [...]

Year of the Pig Affects Market

This is the Year of the Pig and experts in Asian markets predict that earthy stocks such as banks and properties will fare well. If you are looking for Chinese property plays, stocks such as Shimao Property Holdings Ltd., China Resources Land, and China Overseas Land and Investment Ltd. may be of interest. Stocks in [...]