February 4, 2012

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 [...]

What are Exchange Traded Funds?

Exchange traded funds (ETFs) are all the rage right now and chances are you’ve already put your money in one or two of them. Maybe a Spider or a commodity focused fund that you trade from your E-Trade account? Well if you aren’t already in ETFs you might want to think about adding one of [...]

What are Junk Bonds?

You have probably heard of bonds and have at one time or another considered restructuring your personal finance by including bond investment. There are, however, several kinds of bonds. One of these kinds includes the junk bonds. Introduction to Junk Bonds When you speak of junk bonds, you generally refer to bonds that are high-yield. [...]

What are Mutual Funds?

If you are considering investing several personal finance choices, you must have considered putting your money into a mutual fund. Defining Mutual Funds When you speak of mutual funds, you generally refer to a professionally managed fund that is owned by several shareholders. It is actually funds that are being held in trust for its [...]

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. [...]

Why Should You Save Money?

Nowadays, personal finance planning is quite important. One of the things that you can do in order to protect yourself and your family is to save money. Save! Most people are satisfied with living paycheck to paycheck. Some people do not have the money to save while some do not have the motivation to save. [...]

What are Commodities?

Commodities are generally categorized into several types. Classifications of commodities are intended to make it easier for people to track and compare prices. This method also gives people trading convenience. It makes it easier to conduct studies when you are considering purchasing commodities and trading the same. Defining Commodities Simply put, commodities are products of [...]

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 [...]