The stock market saw a huge decline yesterday for about fifteen minutes before going on to recover later in the day. The Dow Jones industrial average fell by almost 1000 points, about 10%, in the afternoon before closing 3.2% lower. [Read more…]
Tips on How to Make Money from IPOs
Initial public offerings, or IPOs, are considered riskier than the rest of the stock market because there is lot of uncertainty attached to them. It is hard to predict the right price of an IPO stock, but understanding the market fundamentals will help you make money out of these opportunities. And if you get it right, investing in IPOs can be extremely profitable. [Read more…]
Investing in Stocks from Emerging Markets
Emerging market stocks from economies that are growing at a fast rate, such as China, India and Brazil have attracted a lot of investor interest recently. I was impressed by how resilient these economies turned out to be as compared to economies of developed nations during the recession. The growth rate of these countries is also far higher than the growth rate of developed nations. [Read more…]
Stocks Show Heartening Rise as Consumer Optimism Grows
As signs of improvement on the employment scene become evident, the optimism in the stock market appears to be growing too. Increased demand in the service industry is contributing to confidence among investors.
A government report, which was released late last week showed how the employment scenario was finally witnessing a change for the better after a long haul of three subdued years. In March, the biggest job gain in the year was recorded. Although more private employers were seen adding to their employee roll as opposed to the government affiliated organizations, optimism has not been dampened by this fact. [Read more…]
New to Investing Do Trial Runs Using a Mock Portfolio
Various sites such as Yahoo! Finance and AOL allow users to build a mock portfolio online. In a mock portfolio, the user makes imaginary investments in various stocks. These site tools map out the losses and gains on the stock investment of the user, which can later be used for analysis of the investment strategy by the user. It gives an idea of how the investment would have done in the real stock market. [Read more…]
Plan Early for Your Retirement
Retirement can bring a lot of changes to your lifestyle. Whether these are pleasant or not largely depends on how much planning has been put in during your years of employment.
Financial stability and independence play a huge role in laying the foundation for peaceful and stress free retired years. Post retirement, you cannot fall back on a regular monthly paycheck to meet expenses, and that is why having a reliable stream of funds coming in from your investments is important. With proper management of your finances during employment, this can be achieved quite effectively. [Read more…]
How Inflation Affects Your Savings
Inflation is one of the most important factors that you should take into account when you are planning your finances. Without proper measures, inflation can make a huge dent on your savings. That is why it is critical to understand how inflation works and what you can do to protect your finances. [Read more…]
Markets Reach Record High Since Recession
Post recession, the economy is surely and steadily recovering, and the impact can be clearly seen in the soaring stock markets. The US stock market recovery is being constantly backed by the Federal Reserve policies, and the Fed has recently announced that interest rates will continue to be kept low in the near future. [Read more…]
