Archive for the ‘Investment’

  • Maybe it’s time to sell that mutual fund>
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    Maybe it’s time to sell that mutual fund
    It’s the most difficult decision you might ever have to make as an investor, and we’re talking about knowing when to sell. Like real estate, timing is all of the essence and your idea to shuffle things around and say “adios” at the right time could be the difference between you being uber-successful or an average Joe. There will lots of thoughts swirling in your mind prior to your selling, such as the obvious “what if I sell and it suddenly skyrockets?” Sure, you’ll be out of lots of theoretical money in that case, but what if it suddenly goes into free fall and you’re faced with a giant, yawning black hole where your money once was? Isn’t prudence the better part of valor sometimes? Mutual funds can be very dicey that way; many people just go with the flow without ever looking  [...]
    at September 1st, 2010 at 03:09 am
  • Is it The Right Time To Invest In Gold?>
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    Is it The Right Time To Invest In Gold?
    If you are an avid investor and if you have been noticing the changes in investment products lately, you might have observes prices of gold have gone up lately. In fact, since last seven years, gold has increased in value considerably. It has even outperformed S&P 500 in the same period. However, many people are skeptical about the rally, and are not very sure whether it will continue. But experts say it will. According to gold and commodity experts, global economy is in the middle of a long, booming cycle of increasing commodity value, which initiated in early 2001. Price of gold rises in time of uncertainty and during inflation. Besides, in the past few years, global financial institutions have been flooding with liquid money, which may be responsible for devaluation in currency and rise  [...]
    at August 4th, 2010 at 12:08 am
  • Leveraging Debt>
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    Leveraging Debt
    In January 2010, I had written down many new year resolutions, and one of them was eliminating debt. In my opinion, debt has to be dreaded, not simply because you have to pay more later, but you don’t ever get to know the reality. Usage of credit card is quite gratifying. In most cases, however, it’s unnecessary and expensive. The more you borrow, the more you have to pay. On the other hand, businesses use debt to generate profit. They, with the help of huge research team, borrow money and invest in products that would provide guaranteed results. I like this idea. If you know few products that would certainly derive benefits, borrowing money ad investing it is okay. There are few things you and me can buy borrowing money, which can be used in our day to day life. Let’s check  [...]
    at June 30th, 2010 at 03:06 am
  • Home Improvement as a Long Term Investment>
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    Home Improvement as a Long Term Investment
    For many, upgrading home is a weekend hobby. However, if this activity is performed appropriately, it can improve the overall value of your home, and can help you receive higher profit when sold. Thus, it can be good long term investment. For those who are mulling over the idea of selling their homes or are about to sell it, you must consider some of the below mentioned home improvement solutions. One of the most popular things people love in their homes is a proper heating system. Hence, installing latest heating systems would increase the value of your home. Similarly, if you house has a posh kitchen with several automated appliances, it can be easily sold at a higher price. You don’t have to improve only things that are mentioned in this article. Simply close you eyes, and imagine a kind  [...]
    at June 7th, 2010 at 01:06 am
  • Who Requires Financial Investment Planning?>
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    Who Requires Financial Investment Planning?
    In my several years of consulting experience, I have learned many people have misconceptions about investments. Some believe investment is only for the rich. Some think they don’t need to invest, they have enough. Here is a list of people who need financial investment planning. If you don’t fit into any category, you may not really want it. An individual just out of college, regardless of the inheritance money he has, needs financial investment planning. He doesn’t know what his future would be like. And he has a long life to live which includes his marriage, family, retirement, and so on. If he wouldn’t start investing today, he wouldn’t have enough. A couple, expecting a child soon, would want to have a secured investment for the future of their children. Moreover, they would need  [...]
    at May 10th, 2010 at 11:05 pm
  • The Deal Or The Strategy- What Is Important While Making Investments?>
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    The Deal Or The Strategy- What Is Important While Making Investments?
    What is the factor that attracts you into making an investment? Is it the recent performance graph as in the case of the stock market? Is it the predicted profitability? Or, is it the number of buyers who are forming a beeline to invest in a deal? It may be one or more of these reasons, but if your decision to make investments is based on these and other such factors, you should know that these factors change over time and therefore should never be reason enough for you to take your investment decision. Rather, it’s your approach towards investments in general that actually matters and makes you a successful investor permanently. At the end of the day it’s not actually the deal that you have bagged but the strategy that you’ve used to buy the deal along with your portfolio and how you  [...]
    at December 23rd, 2009 at 01:12 am
  • 4 Ways To Earn From The Losing Value Of Dollar>
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    4 Ways To Earn From The Losing Value Of Dollar
    One morning last week when I was at home surfing some TV channels, I found CNN so I thought of just listening to some ‘bad economy’ news to learn how bad it was then. I really don’t understand much of what they say but they were discussing about the falling value of dollar. Interesting, it thought. I went into the kitchen, got some coffee and placed myself on the sofa. They started with a discussion of our government’s incapability to handle the recession and its unenthusiastic approach to limit the spending. Bush didn’t do much to control the overall spending nor is Obama able to correct the market situation. I agreed with the old guy on the show. Now I was more interested in the discussion because you know, you feel good when someone is smacking the politicians. However, they further  [...]
    at December 7th, 2009 at 01:12 am
  • Have You Heard About Something Called ‘IRA?’>
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    Have You Heard About Something Called ‘IRA?’
    This century of information overload definitely cannot be blamed for the unawareness among mass about imperative fields. Many people especially youths of our nation seems to be quite ignorant about finance related facts and issues. Why should they? They are just out of college with those gigantic glasses and torn jeans, nothing to do with something called ‘Economy’ or ‘Gross National Product.’ And seriously I don’t expect them to talk about these things so soon in life. However, finance is not about just GDP and economy. It involves something that is very much personal and essential stuff called ‘Personal Finance.’ Though it involves many significant categories like debts, savings, investments, etc., there is something that youths are totally unaware about. It’s called IRA.  [...]
    at December 6th, 2009 at 11:12 pm
  • Stocks, Bonds or Mutual Funds-which Is Your Best Investment Option?>
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    Stocks, Bonds or Mutual Funds-which Is Your Best Investment Option?
    The present economically lean times do not show a very green future as far as your monetary security after retirement is concerned. According to a recent survey by Employee Benefit Research Institute only 13 percent of employed people seem to be confident of their financial future post retirement. So do you fall in the category of these lucky people? If not, you’ve got to think of revamping your portfolio so that you meet the challenges of the new economy which is emerging with its new set of methods, policies, business opportunities and success formulae. One of the prime steps that you’ve got to take is making the right investment choice. You’ve got to think if you’d want to invest in stocks, bonds or something new. Many make the mistake of thinking that investing wisely means distributing  [...]
    at December 4th, 2009 at 01:12 am
  • Is It Time For A Makeover For Your Financial Portfolio?>
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    Is It Time For A Makeover For Your Financial Portfolio?
    In a few days from now, 2009 will be relegated to history and along with it the recession and what you have suffered during that will be an event of the past. Of course, now the country is recuperating from the financial epidemic and you can look back into how much you have earned or saved during the past one year. There are entrepreneurs who were very badly affected by the recession, while there are some who survived it validating the appropriateness of the Darwinian theory of survival, not only in natural phenomenon, but also in man-made crises. In the present times, if you were to invest in stocks in an S & P 500 index fund you would be gaining by 20 percent on the whole for this year; and especially by 70 percent from the month of March when the economy crashed totally. The government  [...]
    at December 3rd, 2009 at 12:12 pm
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