Investing

I am taking Fin 320 at ISU right now and I am doing some research on what to invest in. I need to maintain a diversified portfolio, obviously a good idea anyway. I was just curious if anyone had any good ideas on what to invest in, including what industries, in this bullish [...]

Even though I’ve already prepared for no social security benefit I definitely do NOT see it going belly up. Any required changes “WILL” be made because the baby boom generation is way too big of a voting segment. Here are three things I think either will or "should" be changed. I’m sure [...]

Even though I’ve already prepared for no social security benefit I definitely do NOT see it going belly up. Any required changes “WILL” be made because the baby boom generation is way too big of a voting segment. Here are three things I think either will or "should" be changed. I’m sure [...]

What would be a good book or internet school for a person that wants to learn to invest but has no possible idea were to start.
i would like a book that teaches you evrything about the market including. Market Terms, currency trading, internet trading, explains what hedge funds and bonds are, and tells you [...]

Hey all,
I want to start investing in stocks and bonds online but I can’t seem to find a website that has no minimum opening cost. The lowest I can seem to find are trade king which takes 5000 dollars to open an account. Anybody know websites to get started on with less than 5000 [...]

Hi, i am a sophomore at college and am interested in learning how to invest my money in stocks, bonds, etc. I have 0 knowledge about anything in investing. I don’t follow up on current events or anything like that. BUT…i am perusing a major in Finance. I use to [...]

Hi, I’m interested in investing in mutual fund from vanguard and was wondering if I should invest in more than one mutual fund. I’ve been reading up a lot about investing and need some opinions from users. I understand that diversification is the key, but does that includes mutual funds too or just stocks? because [...]

I’ve been wanting to invest my medium range savings (money I won’t need for 5-10 years) in a diverse portfolio of ETFs* and I’m wondering if now is a good time to invest my lump sum — since stocks seem to be hitting some record low prices.
I know no one really knows, but I’m wondering [...]

What would be better for investing 00? Would it be better to put it in a bond or stocks, such as mutual funds or ETFs?
I’m a beginner investor and am wondering what would be the best way? I’m willing to let the money sit for a while. (I.E. 15 years give or take 10.)
Thank you [...]

What would be better for investing 00? Would it be better to put it in a bond or stocks, such as mutual funds or ETFs?
I’m a beginner investor and am wondering what would be the best way? I’m willing to let the money sit for a while. (I.E. 15 years give or take 10.)
Thank you [...]

I wish to know the best way to invest ,000 for a maximum yeild in a minumum amount of time. I am a student who has seen a sudden windfall and do not want to misallocate my funds. Looking into a window of 6-18 months. Would be willing(and just barely able to) tie up ,000 [...]

I am a beginner at this sort of thing and would like to be really carefull where I put my money in. I need pretty good sites and the right tools to help me make the right decision.

1. Eperian is best described as a/an
a. plug-in for a web browser
b. credit reporting agency
c. a popular anti-spam utility
d. a software comany specializicatizing in financial applications
2. an icon or symbol of a closed padlock within the status bar of a browser, such as IE means that
a. the current page is secure using SSL
b. you [...]

What does it mean for preferred stock dividends (of banks) if the bank gets nationalized. Isn’t it a (debt) the bank has even if it is bought (by the government) ?. How can the new owner (the government) can declare it won’t pay the dividends (it buy the assets and debts of the company, right?). [...]

How do I invest for the long-term?
Everyone asks this question. And the standard prudent and conservative answer for non-professionals like me is passive investing, with assets allocated between equities and bonds (and perhaps some commodities).
I like that advice: simple, logical, low-cost and headache-free.
And it works well if you plan on spending your life [...]

Even though I’ve already prepared for no social security benefit I definitely do NOT see it going belly up. Any required changes “WILL” be made because the baby boom generation is way too big of a voting segment. Here are three things I think either will or "should" be changed. I’m sure [...]

commodities? stocks? bonds? and etf? and what about mutual fund? isn’t investing money in the mutual fund same as the 401k but without matching by the company?

What are the best areas to invest in the U.S right now?
As a beginner, I plan on investing around 00, and was thinking more like CD;s would be a good option as they are fixed, but i am not happy with the rates(compared to India, where they are around 9%). I would also like to [...]

‘m noticing a lot of hot-looking women in my office building that work at the law firms. They can’t possibly be lawyers, they aren’t dressed like lawyers and don’t have that "smart" look to them. They also don’t sound smart either… But they are rolling to work in nice rides; Lincoln Navigators, volvo s40’s, 3series [...]