The coronavirus pandemic has dominated the nation’s attention for about nine months, recently rivaled only by the Presidential election. But, there’s another thing many people may want to pay attention…
TABLE OF CONTENTS What’s an Index Fund? What’s an ETF? Comparing ETFs and Index Funds Exchange-traded funds, or ETFs, and index funds are very popular with investors nowadays. Both offer advantages over mutual…
When you need to find the perfect stock for your investment strategy Individual investors are often advised to leave stock picking to the professionals. They have the resources and a…
Trading commodities has been an age-old practice that has evolved over the years. There is a wide range of commodities today and modern-day trading takes place on exchanges such as…
What Is a Security? At a basic level, a security is a financial asset or instrument that has value and can be bought, sold, or traded. Some of the most…
What is a short-term investment? If you’re making a short-term investment, you’re often doing so because you need to have the money at a certain time. If you’re saving for…
Pleased 2022 to all of you and all of yours. And what a 12 months for traders, particularly U.S. inventory traders, the S&P 500 closed down 2021 with a acquire…
What is a public company? A public company is a business whose shares can be freely traded on a stock exchange or over-the-counter. Also known as a publicly traded company, publicly held company, or public corporation….
While the money market and the capital market are both aspects of the larger global financial system, they serve different goals for investors. In a nutshell, the money market is…
In the stock trading world, a lot refers to the standardized number of units of a stock or security being traded. An odd lot is when a trader buys or sells shares…