Before You Invest

How To Day Trade Stocks

August 3, 2011

One popular, albeit risky, method of working with the stock market is known as day trading, which simply indicates that the investor is buying and selling stocks on the same day. If an investor maneuvers stocks in this way four or more times within a five day period, then the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) [...]

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Reviews

Manilla Review

August 2, 2011

When I first found Manilla I immediately assumed it was a financial planning software like Mint.com or Adaptu but Manilla is more of a time saving, account managing service that gets you organized by putting all of your bills and statements in one easy place. We all have bank statements, credit card bills, and household [...]

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Insurance

What Kind Of Life Insurance Is Best?

August 2, 2011

Making sense of life insurance is easier than you think. There are a lot of types of insurance but really only two main types: Permanent life insurance and term life insurance. The purpose of having life insurance is to ensure that your loved ones will have the financial assistance they need in the event of [...]

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Credit Cards

Discover More Card 5% Cash Back On Gas

August 1, 2011

I know I’m a little bit late on this one but for those of you who use your Discover More Card you could be saving 5% on every gas purchase through the end of August 2011… just for having a Discover card. If you don’t have a Discover More card you can click here to [...]

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Investing

TradeKing vs OptionsHouse

August 1, 2011

The following is part of our online stock broker reviews series, helping you find a better broker for your investments. Two of the heavy hitters when it comes to low cost online trades are OptionsHouse and TradeKing. As I write this OptionsHouse’s trade commissions are only $3.95 against TradeKing’s $4.95 per trade, so if you [...]

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Insurance

Types Of Life Insurance

July 28, 2011

The main two types of life insurance that you can choose from are permanent life insurance and term life insurance. They both have a few variations that will be covered as well. Anyone seriously looking for a policy should be familiar with these two types of policies and the coverage they provide. Term life insurance [...]

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Investing

What is Dollar Cost Averaging?

July 27, 2011

The simplest explanation of dollar cost averaging is the technique of buying the same amount of an investment on a scheduled basis, no matter what the price of the share may be. If prices are low, more shares can be bought and if prices are high, less shares are bought. For example, let’s say you [...]

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Investing

How To Choose An Online Broker

July 26, 2011

Even in a bad economy, investing is still an important aspect of personal finance. With the convenience of online brokers it has never been easier to open an account. For new investors however, the number of online options can be very confusing. So what is the best way to choose an online broker to invest [...]

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Investing

Scottrade vs. E*Trade

July 25, 2011

The following is part of our online stock broker reviews series, helping you find a better broker for your investments. E*Trade and Scottrade are two leaders among online brokers, each offering practical ways to buy and sell stocks. If you are new to online investing but would like to dabble in or even master the [...]

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