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Best Short Term Investment Strategy In This Economy?

July 19, 2011
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If it seems like the current state of the economy has us all running around scared, looking for a way to not just mek money, but protect what we already have, its because it’s true. Regular people everywhere looking for the best possible ways to keep their retirement funds and college funds for their children [...]

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How to Choose a Mutual Fund

February 2, 2011

Choosing the right mutual fund can be quite tricky. The key word is ‘suitable,’ as the answer depends largely upon the individual asking the question. What is suitable for one person can be insufficient or downright dangerous for another. The key is to discover just what kind of investor you are and what your specific [...]

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Types of Mutual Funds

May 13, 2010

If you’ve looked in to investing at all in the last ten years, I’m willing to bet you have considered a mutual fund at one point or another, maybe you even bought one in your online brokerage account (see our TradeKing Review for a good brokerage if you are looking for one) and when you [...]

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Mutual Funds Explained

May 8, 2010

If you’ve ever watched a financial television show, read a newspaper or had a conversation about investing you surely have heard of mutual funds, after all mutual funds are basically the backbone of today’s retirement investment portfolio but do you really understand what mutual funds are and how they work? Most of us don’t. Essentially [...]

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How to Compare Mutual Funds

April 24, 2010

With more and more people investing in mutual funds, all the companies have their own mutual fund units and there therefore no shortage of them in the market. It has become vital to make a comparison before you make an investment in any mutual fund. The most important factor to determine which mutual fund is [...]

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ETFs For Beginners: What Are ETFs?

February 10, 2010

ETF’s For Beginners: What are ETFs? What are ETF’s (exchange traded funds) and why are they a popular option for the individual investor? ETFs perform somewhat similar to a mutual fund because they are made up of many different securities, however, exchange traded funds trade like stocks so you can buy and sell them much [...]

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Mutual Funds for Beginners

February 5, 2010
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Mutual Funds for Beginners What are mutual funds? Mutual funds are a type of collective investment which is professionally managed, usually by a person known as a fund manager. To beginners, mutual funds sound complicated but let’s try boiling it down in to an analogy… Let’s say you had a group of people who wanted [...]

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Investing With No Money: Low Initial Investment Mutual Funds

October 18, 2009

Investing With No Money: Low Initial Investment Mutual Funds If you want to get your money into a safe place as far as investments go but you don’t know what to do and you don’t have anyone to help, here’s a little tip. You can find low initial investment mutual funds that will help protect [...]

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Commodities Mutual Funds: Safer Investments

October 13, 2009

Commodities Mutual Funds: Safer Investments Unless you have available time to do research, one of the safest ways to invest in commodities is with commodities mutual funds. Commodity mutual funds are the best way to diversify an investment portfolio that complements stocks and bonds There is only a certain amount of money that can be [...]

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Investing Your Money Online

October 5, 2009

Easiest Way To Buy Stocks: Investing Your Money Online Online stock investing attracts increasingly more people as time goes on, whether business owners or customers, everyone is getting involved. The fact is that companies make it easy for everyone to buy without the help of a broker. Investors have the possibility to access account information [...]

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