Investing for beginners

All about Online investing for beginners (or offline for that matter). Articles for beginners about investing in stocks, mutual funds, index funds, real estate, or any other forms of investing.

Gold and Silver: 10 Mining Companies to Consider

09.15.2011 by Jay Peroni 5 comments

Many keep claiming gold and silver are in a bubble… Many say it’s going to the moon… Who’s right?

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The Layman’s Guide To Trading Stocks | Book Review

08.10.2011 by Guest 3 comments

Have you ever read a book which has a formula for picking good solid stocks? I have read a few books now and they all have their different things to look at to pick a good stock. The methods in those books seemed to have logical ways of picking good stocks with solid foundations…

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Sound Mind Investing Strategy

07.01.2011 by Bob 5 comments

Recently I decided to get on the ball and so I am going to try out the Sound Mind Investing ‘Fund Upgrading’ Strategy. For those of you who don’t know SMI is a Christian Investing Newsletter. They have been around for over 20 years and have been recommended by Larry Burkett and Crown Financial…

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Passive Investing: A No-Brainer

06.06.2011 by Jon 18 comments

There has been a war raging since the beginning of the investment world. This war is between an outspoken powerhouse and an underdog. I’m speaking of the war between active and passive investment strategies. I’m here to tell you that passive investing is the better way to go.

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5 Priceless Lessons from Silver’s 22% Drop

05.10.2011 by Craig Ford 2 comments

Between Monday May 2nd, 2011 and Friday May 6th, 2011, silver dropped 21.86%. In fact, as of Thursday May 5th, 2011, silver had dropped in excess of 26% in four days. For anyone who owns silver, this probably feels like a kick in the gut . . .

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How to Calculate Your Required Minimum Distribution (RMD)

04.30.2011 by Jason Topp 0 comments

Required minimum distributions occur on retirement accounts – it’s true! Learn how to calculate how much you’ll have to pull out and at what age!

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The Gift That Keeps On Giving

04.21.2011 by Jay Peroni 1 comment

In the 1920’s phonograph manufacturers coined the phrase “the gift that keeps on giving”. This catchy little slogan has been one of the most successful advertising tag-lines to ever hit the wires. But what actually is the gift that keeps on giving?

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Betterment Investing Review

04.06.2011 by Jason Price 7 comments

Investing can be a challenging part of money management. Whether you’re trying to learn the basics of stock investing, or invest in mutual funds, it can be confusing to understand important concepts of risk and return. Betterment is a personal investing account that aims to make investing and saving simple for people and they do a nice job of it.

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