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.

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Deflation Defined & How to Handle It

08.23.2010 by Jay Peroni 2 comments

Deflation is the opposite of inflation which is characterized by rising prices. Deflation (just ask Japan) is a much more difficult problem than inflation because it is so difficult to control. At first glance, it would seem logical that deflation is a good thing. After all, having goods and services become cheaper seems like everyone wins. We all buy more…

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How a Dreary Retirement Prognosis Can Actually be Good

08.22.2010 by Joe Plemon 7 comments

The retirement landscape is changing in America, and most of the news is less than positive. However, by redefining retirement, life could actually get better for our future senior citizens. Hold that thought – we will return to it in a minute. The days are gone forever when an employee worked for the same company…

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Build Your Own Mutual Fund | Review

08.21.2010 by Guest 6 comments

I read Build Your Own Mutual Fund: How to Use a Personal Portfolio to Take Control of Your Financial Life by Brian O’Connell. Before this book I knew close to nothing about the stock market so this is my first book on my journey on how to buy stocks. The premise of the book is that more and more people are creating their own personal portfolios instead of having a mutual fund because of the internet and online companies like FOLIOfn, BuyandHold.com, and Sharebuilder.com; it is becoming easier to do so…

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What Is The Best Investment For My Money During These Economic Times?

08.19.2010 by Craig Ford 4 comments

I was recently asked: Where is the best investment for my money during these economic times? CD’s, money markets, stocks, and a simple savings account are a thing of the past for any returns or interest on your money. The future, so we are told in the Bible, is always uncertain. n fact, one of the great mistakes…

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403b Rollover (and Conversion) To A Roth IRA At Sharebuilder

08.16.2010 by Bob 0 comments
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Rolling Linda’s 403b into an Roth IRA was a bit of a learning experience for me. I did this at the same time that I was rolling my 401k over at Zecco, so I just assumed that they would work pretty much the same way. Turns out I was wrong. ;)

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My Traditional IRA Conversion To A Roth IRA

08.09.2010 by Bob 8 comments

A few weeks ago I finally rolled over my old 401k into an IRA at Zecco. It would have been easier if I could have directly rolled it over to a Roth, but they and all the other online brokers that I looked into required that the 401k be rolled over to a traditional IRA, then converted to a Roth. It was an extra step, but really not much of a hassle…

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No Fee Roth IRAs At Scottrade

08.06.2010 by Bob 1 comment
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If you are shopping around for an online broker and have always been as annoyed as I am with paying an annual fee to have a Roth IRA, Scottrade may be your place…

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$50 TradeKing Promotional Bonus

08.03.2010 by Bob 0 comments

I just heard about a new promotional offer from TradeKing running during the month of August. TradeKing runs a variety of promotions, but this is one of the better ones I have seen in So if you are a beginning investor wanting to do-it-yourself, it might be worth investigating. New Customers get a $50 bonus [...]

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How to Build a CD Ladder

08.01.2010 by Guest 8 comments

If you want to get a little bit more out of your cash, you can make use of CDs. These are cash products that allow you to get a fixed rate of return over a set period of time. In most cases, CDs offer a higher yield than most savings accounts, allowing you to practice capital preservation with a little more growth…

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Roth IRA Tax Benefits and 2010 Conversion Rules

07.17.2010 by Guest 8 comments

Financially speaking, the country is facing a lot of uncertain times when it comes to retirement and estate planning as the year progresses. There are a lot of questions about investments, particularly with the increasingly popular Roth IRA. It is becoming a popular choice for those looking for retirement accounts and for 2010 the incentives to convert old accounts to a Roth IRA are big…

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