eventually the market will rebound. the thing to remember is that if your stock goes down 50% it must then rebound 100% in order for you to be at the starting price again. I suggest that you stud...

It's hard to reconcile your "long term investment approach" with your sudden desire to park all of your money in a money market fund until the markets settle down. The U.S. stock ma...

Try some of these: ...

Your first responder is right on the money. But here is another thought for you. With the advent of index funds, one can now purchase a piece of every company that is part of the S&P 500...

The left is not dieing, it's dead! The left wing protests ALWAYS are aimed at gaining political power thru deception. Eg: the anti smoking & obesity political issues are not about health ...

$4.6-$3=$1.6 profit +$0.8 dividend= $2.4 profit per share of a $3 invested is 80%

NAV falling in dividend scheme is not really a loss as the fall is due to a payout to the investor. Divident re-investment might just work out better from tax implication perspective. But that ...

You pay your money and you take your chances. I see no basis for predicting better performance of one over the other. Go with the lower expenses and fees. With a long time frame, the expenses ac...

The devil is in the detail. ROI is not to be confused with "How much did I make?" ROI is a comparison tool. There is no right or wrong way to calculate. (within reasonable limits) making ...

The financial services industry is legalized robbery. No exaggeration. This is because appearances are deceptive and very few people can calculate their real cost. Annuities are the top con, then ...

Sorry, the surrender charge is included in the contract. Anything in a contract is non-negotiable. Plus you can't stop funding the cash value in your whole life policy. That would mean you ...

Money is good for beginners. But I would recommend to use the library so you can read on other investing magazines. Yahoo Finance is a good on-line resource.

Looks like you want it all. Well, the amount of actual cash will depend on how you have it invested. The key is to live off the dividends and interest and leave the principal alone, especially if y...

Standard investment advice is that you should invest in a diversified mix of stocks, bonds, and money market funds. You want to buy a diversified portfolio of stocks as individual stocks are too ri...

It really depends on where you are and what size firm you are with. Also your job description sounded pretty vague. If you're just buying and selling mutual funds, I'd think you'd ...