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I do not recommend investing in individual stocks unless you know what you are doing. Novice investors are better off putting most of their portfolio in index funds. You get the same return as the market with low fees and no hassles.
However investing in individual stocks has it advantages. For one, you have different objectives [...]

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Investing in gold is popular, but it’s not simple. There are lots of things that you need to know and the more knowledge you have, the better off you are going to be. These articles will talk at length about some of the different items that prospective gold investors need to keep in mind. Some [...]

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Taxes on stocks can be very complex. This is primarily due to some of the terminology and variables that distract the investor or trader from understanding the system. However, if you take the time to become aware of and knowledgeable about how stock gains and losses are taxed, you will benefit financially.
To begin with, the [...]

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Every time the stock market plunges like what’s happening lately, I’m thankful that I’m diversified.
Today:
The Dow – Down 2.35%
Nasdaq – Down 3.35%
S&P 500 – Down 3.06%
Yet, my portfolio is down only 0.38%. No, it has nothing to do with good stock picking, nor perfect timing since I didn’t make any trades today. The [...]

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Many people start trading because they are lured to the idea of “easy money”. They start out by watching the markets and then tell themselves: “Wow, I just need to buy when the market is down and sell when it goes back up.”
At some point, we all look at those lovely looking charts showing [...]

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