How Amortization Works Most people who have accumulated debt will typically make payments on that debt every month based on the principle of amortization. This is a fancy term that simply means the payment that is being made by a borrower includes various parts and is the same each month. One part of a […]
Tips To Maximize Your Tax Return It is an obligation of every citizen to pay taxes to the government to generate revenues. While most Americas do not agree on how their taxes are spent, most of us are busy looking for ways to boost our tax return or to pay not more than we are […]
The world has to stop and take notice when Warren Buffett speaks about investing or really anything at all. This is because he is the second wealthiest person on the planet (trailing behind only his good friend Bill Gates). Buffett made his fortune through careful and intentional stock picking that no one has been able […]
The stock market is a complex place in which many people try many different strategies in an attempt to make money for themselves. Virtually everyone who has ever bothered to invest in the market in the first place has had a desire to beat the market averages and make more money than they ever dreamed […]
The Federal Reserve The Federal Bank of the United States is like the central bank of any other country. However, in the US, it is one of the most powerful financial institutions, since it is mandated with the task of providing the nation with a safe, flexible and stable monetary and fiscal system. It […]
Trading in the stock markets is not for the faint of heart. There are many potential pitfalls for those who are ill prepared to handle it, and you can fully expect that you will fall into some of those traps if you do not plan ahead. While we all like to fancy the idea that […]
What Are Bollinger Bands? Bollinger Bands are a technical indicator developed by John Bollinger in the 1980s that plot standard deviations around a moving average. Here’s an example chart: Bollinger Bands widen as price volatility increases and tighten as volatility declines. Wider bands imply a higher standard deviation, meaning that an average price is […]
How George Soros Became So Legendary There are few investors on this planet that have not heard of George Soros at all. He is a lightening rod of controversy for some and admiration for others. There is basically no in between. This is largely because of the interesting ways in which he has made […]
Brexit: What It Is And How It Happened Brexit is a shortened version of “British Exit.” The British Exit was a political movement that advocated for the United Kingdom to remove itself from the European Union (EU). The country had already separated itself financially by using the British pound as its currency, yet the […]
With pensions a long-forgotten relic of the past, most Americans are looking at ways to save for their retirement years on their own. While many companies offer these plans, though, many employees have very little guidance when it comes to investing in their 401(k). There can be thousands of options to choose from under some […]
