It wasn’t all that long ago that retirees could count on decent yields from stable, fixed-income investments. Ten years ago, it was easy to find 5% yields even from short-term government treasury bills. This arguably made retirement planning easier than it is today: Retirees could count on rock-solid payouts and protection of principal. All they […]
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Favorite Foods of the Presidential Candidates
On November 8, American voters will pour out to the polls. They’ll select their best fit for the leader of United States, whether it’s current democratic frontrunners Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton, or Republican Party shoe-in Donald Trump. The issues are largely centered on climate change, police brutality against African-Americans, minimum wage, immigration restrictions, and […]
How to Retire and Not Outlive Your Money
It’s one of the biggest fears people have: outliving their money. An incredible 61% of baby boomers fear outliving their money more than they fear death! But so many are doing nothing about it or they’re simply not sure what to do. Let’s first lay out the fundamental issue here. The problem is that most […]
The 10 Best Trading Softwares
Futures trading is a great way to make money. Like many money making opportunities it takes time and effort to create a solid investment strategy, otherwise it becomes a losing proposition. Trading futures is like building a home, you can put all the boards together, but if you do not have a hammer to nail […]
How to Be Frugal and Still Enjoy Life
How to Be Frugal and Really Enjoy Life Frugalism – you can’t just strike up a conversation about it with your work colleagues. It’s just not cool. We are not in Victorian England where being thrifty was the done thing. Nowadays, who wants to talk about eating simple meals at home, saving large percentages of […]
All You Need to Know about Dividend Yield
Whether you’re just starting on the great path of trading or you’re already a pro, you probably know what an important factor dividend yield is. It helps determine the true value of a dividend stock. And you can notice its importance especially when traders just like you seek to pull dividend revenue from the investments […]
All You Need to Know about Penny Stocks, Their Dividends and ROI
In the U.S., you largely know them by the name of ‘penny stocks’, in the U.K. they’re dubbed ‘penny shares’, while some other places call them ‘cent stocks’. Their name isn’t set is stone, nor are the standards by which they’re defined very clear. Some finance experts even liken penny trading with gambling—and warn against […]
Top 10 High Dividend Stocks to Invest in Now
When trading stocks, you have two options – you either do it yourself, or you hire a broker to do it for you. Either way, it’s an unpredictable business. That means you could lose money, or you could win enough never to have to work again. The key is to know which stocks, REITs or […]
Learn How to Trade Stocks for Free
Trading stocks is a very easy way of making some extra money. Maybe you want to earn more for a vacation, new clothes, or maybe you even aim for a second income. Apart from the money you invest, the game requires you to pay some fees as well. All brokers and trading agencies involved in […]
Know Your Risk Tolerance Level Before Investing
Editor’s note: Today we hear from our friends at Readies.co.uk with some insights into assessing your risk tolerance before investing. Thoughts? Suggestions? Want to read more content like this? Leave us a comment below to let us know! If we have learned nothing else from the recent economic crunch, it should be that we need to […]
