In the last post, we looked at the importance of choosing companies that
have strong fundamentals — companies that are likely to make solid
recoveries. Today’s subject will be index
funds.
This brand of mutual fund is often considered vital to an investment
portfolio in times of economic slowdown and down market.
Index funds
Index funds are collections of all the stocks […]
Today’s strategy idea for investing in a down market has to do with
dollar-cost averaging. This is a technique that helps you invest regularly, in a measured manner, and in a way that is sometimes considered less risky than lump-sum investing. Many beginning investors use dollar-cost averaging to overcome a fear of investing.
Many long-time investors use […]
Right now, there is little question that we are in an economic slowdown. In general, our volatile stock market is down. But that doesn’t mean that now is the time to panic and withdraw everything from investment accounts or cash in your 401(k). The most important thing you can do is to not panic. Realize […]
Studies show that more Americans are stressed out about losing money in the stock market and other investments than losing their jobs.
More than 75% of those surveyed worries about losing money on investments; 73% worried about not saving enough for retirement and 50% were worried about losing their jobs.
What are you worried about?
(Source: Financial […]
Halfway through the fiscal year, the federal deficit is at a record high of $311.4 billion, up 20.5% from this time last year. The report from the Treasury showed that revenue for the fiscal year totaled $1.146 trillion, up just 2.2% from last year. In contrast, government spending was up by a much […]
Analysts are expecting a profit of 51 cents per share when General Electric (GE) announces its earnings report on tomorrow, compared to 44 cents per share for the same quarter a year ago. However, if profits aren’t as expected, there could be a push for GE to unload its media holdings - and that includes […]
After claiming that Microsoft’s offer to buy Yahoo was too soft, Yahoo has begun wooing (once again) Time Warner’s AOL.
Initial reports in the Wall Street Journal indicate that Time Warner (TWX) would fold AOL into Yahoo and infuse cash into the company in exchange for a 20% stake of the combined company. In return, Yahoo […]
The Federal Reserve reported earlier in the week consumer borrowing rose at 2.4% in February, just half of the increase from January. The slowdown was not a surprise and reflected what investors already knew - that consumers are being more cautious in their spending.
Auto loans and other non-revolving credit was even more deeply affected. […]
You don’t have to be a broker mogul to care about the stock market… or speculate about it.
So here’s a quick question for you. If you had $10,000 to invest, how would you invest it in this market? Gold? Currencies? Equities?
Here’s where I’d spend my money:
Apple. I think Apple is […]
After an uncertain week on the Street, we’re looking ahead to corporate earnings reports. Who’s scheduled to make announcements this week?
Key releases include:
Monday, April 7
Alcoa Inc (AA)
Tuesday, April 8
Century Bancorp Inc (CNBKA)
Suffolk Bancorp (SUBK)
Wednesday, April 9
Circuit City Store Inc (CC)
Thursday, April 10
Genentech Inc (DNA)
Oil Co Lukoil (LUKOY)
Silicon Motion Technology Corp (SIMO)
Friday, April 11
General Elec […]
Where talk is money.
Written by Tisa Silver [email] for b5media.
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