How to start a dividend portfolio with $5,000 & Intelligent Speculator
Anytime we talk about stock picks or building a portfolio, one of the most asked questions on this blog is how to start building the portfolio itself. It’s easier said than done of course and lends easily to procrastination. Of course, this is what makes the biggest difference in the end.
How Stocks and the Stock Market Work"
For a new investor, the stock market can feel a lot like legalized gambling. "Ladies and gentlemen, place your bets! Randomly choose a stock based on gut instinct and water cooler chatter!
Vanguard: Helping you reach your investing goals
Liz Tammaro: So we received quite a few questions in advance when you all registered for this webcast. We're going to get started with our first question and, Jim, I'm going to give this one to you. So it makes a lot of sense before we get started, let's define what is an ETF. Jim Rowley: Simply put, an ETF is an exchange-traded fund, right? It's a pooled investment vehicle that acquires or disposes of securities.
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Ponzimonium After Bernard Madoff's $65 billion Ponzi scheme was revealed, many new (smaller-scale) Ponzi schemers became exposed. Ponzimonium ... Quarterly Earnings Report A quarterly filing made by public companies to report their performance. Included in earnings reports are items such as net ...
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Dan Solin: Einstein's Theory... of Investing
As legend has it, when Einstein died, he met two men and a woman outside the pearly gates. Always one to strike up a conversation, he asked them about their IQs. The woman said her IQ was 190. Einstein was excited. He said: "We can discuss my theory of relativity".
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24 Quick Actions You Can Do Today That Can Change Your Financial Life Forever
Note: This is a post from Adam Baker, founder of Man Vs. Debt. Last week, while I was talking about our new You Vs.
Year in review: 13 of 37 on Oregonian Stock Index finished strong
View full sizeRoss William Hamilton/The OregonianLithia Motors' president and COO, Bryan DeBoer (left) met Thursday with some of Lithia Motors' management including Mike Ruef the general sales manager for Mini. Lithia Motors' stock increased 57 percent in 2011, the second-highest increase among The Oregonian's Index of publicly traded Oregon-based companies. It was a year of haves and have-nots: a period in which a slightly simmering economy helped the richest, but certainly not the masses. Occupy Wall Street? No, we're talking about how investors treated the 37 publicly traded Oregon companies that make up the Bloomberg Oregonian Stock Index.
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How to Watch Movies in the Theater for Free
Wise Bread Picks I know this sounds amazing, and there's a kicker — you can see these movies in theaters for free BEFORE they're released to the general public! It sounds too good to be true, but it can be done really easily. For the past year or so, I have been attending movies in theaters before they've been released. I pay nothing to see them, and to top it off, there are often no previews, so 100 minutes actually means 100 minutes.
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Goldman Advisor Defends Sukuk Bond Program, Saying It Complies With Islamic Law
* Western banks increasingly interested in sukuk * But controversy could affect their entry into sector * Advisor mounts detailed defence in Reuters column
Free Credit Scores (Seriously, They’re Really Free)
In the world of credit reporting and credit scoring the word “free” gets thrown around too liberally, especially when it comes to products and services marketed to consumers via retail websites. “Free” in many cases actually means “conditionally free”, which really means it ain’t free. Last week I wrote about credit related processes that are 100% free but are often included in fee-based subscription services. This week I’m writing about the very limited number of websites where you can actually get a free credit score, with no strings attached. My criteria for this article were simple. The score had to be 100% free with no credit card information exchanged AND the score had to be potentially relevant.
