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How to Get Your Friends into Investing
I'm in a very odd position in my life. The vast majority of my friends do not make much money. In fact, most don't earn $10,000 a year—even though they want to. Of those who do earn a typical living, they don't really invest what they make.
By Iggy Paulsen7 years ago in Trader
Silver: A Golden Opportunity
A couple of months ago I seriously evaluated my financial situation for the first time in years. I have some things that I am saving for, but I was searching for a long term investment that made it difficult to turn it back into cash. After doing some research, I came across the precious metal, Silver. Having a price point that suited my financial standing by being significantly cheaper than gold made silver a much more attractive investment for myself. There are various reasons as to why many investors look to precious metals as a worthy, long-term investment, and my goal is to share with you some of the things that I have learned thus far.
By Michael Grube7 years ago in Trader
10 Issues Every New Investor Faces at Least Once
I first started investing when I was 18. Okay, that's kind of a lie. I first tried to invest in the stock market around that age.
By Ossiana Tepfenhart7 years ago in Trader
5 Quick Starter Stock Market Tips for Beginning Traders
Good morning, everyone!!!! Due to popular demand on my Snapchat story (@lorenzoCatalan), here I am, actually creating the content you guys requested; isn't it amazing? Almost makes you want to ask for something cooler next time, huh? Throughout the Vocal Media outlet, I plan to release a series of information ranging from very general information like you'll receive in this post to more specific information that you will receive in later posts.
By Lorenzo Catalan7 years ago in Trader
How Stock Market Gurus Prepare for a Recession
The stock market tends to abide by the laws of gravity, sort of. With stocks, whatever goes up must come down. When it comes down, it can be a market correction or a recession. In recent years, talk about a recession has been getting increasingly louder, especially with Donald Trump's economic policy being the way it is.
By Iggy Paulsen7 years ago in Trader
Making Money From Your Money
With the internet being a way of life nowadays, there are so many options for banking. Being no longer limited to the local banks around you opens up much more possibility for getting the most out of your hard earned cash. After all, who doesn't love making money doing virtually nothing?
By Rachel R7 years ago in Trader
How to Break Into the Finance Industry When You Have No Money
Did you know that a quarter of the wealthiest people in America got their money from working in the finance industry? It's a very high-paying field that offers people the lifestyle most can only dream of having. So, why just dream of being a finance professional when you can actually become one?
By Rowan Marley7 years ago in Trader
How to Invest in Real Estate Without Being a Landlord
Recent studies shows that most Millennials who want to invest wish to do so through real estate. It makes sense, too. Real estate is a solid, tangible investment that can be improved by your own work through the years.
By Ossiana Tepfenhart7 years ago in Trader
Why You May Want to Invest in an REIT Instead of Being a Landlord
Did you know that there are alternative investments to the stock market that could be game-changers for the way you invest? Real estate is probably one of the more popular methods to these alternatives, and the traditional route to investing in real estate is by becoming a landlord. You buy property, rent it out, and balance expenses against revenue. In this kind of work though, there are a lot of deterrents; it can be a huge commitment, with pretty big risks. A real estate investment trust (REIT), on the other hand, is a fantastic alternative to becoming a landlord yourself. It's a laughably simple, but lucrative, way to add real estate to your investment portfolio without really needing to get out there and do the work yourself, or know too much about the industry. Obviously, you'll want to do your market research, but you don't have to be an expert on cumbersome things like rental repairs, maintenance, taxes, etc. If you're looking to get in on the real estate market, you may want to invest in an REIT.
By Nicola P. Young7 years ago in Trader
Options Trading for Beginners
Key Terms Calls: an agreement that provides the owner the right to buy a security at a specific price before the expiration date. A call owner would profit when the asset goes up in value past the strike price.
By Dylan Baldessari8 years ago in Trader
How to Prepare for Retirement Like Dave Ramsey
Over the years, there have been tons of finance gurus who have offered up excellent advice to the average man. There's no shortage of personal finance advice you can read, and no shortage of mavericks, either.
By Skunk Uzeki8 years ago in Trader
Apple's $1 Trillion Dollar Evaluation
As the news has been constantly blaring recently, Apple now has a $1 trillion dollar market cap. That's $1,000,000,000,000. This doesn't mean that in their bank account $1T rests. In fact, it means that all of Apple's assets (like their huge new 'space ship' campus and all of their stores around the globe) and their income means that if somebody or some company wanted to purchase Apple, they would need to cough up around $1 trillion.
By Alex Jones8 years ago in Trader