3 Simple Ways to Invest $500 Online
September 22, 2010
This is a guest post by Ramsay at moneyedup.com. You can enter to win $500 by subscribing to their blog. Visit moneyedup.com to enter the giveaway. In the past, investing money was limited to a few vehicles, most of which were accessible by working with a local company. Today, however, the Internet opens numerous investment […]
Stock Analysis Ratios
September 1, 2010
Stock analysis across multiple stocks is much simpler if you take advantage of the insight you can glean from a collection of stock market ratios such as earnings per share, price earnings, dividend yield, and debt to asset ratio. The performance and market conditions for each company behind shares of stock you’re comparing will vary, […]
ING Direct Promotion Holiday
July 2, 2010
Opening a bank account probably wasn’t on your list of things to do before the holiday weekend but if you don’t have an account with ING Direct and have thought before about opening one then today would be a good day. You’ve probably read about Electric Orange checking promotions and ShareBuilder promotions in the past […]
ShareBuilder Stock Market Investing Survey
May 21, 2010
ShareBuilder, an online discount brokerage, ran a survey of investors at the beginning of this year to find out how the volatile stock market had effected their perception of investing. The criteria that ShareBuilder used was: “investors between the ages of 21 – 65 who have an investment account that enables them to buy stocks, funds and […]
How Do You Choose an Online Broker?
May 18, 2010
Choosing an online discount broker isn’t a simple task if you’re anything like me. There are many companies to choose from, each of which has different strengths and weaknesses and you want to be sure to choose the best one for you. Just like picking a bank, insurance company, mortagage lender, or other financial service company […]
TradeKing Promotion for New Accounts
May 13, 2010
TradeKing Bonus – $50 TradeKing promotions like this latest $50 referral bonus help explain why the number of investors opening a TradeKing account grew by about 50% last year. According to the online brokerage, many of these people were new to self directed investing so they’ve focused heavily on education and training for new investors. The current promotion gives […]
IRA or Roth IRA for Your Retirement Plan?
April 26, 2010
IRA vs Roth IRA was the question for many people opening up a retirement account right before the tax deadline this month so I thought we’d re-visit it for people looking to make an ira contribution. Here are some of the major differences between a traditional IRA and a Roth IRA. Tax Deferred Contributions vs […]
Automatic 401k Contributions for Retirement
April 23, 2010
Increasing your 401k contributions every year is a great way to grow your retirement plan. You probably don’t need a retirement calculator to tell you that your 401k plan will reach your retirement savings goals much faster if you put in more money each year. BUT, knowing that you need to increase your annual investments doesn’t make it […]
Smart Ways to Invest Your Tax Refund
April 21, 2010
Investing Your Tax Refund What are you going to do with your tax refund? One option would be to spend it but if you’d like to hang onto that money for a while, Investopedia came up with a list of smart ways to invest your refund. They start off with some of the most secure […]
New Roth IRA Rules
February 1, 2010
The Roth IRA was introduced as a retirement investment option back in 2007. The New Year, 2010, has brought changes to the Roth IRA rules that are making this retirement investment vehicle better for some investors than ever before. In order to fully understand how a Roth IRA can be more beneficial than a traditional […]
