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Investment Banks – A Beginner’s Guide

December 29, 2018December 29, 2018 editorAdvanced Techniques

After the 2008 financial crisis, we all wanted to know more about investment banks. This term was not a part of our everyday vocabulary before the first signs of the credit crisis. An Introduction Investment[…]

A Guide to Finding the Best Dividend Growth Stock

November 20, 2018November 20, 2018 editorInvesting Basics

Choosing the best dividend growth stock involves a lot more than looking at a company’s dividend payment history. There are several other things to consider before you can find the best one. In this article,[…]

The Future of Cryptocurrencies

January 18, 2018January 13, 2018 editorCryptocurrencies

When it comes to cryptocurrencies, they are undoubtedly some of the hottest commodities in the world at the present moment. Whether it’s mainstream news publications or your buddy’s Facebook timeline, it seems that almost everyone[…]

How to Export Historical Prices to Excel from Yahoo Finance

April 5, 2011December 30, 2017 editorEXCEL AND CHARTS

This is a cool little trick I learned while taking a class in advanced portfolio management in college. If you are at all interested in measuring stock performance over time, it helps to know how[…]

The Seven Immutable Laws of Investing

March 13, 2011January 8, 2018 editorInvesting Basics

I know, I know. I posted up an article a few months ago entitled “The 10 Laws of Value Investing,” which were my selection of ideas that I used as a guide for approaching investing.[…]

Investor’s Toolkit: Understanding Beta

March 11, 2011January 2, 2018 editorInvesting Basics

A quick note: on suggestion from one of our readers, I’ve decided to change these types of posts from the original “Metric of the Week” to a more broad “Investor’s Toolkit”. The reason for this[…]

Metric of the Week: Volume

March 2, 2011January 2, 2018 editorInvesting Basics

So, we took a week off but we’re back with another metric this week. Another basic for you: volume. In this post, my friend John breaks it down and shows us why it is important,[…]

How to Save Money to Invest When You Feel Like You Don’t Have Any

February 21, 2011January 4, 2018 editorInvesting Basics

One of the problem a lot of new investors have is simply coming up with money to start investing. As with most pursuits in life, whether it’s an athletic goal, wanting to start your own[…]

Categorized | Investing Basics Mutual Funds vs. ETFs: What’s the difference?

February 10, 2011January 4, 2018 editorInvesting Basics

If you have worked any length of time in a salaried position, you are probably familiar with 401(k) plans or IRAs (individual retirement accounts). When you set up your contributions, you have to pick where[…]

Metric of the Week: PEG Ratio

February 10, 2011January 4, 2018 editorInvesting Basics

Over the next few weeks, this set of posts on basic investing metrics will eventually move into more challenging topics. This week we’ll give a taste of what’s to come. My friend John, a law[…]