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Real Estate vs Stock Market – Which is the Best Investment?

Should I Invest in Real Estate or the Stock Market? By, Soumyadipta Basu Once you are on track with your primary financial goals such as retirement contributions and being debt free, except for your home mortgage, it’s time to embark on your next journey in the world of personal finance. Next, it’s time to think about about growing your wealth. While there are a few options of doing so, investing in real estate and the stock markets are the both popular and offer a high rate of return. For an…

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Wondering whether you should invest in an IPO? Read this article first. IPOs are risky investments.

Should I Invest In An IPO?

Just Because You Can Invest in an IPO, Doesn’t Mean That You Should Sometimes it feels like the best time to invest in stocks is 50 years ago—not an encouraging thought for someone looking to get started investing in 2018! Since it seems like everything good is already too expensive to start investing in, you might wonder if you should invest in an IPO. An IPO, or an Initial Public Offering, is when a company first makes its stocks publicly available for purchase. This typically happens when …

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Buy and Hold – The Best Way to Succeed With Investing

Buy and Hold Investment Advice for Volatile Markets Get ready, I’m going to reveal the biggest investing secret. And it’s not a bunch of hooey, but based on research by Dalbar, a top investment research firm, findings from Standard and Poor’s research and other investment performance studies. If you think you know how to invest or if you’re a newbie investor, just starting out, you must heed this investment advice.

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Sharia investing, halal investing - get the basics on how to invest with your Islamic values.

What is Halal Investing? How to Invest With Your Islamic Faith

What is Islamic Investing? Sharia investing relies on a few guiding principles: Investments cannot profit from debt, so no investing in loans! Investors must choose investment funds or companies that make ethical decisions. Companies that profit from tobacco, arms, or pornography are out of the question. Investments should be vetted by a sharia review board to ensure that the choices follow halal investing It is not uncommon to want investment options that match your ethical standards. For so…

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How to handle a stock market crash. Read about the causes of the market crash and what to do now.

Stock Market Crash and What to Do Now – Thoughts from Across the Web

A Stock Market Crash Isn’t the End of the World – It’s a Good Thing Investors across the globe are trying to make sense of the recent stock market volatility. While talking with my aunt on the phone, even my uncle was busy checking his investments. If you went online to check your portfolio balance on Monday, February 5th you might have experienced delays getting to your investment account. Vanguard, the enormous investment company, locked investors out of their accounts due to the sites volu…

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Should I invest in bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies?

Cryptocurrency Trends – Should I Invest in Bitcoin, Litecoin or Ethereum Round up?

Every time I open my news, twitter, LinkedIn feeds or Wall Street Journal paper, I’m bombarded with cryptocurrency news. Bitcoin was up to $17,050 on December 20, 2017 and recently fell to $9,833 on January 19, 2018 for a one month 29.39% drop. Does that mean, it’s time to “buy on the dip”? Only if you’ve got money to burn.  If I hear about one more bitcoin millionaire – oops, that was last month, I think I’ll scream. This reminds me of the tech bubble, on steroids. Except that the technology…

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Dollar cost averaging. Learn how to buy more shares when prices are lower and reduce your average price.

How to Buy Low and Sell High; Dollar Cost Averaging Tutorial

Part 5: Best Investing Method Series-How to Buy Low and Sell High “All of us would be better investors if we just made fewer decisions.” Daniel Kahneman (brainyquote) Welcome to Part 5, the final article in the Best Investing Method Series. The goal of this series is to show how simple smart investing is. The diversification strategy with asset classes is the closest approach the investor has to a “sure thing”. Not because you will never lose money, everyone loses money once in awhile, it is …

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Why I Don’t Invest In Individual Stocks Anymore – Here’s a Better Way to Invest

I Don’t Invest in Individual Stocks Because I’m Smart and a Lazy Investor According to Warren Buffett, Chairman, Berkshire Hathaway: (220) “Most institutional and individual investors will find the best way to own common stock is through an index fund that charges minimal fees. Those following this path are sure to beat the net results [after fees and expenses] delivered by the great majority of investment professionals.” 1996- Shareholder Letter (sourced from IFA.com/quotes/) Over the past s…

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Invest and Beat the Pros – Learn the Simple Steps to Create an Investment Portfolio

Perfect Wealth Building Guide with Investing Are you worried about your financial future? Would you like a method to set up your finances for success now, and financial security in the future? Do you fell like you lack time and knowledge to manage your money? Here’s how you’ll benefit and what you’ll learn from this investing blueprint (from back cover): The index fund investing approach that helps you reach your financial goals. Enough investing knowledge to create your own investment strate…

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