Entries tagged Investing

Top Rated Fidelity Mutual Funds

Published: May 23rd, 2010 | Author: Morgan Add Comment

There are many smart ways of investing and earning more money. Mutual Funds is one of the ways to invest. Investing in a company which has good fundamentals and track record is a smarter way. “Fidelity Investments” is one of the top performing mutual fund companies in the United States.

There are many top rated mutual fund schemes that are available in Fidelity Investments. Some of them are:

* Fidelity Stock Funds
* Fidelity Europe Fund
* Fidelity Japan Smaller Companies Fund
* Fidelity Municipal Income Fund (more…)

Rogue Mutual Fund Investing

Published: Feb 4th, 2010 | Author: Morgan Add Comment

One of the most common amateur techniques for stock picking involves standing around the water cooler (or online message boards) and picking up on cues given by people who know someone who know someone else who knows yet another person who said this or that and, get this, Stock XYZ is where you want to be. In some cases, these tips work out to the advantage of all those who risked their grocery money or mortgage payments. In many more cases, however, those types of tips do not work out.

See, investing is a lot like the game of poker. While skill and knowledge are clearly valuable, there is always an element of luck. Even the greatest companies with the greatest results can see their stock price plummet… based simply on an outlook that was moderately lower than what investors had hoped for. (more…)

The Benefits of Mutual-Funds

Published: Feb 3rd, 2010 | Author: Morgan Add Comment

There’s no guarantee that your pension and social security checks will be able to sustain your retirement. If you’re looking for an excellent way to invest for the future, then you should certainly consider mutual funds. Here are some of their main benefits:

1. Diversity.

One of the rules of thumb when investing is to invest using diversification. With mutual funds, you have the option of buying stocks in different sectors, without needing a separate portfolio for each one. In particular, you should look for mutual funds that include multiple sectors and industries. This will give you the best chance to maximize your profits.

2. Divisibility.

If you’re like many investors, then you may not have the precise amount of money required to buy round amounts of stocks. Well, the good news is that with mutual funds, you can acquire them in smaller denominations than usual. This means that you won’t have to wait forever until you buy investments with higher price tags. In fact, you’ll be able to buy them immediately! (more…)

Top Aggressive Growth Funds

Published: Jan 7th, 2010 | Author: Morgan Add Comment

We are proud to feature top performing “Aggressive Growth” equity mutual funds, which primarily invest in aggressive growth equity securities of companies.

Investors can come across such funds by looking at the entire list of the Zacks #1 Rank Aggressive Growth Equity Funds.

3 Great Examples of Aggressive Growth

ProFunds UltraBull Fund Inv (ULPIX) seeks daily investment results that correspond, prior to fees and expenses, to 200% of the performance of the S&P 500 Index. It was incepted in November 1997.

The fund uses a leverage to seek to double the daily performance of the benchmark index. Leverage is borrowing money or using credit to potentially earn higher returns. But along with the potential for higher returns, leverage also increases the risk of an investment. This aggressive growth fund usually invests a substantial portion of its assets in stock index futures contracts, options on stock index futures contracts and options on securities and stock indexes. It may also invest in securities that are expected to track the S&P 500. (more…)

Real Estate Investing – Where to Start

Published: Dec 16th, 2009 | Author: Morgan Add Comment

Have you ever thought about investing in real estate but wondered, “Where do I begin?” I cannot answer for you, but I know that I have. In fact, I may not be sitting very far from your chair right now.

Let me tell you a little about myself. I am 37 years old. I did not even know how to handle money until I was 34, and I had quite a bit of debt to repay. I didn’t even have a positive net worth until I was 36. Really! I’ve spent the last year-plus investing into the stock market. Unlike most people, I’m proud to say that I’ve done really well for myself. I am not mentioning this to brag that I am great, but it begs the question, why am I considering real estate then?

There are benefits to learning how to make money in multiple ways, outside of your regular 9 to 5 job or whatever your real hours are. Plus, as an investor, different money making vehicles present themselves as better opportunities at different times. One investment is not necessarily better than another investment type, but the timing is key. There is room to make money on stocks, still, but their best time was during the first few months of the year. Now is the real estate’s time, because you can buy properties for so little money. (more…)

Real Estate Investing in Rental Properties

Published: Dec 15th, 2009 | Author: Morgan Add Comment

There are vast amounts of ways that someone can make a living off real estate investing, some ways involving more risk than others. Slow and steady wins the race most often while the real estate investments that carry the most risk can often offer the highest returns. This risk however can be managed with research and experience. A lot of people have made money by using house flipping, that is why this topic pops up so much in the news. A lot of people have failed miserably with this but of course this won’t make the news.

Investing in rental properties doesn’t provide the almost immediate profit returns that you can see with something like flipping houses but if you plan properly it is a very good form of real estate investing that brings in steady profit. Rental properties are always a good idea, especially if you can identify and grab those golden opportunities. (more…)

What Claude Hopkins Taught Me About Real Estate Investing

Published: Dec 11th, 2009 | Author: Morgan Add Comment

It was a glorious accident that I found My Life in Advertising and Scientific Advertising by Claude C. Hopkins. I’d been helping my Mom and Dad clear out their recycling and reusable goods. Mom sent me into the book exchange to drop off a bunch of old books and as I was sorting the books onto their proper shelves I found this book I’d heard about in marketing seminars. The book is filled with wisdom and lessons that are just applicable today as they were in the early 1900’s when Claude was building his career in advertising.

This book was a fascinating look at the life of a man who devoted his life to advertising. His accounts of turning money losing products into household names were brilliant and inspirational. His life lessons shared were priceless. And, I found many of his lessons applied to real estate just as much as advertising.

The easy application of his advertising lessons to real estate was delightful but not surprising. I believe that a good marketer WILL make an exceptional real estate investor. (more…)

Why You Should Be Investing in Gold

Published: Dec 8th, 2009 | Author: Morgan Add Comment

You should be investing in gold for some very simple reasons having to do with the dollar. Investing in gold will protect you from the imminent dollar collapse and hedge your portfolio against inflation.

The following reasons show the US dollar is in serious decline, and why investing in gold is essential:

1. As the dollar continues to inflate (and the U.S. Government has set this in cement with their quantitative easing policy), your buying power with those dollars will shrink.
2. You take out insurance to protect your home and valuables from future loss. It makes even more sense to protect your purchasing power from future loss when you know that you are losing it every day through the hidden taxation of currency devaluation. (more…)

Gold Investing Tips

Published: Dec 7th, 2009 | Author: Morgan Add Comment

There has never been a better time to invest in gold and with these gold investing tips, your profits will be much greater. Events are coming together that will propel gold to new heights that will make the gold move of 1979-80 look like peanuts. In order to capitalize on these gold investing tips, it is important to know why gold is going to make this move.

Events are converging that leave gold no where to go but up. After 60 years of government meddling in the free market we have reached the last step in the destruction of the dollar’s value. The current administration’s quantitative easing policy and it’s attempt to take over 18% of U.S. GDP by nationalizing the health care industry, all but guarantees gold going to $1,200 before the end of the year and much higher after that. (more…)

What is the Cost of Investing Money?

Published: Dec 4th, 2009 | Author: Morgan Add Comment

For many investors the costs of investing money have been hidden within the plan. Investment bonds are a real example where the set up costs can easily exceed 10%. On the second page of an illustration you will see the cost of the product if you encashed the day after investing so be sure to read that.

Other investments can have large up front costs such as ISAs and unit trusts but many investors are missing a trick here as they don’t have to pay these costs of typically 5.25%. (more…)