Both common stocks and preferred stocks have the tendency of creating good wealth for investors. Their individual preferences work well for different types of investors, however, ‘common stocks’ a...
Contrary to what many believe, trading stocks may have a few similarities with gambling but it is not the same as gambling. Like every other business, the purpose of trading is to generate cash in the...
The Dow Jones took another hit today as stocks continue to tank due to the Coronavirus pandemic fear. Yesterday, the federal government announced that they expect from 100,000 to 240,000 people to die...
A few people do not quite understand the difference between stock and mutual funds, and therefore, often get it all mixed up. Stock market investing means an investor is directly investing in the stoc...
Investing in either stocks or mutual funds can be beneficial per time or season putting certain factors into consideration. While some investors would rather pic investing in stocks over mutual funds,...
A margin call is a situation that occurs when an investor’s margin account value decreases below the broker’s required amount. The margin account is the account that holds all an investor’s borr...
Earlier this month, United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX) announced that its board of directors had agreed to spinoff Carriers and Otis. With immediate effect, the company’s board of directors decla...
In February, Sanofi (SNY) made an announcement that it had intentions to spin off its drug ingredient manufacturing unit into a separate company. The spinoff would accommodate over 3,100 employees and...
Shorting stocks come with a lot of risks and if it pulls off well, you can take advantage of stock prices falling and make money from it. If only you are willing to accept the risks.Maybe you have hea...
FAANG is an acronym formed by Jim Cramer, TV host of CNBC owned Mad Money. Cramer first formed the acronym in 2013 as FANG until it was later modified to FAANG. The acronym is a combination of the sto...