Many investors think of dividend-paying companies as boring, low-return investment opportunities. Compared to high-flying small-cap companies, whose volatility can be pretty exciting, dividend-paying stocks are usually more mature and predictable. Though this may be dull for some, the combination of a consistent dividend with an increasing stock price can offer an earnings potential powerful enough […]
AdSense is an ad serving program run by Google. Website owners can enroll in this program to enable text, image and, more recently, video advertisements on their sites. These ads are administered by Google and generate revenue on either a per-click or per-thousand-impressions basis. Google is also currently beta-testing a cost-per-action based service.
Google utilizes its […]
This article discusses the relative advantages of stocks and mutual funds.
Question: What advantages do mutual funds offer over stocks?
Here are some considerations. A mutual fund offers a great deal of diversification starting with the very first dollar invested, because a mutual fund may own tens or hundreds of different securities. This diversification helps […]
A money-market fund (MMF) is a mutual fund, although a very special type of one. The goal of a money-market fund is to preserve principal while yielding a modest return. These funds try very, very, very hard to maintain a net asset value (NAV) of exactly $1.00. Basically, the companies try to make these feel […]
Why do you want to make a change? Are you ready to start a family, plant your own garden? Do you feel you’ve finally “arrived” at your company? Maybe a raise, or a bonus, or a baby on the way has made you think about living in a home of your own.
Whatever the reason […]
This article lists the most common investment fund types. A type of fund is typically characterized by its investment strategy (i.e., its goals). For example, a fund manager might set a goal of generating income, or growing the capital, or just about anything. (Of course they don’t usually set a goal of losing money, even […]
This article offers a basic introduction to mutual funds. It can help you decide if a mutual fund might be a good choice for you as an investment.
If you visit a big fund company’s web site (e.g., www.vanguard.com), they’ll tell you that a mutual fund is a pool of money from many investors that […]
