Beginner Investing Hosts The Investing Carnival

We’re so happy to host the first edition of The Investing Carnival. We have some really interesting and informative posts for you to read so get comfy and dig right in. This first post will explain the 401k rules that you need to be aware of before borrowing from your account. There’s lots of good points to consider in this article and it’s one that everyone should read before taking such a drastic move. Ty...

Beginner Investing: Mutual Funds

A mutual fund is simply a pool of money compiled and managed by an investment team. This team is usually centered on the fund manager. The mutual fund is under strict guidelines by the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC). However, because of the strict trading rules the SEC allows them to be open to the average investor and included in retirement accounts like a 401k because they won’t be overly risky with your...

Beginner Investing

When the economy starts to turn around, you may decide to start learning about investing. The DOW has come off it’s 10+ year low, but hasn’t still hasn’t returned to where it was in 2008. It’s not as hard to trade stocks as you may think, even if you’re a beginner investing for the first time. As a matter of fact it’s quite easy as long as you do you research and your due diligence. Anyone...

Carnival Of Stock Market Investing

Head over to the Carnival of Stock Market Investing and take a look at the great submissions made by fellow investing bloggers. It’s being hosted this week by Stock Market Investing Today. Blog carnivals are a great way to get information from a variety of sources. When it comes to stock investing, it’s a smart idea to research several sources before making a decision. We submitted a post on Action Alert Plus,...

Dividend Reinvestment Program

Investing in the stock market is a subject of intense curiosity for a huge percentage of wage earners. The images of the flurry of activity at stock exchanges, and the stories about day traders raking it in, are appealing for those who want to be able to provide a better lifestyle for themselves and their families into the future. However the truth of it is that for the great majority of investors, any gains on the share...