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...

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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...

Beginner Investing: Gold

Investing in gold is one of the smartest ways to ensure the safety of your money and may be the smart way for beginner investing . Gold investment, unlike stock investment, remains at a more stable price and the price movement of gold is comparatively predictable. Investing in gold can be done in two ways, either by investing in the bullion or commodity market or by directly buying it from the jeweler in the forms of gold...