A recession or depression happens when the demand for money is greater than the supply. When this happens, people stop spending their money. The factories don't need to make as many products to sell because no one is buying them, so people lose their jobs. Then they have even less money to spend. This leads to a long slowdown in business activity. This is called a … [Read more...]
Archives for 20/11/2009
Tax Deferred Bonds:concept and types
In finance, a bond is a debt security, in which the authorized issuer owes the holders a debt and, depending on the terms of the bond, is obliged to pay interest (the coupon) and/or to repay the principal at a later date, termed maturity. A bond is a formal contract to repay borrowed money with interest at fixed intervals.Bonds are a long-term investment strategy, which are … [Read more...]
Tax Theory of Dividends
Putting together a dividend tax theory to match a buy-and-hold investment strategy is much complicated by shifting tax laws. Types If you have held a stock for 60 days, dividends paid from the profits of a domestic publicly traded company are "qualified" dividends and currently are taxed at a maximum 15 percent, which is lower than the marginal tax rate for most investors. … [Read more...]
How to Find if a Stock is Marginable
Nowadays , many brokerage and investment firms allows their customer to have Margin on their account. Margin is a simple way to increase your buying power and cash available by simply pledging your current investments as collateral. Below are the most basic rules : First, a stock has to trade above the set limit per share for 5 consecutive days before it can be bought … [Read more...]
How to Buy Goverment Bonds Directly
Investors buy such bonds because they offer return with practically no risk on capital. Since stocks fluctuate, the bonds percentage in portflio will rise when stock market falls, if interest rates do not change. There is also the effect of the return of bonds which contributes additional money to your portfolio. You can invest in bonds in a a variety of mutual funds. The … [Read more...]