Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are shares of ownership in an investment which are traded in the stock market like a corporate stock. Gold ETFs allow the average investor to gain exposure to gold from the convenience of a home or office computer, without worrying about the dangers involved in the transportation and storage of physical gold. Following are the steps involved in … [Read more...]
Day Trading Vs. Long-Term Investing
The act of investing is laying out money or capital in an enterprise with the expectation of profit. Investing is putting money into stocks, bonds, mutual funds, real estate, or some other financial vehicle, with the hopes that it will grow and earn profit . There are two personal styles of investing i.e day trading and long-term investing. Day Trading Day trading refers … [Read more...]
Making Money by Holding Stocks
Making money from holding stocks is nomore a regular and popular practise , that it used to be in past years . The basic cause of its decline in popularity is that today alos many people do not know the benefits of buy and hold. When you'll start trading many investors and brokers would make you believe that "Buy and hold is dead now" . The value of this approach has many … [Read more...]
How to Buy Stock Direct From a Company and Make Money
How to Buy Stock Direct From a Company and Make Money Now that the stock market appears to be turning around, people may be wondering how to invest their hard earned money. You can buy stock direct from a lot of companies, and it is free! There are quite a few companies that have direct purchase plans. They are either called DPPs or DRIPs. DRIPs, or Dividend Re-Investment … [Read more...]
Earn Monthly Income with Covered Calls
How to Earn Monthly Income with Covered Calls Monthly income can be earned by selling call options against stock that you currently own in your brokerage account. This income can be used to supplement any earned income or can be used for additional investments. identify a stock of which you already own at least 100 shares. Ideally, you would own at least 500 shares since the … [Read more...]