When you think of investing money with a stock broker you want to deal with a reputed person. There are steps you can take to avoid getting ripped off by a stock broker : perform an internet search for the name of the broker and the name of the company they work for. If there has been negative information posted about the broker or their company this is a quick way to find … [Read more...]
How to Choose a Website to buy Stock
In the current scenario of having numureous of websites to buy stock from it can sometimes be confusing to find which one to use. Here is how to choose a website to purchase stock from. Finding a legitimate and realiable company. There are many places online which claims that you buy and sell stocks through them but not all of them are legitimate. It is important to make … [Read more...]
The Difference Between a Depression and Recession
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...]
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...]