Trading Stocks In Your 401K or I.R.A. - If Done Carefully Can Really Add To Your Bottom Line

Trading stocks in your retirement account can be very risky to your retirement nest egg if you don't fully understand the stock market. In some cases you are better off just putting your money into a mutual fund and let the professional money managers be responsible for making it grow.

Investing - Work Isn't A Four Letter Word

In our culture, the main goal of retirement is to put our working days behind us and devote ourselves to the pursuit of pleasure. Many find, though, that continuing to work in some form keeps them active and gives their lives purpose. Changing your concept of retirement may even allow you to retire sooner.

Credit Card Securitization – An Overview

This article looks at where banks and other financial institutions get the money that they lend to you via credit cards.

Annuities - Federal Regulators Concerned About Equity-Indexed Annuities

I've been predicting for some time now that Equity-Indexed Annuities and the sales practices associated with them will be the Next Big Scandal of the financial services industry. And now my predictions are coming true.

Estate - Don't Rely On Medicaid For Long-Term Care

Millions of retirees expect to rely on Medicaid to cover the cost of their long-term care needs. If you or your parents have that expectation then you must read this article. You shouldn't rely on this program and by doing so you may end up becoming dependent on family and friends for care.

Basic Stock Investing Strategy

Investing can sometimes be a difficult process, involving a mixture of skill, analysis, and luck. The stock market can often be very volatile thing, and even veteran stock investors can sometimes have trouble picking a good stock investment.

Annuities - Annuities? Give Me A Break

This article is about annuities.

Investment Portfolio Management - The 6 Steps to Financial Success

Portfolio management is challenging, but it's also exciting. Some people prefer to have their portfolios managed by a professional. However, it's not impossible to manage your own portfolio. It just takes time and a basic understanding of the process.

Finding, Buying, And Selling Stocks Online

Part of what keeps the financial world moving at a pace that continues to stimulate economy and promote business is its ability to adjust to changing conditions in society. Online trading is simply a response to what is happening in the world of finance on a grander scale.

Financial Factors of Home Purchase

When a house property is listed for sale in the market, the buyers will come with different price ranges to purchase the house property. To purchase the house property, the buyer should have enough price consideration for the property.

Diversified Investing For Beginners

Diversified Investing for the beginning investor. A brief review of vertical, horizontal and sector investing. All written in an easy to understand format that is guaranteed to not tax your brain.

Why Gold? Why Gaia Resources, Inc?

The fact is that the price of gold has kept pace with inflation for around 200 years or so, and it is with good reason that gold has long been deemed as a safe haven for investors. Because it is an investment that retains its value even in uncertain economic times, gold is comforting to investors who are concerned over plunging share prices or failures in other industries.

Calculate Internal Rate Of Return Using Excel

The page explains what is internal rate of return and how to calculate IRR using Excel formulas. The article talks about how the IRR is used in evaluating projects and investments. The article also talks about when it is safe to use IRR to evaluate an investment.

A Stuttered Sprint Into 2007

Open up your wallets, a new year of investing has officially begun. Stocks opened markedly higher in the first session of 2007 as investors cheered news that Home Depot Inc's CEO resigned after years of lackluster performance, and that the holiday shopping season had been stronger than expected.

Uranium Mining Gets Political Lift in New Mexico

It started with SJM 10, a senate memorial which pointed out the necessity for nuclear energy and uranium production in New Mexico. Mission accomplished. From Governor Bill Richardson on down, state legislators and the administration suddenly became aware of the valuable resource their state was sitting on. At today's value, the uranium resource of approximately 600 million pounds is worth more than 54 billion dollars.