Category: Market Terminology
It’s been a while since I’ve done an investing 101 article, so I’m overdue. In this post, we’ll cover an important investing component: bid-ask spread. May sound boring, but …
This year has been a roller coaster for investors. As a result, it provides a great case study on market timing (more specifically, why timing the market doesn’t work …
A REIT (Real Estate Investment Trust) is a popular investment vehicle for those who want to invest in the real estate market without actually owning property. Recently, many of …
This is the fourth of a multi-part series on how to invest outside of a 401K. In this one, we’ll cover how passive index investing works and why it …
This is the third of a multi-part series on how to invest outside of a 401K. The whole idea for this series started when I was asking a group …
Closed End Funds: what the Heck are they? Closed end funds are not the easiest concept to pick up by amateur investors. They are a little bit like stocks …
What is a Trailing Stop Loss Order? A trailing stop-loss order sounds like complex investing strategies, however, it is fairly simple to understand when you take a minute to …
Dollar cost averaging (investing like a robot) has received a bad rap in recent years, and for good reason. For those not investing in low or zero transaction cost …