Fixed Annuities vs. Permanent Life Insurance – Which is better? The short answer is that neither is better, both serve unique purposes in your overall investment scheme and both may be necessary. An annuity is an insurance product that pays out income and is usually used as a part of your retirement strategy. If you are looking for […]
Investing for Retirement
May 17, 2012 by 2 Comments
Investing for Retirement One of the biggest worries about retiring is the question of how to fund your living expenses for the duration of your retirement period. Most people do the basic thing which is to invest in a pension plan through their employer. If you don’t already have a workplace pension in place and are over a […]
Form 1099B: Important Changes to Stock Reporting Requirements
May 10, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Form 1099B In 2008, Congress under then President George Bush enacted changes to the Federal requirements for cost basis tax reporting that required stockbrokers to report this information to customers and the IRS. This legislation laid out the timelines for reporting the cost basis for various instruments and securities purchased by investors. When filing your […]
What is a Moving Average?
May 7, 2012 by 3 Comments
Investing Using Moving Averages When investing in financial markets, there are many different indicators and systems that you can use to determine when to enter into a position, and just as importantly, when to exit a position. One of the most popular indicators that investors employ to help make intelligent decisions are moving averages. What […]
Stock Market Fluctuations
May 2, 2012 by Leave a Comment
The Manic-Depressive Stock Market: What to Make of It The psychology of the market may be teetering on the edge The stock market: one week it acts like Dr. Jekyll, the next week it’s Mr. Hyde. That shift can even occur in the course of a single session. These dramatic fluctuations appear to be impulsive; […]
Has Wall Street Ever Warned You in Time?
April 19, 2012 by 1 Comment
Stock Market Turning Points: Divorce yourself from the crowd. Independence is good. In the play “The Secret to Freedom,” Pulitzer prize writer Archibald MacLeish had a character say this: The only thing about a man that is a man is his mind. Everything else you can find in a pig or a horse. MacLeish knew […]
Financial Planning Software
January 30, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Financial Planning Software – Is It Beneficial for the Experienced Investor? Financial planning software is being used by many experienced investors to track their investments and set proper investment targets and accomplish their goals. It can be used to formulate a well-planned budget and carry out a thorough examination of your investment portfolio and get a clear idea […]
Five Fatal Flaws of Trading
January 18, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Close to ninety percent of all traders lose money. The remaining ten percent somehow manage to either break even or even turn a profit — and more importantly, do it consistently. How do they do that? That’s an age-old question. While there is no magic formula, EWI Senior Instructor Jeffrey Kennedy has identified five fundamental […]
