Stocks & Funds

Oil is a bigger part of your life than you may realize. You may cringe at the price of gas at the pump or balk at an electricity bill with new rates, but that’s not where your relationship with oil…

Basic materials are some of the most noticed and some of the most overlooked stocks at the same time. Companies in the basic materials sector are focused on providing the raw materials that keep the developed world, well, developed.  These…

Despite recent pushes to increase the planet’s use of renewable energy, oil still makes the world go round. In 2016, the world used roughly 97 million barrels of crude oil each day. Cars need gasoline to run and power stations need natural gas,…

Many investors mirror the market by investing in broad market index funds, but leveraged ETFs use derivatives to multiply the returns of an underlying index, multiplying the gains or losses. Learn what to look for in leveraged ETFs and some…

Silver prices have been on a tear during the past couple of years, climbing from around $12.25 per ounce in early 2020 to above $22 per ounce by September 2021. Over the same period, silver stocks have likewise experienced significant…

Options are a type of financial derivative that gives investors the opportunity to buy or sell the right to buy or sell a stock at a set price. While trading options can be complex, they’re useful because they let investors…

The financial services industry isn’t what most investors would call “sexy.” For most people, it’s not even remotely exciting. Nonetheless, it is one of the largest industries in the world, generating more than $22 trillion in annual revenue for the…

Robinhood has quickly become one of the most popular online brokerages and investing apps among beginners and experts alike in the retail investing community. However, investors often want more than can be found in simple stock trades.  One of the…

Emerging markets are exciting opportunities. These markets are beginning to grow into developed phases, and when markets begin to grow, there are significant potential gains for early investors. However, finding individual investments in the emerging markets sector is a daunting…

As a new investor, venturing into the stock market can be a bit intimidating. You know that the idea is to buy stocks at a low price and sell them later for a higher price. But when it comes time…