Collectively, consumers tend to make bizarre choices when it comes to how they make purchases and manage their money. Similarly, investors in financial markets tend to think as a group and make irrational decisions. It’s almost uncanny how an event…
In the topsy-turvy world of the stock market, the idea of investing in reverse might sound fitting, or it might sound crazy. Short selling is a risky, but potentially lucrative investing transaction that’s a backward version of buying and holding…
How often have you read or heard news about a major company like Apple or Google and felt compelled to buy or sell the company’s stock? You want to invest in a company with a promising future, but once a…
If you’ve been chunking money into your retirement account for years, the last thing you want to do is watch it shrink to nothing when the stock market goes south. Just ask any 65-year-old, who is now having to work…
The stock market has risen about 90% since the March 2009 lows. Mind you, that rally followed a steep 57% decline. Still, in light of the gains of the past two years, how can some analysts say we’re still in…
One of the problems that investors face in the stock market is figuring out the value of the stocks in which they are considering investing. Comparing a stock’s value to its market price allows investors to determine if a share of…
In less than two decades time, the Internet has changed our lives immeasurably. Among altering nearly every other aspect of our lives, from shopping, to communication, to receiving news, the Internet has affected the way business has evolved. Many established…
Now that the economy is continuing its recovery, share buyback programs are quickly becoming all the rage once again with companies and investors. When a company has excess cash at the end of the day, there are only a few…
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