Investing

How is it that most of the world’s richest individuals accumulated their wealth through investing and not from active (earned) income?

The simple answer is that the effects of inflation erode the value of money year-over-year, so investing is an absolute must. Plus, a person is limited by their time, while investments can be infinitely stacked and work for you while you sleep.

Are you ready to start your investing journey? Keep reading to learn about 15 common types of investments and how they work. [Read more…] about 15 Types of Investments (And How They Work)

If you’ve been paying attention to the stock market at all in the last year, you are likely aware that retail investing is booming. Maybe you have even noticed some of your friends or family members who never seemed interested in investing have recently started buying and selling securities and options. [Read more…] about A Straight-Forward Guide on How to Make Your First Investment

Trading and investing are hot topics. Cryptocurrency investing has made many wealthy. Retail traders and investors have jumped into the stock market using commission-free brokers. In early 2021, retail traders challenged Wall Street pros by piling into stocks such as GameStop, earning large returns for many.

In such an environment, it’s easy to think of a government bond as a thing of the past, but these loans are still useful! [Read more…] about What Is a Government Bond? A Complete Beginners Guide

What is a small cap stock? It’s a “smaller” company—defined as one with a market capitalization (“cap”) under about a billion dollars.

Market capitalization (also called “market cap”) is just a fancy way of saying the total value of a company’s shares of stock. This is calculated by taking a company’s price per share and multiplying it by the total number of shares. [Read more…] about What is a small cap stock?