Persons can be interested in economizing as well as some other financial problems but it does not imply that they are able to deal with their own money and tax planning without problem. Thus, the moment the month comes to an end only one question regarding how to make both ends meet bothers their mind. [...]

Corporate bonds prices and interest rates are closely connected because the former is bound to go up if the latter undergoes any substantial cuts. Hence investing in corporate bonds when interest rates are slashed substantially is a smart move for those who are looking for strong returns on investment.

Believe that a part of the economy will be particularly strong or a part of the stock market is undervalued?

One of the mantras of mutual fund investing is to look at a fund's turnover before you buy it. The implication is that a high turnover is bad. (Turnover is the percentage of a funds holdings that are traded during a year. Funds can have a turnover greater than 100%, which means [...]

Mutual funds are good options for American investors to meet their financial goals. These funds offer professional management and diversification of the funds invested. Mutual funds assets in 1990-2000 rose from 1.065 trillion to a whooping 6.965 trillion dollars. 10% Americans owned funds in 1980 and by 2000, the percentage increased to 49%.

Last week after much publicity and a long wait, the Barclay's Silver ETF (SLV) finally started trading. And it looks like the wait was worth it. Each share represents 10 ounces of silver. Trading began at $129 a share and at the end of trading for the first day, the new Exchange Traded Fund closed [...]

A mutual fund (called 'unit trust' in Asia) is an investment vehicle that pools money from many individual investors. A professional fund manager invests and manages these funds into stocks, bonds and other securities.

Which of your investments worried you most during the recent market correction? If it was one of your smaller holdings, you're not alone.

A Mutual Fund can be termed as a form of a collective investment that collects money from many investors and invests the money into stocks, bonds, short-term money market instruments, and / or other securities.

There was an excellent article discussing the pros and cons of investing in Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) in the July 3rd Wall Street Journal: As ETFs Seek Niches, Risks Rise (unfortunately, The Wall Street Journal doesn't allow us to link to their articles, perhaps that will change after Rupert Murdoch buys Dow Jones.) There's over [...]