Stock Investing For Dummies News
- Stocks of struggling companies carry the ultimate risk Monday, November 3, 2008 @ 10:28AMQ: What happens if I buy stock in a company that files for bankruptcy or bankruptcy protection?
- Intrawest ‘isn’t going anywhere’ Thursday, October 23, 2008 @ 8:13AMWhistler – Despite ongoing uncertainty this week about the future of the company that owns Whistler Blackcomb (WB), locals with finance backgrounds and other analysts say there’s no reason to be worried about the coming ski season or WB’s continued operation.
- Loonie trades below 80 cents US, TSX opens down Wednesday, October 22, 2008 @ 11:16AM View larger image
- Loonie below 80 cents US for first time since 2005 Wednesday, October 22, 2008 @ 9:48AMThe Canadian dollar sank below 80 cents US for the first time in three years on Wednesday, while the TSX found itself down nearly 560 points.
- Why stock picking is a losing game Wednesday, October 22, 2008 @ 3:43AM Imagine that the Man Upstairs is really, really pleased with you and has decided to make you fabulously wealthy. How would He do it? The simplest way would be to give you a bunch of no-brainer opportunities to make a killing on stocks and bonds.
- Business Books: Decades on, value in Buffett's bible Thursday, October 9, 2008 @ 10:07AMBy Herbert Lash
- Advice for the everyday investor Saturday, October 4, 2008 @ 11:09PMThe Dow Jones industrial average dropped more than 800 points last week. Meanwhile, Congress hurried to pass a $700 billion bailout plan for financial companies, which President Bush signed into law Friday. Crazy times for investors. What to do? For advice for everyday investors, MoneyWise turned to finance expert Eric Tyson, author of “Investing for Dummies.” Q. Is this the bottom for the ...
- MARKETS Saturday, October 4, 2008 @ 1:15PMREGULATORY BODIES & RULINGS: Sub-accounts rising despite amendments to FII norms FII registration process taking a long time.
- Managing Personal Finances Amidst Wall Street Turmoil Monday, September 22, 2008 @ 1:22PMWorried about what the financial turmoil on Wall Street means for you? Certified Financial Planner and Certified Fund Specialist Barry Glassman, senior vice president of Cassaday & Company, Inc. in McLean, Va., was online Monday, September 22 at 11 a.m. ET to take questions and offer guidelines for making wise financial planning decisions despite uncertainty on Wall Street.
- John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Announces First Quarter Fiscal Year 2009 Results Tuesday, September 9, 2008 @ 7:41AM HOBOKEN, N.J.----John Wiley & Sons, Inc. reported revenue of $402 million for the first quarter of fiscal year 2009 ended July 31, 2008, a 3% increase over the same period of fiscal year 2008, or 2% excluding favorable foreign exchange.
- House mulls review of franchises Tuesday, September 2, 2008 @ 9:23AMMANILA, Philippines—House leaders, including Speaker Prospero Nograles, are seeking a review of franchises granted by Congress following reports and complaints that some have changed ownership, or worse, some franchisees acted as “dummies” for other entities.
- Real estate still sound long-term investment Sunday, August 17, 2008 @ 2:01AMQ: Is this a good time to turn a primary residence into a rental property? If we can recover our costs from year to year, from the rent received and the tax benefits, is real estate a good investment now? During, say, a 10-year to 20-year period, what sort of appreciation might we expect?
- Use ETFs to create a diversified 10-item portfolio Monday, July 7, 2008 @ 1:20AMQ: What ten stocks should I buy if I want to get the best returns for the long and short term?
- Tyson: 401(k) simplifies choices Monday, June 30, 2008 @ 1:04AMWhen comparing mutual fund investment choices, in addition to expenses, you should also examine the track record of the fund managers and their management company.
- Google stock could be for you, if you can handle the risk Thursday, June 26, 2008 @ 7:22AM Q: I would like to buy Google stock (GOOG) but my husband says "no," because he thinks it has gone up too much already. What do you think?
- Finding total return: One way to keep score Thursday, June 19, 2008 @ 2:17AMQ: How can you find out how much a stock, exchange-traded fund (ETF) or mutual fund generated as a total return in a specific year?
- Nick Robinson: Jacqui Smith takes a (political) beating from police Thursday, May 22, 2008 @ 5:01AMPolice Federation conference, Bournemouth: An unarmed woman has been attacked by a mob of angry police officers this morning.
- Readers share reviews Sunday, May 18, 2008 @ 1:32PMAs a small business owner, I believe this book will serve to help me navigate my multiple roles as the principal decision maker more effectively.
- Bank stocks may not be so solid right now Wednesday, May 7, 2008 @ 1:39AMQ: Would it be a good idea to invest in bank stocks now that they are so low?
- There are plenty of security plays these days Wednesday, April 30, 2008 @ 11:08PMQ: Is there a way to invest in technology companies that profit from the increased demand for surveillance, weapon detection and security cameras?
- Pick a Planner Who Can Spell ‘Fiduciary’ Saturday, April 26, 2008 @ 3:39PM In looking for a financial adviser, one thing to ask is if they have fiduciary duty, which means they will have to put your interests ahead of theirs at all times when providing investment advice.
- Tyson: Analysis gives lowdown on international stock funds Monday, April 21, 2008 @ 12:57AMQ: I am interested in investing more in stocks overseas. What firms are the highest rated for international stock investing?
- Tyson: Inflation dulls gains for oil and gold Monday, April 7, 2008 @ 12:47AMQ: An adviser recommends that to get rich, I should invest in oil and gold. Should I? .
- Oil, gold not the cash cows they appear to be Thursday, March 20, 2008 @ 9:48AMQuestion: An adviser recommends that to get rich, I should invest in oil and gold. Should I? Answer: During the global economic expansion of the 2000s, oil and other commodities increased significantly in value.
- Should you join the Visa IPO craze?: What to consider before investing Wednesday, March 19, 2008 @ 11:21PMIt would be easy to get starry-eyed over Visa Inc.’s going public. The credit-card behemoth — which processes twice as many transactions as its closest rival, MasterCard Inc.— is thriving, increasing its fourth-quarter earnings by 70 percent even as other financial-sector institutions watched profits plummet. Visa was the biggest initial public offering in U.S. history, raising nearly $18 ...
- Central Banking for Dummies Wednesday, March 19, 2008 @ 3:59PM*** Gold at $2,138…financial horror stories…and more!
- A Roth IRA can help you avoid paying (some) taxes Monday, March 17, 2008 @ 7:11AMQ: Does it make sense to move stocks held in a taxable account that pay large dividend yields into a Roth IRA? How does one go about doing this without paying capital gains?
- For retirement investing, use a domestic fund Thursday, March 13, 2008 @ 9:32AMQuestion: Do you think S&P 500 index funds are a good place for me to invest my retirement money? Answer: Index funds, which invest to track specific market averages, were once scorned as "guaranteed mediocrity."
- CORRECTING and REPLACING John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Reports Revenue and Earnings Growth Tuesday, March 11, 2008 @ 9:55AM HOBOKEN, N.J.----Please replace the release with the following corrected version due to multiple revisions in the financial tables.
- John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Reports Revenue and Earnings Growth Tuesday, March 11, 2008 @ 7:30AM HOBOKEN, N.J.----John Wiley & Sons, Inc. today announced that revenue for the third quarter and nine months of fiscal year 2008 advanced 45% to $429 million and 47% to $1.2 billion, respectively.
- Dividends make coal stocks more attractive Wednesday, March 5, 2008 @ 4:50PMQ: What coal stocks have the largest dividend yields?
- Life may take Visa, but you may want to leave it alone Monday, March 3, 2008 @ 10:09AMQ: Visa has announced its plan to go public. Am I able to buy shares, is the stock a good deal and how do I learn about investing in this and other initial public offerings (IPOs)?
- Any time is a good time to buy bonds if you need them Tuesday, February 26, 2008 @ 2:32AMQ: Is it a good time to invest in bonds considering interest rates are down and probably going down a bit more?
- Constant Contact Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2007 Financial Results Wednesday, February 20, 2008 @ 3:18PMConstant Contact(R), Inc (NasdaqGM: CTCT), a leading provider of on-demand email marketing and online
- Constant Contact Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2007 Financial Results Wednesday, February 20, 2008 @ 3:05PM WALTHAM, Mass.----Constant Contact®, Inc , a leading provider of on-demand email marketing and online surveys for small organizations, today announced its financial results for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2007.
- Tyson: U.S. exports are the bright side of drooping dollar Monday, February 18, 2008 @ 12:47AMThe depressed dollar has a silver lining: It helping American companies sell their now-cheaper products overseas.
- Author to share message about personal finance Friday, February 15, 2008 @ 6:52AMBLOOMINGTON -- Sheryl Garrett preaches the gospel of personal finance. But itâ€s up to her listeners †or readers †to follow her advice and watch their own wallets.
- Tyson: With mutual funds, be ready to get a little dangerous Monday, February 4, 2008 @ 12:36AMOver the long haul, if you invest in decent mutual funds, ones that are efficiently and competently managed, you should earn a better rate of return than you would with bank and insurance accounts.
- First, figure out how much risk you can handle Wednesday, January 30, 2008 @ 7:15AMQ: What precautions, if any, should a blue-collar investor like myself be taking with a possible recession approaching?
- Sirius Satellite Radio is still beaming static to investors Sunday, January 27, 2008 @ 11:57PMQ: What do you think if Sirius stock (SIRI)?
- Exchange Traded Funds for Dummies Helps Novice and Experienced Investors Understand These Funds and Profit from This ... Tuesday, January 22, 2008 @ 7:21PMResearch and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c80258) has announced the addition of "Exchange-Traded Funds For Dummies" to their offering.
- Were you money savvy in 2007? Sunday, January 13, 2008 @ 2:20AMMaking financial decisions is always easy — after the fact. And 2007 presented consumers with no shortage of challenges, from a flat...
- Bank stocks may not have hit bottom yet Tuesday, January 8, 2008 @ 7:26PMQ: Could you analyze the stock of a bank, such as Citigroup (C)?
- 8 Top Stock Blogs Thursday, January 3, 2008 @ 2:05PMWho says investing is zero-sum? Members of CAPS love sharing their investing knowledge.
- The best and worst money moves of 2007 Tuesday, December 18, 2007 @ 5:00AM From investing to credit to spending, here are some of the wisest and not so wise financial moves for the year.
- 10 Gifts of Wealth Thursday, December 6, 2007 @ 9:52AMStuff a stocking with a present that makes money.
- Hanging On To Your Millions Monday, December 3, 2007 @ 5:13PMSome year-end advice for the middle-class millionaire in 2008.
- Women, Wisdom & Wealth: Bull and bear markets — wild exchanges Monday, December 3, 2007 @ 4:15PMBull and bear are commonly used terms to describe the stock market as strong or weak. My husband recently asked what the origins of these were. I had a general explanation for him, but the question encouraged me to delve further and find the specific etymology.
