Investing Articles
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Deducting your losses is an important tactic to minimize the capital gains taxes investors pay. But, beware the wash sale rule to avoid losing out on deducting capital losses and offsetting your short-term capital gains accidentally.
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October 30th brings the end of the month and a nasty surprise to the Dow Jones Index
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After buying and selling calls and puts, the most popular options strategy is writing covered calls. For investors without an existing position, Bull Spreads are one of the most popular options trades.
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When you get past the basic option trading strategies like Covered Calls, you’ll wonder what else is out there, or if that options strategy you invented is already called something. In this issue we’ll look at the Butterfly Spread.
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Investing into mutual funds provides many investors with a way to get a broad diversification of assets. However, many investors aren’t sure how to go about buying mutual funds to maximize their investment returns. Dollar cost averaging provides one strategy.
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Money market mutual funds have been used for a long time to give investors better interest rates than putting money in savings accounts. But, issues raised during the 2008 banking crisis have investors worrying if money market funds are safe.
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At first glance, understanding mutual funds looks pretty simple, but look beneath the surface, and investors will find many topics that should be well understood for the most successful investments
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The U.S. Bond Market is similar to the stock market in that it allows investors to buy and sell debt securities on an open and public market. However, the mechanism by which the bond markets operate are very different that the way the various US stock markets are run.
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Determining what U.S. Savings Bonds are worth isn’t as easy as it might seem. Some savings bonds have fixed interest rates, while others have rates that vary every six months. Figuring out what savings bonds are worth is a job for an online savings bond calculator.
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Tax-free municipal bonds have historically been considered a relatively safe investment. However, given the uncertainty of the markets and the subsequent stock market crash of 2009, investors are right to be nervous. What is the future for muni bonds?
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