Stories tagged "investing"

Many of us are taking advantage of leveraging without even knowing because the most common form of it is our mortgage.  Simply put, using leverage involves ...

The Dow Jones industrial average was down 31.22 points, or 0.37 percent, at 8,387.87. The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index was down 1.47 points, or 0.17 percent, at 847.34. The Nasdaq Composite Index was up 7.14 points, or 0.49 percent, at 1,456.94.

There has never been a more important time to invest in green technologies, yet many of us believe these efforts are doomed to failure. What nonsense, writes Chris Goodall.

What makes banks so darn profitable? How many people do you think put their money in a bank? We can assume that the numbers are overwhelming, because folks perceive their money is safe in a bank. In reality, their money is anything but safe.

If you want to be in control of your future, it begins with educating yourself. I’m a real person, with real life experience in building wealth. I don’t profess to have all the answers. In fact, what I probably do more than anything is question...

One of the first online investor resources providing in-depth information on renewable energy, greentech and water sectors.

Teaches users commodity futures, options and practical trading skills. Learn to pull profit from commodity options markets, get the insights for all trading skill levels and learn how to trade commodity futures in every circumstance.

I remember talking to a wise man at the end of the last decade who was pointing out to me how much the market had gone up during the 1990s and how stocks couldn't possibly continue to go up at that rate. The market's historical annual mean gain is about 8

The biggest Russian search engine and Web portal «Yandex» postponed the primary placement of its shares (IPO) for an indefinite period.

How bad did it get in 1973-74?