How to Buy Amazon Stock
Amazon’s share price nearly doubled between 2017 and 2018, and the company recently hit a $1 trillion valuation. That swell has many investors wondering how to buy Amazon stock. The company’s…
Anna-Louise Jackson
Anna-Louise writes about investing and retirement for NerdWallet. Her middle name may as well be “side hustle” and her goal is to help people confidently make decisions about what to do with their money. Anna-Louise has been reporting on stocks and the economy for more than a decade. Her writing has appeared in Bloomberg, Crain's Chicago Business and USA Today, while her geographically confused accent has aired on Bloomberg Radio. A native of Montana, she resides in New York.
Posts by Anna-Louise Jackson:
S&P 500 ETFs: Explore Your Options Before Investing
Warren Buffett is one of the most successful investors in history, and his advice to the rest of us is simple: Invest in a low-cost S&P 500 index fund. Buffett’s…
Bored by Buy-and-Hold? Try Active Investing
Some people tinker on their homes every weekend. Others open their toolbox only when a pipe bursts. Similarly, in investing, day traders may place trades as they’re glued to business…
Investment Portfolio: What It Is and How to Build a Good One
Like any industry, investing has its own language. And one term people often use without really explaining it is “investment portfolio.” Think of an investment portfolio as the keeper of…
Don’t Let the Great Recession Haunt Your Investing Dreams
Next month marks the 10-year anniversary of the current bull market’s beginnings. Yet many Americans remain reluctant to invest in the stock market, a scary hangover from the Great Recession.…
Investing News Roundup: Lyft to Pick Up IPO Trend This Week
Welcome to our investing news roundup. Here we’ll bring you investing and retirement news from the past week or so. Bookmark this page to read the latest each week. Lyft to…
How to Invest During a Bear Market
Stock charts make it easy to see how the market’s doing at any given time — green means up, red means down — and during a bear market, it’s generally…
Investment Strategies for 2019: Making the Most of Spring
If there was a lesson to be learned in the first quarter, it was the value of staying invested. The S&P 500 rose 12% through March 28, nearly erasing the gauge’s…
How to Buy Marijuana Stocks
Marijuana stocks are dope, the industry’s growing like a weed — take your pick of jokes. But with marijuana now legal in some form in dozens of U.S. states, many…
How to Max Out Your Roth IRA This Year
Remember the first time your speedometer crept past 70, 80 or even 90 miles per hour? An exhilarating, if fleeting, experience. Maxing out your Roth IRA, on the other hand? Less…
