How to Make Money in Stocks
The stock market’s average return is a cool 10% annually — better than you can find in a bank account or bonds. So why do so many people fail to earn…
James F. Royal, Ph.D., is a former NerdWallet writer. His work has also been featured in the Washington Post, New York Times and the Associated Press.
The stock market’s average return is a cool 10% annually — better than you can find in a bank account or bonds. So why do so many people fail to earn…
Sin stocks sound sexier than the reality — this is finance, after all. These stocks are shares of companies engaged in industries that some people consider unethical or immoral. The…
I first heard of the Camino de Santiago (translated into the Way of St. James) when I lived in Germany from 2000 to 2003. It was not “a thing” for…
Did you know the stock market’s average return is about 10% per year? That’s what an investor buying an S&P 500 index fund could expect to earn over the long…
When you’re ready to buy or sell a stock or fund, you have two main ways to determine the price you’ll trade at: the market order and the limit order.…
Investors looking to buy stock in a company may be able to choose between two main types of stock: preferred stock (aka preferred shares or preferreds) or common stock. What…
Smart beta investing strategies have become incredibly popular. From 2012 to 2017, the value of smart beta funds grew at almost 30% annually, and surpassed $1 trillion in assets in…
Individual retirement accounts are a great way to save for your retirement tax-free. What’s not so great is figuring out how you can scrape the money together to take full…
Dividend reinvestment can be a real boon to investors, especially within an individual retirement account, where you’re protected from certain tax consequences. Inside an IRA, you can reinvest your full…
The yield on 10-year U.S. Treasury bonds touched 3% Tuesday for the first time since 2014, after flirting with that level for a few months. As the benchmark neared, many investors worried…