When someone first starts to take interest in investing, questions arise constantly. The most common one you’ll hear (and that I’ve asked hundreds of times) is “What do you think about this company?” The most common answer I usually get from cognoscenti is, “Look at the...

Watching the election, a graphic came up on screen about the amount of money certain tech companies have given the Presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain. Usually, Presidential candidates who receive large sums of money from companies tend to keep an eye out for the best interests of t...

I usually try to read CNBC’s top stories every night before I go to bed. I’ve found that they are long enough to give you a ton of information of what’s going on in the financial world, but short enough to the point that you don’t get bored. As you probably know, Jim Cramer h...

With the financial crisis in full swing, it has obviously had a huge direct impact on the stock market. If you’re invested in the stock market, you probably try not to look at your holdings - they’re down a ton. Through many discussions with people we know, we’ve found that some pe...

The Retirement Guru says… Here are some of the most common questions I have received so far from people between 20-27: How much should I save? There is no specific percentage that you should be saving. The real answer is as much as you can. The problem is, clients don’t want to hear that...

Have you ever seen the section in the newspaper with a ton of little writing and decimals that tell you the closing price of stock, amount of shares and plenty of other useful information? Were you completely lost? Here’s a breakdown of the columns you might come across in the investing sectio...

The Investment Guru says… Don’t believe everything you hear, but believe everything you’re about to read. Myth # 1 - The stock market is a complex maze of confusion that only gets worse with time. Wrong. The stock market is as predictable as the weather. We know it’s going to...

The Retirement Guru says… that the IRS is sort of like a boyfriend or girlfriend that you’re in a fight with. Anything you do will get used against you, if not now then later. The good news with the IRS is that you get to pick your battles. The problem is, American citizens aren’t...

Depending on how much the dividend paid is relative to the share price, your return on investment may be higher or lower day-to-day. For example, if the share price increases by the dividend that is actually paid stays the same, the dividend yield drops slightly. Usually, companies that pay dividend...

It’s always best to make your money work for you, and interest rates are a phenomenal way to do that. Afterall, they don’t call compounded interest the 8th Wonder of the World for nothing. But stocks that pay dividends are even better way for you to make money without doing anything, asi...