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...

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...

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...

So, you’ve FINALLY saved some money up, and now you want to see it grow. One of the things that I wish I would have realized a long time ago is that while it IS important how hard you work, its even MORE important how hard you make you money work FOR you! While the stock market can be very be...

Generally, college students are poor. It’s not your fault, I swear. I remember during my first two years of undergrad, I tried to keep up with all of my friends. I bought Chipotle almost everyday (double meat, carnitas and chicken), ran up bar tabs and didn’t even care to look at how ...