Many great investors and wealthy individuals will attest to the fact that in the long-term the best way to increase your net worth is to be invested. Historically, that means owning stocks and other financial instruments. So you want to buy stocks? Great! Be prepared to lose 50% of your investment i...

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...

Why choose to invest in a CD over another form of investment such as stocks or bonds? There are lots of good reasons to choose CDs as an investment tool, especially for college students who often don’t have a lot of disposable income or money to play around with. Here are some of the benefits&...

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...

The Rule of 72 is a general rule of thumb telling how long it will take your money to double at a given rate of return, known as the annual percentage rate (APR). To use the rule, start with the number 72 and divide it by your expected rate of return. Let’s say you are earning 6% interest on an in...

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...