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Margin Trading and Market Timing – High Risk Investing - Margin trading is when you borrow money to invest. This increases the risk because now your returns need to not just make a profit, but more of a profit than you pay in interest. Market timing is also risky - instead of relying on fundamental business data, it means trying to pick the perfect hour, minute, or second to "beat" other traders who are trying to do the same thing. Read More...Business
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Building An Investing Strategy - An "Investing Strategy" is a plan for how to save money to help it grow. Sometimes an "investing strategy" can just mean "plan for trading stocks", but it really means a lot more - what… Read More...
Preparing for Spending Shocks - “Spending Shocks” are large, irregular expenses. Many people do not budget enough to successfully deal with spending shocks, which can be detrimental to their personal financial health. If you don't want to get struck with… Read More...
Health Insurance - Health Insurance is usually the most complicated and expensive insurance you need. Unfortunately, it is also usually the most important, making it very difficult to avoid the cost. With very few exceptions, health insurance is… Read More...
Car Loan Calculator - This calculator will help show the impact of many of the biggest factors people need to consider when taking out their first loan for a big purchase! Read More...