Investing

By Marcus Goncalves, Ed.D. In 1931, the noted historian James Truslow Adams defined the American Dream as a lifestyle that "should be better and richer and fuller for everyone, with opportunity for each according to ability or achievement." The above clearly implies that these opportunities...

Dr. Martin D. Weiss: I'm a proud contrarian investor. So was my father, Irving Weiss. I began my career when I founded this company over four decades ago. He began his four decades before that. And from our combined experience, I can tell you flatly: Contrarian investing is the ONLY way to make...

By Stephanie Taylor Christensen Curious about the markets but don't know an ETF from an IPO? Here are some shame-free, easy-to-understand answers to common questions. So you have some basic questions about investing -- so basic that you don't even want to mention them to your finance-savvy...

Professional options traders are a different breed. We take a statistical, mathematical, rational approach to the marketplace. We add another layer of probability and risk control that could not be possible with stocks alone. We make bets on things like volatility and don't always care which way...

A Reuters article published today tells us that (once again) dangerously under-funded Western pension funds are lurching toward a “crisis”. In some respects, a pension crisis in the corrupt, debt-bloated economies of the Western industrialized world was inevitable. The massive accumulation of debt...

Are money managers worth their fancy cars, enormous homes and inflated salaries? Matthew Schifrin, the VP and Investment Editor at Forbes, is anything but a supporter. “I think the vast majority of professional money managers are hired without any real proof that they're good at investing,”...

Investing in Internet companies is attractive considering their excellent growth potential. The use of the Internet is growing rapidly as it enables convenient, quick, and secure connectivity between consumers and suppliers. Internet usage is gaining traction not only in the developed countries but...

During a recent interview, Forbes' Matthew Schifrin told Benzinga that he encourages people to learn about the stock market and invest on their own. “I think the vast majority of professional money managers are hired without any real proof that they're good at investing,” Schifrin said. “Most of ‘...

Commodities are whetting investor appetite. Assets in SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) have sky-rocketed to make it the second largest ETF behind the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY). The threat of inflation and the proliferation of investment instruments in this asset class are some of the factors that have...

Point Roberts WA- November 18, 2010 (Investorideas.com Energy Newswire) – www.Investorideas.com reports on energy stocks trading for November 18th for interested oil and gas investors. Energy Stocks Trading November 18th, 2010 (at time of release) American Petro-Hunter, Inc. (OTC.BB: AAPH) trading...