Demystifying Financial Products – Part 2: Practical Applications

An understanding of the differences between equities and fixed income securities is important as you plan an investment portfolio around specific financial objectives and think about how much risk you are willing to take on in pursuit of those objectives.

Monday Market Snapshot – June 20th, 2011

In a volatile week for the markets, investors breathed a sigh of relief when the week ended slightly positive Friday after some wild intra-week swings.

ABCs of Evaluating Funds: Value and Growth Funds

Value and growth funds fall under the general heading of “style” investing. What are these funds, and how do you as an investor measure their performance?

Demystifying Financial Products – Part 1: An Overview of the Basics

As an investor, you want to make the best long-term decisions for your financial well-being. The world of financial products can seem mysterious and intimidating at first. Read on to begin the demystification process.

Monday Market Snapshot June, 13th 2011

The market continued its correction mode last week with a further pullback that saw the Dow give up 1.64% for the week and drop below the psychologically important 12,000 level to end at 11,951.91.

Monday Market Snapshot – June, 6th 2011

Markets faced heavy losses last week. The Dow was off 2.3% for the week, despite a 128-point gain on Monday. The S&P 500 was also down 2.3% on the week, as was the Nasdaq Composite Index. The Russell 2000 index was slammed, losing 3.36% for the week.

Monday Market Snapshot – May 30th, 2011

Markets lost ground last week heading into the Memorial Day weekend. As May draws to a close, investors will look back on a tough month.

ABCs of Evaluating Funds: Reading Income Statements

Corporate financial statements are one of the most important vehicles to reveal the performance of companies. Read on to understand the income statement.

Will Strauss-Kahn’s departure from the IMF impact markets?

With Strauss-Kahn resigning as head of IMF amidst sexual assault allegations, who will replace him and how will markets be impacted?