Investing in Silver and Gold Futures

Gold Futures are a very common investment, but one that an investor should take the time and effort to understand fully before investing into any metal in particular.  There are many different precious metals, each with its own history, quantity, projections and statistics.  Each offers a different cost and different opportunity that will never be [...]

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Searching for Agricultural Commodities

The root of human trade is the agricultural commodities, which still can offer profit today, assuming one knows which of the commodities to invest in and which to avoid.  The government has many regulatory and aid agencies for commodities that oversee the commodity market and also offer useful insight into it at the same time.  [...]

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Examples of Fixed Income Investments

Investment options that attract risk-averse investors are those that offer or guarantee a fixed income. Many “fixed income investments” are tax-exempt or tax-deferred. Because they also tend to how lower risk of loss they can soften losses in a well diversified portfolio. One strategy with fixed income investments is to re-invest the cash flow to [...]

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A Few Green Businesses

“Green” or “environmentally friendly investing”, an idea that has existed for decades before the latest social and media buzz about “investing in green”, represents an effort by investors to actively support the protection of the environment by researching and paying attention to how corporate behavior affects the environment. Some Green Investment Candidates 1. Cree Inc. [...]

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Basic Reasons for Investing in Dividend Paying Stocks

If you’re looking for a steady stream of income, with the possibility of growth of your capital invesment, then investing in companies with dividend paying stocks may be the way to go. Traditionally, utility companies and financial institutions are the top dividend paying companies. Some companies with a history of paying higher dividends include Kraft [...]

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How to Start an Investment Club

Do you want to take the plunge into individual stock investing but cringe at the thought of going it alone? Then starting or joining an investment club may be the route to go since investing as a club member allows you to spread out the risk while expanding your knowledge by teaming with people who [...]

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Some Risks and Benefits of Annuities

In addition to working with a trusted professional when deciding whether to purchase an annuity there are other things to look for. Benefits to Investing in Annuities Attractive because they seem to be low-risk. Fixed annuity payouts can either be tax-deferred or immediate. Immediate annuities are those where you are guaranteed a check a month [...]

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The Birth of Microlending

The birth of modern microlending started with a 27 dollar loan. A Professor by the name of Mohammed Yunus grew tired of cycle of poverty in his native country of Bangladesh. Loan sharks would take advantage of entrepreneurs where in one case a group of women who hand made bamboo stools only saw a once [...]

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