We’ve addressed what stocks are, and now it’s time to talk about the other most common financial asset that people buy: Bonds. So what are bonds? Definition: What are bonds? A bond is a debt contract. The person who buys the bond, buys the right to receive their money back at some later date, in […]
Budgeting for Investments: A key factor in your success
Budgeting for investments is critical to becoming a successful investor. Without a clear budget that defines how much and how often you are going to contribute to your investment portfolio, you will find it difficult to make continuous gains in your net worth. In this post we’ll discuss: The relationship between budgets and investing Automating […]
What is a stock?
Most people have heard of the stock market, but have you ever truly thought about what that means? Have you ever wondered: “What is a stock?” Today, we answer this important but often overlooked question. Definition: “What is a stock?” A stock is a partial ownership share of a company. What does this mean? The […]
Investor Type: The most important investing choice
My previous post defined investing. The purpose of this post is to help you figure out your investor type. Finding out what type of investor you want to be, is the single most important step you have to take when becoming an investor. Sadly, most people never even consider investor type. The result is that after […]
What is Investing?
Investing is the process of exchanging your time and money now for time and money in the future. If you are successful in investing then you will receive a larger amount of time and money back than you put in. That’s it. Probably not what you were expecting. The truth is that investing isn’t about […]
