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What Is Account Buying Power?

Account Buying Power could be a counterintuitive concept, how come I can buy more stock value than I deposited cash? And how much more can I buy? This article explains these concepts in a very simple and concise way.

Benchmarking Portfolio Returns

Each investment portfolio always needs to have a set of investment objectives and clearly defined risk/reward profile. This if often defined as a set of benchmarks. Once portfolio benchmarks are defined, it is common to compare your portfolio to benchmark returns in multiple time frames: how both did yesterday, last week, last month, last year and etc.

What Is Dividend?

Dividend is a payment by a corporation to its shareholders. It is usually paid in form of cash and it is a form of compensation for the funds invested by shareholders. Dividends are taxable as they are paid. In practical terms that mean that you have to add all dividends that accrued in a year and pay taxes on them in that year.

The Basics Of Stock Market Technical Analysis

Experts all over the world use stock market technical analysis to help them predict which way the market will move. Having this information is very important to every serious investor. Because no matter what direction the market should go, if you have the right information, you will be able to reduce your risks.

Keeping Up With Stock Markets News

For many, investing in the stock market is an easy way to make money. However, due to the recent downfall in the economy, many investors have become worried. No one wants to invest in a market that is constantly fluctuating.

Use Of Investing Techniques And Following Of Tailor Made Stock Tips

Have you beginners tried the technical analysis method of finding potential stocks in India? All successful investors in the Indian stock market use this technique to make informed decisions. No matter what the tide of the market is, use of this method including the fundamental analysis technique does work wonders.

Energold “Bought Deal” Financing

After the close on December 2nd, Energold (EGD: Canada) announced that it had entered into a “bought deal” financing with a syndicate of underwriters to raise CAD $15 million. The terms are a unit at $3.70 with a 2 year half warrant at $4.50 that is callable at $5.25. I had no idea that such a financing was imminent and was shocked to hear about it. After having spent a few days thinking it over, I want to talk about what this means for the company. In particular, I want to talk about “bought deal” financings. What is a “bought deal” financing? It is a method of raising capital where the underwriters promise to raise a certain amount of capital for a company on agreed upon terms. If the underwriters are unsuccessful in raising the capital, they are forced to purchase the shares themselves on the agreed upon terms. Naturally, brokers do not enter into these agreements unless they are confident they can find investors for the shares-hence the terms are unnaturally attractive to the purchasers.

Timing Is a Key to Stock Market Success

If you want to make a fortune in the stock market, buy the best stocks at the right time. This is the formula for success. Learn all about it in this article.

Mock Stock Trading Games

Mock stock trading games have become incredibly popular these days. One reason for the great popularity is how easy it is to sign up and play a stock market game. It’s as simple as going online and signing up. Once you’ve created your mock stock account you are ready to play the stock trading game. Here’s how they work.

Best Stock Fund Investment Portfolio For 2011

With the best stock fund investment portfolio you have better odds than most stock investors of making money in 2011. Broad diversification is your best stock fund strategy going forward, and you can achieve this by owning just 4 basic fund types.