Stocks & Funds

How to Deduct Stock Loss on Income Taxes

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When you buy a stock, you hope that the value will go up and you will make money on that stock (also known as a security). When you make money on a stock or other asset, you have a capital gain, and that gain is reportable when you submit your tax return. On the other hand, if you lose money when yo

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Taking Franchisor Funding That is Tied to the Franchise Agreement

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More and more franchisors are offering franchise fee funding and loaning money to their franchisees to help them get started and they do so a fair interest rates and returns. Should you are partake in such an offer if it is available? My thinking on this has always been yes, and this is what I advis

Exchange Traded Funds Vs. Mutual Funds

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Mutual funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are investment vehicles that allow you to hold a diversified portfolio of stocks or track stock market indexes. Mutual funds and ETFs are very different in the way they are priced, sold and managed.

How to Create My Current Stock Portfolio

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Creating your current stock portfolio can mean many different things. For the purposes of this article, it will refer to creating a virtual or electronic portfolio on-line, which is a great first step to creating a real stock portfolio. Virtual or electronic portfolios are great tools to help

Can You Trust Penny Stock Alerts?

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The internet is absolutely filled with offers of the latest and hottest penny stock picks and alerts. But how can you trust which ones are good? Should you pay for a subscription or sign up to the free ones? My Dad used to tell me that free advice is often bad advice but is that the case here?

What Is an Income Mutual Fund?

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Many investors turn to mutual funds when considering an investment. Mutual funds are managed by professionals and they pool money from investors big and small. Investing in mutual funds provides potential and offers rewards. Adding mutual funds to a portfolio also can produce income.

Is Trust Income Taxable?

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Personal trusts are separate legal entities that are created for a specific purpose. They own assets and can earn income. Like all income-earning structures in the United States, trusts must pay taxes. This includes an annual tax return and estimated quarterly tax payments. The trustee is responsibl

Financial Charting Data Available in All Formats

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Records of previous trading activities in the stock market are known as financial charting data or historical market data.The information in these records help an investor analyze the behavior of stocks so that he or she may better choose which company to buy/sell stocks from, and when.To understand

How Is a Market Index Calculated?

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Market indexes, primarily stock market indexes, track the price changes of selected groups of stocks. The best known indexes, the Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite, track the combined values of 30, 500 and almost 3,000 stocks respectively. The indexes use different methods t

Mutual Funds Analyzing

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A mutual fund is exactly what it says it is. It is a fund that is actually a company whose service is to provide pooled investment accounts to their customers.

Buying Tips for Mutual Funds

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Investors often consider a range of factors when buying mutual funds. While fund returns and risks directly affect investors' investment performance, mutual fund fees, expenses and any taxes from capital-gain distributions negatively affect investors' net investment returns. Since fund returns are o

How to Invest in the Stock Market - Three Great Tips

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I remember the first time I invested in the stock market, I was fairly young around 19 years old. I ended up buying warrants when I thought I was buying stock! To say that I didn't have a clue what I was doing would be a massive understatement!

Best Stock Advisor India

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Dow (9686.48) and Nasdaq (2091.79) closed 4.5% and 5.9% down respectively last week.Support for Dow is at9450 andNa

Need a Great Fundraising Project? Try a Family Cookbook

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One of the most popular fundraising projects is the family cookbook. Imagine a collection of the best recipes from the finest cooks in your community or organization in one professional cookbook. Who wouldn't want one?

Cheap Stock Broker - Making Your Trading More Profitable

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A lot of people like to dabble in the stock market to make some extra money. To realize your objective, it makes sense to go in for a cheap stock broker. A cheap stock broker is one who charges relatively low commissions on the buying and selling of shares. This is important as you will often trade

Smencils As An Effective Way To Raising Funds

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If you are going to start a fundraiser project, you should put into consideration the kind of product that you are going to sell to your customers. The product is what makes your campaign alive and your finances moving. If your target market is not interested in your product, your fundraiser is a to

Definition of Short Sell

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There are two types of short sale, for stocks and for real estate. In the stock market, a short sale is when you sell stock you don't own, according to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC, website. A short sale in real estate is a transaction where the mortgage lender agrees to accept a