by Shailesh Kumar | Investing
The US and the Global economy is slowly coming off one of the worst recessions in the memory. There are still multiple risks on the horizon, including high inflation, rising interest rates, declining dollar and the real possibility that Greece and some other nations...
by Shailesh Kumar | Investing, Stocks
The stock market can be tricky. It is very easy to lose a great deal of your money in the stocks if you are not careful. And yet, we see examples of successful investors everyday who have consistently done well investing money in the markets. What is it they know that...
by Shailesh Kumar | Finance, Retirement
A number of companies have reduced or eliminated matches in the employee 401K plans as they struggled through the recession. As a result, not only employees have seen their retirement accounts plummet in value with the overall stock market, but many have started...
by Shailesh Kumar | ETFs, Investing
Shortly after Schwab started offering transaction fee free trading in it’s proprietary line of Exchange Traded Funds, Fidelity has now rolled out free trading in iShares ETFs to its retail and advisor accounts. For an ETF investor, these appear to be a great...
by Shailesh Kumar | Finance, Personal Finance
As we countdown to the new year we should take some time now to reflect on our personal finances. We have collected some of the best articles from across the blogs that will inspire, help you plan and maybe just reaffirm some of the good personal finance management...
by Shailesh Kumar | Investing, Stocks
Investing in stock markets (stocks or mutual funds) require a great deal of discipline. If you invested based on emotions or a hot stock tip, you will very likely end up buying when the stock price is high and selling when the stock price is low, precisely what you...