Futures Trading Online

Using a good software platform for market analysis enables you to maintain discipline in your futures trading online.

Bad Credit Cards - 7 Things You Need To Know

Unfortunately, people with bad credit often find out that they are being victimized by the credit card companies offering bad credit credit cards. If you're interested in protecting yourself from the worst of the bad credit cards out there, you'll need to know these seven fundamentals.

Investment Goals - Buyer Beware With Penny Stocks

Determine your investment goals before you invest in small cap or high risk stocks.

5 Steps To Opening An Offshore Bank Account

If you're investing for the first time in an offshore account, it can be confusing. You must choose a reputable bank and handle the ins and outs of offshore accounting procedures. There are no first time investing procedures to follow. However, the following five simple steps will give you the information you need.

Grin While Investing in Your Money

With all of the investment opportunities available, how does the novice make sense of it all? Easy tips toward making investing a breeze.

Making Money - Investing and Your Emotions

Get your thinking and emotions in order before you starting investing in the stock market or else you will lose money and may not recover from the experience.

Energy Guru Eric Sprott Wants More Molybdenum

Canada's legendary natural resource investor, Eric Sprott, has got moly fever! His eponymous management firm is now preparing a molybdenum participation fund, which will buy and sell physical molybdenum. The Sprott Molybdenum Participation Corp will also invest in companies that explore for, mine and process the metal.

Investing - Choosing Individual Savings Accounts

ISAs replaced PEPs and TESSAs for new investments after April 1999 and are guaranteed to run for ten years. This article gives a simple breakdown of the types of ISAs available.

Developing a Retirement Investing Plan That Fits You

We are programmed to think ahead and plan for our futures. We were taught in school that we must get good grades and go to college - get a good job and live the good life. Now that you...

Making Riskier Investments: Betting On Financial Spreads

Spread betting is really gambling rather than investing and is very risky. Only consider this option if you know exactly what you are doing. Read this article to find out more.

Investing in Pooled Equity Funds - Index Trackers And Friendly Society Savings Schemes

Index Trackers and Friendly Society Savings Schemes are two ways to invest in pooled equity funds. This article covers the basic fundamental principles behind both methods.

Investing For Your Retirement

Investing for your retirement means looking at pension scheme contributions, individual pension accounts, and additional voluntary contributions. This article provides an introduction to these important elements of investing for your retirement.

Fixed Interest Investing - Understanding Bonds

The term bond has in the past been the generic term for fixed interest stocks with security. However, in recent times the term 'bond' has also been used in the name of some equity based investments, for example investment bonds issued by insurance companies. Read this article to find out more.

Why Bonds May Be Better Than Stocks

Bonds may not be as visible in the media as stocks. There's a lot more excitement that surrounds the area of stocks which makes them written about in the press a lot more. However, the fact remains that though bonds might not be as high profile and very often bring in lower returns, they are probably safer and healthier.

Hedge Funds - Derivatives - Debt - China and the Risk of Systemic Market Panic

It seems that with every significant market swoon, commentators come out of the woodwork on financial television and speak of systemic risk to the financial markets, often from hedge fund or complex derivative blow ups, or events from China. I think there is always the risk, however small, that such an event could occur and cause a meltdown, and we would be foolhardy to say this would never happen.