Leverage and You
This is a guest post from Brad Johnson who writes about investing at InvestingFirstSteps.com.
Leverage is a common topic these days, although many people really don’t know what it is. Ultimately, leveraging is the act of using borrowed funds to increase your exposure. If that sounds bad, it’s because it can be.Basically, if you borrow money to [...]
Where is your money safe?
In this economic downturn, people are in constant fear of where their money is safe. We have banks failing, the stock market crashing, and the housing market at it’s knees. It seems like there is no safe place to put your money. I saw this great video from CBS which helps clear up a lot [...]
Chasing bank rates
I find it odd how many people, especially among the personal finance blogosphere, track which online banks have the highest rates. For instance, Flexo over at Consumerism Commentary just notified us that HSBC and FNBO both just lowered their rates by a quarter percent. To me, this means absolutely nothing.
I currently have an ING account. [...]
The REAL Economy vs the Financial Markets
A lot of people get some things confused and it causes an extra-ordinary and unnecessary amount of fear and stress. This is the differences between what is happening in the financial markets versus what is happening in the real economy which you are involved in.
The financial markets
The financial markets really only apply to those people [...]