A few people do not quite understand the difference between stock and mutual funds, and therefore, often get it all mixed up. Stock market investing means an investor is directly investing in the stoc...
There are different types of investors— large-scale and small-scale investors. As a result of the nature of each type of investors different investment vehicles have been created to suit their deman...
A margin call is a situation that occurs when an investor’s margin account value decreases below the broker’s required amount. The margin account is the account that holds all an investor’s borr...
Earlier this month, United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX) announced that its board of directors had agreed to spinoff Carriers and Otis. With immediate effect, the company’s board of directors decla...
In February, Sanofi (SNY) made an announcement that it had intentions to spin off its drug ingredient manufacturing unit into a separate company. The spinoff would accommodate over 3,100 employees and...
Shorting stocks come with a lot of risks and if it pulls off well, you can take advantage of stock prices falling and make money from it. If only you are willing to accept the risks.Maybe you have hea...
The past few months have been really difficult for many countries infected with the coronavirus especially hotspots like Wuhan. For the past 11 weeks, the Chinese city of Wuhan has been on lockdown fo...
A few weeks ago, the Trump administration agreed to send out direct checks to Americans. This decision was part of the economic stimulus package which is aimed at stimulating and sustaining the US eco...
US stock futures and the Asian stock market surged after global policymakers announced on Tuesday the economic measures to curb the economic impact of the Covid-19 on the global economy.On Monday, US ...
For different purposes, many 401(k) account holders seek to withdraw cash from their retirement plans to meet other pressing needs. While it is not advisable to take out of your retirement accounts, 4...