Investing

Investment managers who have gone through college to earn the required degree, put in long, hard hours in building a reputable career, and those who have always put the client first have found themselves mixed in with managers that have...

For many people, now is the right time to get involved with investments while for others who lost money during the recent world financial crisis, they feel with the right strategies, some of the revenue could be recouped.  In summary,...

If you were to ask 100 people what they thought of investment bankers, more than likely you would get a response that equated to 50% for them being efficient and 50% for them being evil.  Without doubt, the investment banker...

Prior to the World Wide Web and internet, the process involved to manage investments was time-consuming, inconvenient, and cumbersome.  However, being able to manage investments online has eliminated these challenges but also broadened opportunities for making investments and earning profit. ...

When it comes to investing do you know how to determine your risk and reward? The reality is that investing is not without risk. However it is not without reward as well. If you have ever heard the expression “no...

As an investor you may wonder if this is the right time to invest in commodities or not? A commodity is defined as “A good for which there is demand, but which is supplied with qualitative differentiation across a market.”...

Asset management is a process whereby a business manages assets as a way of maximizing financial return.  In addition to covering a variety of industries, asset management includes various functions, all heading toward the same goal.  For instance, a business...

Many companies have completed mergers and acquisitions with incredible success whereas others have failed.  Two companies that have enjoyed incredible success with mergers and acquisitions include Apple and Google, although many others exist.  Simply put, this process involves one or...

Do you know what commodity futures you should be buying now? A futures contract is defined as “A standardized contract to buy or sell a specified commodity of standardized quality at a certain date in the future and at a...

In this article, we wanted to provide an overview of how a hedge fund would be beneficial to you.  Before we get into the benefits, we want to provide a brief overview of what a hedge fund is.  In simple...

Venture capitalists, also referred to as VCs, are private equity capital opportunities designed for early-stage, high-potential, growth companies that want to generate a high return by using some type of realization event, perhaps a trade sale of the company or...

Investing in gold is expensive so what about silver you may wonder? Investing in metals is always a smart idea, regardless of whether you choose gold, silver or some other kind of metal. However gold does tend to be relatively...

Have you ever noticed that whenever commodities go up it is usually at a time when the dollar is down? It seems to work the opposite as well- when the dollar is up commodity prices are on the way down....

Considering that commodities are risky, some people want to know why investing in them is a good idea.  As you will learn, a number of benefits come from investing in commodities but when getting involved with this type of investment,...

If you have been interested in the world of investing, before you do anything it would be essential to take the appropriate amount of time to learn all you can about finance and investments in general.  For instance, you need...