Posts Tagged ‘investments’
How to Learn How to Invest: The 3 Most Important Variables of Investing
If you want to know how to learn how to invest, it truly boils down to understanding 3 key variables: time, return, and contribution. These 3 variables underpin the core concept of finance – the time value of money. To learn more about the time value of money, how these variables work together, an investment…
Read More >>>S2-19: Bear Market, Q1 GDP Miss & A Deep Dive on Cryptocurrency and NFTs
Last week, we saw the 4th consecutive week of down markets, with April performance coming in as the worst month since March 2020 for the S&P 500, and the worst month for the NASDAQ since 2008. The week also included an expected decline in real GDP for Q1 2022, adding credibility to investors’ recession concerns.…
Read More >>>Market Update 4-4-2022
Last week, we saw the end of March, the end of the first quarter and the start of a new month. The market eked out a gain for the week, finished up for March, but had its worst quarterly performance since Q1 2020 at the start of the pandemic. In other economic news for the…
Read More >>>3 Ways Diversification in Investing Reduces Your Risk
The next element to cover in our Investing for Beginners series is Diversification in Investing. Diversification is magical, helping to reduce the overall risk, or volatility in your investment portfolio, without necessarily giving up significant returns. Think of it as smoothing your portfolio performance over time. Read on to learn what diversification is, how it…
Read More >>>10+ Different Types of Investments: How They Work & How Risky are They
When you are just learning how to start to invest, all the options and choices can feel completely overwhelming. Once you’ve chosen the best investment account for you, you may be staring at a list of funds, with all different types of investments, and thinking… “Okay, now what?” The reality is all those different funds…
Read More >>>10 Things You’ll Want to Know About Bitcoin Before You Buy It
In recent weeks, there’s been a lot more chatter and interest in Bitcoin again. To say I’ve been asked about it more in the last two weeks, then in two years of running Family Finance Mom, would be an understatement. “Should I invest in Bitcoin?” “What is Bitcoin?” “How can I invest in Bitcoin?” Suddenly,…
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