Study the Income Statement Before Investing

Study the Income Statement Before Investing

What Is An Income Statement?  The income statement is an essential financial report that will inform the investor of a company’s revenues and expenses. This financial statement, is one of the three primary statements that should be studied before purchasing stock in a company. (The other two statements are the balance sheet and the statement…

2 Different Investing Styles: Growth and Value

2 Different Investing Styles: Growth and Value

An investor in stocks should know the differences between growth and value investing!   The two investing styles use totally different business measures to evaluate and buy stocks. The Growth Investor: The growth investor is mainly concerned with the company’s earnings.  The earnings have to be strong for the investor to be willing to pay more for…

More Women Need To Invest In Stocks

More Women Need To Invest In Stocks

Why aren’t more women investing in stocks today?  Especially, since history has proven that stocks have outperformed every other investment!  Stocks long-term have beat the returns on cash investments, bonds and real estate.  And, yet many women tend to be shun stocks and put their money in these investments!   This can be a mistake.  Why settle…

Your Guide To The 3 Major Stock Indexes

Your Guide To The 3 Major Stock Indexes

An investor should have adequate financial knowledge of the 3 major stock indexes. These indexes are as follows: Standard & Poor’s 500 Index, the Dow Jones Industrial Average, and the NASDAQ Composite.  Following these indexes will provide the investor with an overall gauge of how the American stock market is performing!   What Is The S&P…

Investing In Stocks Isn’t Only For The Wealthy

Investing In Stocks Isn’t Only For The Wealthy

Individuals do not need a lot of money to get started investing in stocks!  Investing in stocks isn’t only for the wealthy!  Getting started investing in stocks does not require a large “initial” cash outlay!  Many people have the mistaken belief that one has to have “real” wealth built-up to get started investing in stocks. This…