For successful long-term investing, getting the basics right pays off. An investment portfolio built with solid foundations is more likely to ride out the storms and deliver profits over the years ...

Do you speak finance? It sometimes feels like financial professionals and seasoned investors are speaking a completely different language, filled with unfamiliar slang and confusing terms. From IPOs ...

Welcome to Episode #267 of the Value Investor Podcast. Every week, Tracey Ryniec, the editor of Zacks Value Investor portfolio, shares some of her top value investing tips and stock picks. With so ...

Stocks last year enjoyed their biggest gains since 1997. All the key market indicators that measure stock performance posted handsome returns. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 26.5% in 2013, ...

Stocks can be a great way to build wealth over the long term. You can buy stocks directly or you can buy a mutual fund or ETF that gives you access to many stocks through just one investment. If ...

When investing, your capital is at risk. The value of your investments can go down as well as up and you may get back less than you put in. The content of this article is provided for information ...

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Day trading, once exclusively the domain of financial professionals, is now firmly in the mainstream and available to the general public. This has been made possible by the ubiquity of high-speed ...

If you own stock, you own part of a company. It's as simple as that. Those shares are literal shares in the success (or failure) of a company. If the company does well, you can benefit from its growth ...