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| Subject | Date Asked | Expert |
| Beginner investing | 4/22/2011 | Paul Henneman |
| Q: I am a 27 year old who is looking to start investing some money. I have no idea what to do and what ... A: Aaron, Thank you for your question! Yes, I do have some suggestions on how to begin organizing an ... | ||
| Investment | 4/22/2011 | Paul Henneman |
| Q: Respected Sir, I am a college student from India.This is my last year of graduation.I wish to ... A: Abhijeet, Thank you for your question! Yes, I do have some suggestions on how to begin ... | ||
| Stocks | 4/20/2011 | Paul Henneman |
| Q: first off i was wondering if their is actually an age restriction to investing in stocks? and to ... A: Typically, a small single investment of $50 is not worth it to do. It will cost you maybe $9 to ... | ||
| Stocks | 4/20/2011 | Paul Henneman |
| Q: first off i was wondering if their is actually an age restriction to investing in stocks? and to ... A: There is no legal minimum age that I am aware of to invest in stocks. However, most brokerage and ... | ||
| Investing for an uncertain future | 4/13/2011 | Steve Hach |
| Q: What are the best investments during periods of stagflation? Thank you, Bill Robinson A: It is important to remember that we don't have a lot of historical examples for ... | ||
| Stock Quotes | 4/7/2011 | Paul Henneman |
| Q: How often or common are stock quotes expressed by more than two decimal places? For example, most ... A: kenneth, Thank you for your question! Stock quotes are almost never expressed out more than two ... | ||
| Dividends Reinvested | 3/21/2011 | Paul Henneman |
| Q: I am thinking about opening an online brokerage account. One of the questions on the application ... A: Kenneth, Thank you for your question! This is completely up to you, there is no right answer ... | ||
| Roth IRA Qsn. | 3/15/2011 | Paul Henneman |
| Q: Currently, my emergency savings are, as they say, parked in a savings account (.25%) and a CD ... A: First, realize that your ROTH IRA can be held anywhere, including online discount brokerage services ... | ||
| Short-Term Savings | 3/14/2011 | Paul Henneman |
| Q: Currently, my emergency savings are, as they say, parked in a savings account (.25%) and a CD ... A: Yes, I think what you are doing is fine. Every investor is different in terms of the amount of risk ... | ||
| Baby investing | 3/7/2011 | Paul Henneman |
| Q: Paul, First and foremost thank you for taking this time to answer my question. I am becoming a ... A: Luiz, Thank you for your question! Congratulations on becoming a father! I have a three year old ... | ||
| Investing in Emerging Economies | 2/8/2011 | Paul Henneman |
| Q: First off, I wanted to say that you are an absolute Saint for spending the time to help people like ... A: First, congratulations on using your trust fund as an investment, to invest rather then spend! This ... | ||
| Beginner Investing | 12/29/2010 | Paul Henneman |
| Q: I just turned 25, I've been out of college for a few years, and working a "real" job now for just ... A: Dave, Thank you for your question! Yes, I do have some suggestions on how to begin organizing an ... | ||
| Amateur investing | 12/24/2010 | Paul Henneman |
| Q: Aloha, What would be the smartest way for someone to invest $100 a month? Thank you for your time. ... A: Ray, Thank you for your question! Yes, I do have some suggestions on how to begin organizing an ... | ||
| Stock Market Point Gains | 12/17/2010 | Paul Henneman |
| Q: What is considered a good point gain for the Standard & Poors 500 index? For example, when the DJIA ... A: Kenneth, Thank you for your question! Yes, the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P500 use ... | ||
| Tracking portfolio online - privacy | 12/3/2010 | Steve Hach |
| Q: I have several investment accounts, and would like to track them more closely online, as well as ... A: I don't see why yahoo or google finance would be an issue. If you are concerend about spam, set up ... | ||
| us dollar projections | 12/1/2010 | Steve Hach |
| Q: I'm not sure if my question belongs to this category, since I'm a total beginner in finances and ... A: in general Forex--foreign exchange trading, arbitrage--which is what you are proposing, is a really ... | ||
| The safety of mutual funds | 11/29/2010 | Paul Henneman |
| Q: I know their are no sure fire ways of investing without risk. I also know the market is susceptible ... A: Mike, Thank you for your question! Unfortunately mutual funds are by no means safe, and ... | ||
| knowing your stocks wil resell?.. | 11/19/2010 | Steve Hach |
| Q: Say you buy 3000 of the latest hot penny stocks (zane), like what's usually on the running ticker ... A: Richie, there is never a guarantee that any stock is going to sell for more than you paid for it... ... | ||
| buying and selling stocks | 11/19/2010 | Paul Henneman |
| Q: Say you buy 3000 of the latest hot penny stocks (zane), like what's usually on the running ticker ... A: Richie, Thank you for your question! Yes, trading penny stocks is tricky. They are usually very ... | ||
| Is there anything worth "investing" in? | 10/28/2010 | Paul Henneman |
| Q: I am 49 years old. Way back after I graduated college, I read all kinds of articles on how great ... A: Jeff, Thank you for your question. Yes, you are right and in the same situation as most investors ... | ||
| Is there anything worth investing in? | 10/28/2010 | Steve Hach |
| Q: I am 49 years old. Way back after I graduated college, I read all kinds of articles on how great ... A: Jeff, I cannot give personal specific investment advice. In almost all time periods, investing ... | ||
| ? | 10/5/2010 | Paul Henneman |
| Q: I am in my mid 30s and just started the diversified portfolio thing through the mutual funds route ... A: Yes, I do have two suggestions for you that I think are worthy of your time to investigate. The ... | ||
| OVIP / NGG.C4 | 10/5/2010 | Steve Hach |
| Q: Can you explain in layman terms what happened to ticker OVIP, formally VIP, open jt stk co vimpel ... A: Randy, I cannot see your statement so I cannot comment on that--NGG is a ticker for the National ... | ||
| How exactly do hedge funds operate? | 10/3/2010 | Steve Hach |
| Q: You always hear of hedge funds "adding/cutting positions" and "annual portfolio holdings" etc. These ... A: Nicolas, That is too broad a question. In the purest sense of the term, a "hedge fund" is an ... | ||
| How exactly do hedge funds operate? | 10/3/2010 | Paul Henneman |
| Q: You always hear of hedge funds "adding/cutting positions" and "annual portfolio holdings" etc. These ... A: Nicolas, Thank you for your question! The most important thing is to realize that hedge fund is a ... | ||
| Big first-time investment | 9/16/2010 | Paul Henneman |
| Q: Henneman! I'm Amanda and I have been saving cash for a long time, and just recently settled an ... A: Amanda, Thank you for your question! Unfortunately, there is one rule to investing: the more ... | ||
| Interested in starting investing-index funds | 9/11/2010 | Steve Hach |
| Q: Hach I'm a 24yr old college student with a full time job averaging $1800/mo. I do not have any money ... A: Sorry for the delay in my reply. I was on vacation and forgot to set the vacation auto-responder. ... | ||
| Best way to invest long term, for trust fund? | 9/2/2010 | Paul Henneman |
| Q: Henneman, To my surprise, I recently found out that in one year (when I turn 21), I will gain ... A: Brian, Thank you for your question! First, I'd like to offer you a few words of warning. A ... | ||
| Technical Analysis Relating To Stocks | 8/31/2010 | Paul Henneman |
| Q: Do you think that using technical analysis is a viable way to learn short-term stock ... A: Mark, Thank you for your question! Yes, technical analysis is a very strong segment of financial ... | ||
| Re: How Index Fund company make money ? | 8/19/2010 | Paul Henneman |
| Q: I recently purchase an index fund locally but when I check and call the bank, the bank officer ... A: An index mutual fund, such as the one you use in your example, does function just like a stock. The ... | ||
| Re: How Index Fund company make money ? | 8/18/2010 | Troy |
| Q: I recently purchase an index fund locally but when I check and call the bank, the bank officer ... A: The price of the fund or SPY (S&P 500 ETF) follow the underlying. For example, when the S&P 500 ... | ||
| Re: How Index Fund company make money ? | 8/18/2010 | Steve Hach |
| Q: I recently purchase an index fund locally but when I check and call the bank, the bank officer ... A: The index fund buys and sells stocks/bonds/commodities/etc. to keep a portfolio which tracks the ... | ||
| Re: How Index Fund company make money ? | 8/18/2010 | Troy |
| Q: I recently purchase an index fund locally but when I check and call the bank, the bank officer ... A: Good question. Index funds are usually cheaper because there is less active management. Once the ... | ||
| Re: How Index Fund company make money ? | 8/18/2010 | Paul Henneman |
| Q: I recently purchase an index fund locally but when I check and call the bank, the bank officer ... A: I am not quite certain what you are asking here, your question is not entirely clear to me. It ... | ||
| role & payment of an investor | 8/9/2010 | Troy |
| Q: My huband & I started a business & our friend loaned us $1000 & now wants to be an investor. How ... A: Ruby- First of all let me say this is not my area of expertise but I'll give you some information ... | ||
| first time investing | 8/2/2010 | Paul Henneman |
| Q: I will be getting a nice chunk of money in a few weeks, about $25,000. Some of the money is needed ... A: Rhonda, Thank you for your question! Yes, I do have some suggestions on how to begin organizing ... | ||
| What Next? | 7/17/2010 | Paul Henneman |
| Q: "So here I am...a 57 year old single white male, never married, no kids, with no debt and a boatload ... A: It sounds like you are in a great position. But you are right that it also sounds like your money ... | ||
| what this market is all about | 7/13/2010 | Paul Henneman |
| Q: good eve sir, sir, me ashok kumar swarnkar,22 years old , thinking about to invest in share ... A: It is possible to open an account with an online brokerage firm such as Etrade.com, ... | ||
| what this market is all about | 7/12/2010 | Paul Henneman |
| Q: good eve sir, sir, me ashok kumar swarnkar,22 years old , thinking about to invest in share ... A: Yes, I do have some suggestions on how to begin organizing an investment plan for the future. I ... | ||
| investment | 6/29/2010 | Paul Henneman |
| Q: Paul Henneman I am an Indian and want to invest my money. I am a beginner. I want to make money, ... A: Aslam, Thank you for your question! Yes, I do have some suggestions on how to begin organizing an ... | ||
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