Archive for January, 2009

Difference between Investing and Trading in the Stock Market

By TheMoneyMaven ⋅ January 30, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Many new traders often mistake investing with trading while both have very little in common. Other than buying, selling and order execution, investing and trading could not be further apart. New traders that are experienced in long term investment strategies are shocked once they enter the world of trading for short term profits.
Investing only requires [...]

Should I Buy Stocks?

By TheMoneyMaven ⋅ January 30, 2009 ⋅ One comment

A lot of people have been asking should I buy stocks now since a lot of them are very cheap.  You have to understand that stocks are at these levels for a reason.  After the Great Depression, there was only one company out of the top 30 companies that is still here today.  That company [...]

What is Risk?

By TheMoneyMaven ⋅ January 28, 2009 ⋅ 3 comments

A common misnomer we often hear is, “Isn’t that risky!?!”  Starting a business, investing in the stock market, buying and selling real estate, etc.  What you have to understand is that risk is nothing more than “unknown certainty” or lack of information.  Why is one motivated to fly 20,000 feet in the air on an [...]

I.O.U.S.A.

By TheMoneyMaven ⋅ January 26, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

The following movie, I.O.U.S.A., boldly examines the rapidly growing national debt and its consequences for the United States and it citizens.

What if things change for the worse?

By TheMoneyMaven ⋅ January 26, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Lately at Maven Investment Group, we have been doing a lot of research and planning for the next several years. Right now we are at an inflection point. The government has been doing a lot of spending in order to boost our economy and the question is, “Will it work?” If everything [...]

Is Your Banker Lying to You?

By RedMaven ⋅ January 23, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

“When your banker tells you that your interest rate is 8% per year…is it really?” I found out it’s not if you learn to read the numbers.
Let’s say you buy a $100,000 home, make a down payment of $20,000 and borrow the remaining $80,000 at 8% interest with a 30-year term from your bank. [...]

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