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Asked by Per
Hi - ETFs and mutual funds are similar in
their objective: gaining investment exposure
to a specific segment of the stock or bond
markets or to the markets as a whole....
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Asked by victor piediscalzo
Answered by Tracy Scott Burke
CFP®, ChFC® in Harrisburg, PA
CFP®, ChFC® in Harrisburg, PA
Victor,
Thanks for your question. Some
type of a tax-deferred retirement account
would likely be best in your situation in lieu
of bank savings. If you have acces...
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Asked by Erin
Answered by Prateek Mehrotra
Financial Adviser in Appleton, WI
Financial Adviser in Appleton, WI
Erin,
Here is a simple way to do this.
After you sell your stocks you will know the
selling price. Your Capital Gains is equal to
the difference between the Selling...
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Asked by Martha
Derivatives are securities based on another
security or index. For example, an option to
buy a stock is based on a particular stock,
but the stock itself represents o...
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Asked by Lynn
Answered by Martin Leclerc
Financial Adviser in Bryn Mawr, PA
Financial Adviser in Bryn Mawr, PA
First, dividend payments by corporations are
not a deductable expense. Therefore,
dividends are paid from after-tax income by
companies with profits.
Second, any
...
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Asked by John
Volatility is more about the balance of buy to
sell orders than the daily volume.
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Asked by Martha
Stocks that trade for less than a dollar per
share. People often confuse the price of a
stock with the value of a share. A stock that
trades for 50 cents could be ex...
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Asked by Martha
Answered by Tracy Scott Burke
CFP®, ChFC® in Harrisburg, PA
CFP®, ChFC® in Harrisburg, PA
Say for instance you own 100 shares of a stock
valued at $10 each for a total investment of
$1,000. If a 2:1 stock split, now you own 200
shares (2 for every 1) but n...
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Asked by Lynn
Your risk should be reflective of your age,
your investment horizon and your risk
tolerance. There is not one easy formula to
determine what your risk should be. Cer...
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