A Primer on Dividends
Dividend Dates. There are four important dates for dividends:
Declaration Date: The company announces when it will pay a dividend and how much the dividend will be worth. Ex-Dividend Date: Shareholders of record before this...
Buying and Selling: Trading Basics
The New York Stock Exchange Group averaged more than 5.7 million trades per day in 2017, with an average of almost 1.5 billion shares changing hands.
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Many of these trades are more complex than most investors need to...
Quiz: Financial Facts That Might Surprise You
If you have a penchant for financial trivia, put your knowledge to the test by taking this short quiz. Perhaps some of the answers to these questions will surprise you.
Questions
1. The first organized stock market in New...
Social Security Spousal Benefits
Social Security. One of the most complicated questions in retirement planning. We received a question the other day that felt worth sharing to us. It begins as follows:
"I am a year older than my wife. I plan to defer...
Do You Need A Free Business Consultation?
When your employees retire they are faced with making the decisions about their health insurance. These decisions can be overwhelming especially when it comes to being eligible for Medicare. Erin helps hundreds of...
What Type of Investor Are You?
Do you know your risk tolernace? Let's help you figure it out by asking you: Would you rather be reading or sky-diving?
Investing: Stock Market Analysis
There is no shortage of analysis for anyone interested in investing. A search for the term “stock market analysis” turned up 16 million hits on Google and well over 200,000 hits each on Bing, and Yahoo.¹