Last year, Pennsylvania had a rather nasty budget impasse. It made national news, and generally annoyed every Pennsylvanian who would rather be famous for our delightful groundhogs than the intractability of our leaders’ political fights. One way the politicians finally were able to work out a solution that appeased everyone (or at least shut them […]
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When it comes to investing in stocks for capital gains, there are two different approaches that can be taken in order to ensure that your stocks increase their worth: growth investing and value investing. (There are other rationales for investing, such as investing for dividends, but for now let’s stick with growth and value investing.)
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If you are a mutual fund investor, you’ve probably heard talk of the Efficient Markets Hypothesis (EMH, not to be confused with EMT or Emergency Medical Technician) being bandied about at one point or another. In a nutshell, EMH maintains that the stock market and similar markets are efficient. That is to say, the price
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(Ah, Tuesday, that most impressive day of the week. Known for coming after Monday, being the day before trash day in my neighborhood, and of course, a new Investing 101 column here on the Amateur Financier! At times I wonder just how many Investing 101 columns I can keep producing until I exhaust all the
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(Welcome back my friends, to the column that never ends, we’re so glad you could attend, come inside, come inside! Indeed, it’s that time of the week again, to cover some basic investments that you might be considering. Today, we’re going to go a little outside our typical range of covered investments, and talk about
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