Tag: investing
Best Online Savings Accounts: May 2024
The best online saving accounts normally offer higher interest rates than traditional savings accounts and traditional banks. At many online banks there are high-yield savings account options,The lower maintence costs of not having actual bank location allows the higher interest rates to be offered. The downside of an online bank is not being able to…
Is the Stock Market Closed for Memorial Day?
The stock market is closed on Memorial Day, Monday May 27th. Planning ahead for the days the stock market will be closed, can help with the balance of the portfolio. People have different strategies about days the market is closed and when to make buys or sells if any. The next holiday the stock market…
Endowment Fund: What is it?
An endowment fund is a portfolio for a nonprofit, the money that is derived from doantions. The portfolio should become self sufficient and help support the charitable activites. What is An Endowment? A gift to nonprofit for certian purpose. Who Contributes? The people that contribute can range from old students to church vistors to anyone.…
ETF: What is it?
An ETF is exchanged-traded-fund, this can be traded like a stock, multiple times throughout the day. Contray to a mutual fund where you can only trade once daily. ETFs hold a basket of securities and allows investors to become diversified within a category and/or multiple categories. Creating an easier way for self-investor to diversfy. Each…
Does Google Pay Dividends?
Alphabet, Google’s parent company, announced on April 25th, 2024 that it will pay their first dividend of 20 cents per share. The first pay out will be on June 17th, 2024, ex-dividend data is projected for June 10th, 2024. Google Dividends Pros This is a big move for dividend investors creating another option. ETFs, mutual…
Apple: What States are Suing Apple?
There are fifteen states and District of Columbia joined the Department of Justice in suing Apple involving the Sherman Act. The real questions being asked today is will the DOJ win? How long will it take for a decision? What will happen if the president changes? Will the DOJ Win? The DOJ started investigating in…
