Green Investing Strategies
 Investing in “green” companies has become popular as people have become more aware of environmental issues such as peak oil and global warming. But just as investing in “dot coms” during the 90s was the trend of the times, “green” is also a trend and…

Real Estate Investment Or Speculation - What’s the Difference?
 Unfortunately, “investing” and “speculation” are often though of as the same thing in the minds of many people. During the real estate boom at the beginning of this century, the media often used the terms interchangeably. As a result, many people who…

Stock Market Timing: How Does It Work?
 So just how possible is it to time the market? Sorry to tell you that it’s just not as easy as you probably hope it will be. Although some investors swear by being able to profitably use various market “indicators” (from the length of hemlines - real…

Planning For Retirement: Roth IRA’s
 In a Roth IRA, there is no deduction of the contributions, meaning that they represent “after-taxâ€? funds. Withdrawals of contributions (not income) can be made from the plan at any time without tax or a penalty, which gives more flexibility to ac…