Investors Toolkit

The stock market is full of confusing jargon, which puts Main Street investors at a disadvantage to institutional traders. But it doesn’t have to be a scary place. With our Investors Toolkit, you don’t have to be a professional stock-picker to outperform the market.

What Is Esports And Why Should Investors Care About Gaming?

By Will Healy, InvestorPlace Contributor
What is esports? Esports consists of video game competitions, and many esports stocks to buy bolster competitive play and investor profits.

Why Investors Should Not Expect An Amazon Stock Split

By Will Healy, InvestorPlace Contributor
An Amazon stock split offers little benefit in a world where traders willingly pay a high nominal share price to own AMZN stock and other equities.

The Invesco S&P 500 Quality ETF Is Devoted to Top-Notch Stocks

By Todd Shriber, InvestorPlace Contributor
SPHQ ETF, which turned 13 last month, follows the S&P 500 Quality Index, a collection of the 100 S&P 500 stocks “that have the highest quality score."

How to Invest in Bitcoin … Before the Herd Comes Rumbling Back

By Fred Marion, Stansberry Pacific Research
Few investments are as confusing as bitcoin. But that's an advantage. Learn how to invest in bitcoin before the masses for a bigger return.

Buying Bitcoin the Right Way: Beginners Should Always Do These 3 Things

By Eric Wade, Stansberry Pacific Research
As a cryptocurrency analyst, people often ask me if they should be buying bitcoin. When I say yes, they want to know how. I can’t…

5 End-of-Year Moves That Could Save You Time and Money on Taxes

By Tom Taulli, InvestorPlace Contributor
With the tax reform act, there have been lots of changes for 2018. That makes now a good time to review things before you pay taxes.

How Your Mind Influences Your Investing — Without Your Knowledge

By Barbara Friedberg, InvestorPlace Contributor
Mental money mistakes can hurt your returns. Recognize and avoid common behavioral finance biases and become a better investor.

What Is a 10-K and Why Investors Should Understand It

By Will Healy, InvestorPlace Contributor
Learning what is a 10-K and how to read a 10-K can greatly enhance an investor's understanding of a company and its underlying stock.

Real Estate Investment Trusts: Understanding Why REITs Pay High Yields

By Tom Taulli, InvestorPlace Contributor
Real estate investment trusts were created in the 1960s and have since become extremely popular. But why do they pay high dividend yields? Well, here’s a look at why.

Successful Investing Hinges on Understanding Risk and Return

By Will Healy, InvestorPlace Contributor
Time, risk tolerance, diversification, and investment knowledge have become critical in adequately assessing risk and return.

Why You Shouldn’t Try to Follow the Smart Money

By Will Healy, InvestorPlace Contributor
It's hard to find truly smart money and it's impossible to get complete, timely information about smart money's investments.

Understanding and Comparing Target-Date Funds for Retirement

By Will Healy, InvestorPlace Contributor
Target-date funds offer a simple solution to safe retirement investing, but understanding how they work can make them even more effective.

The Difference Between Buy-Side Analysts And Sell-Side Analysts

By Vince Martin, InvestorPlace Contributor
Most investors are familiar with sell-side analysts, but buy-side analysts also have a role in the market.

What Is Implied Volatility And Why Should Investors Care About It?

By Will Healy, InvestorPlace Contributor
Implied volatility estimates the movement of a stock's price over a given period and helps to determine the price of stock options.

How to Read a Company’s Profit and Loss Statement

By Robert Martin, InvestorPlace Writer
A profit and loss statement (or income statement) breaks out revenue, often by segment, and then costs, and subtracts the two to get profit, which we all know is the same thing as earnings. But here's how you can dive deeper.

Here Are the Best Ways to Buy the Dow Jones Index

By Will Healy, InvestorPlace Contributor
Although investors cannot "buy" the Dow Jones Industrial Average directly, a wide variety of index funds allow investors to mimic the index.

How Do Equity Classes Affect Investors?

By Tom Taulli, InvestorPlace Contributor
Equity classes are a way for a company’s management to have voting control. This in turn, will promote the long-term growth of the a company ... or so the thought behind it goes.

The Philosophy of Dividend Aristocrat Stocks

By Will Healy, InvestorPlace Contributor
Dividend aristocrat stocks, equities who have raised dividends for 25 or more consecutive years create an air of stability but also place tremendous pressure on themselves to maintain the streak.

What Are Stock Market Futures?

By Marie Brodbeck, InvestorPlace Contributor
Futures give investors a way to bet on market movements and offer greater returns than traditional investments, but with that comes added risk of magnified losses.
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