How Preferred Are Preferred Stocks?

How Preferred Are Preferred Stocks?
In an attempt to combine the most attractive features of bonds and common stock, financial experts created preferred stock. In most cases, it pays more than a bond, but is safer than common stock because of its preferred position.

How Preferred Are Preferred Stocks?

How Preferred Are Preferred Stocks?
In an attempt to combine the most attractive features of bonds and common stock, financial experts created preferred stock. In most cases, it pays more than a bond, but is safer than common stock because of its preferred position.

Doing Business With Friends Makes Enemies

Doing Business With Friends Makes Enemies
A promissory note is a promise by the borrower to repay the lender on a specific date or dates, usually with interest. These can be difficult to collect, and often the borrower is disinclined to pay the lender back within the given time frame—if at […]

Choosing Between Securities

Buying corporation securities is somewhat like buying an automobile. The basic, one-celled form of business life is the individual entrepreneur emdash the store owner who merchandises goods, the artisan supplying services, the small manufacturer emdash whose capital needs are met out of savings or through a modest bank loan.

As long as firms remain […]

Insider Hint: It?s Not Rocket Science

Insider Hint: It’s Not Rocket Science
As an investor you will wish to know the health of the economy, the specific condition of various industries, and the activities of individual companies. Here’s the bad news: the only way to do this is to educate yourself by reading the business sections of […]

Getting Inside A Brokerage House

Brokerage houses are pretty much like offices everywhere, except for the presence of the fascinating paraphernalia of the market. The customers’ room in the usual large brokerage house has a quotation board on one wall.

Less Stable Stock Groups

Less Stable Stock Groups
All investments carry some risk, but there are some industries that are more susceptible to collapse than others.

Devaluation And Exchange Control: Foreign Investment Risks

Devaluation And Exchange Control: Foreign Investment Risks
Investing in overseas markets can be tempting, especially if the exchange rate works well in your favor. The problem is that markets can change rapidly, and instead of making $100 off of your $75 investment, you might end up with less than $50. […]

Less Stable Stock Groups

Less Stable Stock Groups
All investments carry some risk, but there are some industries that are more susceptible to collapse than others.