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Over the years, the number of market indexes has grown substantially. For instance, in addition to its industrial average, Dow Jones & Company itself now publishes a transportation average, a utility average, and a composite of all three.
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Economic cycles have been with us since the beginning of recorded history. In ancient agrarian times, they were identified by periods of bumper crops followed by episodes of drought or pestilence.
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The notion of a global marketplace is no longer a trend of the future - it's here now. No longer are corporate behemoths such as Coca-Cola, Ford or Sony the only global enterprises.
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Securities transactions take place either on an exchange or in the over-the-counter (OTC) market. While the purpose of both is to match securities buyers and sellers, the way that they carry this out is very different.
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There are times when a company's earnings history and projections are the only solid data that you have on which to base a decision about its stock. Although that may be enough, you must nonetheless constantly monitor your stocks for events that can change either a company's market perception or investor confidence.
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In the past United States citizens have often been somewhat narrow-minded when it came to investment opportunities. At least part of this is attitude has no doubt been due to the fact that the U.S. is fairly isolated geographically, along with the dominant position that America has enjoyed both politically and economically.
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As investors, you are in the position to reap profits if the company does well, or suffer losses if it does poorly. Since 1926, the average stock has a return-on-investment (ROI) of over 10% per year. That fact makes stock a very solid choice for long-term investing.
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The investor is required to provide basic personal information, such as occupation and social security number, as well as more specific information about his or her financial circumstances. Brokers are required to become familiar with their customers in order to be able to use their judgment with regard to sizable transactions and to whether or not credit should be issued to finance trades.
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Mutual funds, like stocks and bonds, are very common investment instruments among large and small investors alike. A professional investment advisor manages the fund's investments according to its stated objectives, for instance, long-term growth, current income, etc. This is one of the primary reasons that mutual funds have become so popular.
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A load mutual fund charges a sales commission for buying shares in the fund. These charges can be front-ended, back-ended, or both and can be quite substantial, ranging to as much as 8 percent or more of the purchase price of the shares.
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