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Robinhood Free Stock: Up to $1,700 in Free Shares

Levi Rasmussen — Fri, 19 Apr 2024 19:56:20 +0000

Is it worthwhile to use Robinhood for your stock and crypto investments instead of one of the many other investing apps out there? Given that Robinhood has over 23,000,000 users, it must be doing something right. At HowTheMarketWorks, we provide our members with unbiased reviews of investing apps and tools. We do that by using Read More...

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How to Start Trading Binary Options

Heidi — Thu, 30 Jan 2020 20:03:31 +0000

If you’re new to the whole online trading industry and want a simple and fuss-free way to trade and invest, why not opt for binary options? Binary traders earn from the fluctuations in prices, similar to other traders. The only difference is that binary options do have a preliminary stated risk and profit potential, hence Read More...

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The Motley Fool Review: the Best Stock Picks

HTMW Team — Wed, 13 Nov 2019 18:06:30 +0000

*** MOTLEY FOOL STOCK ADVISOR RESULTS UPDATED AS OF May 4, 2024 *** Investing in the stock market is an essential part of growing your wealth and preparing for retirement. While building a stock portfolio should absolutely be part of everyone’s long-term financial planning strategy, most people struggle with it or ignore it altogether. Just Read More...

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How To Pick Stocks

Kevin Smith — Tue, 11 Jul 2017 15:30:30 +0000

How To Pick Stocks – The Basics The most challenging aspect of starting to invest in the stock market is deciding what stocks to buy. Every experienced investor has his/her own techniques and strategies that they believe in. But when you are just getting started, learning how to pick stocks can be very challenging. Read More...

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Using Excel to Track Your Stock Portfolio

Kevin Smith — Tue, 19 Jan 2016 19:57:41 +0000

In this article we will be looking at how you can use Excel with your HTMW account to keep track of your account’s performance. Using Excel To Track Your Stock Portfolio – Getting Some Data Before we can do anything with Excel, we need to get some numbers! The information you use in excel is Read More...

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Stock Market Crash of 1929

Kevin Smith — Thu, 14 Jan 2016 23:21:30 +0000

Definition The stock market crash of 1929 was a massive crash in stock prices on the New York Stock Exchange, and was the largest financial crash in the United States. Details The stock market crash came in multiple parts: the initial crash on October 28 (a 12.87% drop) that continued into October 29 (a 11.73% drop), Read More...

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How do I diversify a portfolio?

Kevin Smith — Mon, 20 Jul 2015 10:15:00 +0000

When it comes to investing, if you want to achieve long-term success you need to diversify your portfolio. Portfolio diversification is the process of spreading your investments across different asset classes, such as stocks, bonds, or real estate, as well as across different sectors or market capitalizations, to reduce risk and increase potential returns. When Read More...

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What is the Dow Jones Industrial Average

HTMW Team — Fri, 26 Jun 2015 13:36:26 +0000

The Dow Jones Industrial Average, also called the Industrial Average, the Dow Jones, the Dow 30, or simply the Dow, is a stock market index that shows how 30 large publicly-owned companies based in the United States have traded during a standard trading session in the stock market.

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Investing in Argentina

HTMW Team — Tue, 15 Oct 2013 20:09:14 +0000

Argentina is a South American country that is one of the G-20 economies. It is the third largest economy in Latin America and has the highest GDP per capita in its region. It possesses plenty of natural resources, a strong agricultural sector, and a well-educated population.

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Two ways to make money with stocks

Greg Brown — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 19:32:05 +0000

The two ways to make money with stocks are Dividends and Capital Gains. Investors should have a clear understanding of their strategy before purchasing stock so they know the best way to evaluate any potential stock purchase.

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The Trend is Your Friend

HTMW Team — Sun, 27 Jan 2013 20:27:24 +0000

"The trend is your friend" is one of the best known sayings, although it's message is incomplete. The full version should be, "The trend is your friend, until the end when it bends."

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