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The concept of opportunity cost is important for both investing and most other decisions we make. At the most basic level, opportunity cost is a common-sense concept economists and investors frequently explore.

In today’s economy where savings accounts yield close to zero interest, asset prices surge, central banks create money on unprecedented levels and inflation rates are picking up, the idea of savings accounts is losing value.

The Standard and Poor’s 500 is a stock market index tracking the performance of 500 large companies listed on stock exchanges. Contrary to popular belief, these are not the 500 biggest companies but arguably the 500 most important companies.

Currently, we are witnessing a Cambrian explosion as many different Ethereum & general crypto wallets are popping up. While they differ in the broadness of their functionality, they have some common denominators. Read on.

A stock market, also called stock exchange, is a platform where investors can buy and sell stocks (also called shares) and bonds in publicly traded companies. Prices for stocks are determined by supply and demand.

A mutual fund is a company specialized in investing money in financial instruments such as stocks, bonds and short-term debt. Investing requires dedication, finding brokers, understanding fees and devising to an investment plan.

Index Funds are highly popular these days, and with good reason. They offer an easy, low-cost way to invest in the stock market and allow for a diversified, hands-off investment strategy.

Buying any property can be a daunting thought and there are many factors to consider, especially when buying a foreclosed property. It is similar to buying an average residential property, there are a few key differences.

An exchange traded fund (ETF) is a fund that tracks a benchmark index.. ETFs are arguably among the most successful investment vehicles of the past decades & ETF products cover nearly every sector in the economy.

Besides equities, bonds are another popular investment instrument in today’s investing world. They are part of the capital market and with currently up to $123.5 trillion in valuation. In this guide, we uncover exactly what a bond is.

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