What are your trading rules? [more inside]
posted on Jul 24, 2008 - 21 answers

Is there anyone (especially online) who's collected reasonably well-informed stock picks from, say, 2, 5, or 15 years ago and explained why the recommendations did or did not work out? [more inside]
posted on Jul 21, 2008 - 5 answers

Financial / 401k advice for a 23-year-old engineer. Considering the state of the economy and the price of oil, what should I do with my stocks. Also, I have the option for a 401k but I have no idea what type of 401k to choose. [more inside]
posted on Jul 1, 2008 - 20 answers

InvestingFilter: Is there anything inherently flawed about investing in index funds? [more inside]
posted on Jun 18, 2008 - 24 answers

As a Canadian investor with a discount brokerage account (TD Waterhouse), what are the downsides to investing in NYSE stocks as opposed to TSX stocks? [more inside]
posted on May 27, 2008 - 6 answers

Can someone point me in towards something considered to be the Canadian equivalent to the S&P 500? [more inside]
posted on May 12, 2008 - 8 answers

Gifts for a stock picker: I'm looking for a thoughtful gift for my secretary. She loves to play the market, so I thought that I could buy her a Vanguard gift certificate or something and let her speculate with the money, but that doesn't seem to be possible. Any suggestions? I'd like to spend around $100. Thanks!
posted on Apr 22, 2008 - 12 answers

Why does Manulife want me to sell my shares? [more inside]
posted on Mar 23, 2008 - 8 answers

I have $2000AUD to spend on Exchage-Traded Funds and I can't decide what to go for. [more inside]
posted on Feb 1, 2008 - 2 answers

I'm looking for a great stock and mutual fund portfolio manager. It has to be web-delivered (I travel a lot) and free is always better. I have a very long wishlist of features I know I want and I'm open to the idea that there is some killer feature I don't know about that I also want. Of course, theres... [more inside]
posted on Nov 30, 2007 - 4 answers

I've got about $3,000 per month to invest, and I don't have time, knowledge, or energy to "beat the market". What's my best safe bet? [more inside]
posted on Sep 3, 2007 - 42 answers

Where can I find summary information for a specific stock for days in the past? [more inside]
posted on Aug 18, 2007 - 6 answers

What's the best online tool for tracking a fantasy stock portfolio? [more inside]
posted on Jul 16, 2007 - 3 answers

Fund benchmarks vs. the fund itself. How do I invest in my fund's benchmark rather than the fund itself? [more inside]
posted on Jan 12, 2007 - 13 answers

Total beginner to investing and finance, researching how to start investing maybe $2K each year, mostly in socially responsible mutual funds -- and how a young, healthy person should balance retirement investment with other kinds of investments. [more inside]
posted on Oct 27, 2006 - 10 answers

The clock starts today. I just sold a house yesterday and ended up with a decent chunk of change. On next year's tax form, I'm going to have to pay taxes on the gains, but I have 6 months to make the tax money work for me... [more inside]
posted on Oct 25, 2006 - 16 answers

How can I invest in low-cost medical clinics like RediClinic, CheckUps and Take Care? These are clinics that are inside drugstores and Wal-Mart and Target. I've visited their websites and searched in Google but they do not seem to be listed on any stock exchanges.
posted on Oct 6, 2006 - 3 answers

Where online do you go to find "best buys" (tips, recommendations, etc.) about new and hot stocks (not of the chicken variety)? [more inside]
posted on Aug 4, 2006 - 9 answers

Should I open my Roth IRA now and buy what I can afford, or wait until I can afford the minimum investment in the fund I really like? [more inside]
posted on May 12, 2006 - 9 answers

Investment filter: I just got my tax return and I'd like to keep it for a rainy day, but not in my checking account earning 0.00001% intrest or whatever. I'd like to invest it online. What online service should I use, and what should I invest in? [more inside]
posted on Mar 4, 2006 - 29 answers

I'm curious what Warren Buffett did after buying Berkshire Hathaway. He shut down the textile business and converted it into his holding company. In the initial stages was he in stealth mode or a publicity hog?
posted on Jan 23, 2006 - 2 answers

I want as many links as can be given for real estate websites. Actually its a little more specific than that. I dont know much about real estate, and its something I would like to know much more about. I dont want any websites that are real estate directories, only websites that have articles about real estate. preferably beginner articles, but thats not necessary. I would also appreciate similar links to articles about other types of investment. Also, any good real estate forums would be helpful. Thanks.
posted on Nov 16, 2005 - 12 answers

I have been offered shares in a business (a startup) in exchange for work I have done for them. I have nothing in writing yet. What do I need to get from them to prove at a later date I own this stake in their company? [more inside]
posted on Oct 12, 2005 - 10 answers

How would I get a good approximation of a portfolio return on an investment account which has regular incoming and outgoing cash-flows, so that I can compare it to mutual fund and stock index performance? [more inside]
posted on Jul 8, 2005 - 8 answers

As a fledgling investor, I'm confused about a fundamental idea behind stock investing: When I buy a stock, unless I buy it during a company's Initial Public Offering (IPO), I'm actually buying it from another investor who's willing to part with it for some price. So although I'm paying good money for those shares of company ownership, none of it ends up providing working capital for the company itself-- the money they got in the IPO is all they'll ever get from the stock market. So my questions are: What are the market forces that are supposed to keep the company's market capitalization (current share price X number of outstanding shares) in line with a company's actual value (assets - liabilities)? Why are high (or low) stock prices important to companies? Why do companies care so much about "creating shareholder value?"
posted on Feb 3, 2005 - 49 answers

InvestmentFilter
You've got $10,000 to invest for your 6 month old child. How do you invest it for security and growth? (+)
posted on Dec 29, 2004 - 27 answers

Stock market filter: I'm not getting the answer i want from online glossaries that I've checked out. Can anyone give me a good layman's answer for a stock market beginner? When looking at a stock's price, what are the Bid price and Ask price and how do they relate to the "current price" of a stock. It seems simple, but there is some mental block preventing me from totally getting it, i think.
posted on Sep 1, 2004 - 4 answers

Online brokers...there's about a zillion of the darn things. Any of the Mefi gang have experiences, good or bad, that they'd like to share to help me pick one? I'm not a day trader, I won't be doing huge amounts of transactions, but I'd like to be able to get away from the seriously high commission fees I'm paying for buy and sell orders through my current broker. (Especially since they do nothing but place the order...it's not like they offer advice or anything.)
posted on Apr 29, 2004 - 8 answers

InvestmentFilter: So I'm permanent now at work, and have to pick a 401k option. I don't think i'll be there for many years, and cashed out the last time I had one. (But then again, i'm older now, and 70 is only 31 years away).What do you guys suggest for a 1-3 year timeframe, 401k-wise, given the fluctuating market? (If I need to, I have absolutely no qualms about cashing out again, and have never had much faith in the market at all, in general.)
posted on Jan 29, 2004 - 24 answers