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The Easy Way to Buy and Sell Penny Stocks

Stocks that trade at low price, usually under $5.00 a share, off the major stock exchanges are known as penny stocks. Companies that offer penny stocks tend to be small, highly volatile companies that may lack the liquidity needed to trade on either the New York stock exchange or the NASDQ. Penny stocks are traded […]

The Appeal of Penny Stocks

Traders use the term penny stocks to describe shares that sell for less than $5.00 apiece. Also known as micro-cap stocks, penny stock generally have a capitalization of between $50 million and $300 million. Stocks with capitalization below $50 million dollar are Nano-cap stocks. Penny stocks are much riskier than traditional stocks, they are subject […]

Tips on Purchasing Penny Stocks

Savvy online investors are always on the lookout for hot penny stocks. Penny stocks, also known as micro- cap stocks are relatively inexpensive stocks bough off market, or over the counter. Penny stocks generally trade at less than $5.00 a share by new or growth companies, or companies facing capitalization, liquidity, or debt challenges. Since […]

What to Know About Online Investing

Ten years ago, online stock trading was nearly impossible. To buy or sell stocks, one needed to work through a brick and mortar broker, who often charged hefty fees for the privilege. Today, there are a number of discount and on-line brokerage firms. E Trade led the way by offering a broker free, although still […]

What to Consider When Investing in Stocks

Selecting good stocks requires the investor to consider his or her long and short-term financial goals, research companies and their management practices, and create and implement a strategy to optimize their return on investment. Analysts have a number of theories and practices they use to make decisions on whether a stock is a “buy”, a […]

Trading Penny Stocks

Penny stocks or micro-lode stocks, are stocks with trading values below $5.00 a share and with market caps below $200 million. Penny stocks are generally issued by small companies, start up or growth companies, or companies with liquidity, capitalization, debt, equity, or sales and growth challenges. Since penny stocks are not as closely regulated by […]

IRS Announces Fees on Health Insurers

On March 1, 2013 the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued its proposal to levy fees on health insurance carriers. The new fees or excise tax are expected to raise over $100 billion over 10 years beginning in 2014. An excise tax is a tax charged on a specific product that is applied by an intermediary […]

California HSA Health Plans After Health Reform

We had a big question upon hearing about the streamlined health benefits allowed with California health reform\’s Metallic Plans especially since they were based on the very rich, Kaiser $30 no deductible copay plan. What would happen to HSA\’s after health reform hits the market in earnest Jan 1st 2014? We now have an answer […]

Benefit Subsidies and California Exchange Plans

We\’ve discussed the premium subsidies that are available to those making up to 400% of poverty towards the purchase of health insurance in California but that\’s just the start for reform changes. There\’s also a \”benefit subsidy\” for those Californians that make up to 250% of the Federal Poverty Level. This portion was designed to […]

Soem Key Reasons Why a 401K Retirement Plan is a Good Idea

A 401K retirement plan is an excellent method to prepare for financial security in later years. Here are a couple good reasons to consider a 401k retirement plan over various other existing plans. One of the main points of interest of a 401K retirement plan is it is a deferred profit plan. Because of this […]