New to investing, but know you need to start considering doing so for the sake of your future financial well-being and peace of mind? We’ll provide an overview on the top things you should consider as you engage in your investment planning, including savings goals you should strive for over time, and with whom you should be discussing your financial planning strategy. Create a financial plan for yourself. First of all, what are your financial goals? Consider putting together a roadmap of your ...

The January 25th 2011 revolution briefly crippled the Egyptian economy and drove many foreign investors and tourists away. However, after the revolution, the Egyptian government pledged economic and political reforms to attract foreign direct investments (FDI) such as providing financial facilities that are attractive to foreign investors and this includes measures and incentives to attract foreign banks. The result is now an appealing market for investors and international banks looking to expa...

Opening an online stock trading account is probably the best way to get started with the investment trade, especially for individuals who are interested in buying a few stocks but are not too keen on spending a lot. To create an online trading account, you would just need a few mouse clicks and some signatures. There are certain prerequisites or things needed to create an online trading account. A fully functional computer with access to the Internet, a bank account, printer, and a brokerage acc...

Now that trading has moved away from the trading floors of major exchanges to the internet, there are a growing number of companies that provide this service, and choosing between them can be daunting. You should only use established companies which are registered with the Financial Services Authority, and you should investigate whether complaints have been made against a company. Online reviews and comparison tables are commonplace, and some sources are highly respected, such as Independenti...

As many Americans nervously check the stock reports daily, many of them cringe as they watch their hard-earned investments slip away. Others, meanwhile, sit on the sidelines and wonder whether or not they should get into the investing arena in the first place. Before choosing an investment broker, here are three things to consider regarding rolling your sleeves up and opening up an account: * Consider the full service broker and the discount broker - The full service or traditional brok...

What the big bank’s disaster means for small investors? Back in the darkest days of the financial crisis, J.P. Morgan was praised as one of the few large financial institutions that exhibited caution when the rest of the industry dove headlong into exotic derivatives that nearly blew up the global economy. So it was a great surprise when the company recently announced a trading mishap that could cost the bank and its shareholders upwards of $10 billion. Many lessons can be learned from the...