Investing in an Inverse ETF

Inverse ETFs are investments which are traded in a public stock exchange like normal ETFs. While ETFs sell stocks, follow and move along the sensex index, Inverse ETF do the opposite, they follow the index on the opposite side which means they go on the reverse side of index movement. Inverse ETFs play short by investing in the falling market where in the investor books profits against a bear market which is the opposite of bull market. Hence these funds are also called Short ETF funds or B...

Commodity Index Funds

Commodity index funds are playing a growing role in retail investor portfolios. In many ways, investors have viewed commodity trading as the purview of large investors, the very wealthy and the highly leveraged. These spot trades bring to mind rough men on a trading floor shouting the prices of pork-belly futures. Some direct commodity markets are virtual, in that commodities such as energy are traded and the trades executed real time. Instead of the real-time trades required of the direct c...

What is Forex Arbitrage?

Forex arbitrage is a way to make money in the currency market by a locating a currency pair that is not priced right and buying or selling it against another currency pair to maximize the difference. This is a fast-paced market and these opportunities do not last long. The currency market is the market that deals in money from different countries. These are grouped into together into pairs, any set of pairs traders want. For example, in the Euro/US dollar pair the Euro value is compared to t...

Copper ETF Investing

A copper exchange trade fund, or ETF, is similar to a stock in that it is traded in the market. However, ETFs are not the same as stocks, as they are actually shares of copper futures contracts that are held in an investment or similar fund. There are several copper related ETFs. The original is UBS' iPath Copper Fund. This product is listed as JJC on trades and trade monitoring materials. JJC shares are traded on the New York Commodities Exchange, known as COMEX. Information about this...

Currency Option Trading

Currency option trading is a term that intimidates people. It sounds complicated and hard to do. It is not complicated and it is not hard to do. This is a sound trading program with four strong advantages to option trading. Currency options trading is expecting the value of one country's currency to gain or lose in value against another country's currency. If the economy of the United States is going well and the economy in Japan is having problems, in the dollar versus the yen: the dollar w...

Property Investment

Investment in property or real estate if made in the right place at the right time can prove to be a boon. It is an excellent investment avenue where one does not need to ponder over the outcome at the end of every financial year. The word “Property Investment” may sound intimidating to rookies in this field, but one need not spend months on understanding the pros and cons. Efficient research and consideration of the key points may facilitate the process of investing in real estate. Before goin...

Forex Trading Strategies

Foreign Exchange trading or Forex as it is commonly known, is a complicated process. Among other things, the foreign exchange trader has to take into account, the fundamental factors of a country’s economy. As these traders mostly work on low margins as compared to other products, they usually have a set of Forex trading strategies that help them stay ahead of the market. What are the strategies that these traders have to adopt? It has been mentioned earlier that Forex traders...

401k Limits

*Update: The 401k max contribution limits for 2013 have been released and are as follows: The elective deferral (contribution) limit for employees is increased from $17,000 to $17,500. The catch-up contribution limit for employees aged 50 and over remains unchanged at $5,500. In the US 401(k) is a retirement savings plan that allows workers to invest the savings thus deferring income tax on the saved money until it is withdrawn. The employee nominates a portion of wages to be paid directly ...

401k Rollover to an IRA

A 401k rollover to an IRA account typically happens when you leave a job, become disabled or reach age 59 ½. Although you can rollover your 401k to a 401k at your new employer, many people choose to put their money into an individual 401k account. If you have had several jobs that each had their own 401k, moving your accounts to and individual IRA can make management of your funds easier and more convenient. Instead of having multiple accounts and investment options to track you can manage a...

How to Qualify For Spousal IRA

Just because you are based at home or taking a breather from the workforce, it doesn’t mean you shouldn’t start saving for your senior years. Today’s generous federal policies are helping more and more Americans accumulate that next egg which will see them through their retirement. If you are wondering about these new IRS guidelines, it will be to your advantage to research on spousal IRA to see how you can save up for the rainy days. If you are the non-working spouse in a marriage, you can m...