Archive for October, 2008

I have some very conservative investments, mostly mutual funds. What will happen to them in a deep recession?

Friday, October 31st, 2008

"Kh a a a a a n n" ! ! asked: I have some mutual funds which are made up of very conservative investments - nothing too risky. Over the past few decades this fund has done nothing but grow slowly. Sometimes it goes down a bit, sometimes ...

How do you invest in Gold and Silver investments in the Philippines?

Thursday, October 30th, 2008

emartel01 asked: How do you invest in Gold and Silver investments in the Philippines? Are there any laws to dual citizens to own these investments?

How do I take control of my investments from a financial advisor?

Tuesday, October 28th, 2008

seal asked: I have an advisor who isn't advising very well. I'm not getting much bang for the fees that I pay. The investments I've made on my own are outperforming the funds my advisor controls. I don't really want to transfer to another advisor, who will ...

What is the opitmal way to diversify my investments?

Monday, October 27th, 2008

calmarnet asked: I always hear people saying that diversifying your investments. I would like to know what exactly it means. I checked many places like wikipedia or the capital asset pricing model. None of them states clearly what exactly diversifying means in real practice.

What percentage of US households has investments in the stock market?

Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008

guillerminelgrande asked: Where can I find statistical data, from a reliable source, about how many households (I'm looking specifically for middle-class, but global stats would also do) have investments in the stock market?. I don't mean trust funds or other "indirect" investments but people actually buying and trading stocks.

How do mutual fund investments affect my taxes?

Tuesday, October 21st, 2008

Neolithisistic asked: Do I need to claim the interest earned from the fund in my income taxes if my investments don't exceed a specific amount? Additional factors include the following: I'm an American living in Thailand, earning Thai baht. I'm not on a work permit so therefor I'm "off the ...

How can I reduce my tax payable income to save money in USA? Specific investments?

Tuesday, October 14th, 2008

ryahoo asked: There may be certain govt bonds, investments that I can probably make ..but dunno. Buying a house.. heard that helps too .. but dunt know how.. so any advise on tax saving tips would be appreciated.

What happens to a persons assets and investments if he gets deported?

Friday, October 10th, 2008

trustburton asked: He lived in the US as a permentant resident since he was a child. He got convicted with a crime when he was in his adolencent years. Ever since that one conviction he has been a hardworking resident for 13 years and have no problems with the ...

How does the economic crisis affect those without investments or savings?

Friday, October 10th, 2008

Faith's 1st Christmas! asked: Does it reach all the way down to the "little guys" or only those with investments and/or big savings accounts?

What percentage of my investment portfolio should be high risk investments?

Saturday, October 4th, 2008

kduenke asked: I'm 29. What percentage of my investment portfolio should be high risk investments? When do I begin to move these to more conservative investments?