Bizcovering

Stocks, mutual funds and bonds oh my! Investing can sound like a foreign language to the untrained individual, but learning the tongue can be very rewarding.

This article looks at a volatile market proving to be very tough for the average investor. After the end-of-year 2008 crash, investors fell into mostly two camps. One that got out in October when Jim Cramer told people who need their money in the next five years to get out. The rest listened to their investment firm and rode through the tough time, with a long-term strategy – well known as, buy and hold.

Part IV in a five-part series explaining current economic conditions, and what they mean to you and your financial future.

For the novice investor investing can be overwhelming. They often want to invest but fear that the risk of losing is ultimately too high.

Gearing is how you borrow money to invest. It helps you to increase the original amount of your investment while increasing your potential profits simultaneously.