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What are Blend Mutual Funds?
Blend mutual funds offer exposure to both growth stocks and value stocks. Blend mutual funds seek to capture the upside of growth stocks as well as the dividend yield of value stocks.
P/E ratios can be used to identify a growth or value stock: where a P/E over about 25 is a growth stock and under about 15 is a value stock. Blend funds are generally considered a good core asset, but are not the same thing as a Core Fund.
What are Industry-Specific Mutual Funds?
How Many Investment Choices Should I Have in My Portfolio?
What is Income Risk?
Income risk is the chance that an investment which is used for income will fluctuate in an unfavorable way
How to use a Gann Fan in trading
W.D. Gann developed a suite of technical analysis tools around the 1930s, with Gann Fans being among the most essential
What are Risk-Weighted Assets?
Requirements that institutions maintain a certain amount of capital relative to the amount of risk-weighted assets (RWA)
What does Capital Gain Mean?
A Capital Gain refers to the profits or gains made from selling a security at a higher price than the original purchase
What is a Settlement Date?
The length of time after a trade is executed that the securities are due delivered and the payment is due paid varies...
What is an Investment Bank?
An investment bank is a financial institution that typically specializes in large, complex transactions, such as...
What is a Long Squeeze?
A long squeeze is when shareholders feel the pressure of falling prices and themselves sell, causing the price to fall
What is Margin?
The act of “going on margin” means borrowing money from the custodian of your account, in order to purchase...
Where Do I Find a Financial Advisor?
A financial advisor can be found through an online search, at events, or through the recommendation of friends
How Should I Invest my First Thousand Dollars Saved?
If you already have an emergency fund, you should put your $1,000 into a brokerage account and buy an ETF