Penny stock investors have to live in the here and now. Their investing horizons are extremely short ranging from a few months to a few hours. While I can understand why that question surfaces time and again.

The Best Safe Investment Options for Novice Investors Jan 19, 2010 Brenna Coleman For novice investors the task of choosing how to invest money can be a daunting one. High-risk securities may yield higher profits, or more severe losses.

An Alternative to Traditional Mutual Funds Jan 19, 2010 Larry Darter Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) Basics Exchange traded funds (ETFs) are funds comprised of a basket of securities that track an index, a specific market or industry sector. In that respect ETFs are somewhat similar to traditional mutual funds but there is a twist. Unlike mutual funds, ETF shares trade like stock on the national exchanges.

One of the biggest challenges that new businesses must face is the limited budget. Because of a limited budget, most new entrepreneurs choose to cut back on the advertising aspect of the business. But advertising plays a big role in the success or failure of an enterprise.

Most people are attracted to penny stocks because they think big returns and big profits with smaller investments. While some folks can get ‘lucky’ and strike it rich quickly with a few trades, most will find themselves in the red unless they learn how to do it ‘right’. Here are a few common mistakes made by novice and intermediate investors alike that you would want to avoid if you plan to make any money (or continue making it): Fact checking This phrase is very common in journalism

S o far the massive amount of spending and credit creation by governments around the world has not shown up in rampant inflation, but we are seeing a couple of early warning signs leading up to today’s release of Canada’s consumer price index. Yesterday, Britain reported that consumer prices soared 2.9 per cent on a year-over-year basis, up from 1 per cent in November. The Bank of England’s target rate is 2 per cent.

W HAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR? Ideas from the pros. We take a look at what money managers have been buying for their funds.