Stocks Archives - PersonalFinanceLab Financial Literacy Gamified Thu, 22 Oct 2020 21:11:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 https://www.personalfinancelab.com/wp-content/uploads/favicon-50x50.png Stocks Archives - PersonalFinanceLab 32 32 Why Stock and Bond Prices Move https://www.personalfinancelab.com/bonds/stock-bond-prices-move/ Mon, 31 Jul 2017 20:06:26 +0000 http://content.personalfinancelab.com/?p=16650 Stock and bond prices move up and down every day - sometimes by very large amounts. Movement comes primarily from supply and demand of shares - which in turn is largely driven by information and how investors perceive the companies in the markets.

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]]> Stocks https://www.personalfinancelab.com/beginners/stocks/ Tue, 17 Nov 2015 15:21:11 +0000 http://learn.stocktrak.com/?p=11448 Stocks are a share of ownership of a company. If you own a stock, you are involved in some of its management decisions, and you are entitled to some of the company's profits.

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]]> Inflation-Indexed Securities https://www.personalfinancelab.com/glossary/inflation-indexed-securities/ Wed, 03 Apr 2013 01:40:40 +0000 http://education.howthemarketworks.com/?p=5675 Inflation-Indexed Securities are securities with a guarantee of a return rate that is higher than the rate of inflation if it is held to maturity.

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]]> When to Sell Stocks https://www.personalfinancelab.com/security-types/stocks/when-to-sell-stocks/ Thu, 28 Mar 2013 22:53:53 +0000 http://education.howthemarketworks.com/?p=5570 The question of when to sell stocks is not easily answered, but this post ventures to give a description of how to know when it's time to sell!

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]]> Stock Volatility https://www.personalfinancelab.com/glossary/stock-volatility-information/ Thu, 28 Mar 2013 22:49:28 +0000 http://education.howthemarketworks.com/?p=5567 Stock volatility information can be used in many different ways but here is a quick and easy bit of stock volatility information that you can begin using today.

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]]> Stock Symbols https://www.personalfinancelab.com/glossary/stock-symbols/ Sat, 23 Mar 2013 18:37:01 +0000 http://education.howthemarketworks.com/?p=5493 If you are brand new to investing then take time to understand what you are reading when viewing a Stock Exchange Symbol and learn Stock Market Investing Basics.

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]]> The Power of Supply and Demand on Stock Prices https://www.personalfinancelab.com/security-types/stocks/the-power-of-supply-and-demand-on-stock-prices/ Thu, 24 Jan 2013 09:15:37 +0000 http://education.howthemarketworks.com/?p=4646 Stock prices are a direct result of supply and demand. All the other influences like debt, balance sheets, earnings and so on affect the desirability of owning (or selling) a stock. This article details why supply and demand create changes in stock prices, and what a drop in price means in terms of supply and demand.

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]]> Market Hours for Stocks and Mutual Funds https://www.personalfinancelab.com/beginners/market-hours-for-stocks-mutual-funds/ Sun, 14 Oct 2012 16:28:45 +0000 http://virtual-stock-exchange.net/?p=2162 Real-life and virtual trading hours for our site (all times Eastern). For example, the US and Canadian Markets open at 9:30 AM ET (GMT-6:00) and close at 4:00 PM ET. Monday to Friday, with exceptions on National Holidays.

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]]> ETFs vs Stocks https://www.personalfinancelab.com/beginners/etfs-vs-stocks/ Fri, 05 Oct 2012 13:58:34 +0000 http://virtual-stock-exchange.net/?p=1684 What are the differences between investing in Exchange Traded Funds verses stocks? This article will discuss the pros and cons …

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]]> What Are Stocks? https://www.personalfinancelab.com/security-types/stocks/what-are-stocks/ Tue, 02 Oct 2012 11:58:58 +0000 http://virtual-stock-exchange.net/?p=1428 This article describes the basics you need to know about stocks, which are shares in ownership of a company. Stocks represents a claim on the company's assets and earnings.

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