Life has a funny way of throwing numerous curveballs at us on a fairly regular basis. Yet for all of life’s curveballs, none is scarier than … investing.
Conventional investing wisdom states that the risk of holding stocks decreases as the length of the holding period increases. But is that true? The answer depends primarily upon how you define “risk.”
With the risk of a second downturn in the U.S. economy rising and debt problems continuing to plague Europe, many investors are shunning the equities market altogether.
What does the dealer earn in the sale of municipal bonds? Why is the transaction cost never listed when prices for bonds are quoted? Are individual dealers able to set their own prices for the bonds they offer? How much of a cut do they usually take?