Altria, headquartered in Richmond, Virginia, is a corporation primarily focused on offering tobacco products. The company owns several recognizable brands, the most well-known being Marlboro. Altria reports on three segments- smokable products, smokeless products, and wine. An investor, desiring to support the company, would shop for Marlboro cigarettes, Nat Sherman premium cigars, Black and Mild []

Just like most professions, Stock trading has its basic terminologies used when trading. Knowing these stocks trading terms as a beginner or intermediate trader, would increase your knowledge of the stock exchange market and help you make better decisions. You will find these terms useful when investing in stocks, mutual funds, or bonds. 1. Agent[..]

Have you been wishing you had more income lately? Are you concerned you might reach retirement and not have the income to cover your expenses? If your under the age of 55, you might be worried that social security will go bankrupt by the time your ready to retire or look vastly different than it[..]

“Can I get a sticky?” is a common refrain overheard in offices and homes across the country. The Post-it note was an attempt by 3M to develop a stronger adhesive gone awry. The inventor, Dr. Spencer Silver, did not give up endeavoring to find a market for his new discovery when a colleague, Art Fry,[..]

Here’s the second part of my whirlwind tour of the Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology sector in the UK exchanges based on dividend paying stocks in the UK Dividend Champions List. This post follows on from Part 1 and covers companies that have shorter dividend growth histories (up to 9 years) as well as a couple that[..]

I have found that the best stocks for inventory buying and selling and day trading are the stocks that make up the SP 500. The explanation for that is that the massive Mutual Funds and huge Institutional Patrons focus on these stocks in their by no means ending quest to beat the SP 500. These[..]

I think all investors know someone who bought a stock that has grown 20% a year for the last decade or so. A common example I hear about in Australia is CSL, which has delivered truly incredible performance. Given the performance of the stock, investors who had the foresight to buy in early are likely to[..]

The Consumer Cyclical sector was the lowest weighted sector in my dividend stock Portfolio in the first week of the year. The last purchase I made in this sector was in September last year when I purchased MCD.The Consumer Cyclical sector, also known as Consumer Discretionary, is a general grouping of companies that sell ‘nice[..]

My site was down yesterday courtesy of my hosting company but it’s back up again now else you wouldn’t be reading this! As it happens this is my first post about buying stocks in the Telecommunications sector which has finally become my lowest weighted sector. And it’ll be a short post too for reasons that[..]

Investing in the currency market is a great way to make your money work for you. Day and swing trading are two of the most popular ways to invest, but many people dont know what they are or how they differ from each other. Day Trading means that you buy and sell stocks during the[..]