Today is March 14th and futures contract rollover day, when traders rollover to the next futures contract month which is June, 2014. The new symbol for the S&P 500 is ESM14, which is again the June contract.. The contracts expire on the third Friday of the said month but traders and hedge funds start switching contract symbols which then gives them a fresh new three months. There are 4 different contract symbol changes in the course of a year, March,…
I’m an advocate of dividend growth investing as a great strategy to help investors reach an ultimate goal of financial independence. Building up a portfolio of assets (shares of dividend growth stocks) that pay out an annually increasing amount of passive income (dividends) is one of the greatest ways to reach a point where you no longer have to rely on wage income to cover your living expenses. If you stick to a well thought out plan, eventually you will…
Commonly used Investment Terms For people who want to start investing or just busy, it can be difficult to know what the technical terms (concepts) of investing. Therefore you will find below a list of concepts in each case, the most common and important concepts. The concepts are explained in a short and understandable language. The following categories will offer: Personal Information Titles If Classes of shares The Cost Revenue Personal Information You decided at which (internet) broker or bank…