What is the question most people ask themselves prior to retiring? The answer: Am I financially ready? There are several things an investor can do to answer this question.

You may wonder where to begin when starting a dividend portfolio. There are many good companies that pay out dividends from which to choose. One way to narrow down the choices is to consider the Dividend Aristocrats and the Dividend Kings.

Have you saved $10,000? You may be wondering how to invest it. Investing possibilities may seem endless. But there are simple ways to invest a lump sum. Investing $10K in 2014 is an eBook dedicated to creating a simple and profitable portfolio.

Owning a home is the great American dream. It is often touted as an ideal way to save for the future and build equity. But as the Great Recession has shown, home ownership has its disadvantages as well. Is a house an asset or liability?

Collectibles can be fun and interesting to collect. Antiques can add beauty to a home. But they present problems as an investment. Do you know the difficulties of investing in antiques and collectibles?

Ever wonder if you are saving enough for retirement? Retirement calculators are a good way to get a ballpark figure of how your plan is doing. One very good type of calculator is a Monte Carlo Simulator. It simulates how your portfolio will do under a range of real world market conditions.

Do you know what CD laddering is? CD laddering is a way to minimize the risks of interest rate increases and inflation when investing in certificates of deposit. A good CD ladder will maximize your return while minimizing your investing risks.

Investing is an important skill to learn especially for women. Sadly, investment education is neglected in our schools. So what can we women do? Gain knowledge and skills to invest and manage our money the best we can.

Human capital is your ability to make money. How does this relate to investing? One theory is that you should invest inversely to your human capital. Do you know what your human capital is?

Learning about the stock market can seem overwhelming. Stock market investing games that also teach can make learning easy and fun. Wall Street Survivor is one of these games. They give you $100,000 free virtual money to practice stock investing.