REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS (REITs) Real estate is great. And it’s definitely a great way to make your money work for you. Read my posts about real estate here: https://askroman.com/how-i-became-a-real-estate-investor/ https://askroman.com/real-estate-investing-how-to-buy-and-rent-landlord-101/ https://askroman.com/mortgage-pay-off-debate/ But the deals can get complicated… There, the banks are involved… financing… You have to go look at the property… deal with tenants […]
Category: Investments
Learn About ETFs (Exchange Traded Funds)
This is the next part of an investor’s self-education. If you did not have the chance to read the articles about stocks and bonds, look here: HOW TO START STOCK TRADING INVESTING: WHAT IS A COMMON STOCK? PREFERRED STOCKS AND SENIOR SECURITIES. PART I. SENIOR SECURITIES & CORPORATE BONDS. PART II. This time, I want […]
SENIOR SECURITIES & CORPORATE BONDS. PART II.
This is the second part of the tutorial about more senior securities in relation to common stocks. Read the first part here. If you are an investor and are interested in investing in a company, buying a company’s stock is one way to invest. Advantages: You can sell out your position at any time for […]
PREFERRED STOCKS AND SENIOR SECURITIES. PART I.
First publication date: September 2019. Updated in 2025. We have reviewed the definitions of common stock in the previous article. Let’s see what the difference is between the common and preferred stocks. I recommend taking your time to study this guide. I have found that sometimes even experienced investors fail to understand the details of preferred shares. By […]
INVESTING: WHAT IS A COMMON STOCK?
Source: CBS News If you had the chance to read the introduction to the Investor’s Education, you are already familiar with the roadmap to stock market trading knowledge. Today, I am starting with the basics, and it is the company’s “common stock”. As it is known to informed investors, the common stock is a security that represents […]
HOW TO START STOCK TRADING
A Comprehensive Guide May 3, 2019 (updated in 2025) 0 By admin Having 9.5 hours a day more of spare time (I am a new retiree), I am having fun with Quora.com, where people all around the world are asking questions and getting answers from the people who have particular experience related to the questions. While many […]
Investment Tutorial for Absolute Beginners
Close-up image of a happy businessman with two thumbs up Questions about how to create wealth or how to become rich prompted me to organize my investment and wealth-related articles into a “To-Do” list, step by step toward financial independence. Those questions say a lot about the lack of financial education not only in the […]
Type of Investments to Learn
If you are a complete newbie in the investment world, this is a short overview of investment types. Learn about the advantages and disadvantages of each investment type. Then go to the next learning step. Money Market Account An interest-bearing account at a bank or credit union Tend to pay higher interest than savings accounts, […]
Personal Finances 101
Why should you care about personal finance? Planning your future starts here. Many of your peers have no clue about how to manage their money. They usually spend everything they have in their pocket, and even more; they charge their credit cards as if the card is their deep pocketbook. The result? They live from […]
Mortgage Pay-Off Debate
I despise the fact that people are being fooled by the banks into paying their mortgage loans as soon as possible. The premise of getting out of debt is being advertised, pushed, and praised everywhere. It forces people to use Thirteen’s payment in an attempt to save money while, in fact, they are losing their […]