by Savvysite | Aug 10, 2018 | Investing, Investing Basics, SWWM, The Savvy Minute
Today’s tip will cover “What is a REIT?” A REIT, also known as a Real Estate Investment Trust is a company that owns, operates or finances income-producing real estate. You can invest in REITs either by purchasing shares directly on an open exchange or by investing...
by Savvysite | Aug 10, 2017 | Investing Basics, SWWM
At the end of our last Investing Basics for Savvy Women episode we asked a question: “Do you always make money in owning a stock of a single company?” The answer is emphatically no. Any company can fail. Any company can lose market...
by Savvysite | Jun 20, 2017 | Investing Basics, SWWM
So what exactly is a stock? Basically, a stock represents ownership in a business. When you purchase a stock you own a percentage of that business. You own a share of that company. So when someone says they own 100 shares of a stock, they own 100 ownership units in...
by Savvysite | Jun 14, 2017 | Investing Basics, SWWM
We at Savvy Women Wealth Management know there are a lot of women who don’t have a clear understanding of what a stock or a bond or a mutual might be. For that matter, there are a lot of men who don’t know either, but OUR focus is going to be on the female...