The Advantages Of Investing In Gold In Today’s Market

The following is a guest post on Money Q&A. If you would like to write an article for Money Q&A, please visit our Guest Posting Guidelines page. Investing in gold is something many people consider doing, in order to protect their savings. As this is one of the best investment opportunities, the sooner you understand its benefits, the better. The biggest investors in the world have bet on this precious metal, due to its excellent potential. Moreover, its rarity and market demand make it very attractive, especially on long-term. Let’s see how you can put your money to good use by investing in gold.  Although buying and selling gold appears to be easy, you should be very careful where you purchase it from. … Read more

Infographic: The History of Binary Options from Binary Options Robots

The popularity of binary options has soared since the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s approval in 2008. The phrase “binary options” now receives 110,000 monthly searches in Google, only 20,000 less than “forex trading”. And, now you can trade with binary options robots. There have been several regulatory issues along the way: this summer France and Belgium prohibited all advertising of binary options products. Israel has emerged as the center of binary options: in 2014 The Time start-up incubator reported that 15 Israeli trading companies were posting annual revenues in excess of $10 million, and 3 in excess of $100 million.  Check out the infographic below, courtesy of Binary Options Robots! They provide hands-on robots embedded with sensors, actuators, and … Read more

Top 3 Fun Ways to Make Money Online

Save money on monthly expensesWith life being dependent on the internet and everything being available at your fingertips, making money online has become easier than ever. But did you know you can do this the fun way? Yeah, that’s right. Given below are the 3 fun ways you can make money online.

Playing Betting Games

Betting games are becoming more popular these days, especially in the UK market, with a new online betting site appearing every week. The best of among these online betting sites are the online bingo sites. There are millions of people out there who earn small rewards playing online bingo and some have won huge jackpots that has changed their life completely. According to resources, 96% of regular bingo players have won the jackpot prize at least once while they have also kept in mind to play responsibly.

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Top 5 Reasons I Prefer To Rent My Rentals On Airbnb

Is Airbnb Worth It?

Do you want to learn how to make money with Airbnb? Today’s guest post comes from Dave B., who is an investor and owner of the Afford Everything blog where he shares how he and his fiancée went from living paycheck-to-paycheck to building wealth. If you’d like to submit a guest post on Money Q&A, please check out the site’s guest posting guidelines. Last year during the renovation of a 1940’s bungalow my fiancee and I purchased, we learned about Airbnb. We had just come back from a vacation in which we stayed in one as guests. As an investor, the Airbnb business model intrigued me. This got my wheels turning, “Could I be an Airbnb host?” How To Make Money With Airbnb This question was … Read more

How You Lose Money With Bad Windows

Stop wasting money

Stop wasting moneyOf the many unforeseen and hidden monthly costs that creep into higher monthly household expenditure, windows ranks up high. Windows affect your home value, your electricity usage as a result of heating/cooling required and also personal safety. To be entirely honest, it’s the single most overlooked household fixture however one of the most important.

Bad windows allow for weather infiltration that can adversely affect a home. Be it with weather that leads to wooden window rot or rain entering through poorly insulated and misaligned window frames. The fact is that, as is the case for many things, you get what you pay for!

Speaking of paying, windows poorly insulated directly influence electricity usage that increases your bill as colder months sees the cold air entering as would be the same for warmer months with warm air. Either way heating or cooling of the rooms dictate usage and impacts month end expenditure on bills.

Windows certainly also determine the selling price of a home. It affects the aesthetic which can either increase or decrease the asking price of the home based on quality, look and feel. Buyers or long-term rental candidates will expect the windows to be of the best standard, clean without discoloring, well insulated and safe to the outside world.

In the case of DIY solutions in respect of home window repairs or replacement, its only suggested in consultation with an expert. Regardless of the attempt, nothing beats the finish of a reputable and well regarded windows specialist company or expert.

The window of choice may also need a long term approach than that of a quick fix solution so instead of going for an easy and cheaper window solution, look at long term benefits of a professional approach. Its been said nothing worst that unevenly align window frames or skew windows altogether. This not only interferes with having an aesthetically superior home, but also with the cement refurbishment costs to architecturally redesign a window frame and fitting.

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Putting together a Great Investment Strategy for 10% Returns

How To Not Let Investing Intimidate You with Wall Street Survivor

Do you have a great investment strategy? The following is a guest post by Joseph Hogue, CFA is an investment analyst and blogger. Joseph runs the blogs My Stock Market Basics and Peer Finance 101.  If you’d like to submit a guest post on Money Q&A, please check out the site’s guest posting guidelines.

Motif Investing offers a low-cost way to put your investment strategy together to meet your return goals.

I loved Hank’s list post on ten ways to earn a great rate of return on your investments. The post offers some great ideas for investing including stocks, real estate and bonds that can make 10%+ on your investment.

I thought I would combine some of the ideas from the post with my favorite investing tool to show you how you can put it all together in a simple investing strategy.

Not only will this simple strategy help you invest across some of the most important asset classes but it’s also a low-cost choice and can help reduce the risk around investing.

But first, a little about the investing tool that makes it all possible.

How Motif Investing Can Simplify Your Investment Strategy
Motif Investing

Motif Investing is an online investing website allowing investors to group up to 30 stocks and exchange traded funds (ETFs) into one fund and then buy the entire group with one trade. Compared to other discount brokers, it can save you a lot of money investing.

Consider investing in 30 stocks on any other website would cost $300 or more. Investing in that same group on Motif would cost $10 with one trade.

Beyond saving money investing, Motif offers a way to put together your entire investing strategy in one simple investment. You choose a combination of 30 stocks and ETFs that include asset classes like stocks, bonds, and real estate. You can customize the fund to buy more of some stocks and less of others each time you invest more money.

Instead of getting caught up in the ups-and-downs of one particular stock, panic-selling when the market tumbles, your investment fund rises more smoothly over time since it’s diversified across asset classes. Learn more about MotifInvesting.comGreat Investment Strategy for 10% Returns.

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