stock market

While a 401k plan generally offers excellent diversification, in bad markets it can seem like everything is trading down and your diversification isn't helping. At times like these, it's tempting to make drastic changes in your asset…

When an investor places an order with her stockbroker to buy shares of stock or to carry out some other type of transaction, she is said to be taking a position in the market. Her market position can be either long or short. One way of…