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  What Are Stocks?

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  What Taxes Do I Pay on Stock Gains?

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Investing

68 articles

Everything you need to know about stocks, bonds, funds and more.

Everything you need to know about stocks, bonds, funds and more.

• How Does Investing Work?

• How to Start Investing

• Investing When You’re in Your 20s: What to Know

• How Much Money Do I Need to Start Investing?

• How to Start Investing With Very Little Money

• How Old Do I Have to Be to Invest?

• What's the Difference Between Investing and Trading?

• What Are Stocks?

• What Is a Brokerage Account?

• How to Trade Stocks: What Do I Need to Know?

• How Does the Stock Market Work?

• What Are Dividends?

• What Are Bonds?

• What Are Government Bonds?

• What Are Corporate Bonds and How Are They Rated?

• What’s the Difference Between Stocks and Bonds?

• What Are Securities?

• What Is an ETF?

• What Are Index Funds?

• What’s the Difference Between Mutual Funds and Index Funds?

• What Is an Expense Ratio and Why Is It Important?

• What Is Micro Investing?

• What Are Fractional Shares?

• What Is Passive Investing?

• What Is Dollar-Cost Averaging?

• How Does Compound Interest Work?

• What Is Investment Income?

• What's the Difference Between Bull and Bear Markets?

• What Is a Bull Market?

• What Is a Bear Market?

• What Is the S&P 500?

• How to Invest in the S&P 500 Index

• What Is the Dow?

• What Is the Nasdaq?

• What Is the NYSE?

• What’s a Market Benchmark and Why Is It Important?

• What Is Modern Portfolio Theory?

• What Does Portfolio Rebalancing Mean?

• How the Risk-Return Relationship Affects Investment Gains

• What Is Inflation?

• What Does YoY Mean?

• What Is the SIPC and Why Does It Matter to Investors?

• What Is an IPO—and is it a Good Investment?

• What Is a REIT?

• What Does It Mean to Diversify My Investments?

• What Is an Investment Portfolio?

• What's the Difference Between Conservative and Aggressive Investing and Portfolios?

• What Is an Asset Class?

• What Is Market Capitalization?

• What Are Blue Chip Stocks?

• What’s the Difference Between Emerging and Developed Markets?

• What Is a Prospectus?

• What Is a Registered Investment Advisor?

• What Are Short-Term Bonds?

• What’s the Difference Between Short-Term and Long-Term Treasury Bonds?

• What Is Market Volatility?

• What Are the Most Volatile Stocks?

• What Is a Market Crash (Versus a Downturn)?

• What Was the 1987 Stock Market Crash?

• What Is a Custodial Brokerage Account?

• What Are the Differences Between a 529 Plan and a Custodial Brokerage Account?

• What Are the Rules for a Custodial Brokerage Account?

• How Can I Invest for My Child?

• What Are Qualified Dividends?

• What Is a Dividend Payout Ratio?

• What Is Compound Annual Growth Rate—and How Do I Calculate It?

• How to Calculate Return on Assets

• What Is the Rule of 72?

Retirement

19 articles

How to hit those long-term financial goals.

How to hit those long-term financial goals.

• How to Save for Retirement

• What Is Social Security?

• How Much Will I Make From Social Security?

• What Is a 401(k)?

• Is It Ever Okay to Tap Your 401(k) Early?

• What Is an IRA?

• What Is a Traditional IRA?

• What Is a Roth IRA?

• How Is a Roth IRA Different Than a Traditional IRA?

• What Is a SEP IRA?

• What Is a SIMPLE IRA and How Much Can I Contribute?

• What Happens If I Withdraw Money From My IRA Early?

• How to Retire Early

• How Do I Roll Over a 401(k) to an IRA?

• What’s the Maximum Contribution for a 401(k) and IRAs in 2020?

• How to Reduce Taxes in Retirement

• What Is the 4% Rule?

• When Do You Pay Taxes on a Roth IRA?

• What is a Required Minimum Distribution or RMD?

Saving

11 articles

Take control of where your money goes.

Take control of where your money goes.

• What Is a Budget and Why Should I Use One?

• How to Create a Budget That Works

• How to Budget Money on a Low Income

• How to Eat Healthy on a Budget

• Tips for Saving Money (That Can Really Make a Difference)

• What Is an Emergency Savings Fund?

• What Is Zero-Based Budgeting?

• What's the Difference Between a Money Market and a Savings Account?

• What Is the 50/30/20 Budget Rule?

• What Is a Direct Deposit Account?

• What Is the FDIC?

Credit

28 articles

Learn about building credit, reading your score and more.

Learn about building credit, reading your score and more.

• What Is Credit? Everything to Know to Get the Best Rates

• What Is Revolving Credit?

• How Can I Build Credit from Scratch?

• How Do I Build Credit Without a Credit Card?

• How Do I Get a Credit Card? 5 Simple Steps

• How Do I Get a Credit Card With No Credit?

• How Do Credit Cards Work?

• How Do I Choose a Credit Card?

• What’s the Difference Between a Credit Card and Debit Card?

• When Were Credit Cards Invented?

• What Is a Debit Card and How Do You Put Money on It?

• How Do I Pay Off My Credit Card Debt?

• What’s a Good Debt-to-Income Ratio?

• How Many Credit Cards Should I Have?

• What Is a Balance Transfer—and Should I Do It?

• How Do I Close a Credit Card Account?

• What Is an APR?

• What Is a Good Annual Percentage Rate on a Credit Card?

• How Do I Calculate Credit Card Interest?

• How Do I Consolidate Credit Card Debt?

• What's a Credit Score?

• How Do I Get My Credit Score for Free?

• What Is a Good Credit Score?

• How Can I Raise My Credit Score Quickly?

• Why Did My Credit Score Drop?

• What Is a Credit Bureau?

• What Are the 3 Credit Bureaus and What Do They Do?

• How Long Will a Bankruptcy Stay on My Credit Report?

Student Debt

8 articles

Learn more about student loans and how to pay them off faster.

Learn more about student loans and how to pay them off faster.

• How Do Student Loans Work?

• How Do I Apply for a Student Loan?

• What’s the Difference Between Subsidized & Unsubsidized Student Loans?

• What Are Stafford Loans?

• How Can I Pay Off My Student Debt Faster—or Have it Forgiven?

• How Do I Refinance My Student Loans?

• How Do I Get My Student Loans Forgiven?

• How Do I Defer My Student Loans?

Insurance

12 articles

How to protect the people and things you love.

How to protect the people and things you love.

• What Is Insurance and How Does It Work?

• What Types of Insurance Are Available?

• What Is Homeowners Insurance and Do I Need It to Buy a Home?

• What Is Renters Insurance and Do I Need It If I Rent?

• What Is Car Insurance and How Much Do I Need?

• What Is Pet Insurance and Do I Need It For My Pet?

• What Is Life Insurance and Do I Need It?

• What Is Term Life Insurance?

• What Is Disability Insurance and Should I Get It?

• What's the Difference Between Short-Term and Long-Term Disability Insurance?

• What Is an Insurance Premium?

• What Is an Insurance Deductible?

The Economy

11 articles

Learn about market cycles, the Federal Reserve, inflation and more.

Learn about market cycles, the Federal Reserve, inflation and more.

• What Is A Recession? (And How Long Does One Last?)

• How to Prepare for a Recession

• What Caused the Great Recession in 2008—and What Can We Learn From It?

• What Is an Inverted Yield Curve—and Why Are People Talking About It?

• What Causes a Market Downturn?

• How Long Do Downturns Last?

• What Is the Federal Reserve and Why Is It Important?

• What Is the GDP and How Is It Measured?

• What Is Purchasing Power (and How Does Inflation Affect It)?

• What Is Gross National Product?

• How Do I Apply for Unemployment?

Taxes

9 articles

How-to's and tips on taxes.

How-to's and tips on taxes.

• How Much Do I Have to Make to Owe Taxes?

• What Is a Tax Credit and How Can I Benefit From It?

• What Is Taxable Interest Income?

• What Taxes Do I Pay on Stock Gains?

• What Is a Form 1099?

• What Is Adjusted Gross Income—and How Do I Calculate It?

• What Are Capital Gains Taxes?

• How Do the Short-Term and Long-Term Capital Gains Tax Rates Compare?

• What Tax Deductions Can I Take for 2019?

Side Gigs

5 articles

Find out ways to boost your income with a side hustle.

Find out ways to boost your income with a side hustle.

• What Is a Side Gig?

• 8 Side Gigs That Require Little to No Training

• What Are the Best-Paying Side Gigs That Don’t Take Long to Ramp Up?

• What Are the Best Seasonal Side Gigs?

• How Do I Calculate Taxes for Side Gigs?