2008 has been a tough year for a lot of investors. The stock market has been volatile and a lot of investors are showing losses in their portfolio. As of today (9/3/2008), S&P 500 index is down 12% for the year. Through these rough times, I reviewed my portfolio and there are some stocks that hold pretty well or even show some decent gains. …click here to read more

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Since US dollar has been weakening, investors have been rushing to put their money to buy gold, oil and many other commodities. Reports also show that Warren Buffett bought some foreign currencies like Canadian currency and Brazil Real.

But how do average investors like us invest in foreign currencies instead of US dollars? …click here to read more

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Do you ever want to invest in real estate but don’t know where to start? Or you are trying to find some dividend-paying stocks that have steady growth? REIT (Real Estate Investment Trust) may be one of best investment vehicles.

In case you do not know the definition of REIT, here it is. It is basically a company that owns and operates income-producing real estate, such as apartments, shopping centers, office buildings, hotels and even warehouses. There are traded REITs and non-traded REITs. …click here to read more

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How many of us wished we had bought Mastercard Inc. (NYSE:MA) at its IPO and now sitting on a 5x or 6x gain? Many people missed that train and are now jumping into Visa Inc. (NYSE: V) since its IPO in March this year (2008). Well, a lot of us may also realize that we may not see similar gain in Visa share prices because its IPO price was already expensive. The Wealthmonkeys bought Visa at $58-59 on the first day of its IPO. As we wrote this article today, Visa closed at above $68. That is around 17% gain within 3 weeks. Not bad, huh? But when should we sell this stock? Should we hold it for long term or just take profits from here? …click here to read more

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