Investment Series Archives - Holdun
Active vs. Passive Investing

Active vs. Passive Investing

Which one Is right for you? Ever since the first passive index fund was unveiled in 1975, the active vs. passive investing debate has been one of Wall Street’s most hotly contested issues. The discussions have become increasingly heated of late as the longest bull...
5 Tips to Kick Start Your Investing Career

5 Tips to Kick Start Your Investing Career

‘Learn from the mistakes of others, you can’t live long enough to make them all yourself.’ – Eleanor Roosevelt While it may be tough to admit, everyone makes mistakes throughout their investing careers, whether it be a missed opportunity or the opportunity you...
Alternatives 101 – Part 2

Alternatives 101 – Part 2

TYPES OF ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENTS There tends to be a wide disparity in availability across different alternative investments. Some alternatives are exclusive to high net worth individuals and institutional investors, such as hedge funds and private equity funds, while...
Alternatives 101 – Part 1

Alternatives 101 – Part 1

Breaking News – Stocks and Bonds are not the only investment vehicles out there! The recent volatility in equity markets and the historically low-interest-rate environment has highlighted the shortcomings of these traditional assets alone when building a...
Bonds 101

Bonds 101

Now we turn to Bonds (also referred to as Fixed-Income Securities). Stocks tend to hog much of the limelight when it comes to investment coverage as people are lured by the promise of skyrocketing returns, leaving bonds languishing as the forgotten and unloved...
Stocks 101

Stocks 101

I think it is fair to say that most of us have a general sense of what a stock is. Although it is often quite easy to forget this as you are bombarded with the latest daily stock market buzz words from the hoards of financial media outlets vying for your attention....