Personal Investment Guide

7. Which of the following statements is most correct?
a. Because global depository receipts are listed on the London Stock Exchange, U.S. investors cannot buy GDRs through a broker in the United States.
b. Foreign stocks can be traded in the United States if they are registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
c. The fourth market is [...]

I’m planning on doing some investing and would prefer to do some passive investing if possible. I know about stocks and would prefer not to do them. I’ve been pretty successful with speculating on currencies and gold, but I understand that those are quite different in how they are evaluated relative to ETFs [...]

I have both 401K and IRA accounts and I typically hold a stock or mutual fund in these accounts for about 2 to 6 months, then sell them and buy another stock or mutual fund (I don’t take cash out, just exchange them within the accounts). I understand that in regular investment account, capital gains [...]

Assume you manage a mutual fund whose prospectus requires it to remain fully invested in U.S. stocks, and you are concerned that stocks generally have become overvalued even though overall sentiment in the market remains bullish. Assume that you wish to limit your exposure to a sharp "correction" in market prices without giving up the [...]

And by individual stocks, I don’t mean the company’s stock. I’m talking about non-employer stocks traded on an exchange.
In addition, do most 401k plans allow the participant invest in any mutual fund of his/her choice? Or do most 401k plans offer only a limited mutual fund selection?
*I know plans vary. But, this [...]