Question by Mike S: I am in a Finance class and I have an assignment to find one mutual fund. Which mutual fund would be the best? -That will perform and have a high return rating. Best answer: Answer by rock_djtoday’s newspaper is your best bet or just google it with suitable parameters like best [...]
Question by Lorenzo F: How to use Yahoo Finance Charts to compare the net return of a mutual fund to other funds? when a fund produces a dividend, Yahoo Charts indicate a sharp drop in value as if a loss was involved- yet there was no loss to the net value of the investment. Best [...]
Question by Kira Phoenix: What is a contingency plan used for in personal finance? I’m having trouble finding out how a contingency plan works in personal finance. I’ve tried dozens of websites, but no luck. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks Best answer: Answer by AlexA contingency plan is a plan that relies on [...]
Question by Kiwi bird: Why are we Americans so uneducated / misinformed about personal finance? How can so many be so ignorant about something so important? Do ppl acutally think that that the gov’t is going to give them 800 bucks; do they not realize that they have to pay it back on next years [...]
Question by ets_bond_trader: Importing Yahoo Finance historical quotes into Excel? Is there a way to have excel pull historical quotes from Yahoo Finance and then propogate the fields so that I can measure some performance metrics for different time periods (i.e. 1 and 3 month % change)? Thanks Best answer: Answer by Gary EYou can [...]
Question by Samantha: What is a great website to help with my finances? I need to choose a bank that can really help me save money and give me advice about my finances. What is the best way of researching for that? Best answer: Answer by Rick BThat is not the purpose of a bank. [...]
Question by hello: When you were 22 yrs old what do you wish someone told you about your finances besides saving? Any advice in the long run for finances? I have CD’s and a huge mutual fund. What else should I know? Best answer: Answer by I Speak the TruthI am 22 and I have [...]
Question by mathwhiz454: How can I learn to manage my personal finances? I’m a recent college grad with a pretty good full-time job, but as far as overall budgeting goes and just managing my finances and being smart with my money, I’m clueless. I want to learn how to do this, but I don’t know [...]
Question by chuck b: I can’t get historical prices in Finance on Mutual Funds for a range between dates? When I set the set the mutual fund I want historical prices for like FTFAX, and select “Historical Prices” link, the next web page comes back with the error message stating that there are no prices [...]
Question by Mickey Mouse 2014: Why is teaching Shakespear important? As in compared to personal finance as a school subject? I think that schools should teach personal finance because it is something we ALL use. I have never used Beolulf or any lituarture read in school. Maybe no one told me why it is so [...]