The stock market may feel confusing, but it's important to understand the basics if you want to invest in stocks. Many, or all, of the products featured on this page are from our advertising partners ...

Understanding the basics of the stock market is basic for anybody attempting to pursue informed financial decisions in the present quick-moving and consistently impacting world. You can excel in the ...

For the average investor, the stock market can seem somewhat mysterious. Trying to understand what makes it go up, down or why some stocks are more likely to result in dividends takes a little ...

Stocks last year enjoyed their biggest gains since 1997. All the key market indicators that measure stock performance posted handsome returns. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 26.5% in 2013, ...

Welcome to Money Basics, Yahoo Finance’s new personal finance series offering quick explanations for some of the most important terms involving your money. A stock split is something that occurs when ...

Warren Buffett, probably the most successful money manager of the past 30 years, summed it up nicely: The best time to buy stocks is when it's hardest to buy stocks. If you have a lot of cash, and you ...

Once you own a stock, the best way to profit is to sell it for more than you paid for it. Yes, you can collect dividends, but they're small in modern times, now roughly 2% a year for the S&P 500. That ...