Would it be nice to see your money doubled? Sounds too good to be true? Not really. Every savings account, every money market account, any annuity has a potential to double your initial investment, if you keep it in for long enough. The question is how long should you wait to see your investment doubled? In general, how do you estimate the return on your long term investment? The first answer that comes to mind is to find the interest for the first year and multiply it by the number of years you expect to keep your account intact seems quite logical, but is not right. We jus ...

"Don't put all your eggs in one basket," is a refrain you'll keep hearing when it comes to investing. In 'money' words that means "don't put all your money in just one or two stocks." If you want to protect your investments from falling, you need to spread your money across different stocks or bonds. That's called diversification, and it helps you retain your investments, in case the market turns against you.