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It's a very good return. A typical good return from a balanced portfolio is usually no more than 3-4%, so you have nothing to complain about. And yes, the increase in value is due to dividends and increased value of stock. But keep in mind that no mutual fund...

Many 401k plans offer a PCRA option that lets you invest in vehicles other than the limited set of funds offered by the regular 401k plan. Using the PCRA option, you would then buy ETFs that invest in your metal of choice.

Certainly if you have enough time and money to invest directly into stocks you can do well. But for 99% of the country that's simply not an option. In order to have a diversified well rounded portfolio you need equities (large cap, small cap, international, value, and...

You need to find out witch broker company your parents made the account and make an account with then so you can sell the shares.

The only educated answer is "who knows" - the Dow will follow the rebound of the economy - since one can only guess when the economy will rebound, one can only guess when the Dow will rebound. However, you must realize that the...

If you have $198 in cash in your account, you can spend that ALL on buying shares of stock.

Trade date plus 3 (business) days for stocks (SEC). http://www.sec.gov/answers/tplus3.htm

If you are talking about a US bank in the States then deposit at the ATM. They often outsource the management of the ATM's to a third party and require that party to take out insurance on the deposits hence they are quicker at...