investing

  • Money Smart Week: Get Started Investing for Retirement Now – It’s Really Not Hard

    Money Smart Week: Get Started Investing for Retirement Now – It’s Really Not Hard

    Judy Hucka, editor of the BetterInvesting Puget Sound Chapter Newsletter is our guest blogger today. BetterInvesting is a national, nonprofit association whose mission is to provide sound investment information, education, and support to help create successful investors. Instructors are volunteers and receive no monetary or financial payment or gain from your participation. BetterInvesting and the… Continue reading

  • Money Smart Week: It’s Never Too Early (or Too Late) to Save for Retirement

    Judy Hucka, editor of the BetterInvesting Puget Sound Chapter Newsletter is our guest blogger today. BetterInvesting is a non-profit organization dedicated to investment education. On April 29 they will be hosting a program on Basic Investing at Central Library. The Newsletter is available for viewing at the Level 7 Business, Science and Technology desk also at Central Library. If you’re in your 20s… Continue reading

  • Money Smart Week 2017

    If you’re starting to feel fretful about this time of the year (end of March, beginning of April), you’re not alone. Tax deadline is near. Have you done what you promised your new year’s resolution you’ll be doing? Have you put your financials in order for the upcoming year? Have no worries. We’re here to… Continue reading

  • How to Start Investing

    Investing can be a scary word, especially with the effects of the 2008 financial crisis still lingering in many people’s lives and memories. But no matter what your risk tolerance is there are tax-efficient ways to save for your life goals. Knowing the risks and potential rewards of various investment tools can help you sleep… Continue reading

  • Money Smart Week: Learn to invest

    Investing information is notoriously steeped in jargon and the underlying concepts themselves aren’t exactly the most user-friendly. Whether you are planning to start investing on your own, or just want to be more informed when you talk to your broker, there are many different tools you can use to get up to speed. Of course,… Continue reading

  • A little investment help from your friends: Tips from the library for bond investors…..

    Library users who invest know that stock information is available 24/7 online via The Library’s free databases Valueline, Standard and Poor’s NetAdvantage and Morningstar.  But what kind of help can the library give with bonds?  Bonds are harder to research than stocks, especially prices, and the library has never really furnished bond price information.  But we… Continue reading

  • Learn to Use Standard & Poor’s NetAdvantage

    Don’t miss an upcoming opportunity to learn about one of our business and investment databases, Standard & Poor’s NetAdvantage on Thursday, March 12 at the Central Library. There will be two 90-minute sessions, one from noon-1:30 and one from 6-7:30 pm. Standard & Poor’s NetAdvantage is an excellent resource for company, industry, and investment information.… Continue reading

  • New Database: Value Line Research Center Online

    The Seattle Public Library is now offering the Value Line Research Center Online!  It is available on all library computers and remotely through our website.  The database features the online version of the popular Value Line Investment Survey that analyzes approximately 1,700 stocks in 98 industries, the stock market, and the economy.  In addition, our subscription includes access to the 1,800… Continue reading