Beginner Investing/Expert Profile

Gina Boykin

U.S.
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Expertise

Financial planning, debt management & credit cards, stock investments, mutual funds, bonds, foreign exchange(forex), and saving money tips. If I don't know something I will do my best to research and give you objective and relevant answers.

Experience in the area

Investing, financial advising/planning, saving money

Organizations

Atlanta Youth Empowerment Series

Education/Credentials

B.S. Degree and 10 years of experience in Accounting and Audit. 10 years experience investing in stocks, mutual funds, bonds, real estate, options, and forex

What do you like about this subject?

Anyone can become wealthy with education, determination and patience.

What do you still hope to achieve/learn in this field?

I believe education and action are the key to becoming wealthy. I am constantly learning and hope to pass as much of this information to others. I'd like to build future millionaires- one person at a time.

Something interesting about this subject that others may not know:

My "Steps to Success": #1 Educate yourself #2 Be willing to take risks #3 Start small #4 Enjoy your victories. Learn from your mistakes. #5 Make it automatic (your savings and investments)

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Robin08/31/0910101010 
Julie-ann07/28/0910101010very,very helpful Gina.You have given .....
Kenneth07/10/0910101010Thanks for the follow-up reply!
Kenneth07/09/0910101010Thanks for the reply!
Kim06/08/0910101010Excellent explanation! Thanks!

Recent Answers from Gina Boykin

2009-09-15 Correlated Industries:

What they are basically talking about is diversification. It is the reason why many people hold both stocks and bonds, because these can be negatively correlated. When you hear bad news reports, bonds

2009-09-06 Beginner Investing:

Accumulating some cash for emergencies maybe the best thing you can do as a first step, before investing. Your need for emergency money will depend on your situation - if you're staying off campus, you

2009-08-31 retirement:

Start by spending less than you make each month. Set aside a portion of your income, which you can do by setting up an automatic transfer with your bank, from your checking account to your savings account

2009-08-27 what to do?:

Let's first figure out exactly how much of an emergency fund you need. Since there is no risk of income loss of the pension, the only significant emergencies are loss of your income, major medical emergency

2009-07-27 Passive Income:

There are three types of income: earned income, passive income, and portfolio income. Earned income comes from a job or one-person small business. Passive income comes from assets you've purchased

 

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