Trading Tips No 3: Online Trading and Investing: Buy, Hold, and Hope

So you have learned how to trade the markets by mastering a few trading tools like Moving Averages, Channels, Stochastics, MACD, or RSI - that is a great accomplishment achieved by only a few. However, having the tools and rules to trade markets successfully, year in and year out, is... Read More

Trading For A Living - Part 2

In part 1 of this article I started to look at the financial implications of giving up the day job to instead start trading full time for a living. There are more than just monetary considerations as we will see later, but for now, there are some more costs to... Read More

Ask The SEC

Who is the SEC and why should I ask them anything? The Securities and Exchange Commission in Washington, DC is the government bureau that regulates the securities industry. They make the regulations that all stock exchange listed companies, brokerage houses and mutual funds must follow.My readers know that I am... Read More

Gold and Silver Maple Leafs Get New Packaging

Gold Maple Leafs and Silver Maple Leafs are receiving packaging makeovers, changes clearly mandated by investor disfavor with packaging that the Royal Canadian Mint has used since the coins were introduced. Gold Maple Leafs debuted in 1979, Silver Maple Leafs in 1988. The changes appear to be good moves, which... Read More

Inflation Proof Your Investment Portfolio with ETF?s

Even though inflation has been relatively quiet in the U.S. since the late 1980's, there now appears to be some strong evidence that it may be starting to heat up again with an expanding economy, combined with skyrocketing oil and housing prices in certain key regions of the country. While... Read More

The Conflict of Interest Game

Disgruntled investors are going after Wall Street once again, this time accusing one of investment bank Morgan-Stanley's high-tech mutual funds of making biased stock picks.Recent lawsuits allege the Morgan Stanley Technology fund was influenced to buy and hold stocks of companies that delivered huge investment banking fees - or could... Read More

Finding False Gold in Penny Stock

As far as traders go, many do not see the penny stock as a solid way to do business. Many believe that dealing with penny stock is a risky business. And it really is. Some traders think that the next Microsoft and Walmart stock is buried in a penny stock,... Read More

An Old Dividend Stock Investment Idea, for a New Generation

Death and taxes! The certainties of life! And then, of course, there are the mortgage payments, the utility bills, phone bills, the car payments and thirsty automobiles. Add that to the grocery and clothing bills, and there appears to be more then just death and taxes as certainties of life.Having... Read More

Landlording 101, Tricks of The Trade

Looking Inside Your Tenant's Mind Basic Mind-Reading Report 101 for LandlordsIt goes without saying but I will say it anyway. The better you understand your tenants and their personal situation, the better you can serve their needs and your own. Notice that your needs come after your tenants. Always put... Read More

Bad News - Why The Financial News Media Can Cost You Money!

The communication innovations we have around us today like the internet, financial newspapers, and special interest television channels focused on investing like CNBC are a high speed pipeline of nonsensical chatter. All these sources of information mean that there is no shortage of media people trying to answer our questions... Read More

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Investing in Car Dealerships: Doing Your Homework

This article attempts to help give the investor a broader... Read More

Retirement Is A Scary Proposition If Youre Without A Plan, And Running Out Of Time

Of the 75 million baby boomers nearing retirement today, many... Read More

An Introduction to Offshore Investing

Once upon a time, offshore investment strategies were spoken of... Read More

Diversify!

The best way to avoid being hit hard by a... Read More

Begging Your Trust in Africa

The syntax is tortured, the grammar mutilated, but the message... Read More

Holy Grail Investments

Every year I go to the Money Show in Orlando,... Read More

Investing and Understanding What You Buy

"There is nothing more frightful than ignorance in action!" Johann... Read More

Critical Options Investing Tip When Trading Naked Calls and Puts

An option is a derivative trading product that is best... Read More

Going Against the Conventional Investment Wisdom

First of all, I want to give everyone the disclaimer... Read More

Beginning Investor - Investment Terms

Over the course of the past two months, readers have... Read More

5 Ways To Protect Your Bond Portfolio From Rising Interest Rates

The Federal Reserve recently raised its target federal funds rate... Read More

Volatile Oil

The Light Crude Continuous Contract fell from $67.70 a barrel... Read More

Wit and Wisdom on Money, Wall Street and Success - Part #2

Here are ten more WISDOM packed GEMS that ooffer very... Read More

401(k) Plans

I've been in and interested in the stock market so... Read More

Angels Investors and Their Networks

What is an Angel Investor? An Angel is usually a... Read More

Pros & Cons of Investing in Bonds

What are Bonds?A bond is a debt security, by which... Read More

New U.S. Mint Coins a Golden Opportunity

In April, the U.S. Mint revealed plans to strike in... Read More

Use of a Franchise Business as a Family Tax Planning Strategy

Suggesting the use of a franchise business as a vehicle... Read More

An Economical Retirement Investment Plan

The practice of economy, directed toward a retirement investment plan... Read More

How Eating Bitumen Made Me a Better Stock Trader

Stock market trading is a fascinating activity.There are so many... Read More

Investing and Asset Allocation

Sometimes you spend sleepless nights worrying about which stocks to... Read More

In a Time of Need

As I take my leisurely walk with my dog through... Read More

DXPortfolio: A Great Passive Investment of 25% to $40% per month

First, I need to explain about e-currencies or digital currencies.... Read More

How To Start Investing For Financial Independence, Part 1

Today, I am going to start a multi-part series about... Read More

The Demise of Buy & Hold

Based on consistent results I think Buy & Hold should... Read More

Overbought/Oversold

Has your broker ever told you that a stock is... Read More

Press Release Scams and Successes: Reading Between the Lines

Press releases are a means through which companies can keep... Read More

It Is Never Too Early To Start A Roth IRA!

The Roth is kind of weird until you get used... Read More

How to Analyze the Veracity of Investment Newsletters

When trying to analyze whether a promotional ad for an... Read More

Creating a Financial Future - Putting Your Plan Into Action Part 1

This column has previously discussed "picturing the future that we... Read More

Rolling your 401k: Contributory IRA vs. Rollover IRA

In an ideal world you would start your working career... Read More

Time is Money and We Are Running Out of Both!

One of the fundamental principles of finance is the concept... Read More

Caveat Emptor: You May Owe Taxes Despite 401(K) Losses!

One among many ways you lose money in non-indexed mutual... Read More