Forecasting the Stock Market
Every day I see in the financial section of newspapers how to forecast what the market will do in 6 months, 12 months, several years. "Ten stocks that will double in the next 6 months." Right! I have trouble trying to forecast what it will do tomorrow. Do not trust... Read More
Performance Funds
Mutual funds are doing more and more to discourage investors from leaving them and taking their money to a better performing fund. What does better performing mean? It has nothing to do with who the manager is, what the expense ratio is or how well they performed over the past... Read More
Emotional Maturity
If you are going to be a winner in the stock market you must have emotional maturity. I did not say you had to be smart or know how to pick stocks and mutual funds.Once someone buys a stock or mutual fund he immediately seems to have a love affair... Read More
KISS Formula
There are formulas for just about everything, but it has been shown that the simpler the formula or method of doing a particular task the better it works. It has evolved down to KISS ? Keep It Simple Stupid.This also applies to trading in the stock market. There are literally... Read More
The 10 Commandments
Wall Street has been preaching for years and years to investors how and where to put their money. The "experts" have put forth these ideas for so long that they seem to be carved in stone just like Moses did with God's 10 Commandments. The only difference is that what... Read More
Does Japan Matter?
For the last 12 years we have seen the Japanese stock market slowly sinking from a high of 38,000 to about 8,000, more than a 75% loss and very close to the price of the Dow Jones Industrial Average. Why should we care about their stock market?Please understand that the... Read More
Series 7 Exam
What is the Series 7 Exam? If you are looking to become a licensed Stockbroker, you need to know about the Series 7. The Series 7 is a 250 question exam that when passed, licenses you to act as a Registered Representative. Persons who receive this... Read More
365/7/24
What does it take to be a stock trader? It takes a total mental commitment to the task. It becomes a complete way of life. You cannot be a part timer. You cannot work at a regular job and trade stocks successfully. When you decide to make your living this... Read More
How To Buy And Hold
One of the most believed bits of conventional wisdom from Wall Street is to Buy and Hold. Any stock or mutual fund should be put away for eternity and never sold. This is total hogwash and is guaranteed to reduce your investment income.Brokerage companies never will advise you to sell.... Read More
3 Components Needed for Beating the Market
Time to look back2004 is over, now we are in 2005. This is time to seriously look at performance of your personal investment, such as mutual fund, or individual stocks holdings, etc. Does your fund beat index last year? Does it beat index over past many years? How are you... Read More
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Picking Mutual Funds to Outperform the Market
With over 6,000 mutual funds available, it may be tempting... Read More
How Much Information Do You Need?
You have decided to buy some stock or mutual funds,... Read More
Patterns
The Law of Chaos is the theory of random unpredictable... Read More
How To Be A Winner
Everyone who invests in the stock market wants to be... Read More
Analyzing Growth Stocks: An Important Focus For Any Investor
Analyzing growth stocks is an important focus for any investor.... Read More
A Good Fund Manager
Every Wall Street analyst, financial planner and broker will tell... Read More
The I Word is Coming to a Town Near You
Hello Inflation, it has been awhile, I see you on... Read More
Trading Stocks ?Never Forget About A Past Trade
We all know that emotions control every decision that an... Read More
Why Change Funds?
On November 17 I bought 7 different mutual funds and... Read More
Hedge Funds: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Alfred Winslow Jones started hedge funds in 1949. He was... Read More
Trading as a Business
What can I expect to make my first year of... Read More
Investment Lawyers and Trash Stocks
The trash business in its efforts to cook their books... Read More
What Our Investment Advisor Wont Say Off The Bat
Most advisors will tell you they can beat the market.... Read More
How To Buy And Hold
One of the most believed bits of conventional wisdom from... Read More
Bargain Basement - Finding Stocks That Go Up
Have you been listening to the talking heads on CNBC-TV?... Read More
?Fears Only Enemy Is Action?
What a great statement!I just heard someone use it in... Read More
Trading For A Living - Part 1
There can't be many traders who haven't at least considered... Read More
What the Hell is a Stock option?
A 'stock option' is a contract between two parties giving... Read More
Take The Time
You must take the time once a month to review... Read More
Why the Majority Fail at Stock Investing
The gleam and bright lights of Wall Street lure in... Read More
Selling
The stock market has been going up for more than... Read More
Swing Trading Strategies
Using Swing Trading Strategies and Technical Analysis when Trading Stocks... Read More
Dividends
When is a dividend not a dividend?The latest thing "conservative"... Read More
Hedge Funds
You read and hear a lot about hedge funds. Unfortunately,... Read More
Stock Trading Secrets?
How often have you come across an advertisement or e-mail... Read More
Market Timing?
The recent criminal fiasco in the mutual fund industry is... Read More
Where Is The Rabbit?
We need a rabbit!This was a pretty horrible week for... Read More
More Window Dressing
Two weeks ago I wrote about what the Securities and... Read More
Online Investing & Online Stock & Share Trading: Difficulty in Taking Stop Losses in the Market
This is an extract of an article which was first... Read More
Dividend Paying Stocks
I would like to share with the reader an article... Read More
Trading Tips No 2: The Big Lie in the Stock Market
It is commonly reported that the stock market averages about... Read More
Boiler Room 7/17/00
On Friday or Saturday evening my wife gets a movie... Read More
Quality Investment Information: Standing Firm In the Face of Opposition
THERE'S SOMETHING TO BE SAID FOR standing firm in the... Read More
Different Types of Mutual Funds
This is a guide to the different types of mutual... Read More
Its A Bull, Its A Bear, Its Suptertrader!
The higher the market goes the more confusing are the... Read More
Its Snowing
The Winter Games for the Olympics are coming up soon... Read More
Stock Options Trading Strategies - Lean
Professional stock options traders use the term lean to refer... Read More
How to Make Big Money Safely in Stock Market
(1) Stock Market is Tough Place to Make Any Money... Read More
Roller Coaster
I love roller coasters. The steeper the better. High and... Read More
Commoditizing the world
Let's discuss commodities; with the latest Enron situation, it is... Read More
Option Trading Basics
Options trading can increase the profits you make when trading... Read More
Precision Money Management
This article describes the model of a natural relationship between... Read More
Red, Green, Yellow - or - Stop, Go, Go Very Fast: Which Describes Your Online Trading?
Ever notice how behavior in one area of life can... Read More
Trading Stocks ?Never Forget About A Past Trade
We all know that emotions control every decision that an... Read More
Dont Buy Stocks based on P/E Ratio alone
I use the P/E ratio as a secondary indicator for... Read More
Moving Averages
Every day on CNBC-TV they show a 200-day moving average... Read More
Trading Tips No 2: The Big Lie in the Stock Market
It is commonly reported that the stock market averages about... Read More
Fake Money
Reach in your pocket and take out that big roll... Read More
Humpty Dumpty the Stock Market Falls Down
Humpty Dumpty had a great fall and all the King's... Read More
Where Is The Beef?
Where is the beef? Or maybe it should be where... Read More
Choosing a Stock Broker
If you were to find that you had some severe... Read More
Maximizing a Stock Market Investment
Maximizing a stock market investmentThere are several factors an investor... Read More
When Should I Sell?
People are always asking me when should I sell my... Read More
Oil Stocks As A Long Term Investment
The demand for world oil is increasing while world reserves... Read More
Dispelling Illusions of the Stock Market
How can you dispel an illusion unless you look directly... Read More
How We Eluded The Bear Of 2000
The date October 13, 2000 will forever be embedded in... Read More
Never Fall In Love!
Recently I watched my favorite football team lose a vital... Read More
The Stock Market - How Just One Question Will Tell You All You Need To Know About Your Stock Broker
Last time we looked at the real performance of the... Read More
Trading Systems
To become a successful trader you must have some kind... Read More
The Cub; II
We keep hearing about this bear market and that the... Read More
My Stock - Right or Wrong
We all know the expression, "My country, right or wrong",... Read More
Mutual Fund Honor Roll ? Buy High, Sell Low by Chasing Performance
Buy high and sell low -- It's not a typo.Millions... Read More
Stocks: Understand What You Buy!
"There is nothing more frightful than ignorance in action!" Johann... Read More
Tips to Finding Other People?s Simple Trading Plans
Did you know you can make money (and a lot... Read More
Stock Investment Advice
Stock investment advice is easy to find. Do you get... Read More
Successful Trading ? Taking Profits - Part 2
Suppose your position has made a big move and you... Read More
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