Emotional Trading
The single most expensive stock market trades are those made with emotions, but, of course, you are not an emotional trader are you?Before you bought that stock, mutual fund or Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) you did your research to be sure that what you were buying would return a good... Read More
Rebalance And Diversify
The stock market has not been very kind to your investments lately. Your broker knows this so you may have received a call from him suggesting it is time to 'rebalance and diversify' your portfolio.What does this really mean? He wants you to sell some of your holdings and buy... Read More
Shorting Stocks ? The Basics, Part II of II
After the publication of the first part of this two part series, I had a few questions asking if shorting stocks is legal and I will quickly reply with a big YES. Some people believe that shorting shares of American companies is not patriotic or does not seem like the... Read More
How Much Money Can I Make With Trading? What Account Size Do I Need To Start?
What account size do I need?How much money can I make with trading?First of all, let's clarify a common misunderstanding: You never risk your full account size. You always have a "catastrophic stop", and it is important to define the "ruin" before you start trading. Let's say you start with... Read More
Outsourcing
It's about time someone spoke the truth concerning outsourcing. The politicians sure won't. They prefer to do finger-pointing saying it is "his fault". It is those greedy manufacturers who want to make bigger profits by having cheap labor in Asia perform your task for less money.Did anyone ever tell you... Read More
Invest, Be Wrong, and Make Money in the Stock Market
I have been trading for several decades and was an exchange member and floor trader for 17 years. You learn fast there or you go broke in a hurry. As you can see I managed to hold my own for a few years until I found the secret and started... Read More
The Top 10 Reasons to Invest in Mutual Funds
Everyone who follows the financial news has heard of mutual funds and knows the stock market has generally risen (with various ups-and-downs) for over 200 years. In fact, by most measures, the stock market has made more money for more people, and done it more reliably, than any other investment... Read More
How Covered Calls Turned a Trader Around
Sidney felt sick as she looked at her latest OptionsXpress trading statement. In just 8 months, she had managed to turn her $120,000 account balance into less than $70,000.Tears welled up in her eyes as she realized that the financial freedom she so desperately sought was slipping uncontrollably out of... Read More
Finding A Good Stock
One of the things people are always asking me is how can I find a good stock. The answer I give does not please them. I say, "You are not qualified to pick stock. You don't know how so don't try. Put your money in a no-load mutual fund that... Read More
Roller Coaster
I love roller coasters. The steeper the better. High and fast and curvy. Yahoo! Let's go again. But to get to the drop off point you have a slow grind up.Kinda reminds me of the stock market for the past 3 years. From 1982 to 2000 it was 18 years... Read More
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How to Pick Winning Stocks
There is nothing more exciting than finding an undervalued stock... Read More
Emotional Involvement
I'll bet with almost anyone that has stocks or mutual... Read More
Buy and Hold: How to Perpetuate Your Investment Losses
A recent cartoon in my daily newspaper showed two guys... Read More
The POWER of a Proven Stock Investment Plan
When you invest in the stock market for ever-increasing cash... Read More
Top 25 Growth Funds
On Monday, November 25, 2000 Investor's Business Daily listed on... Read More
Stock Trading - Daddy, Why Arent We Rich?
One Saturday morning, while he was sitting at his computer... Read More
Smart Day Trading Strategies to Help You Make Money in the Stock Market
Stock trading can be a very profitable activity. You can... Read More
Which Way The Market
I am hearing predictions by brokers, financial planners, talk show... Read More
The Next Bull Market
We are already in it, but you can't see it.... Read More
The 10 Commandments
Wall Street has been preaching for years and years to... Read More
Cash
How many people went to a cash position this week?... Read More
How To Be A Winner
Everyone who invests in the stock market wants to be... Read More
Stock Valuation using the SMP Model
Disclaimer: Please note that I do not necessarily purchase, own,... Read More
Again With the Bubbles?
A few years back ? it seems like an eternity... Read More
?Fears Only Enemy Is Action?
What a great statement!I just heard someone use it in... Read More
Good News?
As the man said, "I've got some good news and... Read More
How to Pay Less and Get More: Discount Broker vs Professional
How do you invest? What do you really pay? At... Read More
The Seven Mistakes All Novice Traders Make and How to Correct Them
We learnt the following the hard way! If any of... Read More
Investing in the Stock Market
From the book 'The Stockopoly Plan' by the author Charles... 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
Dividend Reinvestment Plans: Investing on Automatic Pilot
If you're like many investors who squander those small dividend... Read More
The Secret to More Winning Trades is as Simple as Avoiding This Common Mistake
If you're a normal human being, your need to feel... Read More
Oil Stocks CHK WLL - What Is Their Worth?
(1) CHK stock price $16.74, NAV $32.5CHK is my favorite... Read More
Long-Term Investment In Todays Market?
The stock market is very unstable at this time going... Read More
Trend Trading - Trading Stocks Using Technical Analysis and Swing Trading Strategies
Peter is a professional trader, Paul is not. Peter has... Read More
Market Globalization
Just 30 years ago the stock market was a shadow... Read More
10 Tips For Creating Wealth From the Stock Market
1. Do not spread your money too thin.My friend has... Read More
Understanding the Bulls and the Bears
If you've ever flipped on the television to CNN Financial... Read More
Buy and Hold Investment Philosophy
Wall Street has been preaching the doctrine of Buy and... Read More
Market Psychology
Today we are inundated with tons of information about the... Read More
Municipal Bonds
Because there are so many stocks that are NOT paying... Read More
The Stock Market Investor?s Worst Enemy
Every stock market investor faces one primal enemy. An enemy... Read More
Its Snowing
The Winter Games for the Olympics are coming up soon... Read More
You Don?t HAVE To Be Trading
As a novice trader, you'll often feel the need to... Read More
Duck
Duck! No I don't mean a quack, quack. I meant... Read More
Advisory Service for You?
It depends on your level of understanding of the market... Read More
A Penny for Your Stocks
According to Investopedia Inc. the penny stock market has seen... Read More
Trading Tips No 8: Picking the Best Stock Market Price
Carefully thinking through your goal as a trader is of... Read More
Does Japan Matter?
For the last 12 years we have seen the Japanese... Read More
Good News?
As the man said, "I've got some good news and... Read More
The Holy Grail (of Investment)
Every year I go to the Money Show in Orlando,... Read More
Paddle Your Canoe
At some time in your life you have been on... Read More
How To Pick A Mutual Fund
Mutual funds by definition are a mixed bag of stocks,... Read More
Struggling Stocks, Booming Commodities
04/28/2005NASDAQ dropped -12.5% year to date in 2005. S&P500 index... Read More
Finding A Good Stock
One of the things people are always asking me is... Read More
How Commodity Trading Differs from Stock Trading
There are major differences between trading stocks and trading futures.... Read More
Cash Is A Position
I go to the Money Show every year to visit... Read More
Eternal Sunshine
There is a current movie entitled "Eternal Sunshine of the... Read More
Making Outsized Returns in the Stock Market - Using the Dow Theory
The Dow TheoryCharles H. Dow... Read More
Robert Rodriguez Weathers the Stock Market
Robert Rodriguez likes to buy stocks at their lows. When... Read More
Race Horses and Mutual Funds
For years investors have been taught to look into the... Read More
The Importance of Using Stop Loss Orders When Spread Trading the Financial Markets
A Guide to Using Stop Loss Orders Stop losses are... Read More
Defining a Long-Term Investment in the Stock Market
For some "long term" would mean holding a stock position... Read More
Historical Briefing: Stocks, Finance and Money
The World Bank claims that some two billion of the... Read More
Stock Market Diversification
In one of my previous articles (Investing in the stock... Read More
Is The Bear In The Cage?
For the last few weeks we have seen the stock... Read More
What Does it Take to be a Stock Trader?
It takes a total mental commitment to the task. It... Read More
Shorting Stocks ? The Basics, Part I of II
What does it mean to short a stock?This means that... Read More
Bargain Basement - Finding Stocks That Go Up
Have you been listening to the talking heads on CNBC-TV?... Read More
What is a Trading Plan ? and Why You Need One?
How do you make money without picking tops and bottoms?I... Read More
Choosing An Investment Stock Broker
If you want one.And I don't recommend any broker with... Read More
Humpty Dumpty the Stock Market Falls Down
Humpty Dumpty had a great fall and all the King's... Read More
Stock Options Trading Strategies - Lean
Professional stock options traders use the term lean to refer... Read More
The Stock Market is a Roller Coaster: Prepare for the Ups and Downs
IT'S REMINISCENT OF THE OLD children's tale about an old... Read More
Understanding a Stocks PEG Ratio
A PEG ratio cannot be used alone but is a... Read More
Inverted Interest Rates
Inverted interest rates? What's that? Who cares? Even if you... Read More
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