Low Expense Ratio

One of the big advertising kicks today from mutual funds is to tell how low their expense ratio is and that you will make a great deal more money if you buy and hold with them. Partly true, but that is not the whole story.What is the expense ratio? It... Read More

Mousetrap

The spring-loaded rat catcher is the ultimate low-tech device invented more than 100 years ago and remains the best demouser in the world. It is so simple anyone can master it and best of all you can keep on using it year in and year out. It always works.Now I... Read More

Maximizing a Stock Market Investment

Maximizing a stock market investmentThere are several factors an investor in the stock market should consider for a maximum return on an investment:1. All stock purchases should be commission-free.2. All stocks purchased should be from a company that has a history of raising their dividends every year.3. The company should... Read More

Hold Em and Fold Em

When most analysts, financial planners, fund specialists and investors try to decide whether to buy a particular stock they immediately go to the financial statements to determine the growth potential of the company. Numbers and more numbers. Then management analysis and industry speculation. Unless you are an experienced financial analyst... Read More

Take The Time

You must take the time once a month to review your investment portfolio. It won't take long - less than one hour, maybe 15 minutes.I don't believe the average working person or business owner should own anything but mutual funds because these are the easiest to buy and evaluate. However,... Read More

Overvalued & Underbought

With all the bad news that has been dumped upon the economy for some reason the stock market is going up. Why?The SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission) has just set up new guidelines for core earnings. No more proforma computations. You know what proforma means - the company CEO or... Read More

Chart Reading

As an investor you will want to check out any equity before you buy it. Many investors go to Morningstar that is one of the largest providers of mutual fund information in the world. It is assumed that their information is correct. After all that is what you are paying... Read More

Advantages and Disadvantages of Mutual Funds

Outlined below are some of the advantages and disadvantages of mutual funds. Every investment has advantages and disadvantages. But it's important to remember that features that matter to one investor may not be important to you. Whether any particular feature is an advantage for you will depend on your unique... Read More

Online Investing & Stock & Share Trading: 4 Reasons Why Most Online Investors & Traders Go Broke

Are you attracted to the idea of being in control of your financial future, but confused about how to start investing in the stock or share market, while avoiding costly mistakes?Or maybe you're disappointed with your performance so far?Does it sometimes feel like every time you take the plunge and... Read More

Economists #2

Economists know more about how the fragments of society work than anyone. In school they are taught to break down the economy into its tiniest parts and to quantify each minutiae so it can become part of a formula. Once done those econometric formulas should become a viable equation to... Read More

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Dont Spend Another Dollar on Business Opportunities Until You Read This

With an insecure job market, overworked employees, insufficient retirement savings... Read More

10 Tips For Creating Wealth From the Stock Market

1. Do not spread your money too thin.My friend has... Read More

Stocks Options Trading

Let's assume that you want to make some serious money... Read More

Alfred E. Newman

What! Me worry?Many of you remember the cover of MAD... Read More

Perfect Storm

Having lived aboard a sailboat for 2 years I was... Read More

The Three Little Pigs Went to the Stock Market

Three little pigs went to the market to stock up... Read More

Is Active Trading The Answer?

One of the main reasons many of us get into... Read More

Stock Valuation using the SMP Model

Disclaimer: Please note that I do not necessarily purchase, own,... Read More

Two for the Money

Look back over the years and try to remember how... Read More

Zero Sum Game

Most people think the stock market is a zero sum... Read More

The Next Bull Market

We are already in it, but you can't see it.... Read More

Forces that Move Stock Prices

Among the largest forces that affect stock prices are inflation,... Read More

How (NOT) to Buy Mutual Funds

When it comes to mutual funds, there is a lot... Read More

Bargain Basement - Finding Stocks That Go Up

Have you been listening to the talking heads on CNBC-TV?... Read More

When?

When will the stock market stop going down and start... Read More

Emotional Maturity

If you are going to be a winner in the... Read More

VIX

No, this is not a symbol for some Latin number.... Read More

Being Wrong Buying Stock is Okay

Being wrong is OK, but let's not carry it to... Read More

Stock Investment Advice

Stock investment advice is easy to find. Do you get... Read More

Do You Know What is the Single MOST Critical Mistake in Trading the Stock Market??

Well maybe that's overstating it a little, but it's certainly... Read More

Duck

Duck! No I don't mean a quack, quack. I meant... Read More

Why Investors Use Financial Planners

Do you have a financial planner? Does one of your... Read More

Discover the Biggest Trading & Investing Online Mistake

Any online investor / trader seeks an excellent off or... Read More

Understanding a Stocks PEG Ratio

A PEG ratio cannot be used alone but is a... Read More

Shadow Bull

As one of my regular readers you know I have... Read More

China Syndrome

There has been great condemnation recently because China has been... Read More

Cash Is A Position

I go to the Money Show every year to visit... 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

Stock Market Investing: Knowing When (and when not) to Sell

One of the greatest challenges of investing in stocks is... Read More

Trading For A Living

How many times have you said to yourself, "I'd like... Read More

Low Tide

When you stand on the ocean shore and watch the... Read More

Nest Eggs and Omelets

Do you have a nest egg? You know, a place... Read More

Investment Capital Gains

Have you bought any mutual funds this year or late... Read More