Some Good News for A Change
Before we get into all the good news out there, let us first take a look at what the term "news" really means. By definition, the term "news" means the exception to the norm. If it is expected to happen then it is not news. If it differs from the... 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
Using Sector Funds to Construct Diversified Mutual Fund Portfolios
'Sector funds are too risky.' 'I doubled my money with Fidelity Select Technology in 12 months!' 'Avoid sector funds.' If all of this sounds confusing, you are not alone. Sector funds are among the more misused and misunderstood investments. So, how should you use sector funds?Before looking at one of... Read More
A Stock Market Investment Strategy
I feel that an investment strategy in the stock market can instill in the individual investor not only an assured confidence in all future stock market investments, but also an almost Zen-like sense of peace and well being. A stock market investment strategy spelled out, proven, and instilling within the... Read More
Discipline
One of the great "secrets" of successful people is discipline and it doesn't make any difference whether it is manufacturing, processing, servicing or investing in the stock market.Before you can have that discipline you must have a successful plan and stick with it. If the method you use does not... Read More
Gurgle Gurgle
Caught in a whirlpool and being sucked under. No life vest or other device to save you. Gurgle, gurgle. Down you go.This last couple of weeks in the stock market kinda feels like that whirlpool when you look at your financial statements. Of course, your broker will tell you this... Read More
Defining a Long-Term Investment in the Stock Market
For some "long term" would mean holding a stock position over the weekend. For others, it may mean holding a security for at least 1 year for the purpose of declaring a long-term capital gain, thus saving on taxes.The rigid definition of a long-term investment in the stock market would... Read More
Investment Clubs
Because you don't feel too sure about which stock or mutual fund to buy you decide to become a member of an investment club. Each of the members contribute a certain amount of money each month and then meet to decide what to buy or sell.It is a nice camaraderie,... 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
How to Short Stocks? How to Make Money when Your Stocks Go Down by Shorting
The stock market can present you with a lot of hot stocks every day. Many of them are new technology stocks that come from the nanotech, biotech, voip, healthcare, homeland defense or internet sectors.Most of them may seem promising, but the truth is that a good number of these trading... Read More
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Can?t Stand The Heat
It seems that every day I turn on the TV... Read More
Investment Lawyers and Trash Stocks
The trash business in its efforts to cook their books... Read More
Analysts - Do They Really Know The Stock Market?
When you become interested in a stock or mutual fund... Read More
A Common Misconception about Stock Prices
I cringe every time I hear a novice investor tell... Read More
How to Short Stocks? How to Make Money when Your Stocks Go Down by Shorting
The stock market can present you with a lot of... Read More
Long Term Financial Vehicles
Investing in long-term financial vehicles give you the most gains... Read More
Which Way The Market
I am hearing predictions by brokers, financial planners, talk show... 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... Read More
Mindset
In 1960 an engineer working for a watch company in... Read More
Selling
The stock market has been going up for more than... Read More
Losses, not Profits, will Stop You from Trading in the Market
Should the market turn against you, it is important that... Read More
Investing in Trash Company Stocks
Refuse is a serious issue in any society, about as... Read More
What the SEC Really Thinks About Mutual Funds!
Let's go into the details of why non-indexed mutual funds... Read More
VooDoo Training For the Stock Market
If you go to Haiti or other places in the... Read More
Protect Your 401K
Checked your 401K lately? Going back to about a year... Read More
Alfred E. Newman
What! Me worry?Many of you remember the cover of MAD... Read More
Its Snowing
The Winter Games for the Olympics are coming up soon... Read More
Where Is The Rabbit?
We need a rabbit!This was a pretty horrible week for... Read More
Option Trading Basics
Options trading can increase the profits you make when trading... Read More
3 Components Needed for Beating the Market
Time to look back2004 is over, now we are in... Read More
Dividend Reinvestment Plans: Investing on Automatic Pilot
If you're like many investors who squander those small dividend... Read More
What Can Model Airplanes Teach You About Trading?
I was devastated!I just couldn't believe it. I was 10... Read More
Race Horses and Mutual Funds
For years investors have been taught to look into the... Read More
Successful Trading ? Establish Your Risk Level
Before you embark upon a journey of trading stocks or... Read More
Successful Trading ? Taking Profits - Part 1
So you're started trading, you bought some positions with your... Read More
Buying Mutual Funds
It looks like the market is ready to start up... Read More
Complacency Indicator
If you haven't heard of the technical indicator with the... Read More
Long Term Investing
In his wonderful book, 'Multiple Streams of Income', best selling... Read More
Intervention
Intervention. Now don't let that big word scare you. The... Read More
Stock Insurance
You have a lock on your house. You have a... Read More
Buy and Hold Investment Strategy
"Buy and hold" is one of the most heralded investment... Read More
A Personal Stock Market Investment Philosophy
∙ Make every investment in the stock market a long-term... Read More
Investing Basics - Stocks, Mutual Funds, Real Estate & Online Investing
Have you ever thought of investing? Do you have a... Read More
Price to Earnings Ratio - P/E
After finding the price of a particular stock, usually the... Read More
Stealth Bull
If you have been watching the stock market at all... Read More
Evaluation II
As I said in Part I everyone in the insane... Read More
Mousetrap
The spring-loaded rat catcher is the ultimate low-tech device invented... Read More
NASDAQ 800?
In November of 2000 when the NASDAQ was trading at... Read More
Stock Trading Diversification
This is the continuing story of our two imaginary traders,... Read More
Why Change Funds?
On November 17 I bought 7 different mutual funds and... Read More
Hedge Funds
You read and hear a lot about hedge funds. Unfortunately,... 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
True Investment Road Maps
If you don't know where you are going any road... Read More
Why Technical Indicators
The fight continues to rage among traders who use technical... Read More
Selling
The stock market has been going up for more than... Read More
Inertia
One of the basic laws of physics is that a... Read More
What is the Most Important Indicator of All?
Most stock market traders have a favorite technical indicator.The one... Read More
Stock Chart Reading
As an investor you will want to check out any... Read More
The Cub; II
We keep hearing about this bear market and that the... Read More
Choosing An Investment Stock Broker
If you want one.And I don't recommend any broker with... Read More
12 Basic Stock Investing Rules Every Successful Investor Should Follow
There are many important things you need to know to... Read More
Investment Capital Gains
Have you bought any mutual funds this year or late... Read More
Bottoms Ups
If you have talked to a stock broker or financial... Read More
No Load Mutual Funds or Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs)?
If you are fed up with early redemption charges and... Read More
Boiler Room 7/17/00
On Friday or Saturday evening my wife gets a movie... Read More
How (NOT) to Buy Mutual Funds
When it comes to mutual funds, there is a lot... Read More
Market Globalization
Just 30 years ago the stock market was a shadow... Read More
Its A Bull, Its A Bear, Its Suptertrader!
The higher the market goes the more confusing are the... Read More
Tips to Finding Other People?s Simple Trading Plans
Did you know you can make money (and a lot... Read More
Forces that Move Stock Prices
Among the largest forces that affect stock prices are inflation,... Read More
How To Pick A Mutual Fund
Mutual funds by definition are a mixed bag of stocks,... Read More
Investment Attorneys and Garbage Stocks
How is it possible that trash Companies are posting less... Read More
Leverage - Margin Debt
What is leverage?Here is a definition of leverage from an... Read More
Why This Bear?
People are constantly asking me why is the stock market... Read More
How To Beat The Mutual Fund Companies At Their Own Game
You'd have had to be living on a desert island... Read More
Patterns
The Law of Chaos is the theory of random unpredictable... Read More
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