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
Peer Groups
Whenever I see mutual fund comparisons in the trade publications and in the financial section of the newspaper they almost always mention a specific fund and tell you how good it is in relation to its peer group. A peer group is a specialized sector of mutual funds that all... Read More
Investing in Trash Company Stocks
Refuse is a serious issue in any society, about as serious as cleaning the water and air, even more so to some degree, especially if you study your history with regards to the plague. This is why it is considered one of the better long-term hold stocks to have in... Read More
Duct Tape
Did you run out to buy that duct tape yet? Don't forget the plastic sheeting, bottles of water, canned food and a couple of books to read. What are you waiting for? I know - things to get better so you can resume your normal life style.While you were waiting... Read More
The Secret Method to Selecting a Winning Trading System
Every successful trader has a winning system. There are of course, as many systems out there, as there are traders. Some systems get you to buy on strength and sell on weakness others do the opposite.Some investors succeed as value investors , a la Warren Buffet ; others... Read More
The Seven Mistakes All Novice Traders Make and How to Correct Them
We learnt the following the hard way! If any of these things applies to you, don't worry ? there is an easy solution!MISTAKE ONELack of Knowledge and No PlanIt amazes us that some people expect to trade the stock market successfully without any effort. Yet if they want to take... Read More
Trading For A Living - Part 1
There can't be many traders who haven't at least considered the idea of telling the boss what they think of him, throwing it all in and going off to trade the stock market for a living. It's a big risk financially, and that uncertainty is what stops most from jumping... Read More
Choosing A Fund
For years I have been saying you must have a fund that is outperforming the S&P500 Index. Well, I've changed my mind. Now I think your fund should be outperforming the NASDAQ Composite Index. So far this year, March 30, the S&P is up 1.3% and the NASDAQ Composite is... Read More
The Stock Market Doesnt Care if You are a Beginner?. Get Prepared to Succeed at Trading
Stock trading remains a very competitive field and the stock market doesn't care if you are an experienced stock trader or an aspiring one. The rules and the trading opportunities are the same for all of us, so either youre going to make money when you pick a stock and... Read More
Stock Market Diversification
In one of my previous articles (Investing in the stock market -9 powerful tips), tip number one was:1. Do not spread your money too thin.My friend has a little over $200,000 invested in the stock market through 27 different Mutual funds. In my opinion, 27 Mutual funds is 27 too... Read More
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The Information Age
It is wonderful to be alive in the information age.... Read More
How to Maximize Your 401k Mutual Fund Returns
When it comes to 401k's there is an overabundance of... Read More
How Commodity Trading Differs from Stock Trading
There are major differences between trading stocks and trading futures.... Read More
Lies, Damn Lies and Mutual Fund Returns
How many times has this happened to you? You're at... Read More
I Love You, Warren Buffet
Sometime around 1980, can't remember exactly, there was a flight... Read More
Social Insecurity
Just about everything you have been told about Social Security... Read More
Big Buildings Can Mean Big Economic Disaster
AS BUILDERS BEGIN WORK ON THE FREEDOM TOWER in New... Read More
Chart Reading
As an investor you will want to check out any... Read More
Hold Em and Fold Em
When most analysts, financial planners, fund specialists and investors try... Read More
How to Make Big Money Safely in Stock Market
(1) Stock Market is Tough Place to Make Any Money... Read More
The Big Bad Bear
The big bad bear is stirring again. So far he... Read More
Long Term Financial Vehicles
Investing in long-term financial vehicles give you the most gains... Read More
Prospering with Mutual Funds: How Anyone can ?Afford? an Investment Advisor
Recently I was invited to appear on a live CNNfn... Read More
DIY Portfolio Management
Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) are growing. Investors are choosing low... Read More
Size Counts!
What the heck am I talking about?It is often said... Read More
Bottoms Ups
If you have talked to a stock broker or financial... Read More
Box Of Chocolates
Ever have one of those sample boxes of candy? Each... Read More
Mutual Fund Commissions
You have heard about a particular mutual fund from a... Read More
Dispelling Illusions of the Stock Market
How can you dispel an illusion unless you look directly... 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
Why Investors Use Financial Planners
Do you have a financial planner? Does one of your... Read More
What is a Mutual Fund?
Ever wondered what is a mutual fund? A mutual fund... Read More
Market Globalization
Just 30 years ago the stock market was a shadow... Read More
Investment Attorneys and Garbage Stocks
How is it possible that trash Companies are posting less... Read More
How to Evaluate Load vs. No Load Mutual Funds
If you have been dealing with mutual funds for any... Read More
How We Eluded The Bear Of 2000
The date October 13, 2000 will forever be embedded in... Read More
Never Lose Money
Never lose money in the stock market again. Yeah, I... Read More
The 1% Solution
You probably know the story of Sherlock Holmes and the... Read More
Pension Plans
If you have a pension plan at work you will... Read More
Cash Is A Position
I go to the Money Show every year to visit... Read More
Dividends
When is a dividend not a dividend?The latest thing "conservative"... Read More
Stock Market Investing: Knowing When (and when not) to Sell
One of the greatest challenges of investing in stocks is... Read More
Municipal Bonds
Because there are so many stocks that are NOT paying... Read More
Gold Fever
Right now there doesn't seem to be any "gold fever".... Read More
Will the Stock Market be Lower in October?
The stock market often closes a week in the middle... Read More
Paddle Your Canoe
At some time in your life you have been on... Read More
The Exclusive Club of Large Caps
Picture one of those clubs where only the real heavyweights... Read More
Seecrets on Investment: Tired of Making Huge Losses in the Stock Market ? Part 2
Fundamental analysis.Fundamentals analysis says the best way to predict the... Read More
Bollinger Bands Strategies
The Bollinger Band theory is designed to depict the volatility... Read More
Why Change Funds?
On November 17 I bought 7 different mutual funds and... Read More
Understanding the Bulls and the Bears
If you've ever flipped on the television to CNN Financial... Read More
Stocks Options Trading
Let's assume that you want to make some serious money... Read More
No Load Mutual Funds: Investment Hype vs. Investment Help
With the internet such a huge part of our daily... Read More
Index Fund Trading Using Technical Analysis and Swing Trading Strategies
Index Fund Trading can be one of the most profitable...or... Read More
VooDoo Training For the Stock Market
If you go to Haiti or other places in the... Read More
The Great Stock Market Secret
When the stock market is going up and all your... Read More
Emotional Involvement
I'll bet with almost anyone that has stocks or mutual... Read More
Stocks & Oil, Sat Jun 18th, 2005
Both the stock market and oil prices rallied recently, which... Read More
No Load Mutual Funds: Boost Your Portfolios Returns
Investors who exclusively use broadly diversified, no load mutual funds... Read More
Race Horses and Mutual Funds
For years investors have been taught to look into the... Read More
Time Out
Are you paying any attention to your retirement savings? Do... Read More
Evaluation II
As I said in Part I everyone in the insane... Read More
High Price/Earnings Ratios and the Stock Market: a Personal Odyssey
After some forty years of banking and investments, I retired... 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
War Market
There is no question that the stock market is being... Read More
Stock Insurance
You have a lock on your house. You have a... Read More
How To Make, And Keep, Money Trading Stocks
If you are serious about making and keeping money by... Read More
Trading For A Living
How many times have you said to yourself, "I'd like... Read More
How Commodity Trading Differs from Stock Trading
There are major differences between trading stocks and trading futures.... Read More
Hold Em and Fold Em
When most analysts, financial planners, fund specialists and investors try... Read More
It Cant Be Done
Wouldn't it be nice if you were only in the... Read More
Mindset
In 1960 an engineer working for a watch company in... Read More
Is Active Trading The Answer?
One of the main reasons many of us get into... Read More
True Investment Road Maps
If you don't know where you are going any road... Read More
What is Involved in Peak Performance Trading?
There is so much involved in developing peak performance, that... Read More
Choosing a Stock Broker
If you were to find that you had some severe... Read More
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