Its Better
Question: How does it get better when it gets worse?Last week we had a jobs report from Washington that there were fewer jobs created than they had anticipated, but the stock market took that as good news and the DOW had a strong rally. WOW! The bad news somehow turned... Read More
Bad News is Good News
For weeks, no, months we have been bombarded with nothing but negative news about the economy in general and thousands of individual companies. The stock market has dropped thousands of points and more than $8 trillion in paper assets have disappeared.Note I said paper assets because until you turn it... Read More
Prosperity
It has fallen upon the consumer to make our economy strong. All the politicians, economists and talking heads on TV are telling him (that's you and me) to get out there and spend your money. Buy that new car, build a new house and fly off to some remote place... Read More
The Bottom?
Every day I hear someone on CNBC proclaim that "this is the bottom" and you should get in there and buy all those "bargains". "The valuations of the DOW stocks are a steal."The low of DOW 8,000 immediately after September 11 was "the low" and the market did rally to... Read More
Understanding Stock Market Indexes
A stock market index is a statistical measure of changes in the securities markets. An index represents a portfolio of securities traded on the market that is considered to be reasonably representative of the market as a whole. Each index has its own method of calculation. It is generally expressed... Read More
Historical Briefing: Stocks, Finance and Money
The World Bank claims that some two billion of the world's citizens live on $1 per day or less! That fact absolutely shocked me. With this statistic in mind it becomes important to focus on all of the things that have served as money over the history of civilization. Aztecs... Read More
Zero Sum Game
Most people think the stock market is a zero sum game because there is a buyer for each seller and seller for each buyer so each cancels the other and everything is equal. Not quite.There are losers here, both the buyer and the seller because each one paid a commission... Read More
Trend Trading - Trading Stocks Using Technical Analysis and Swing Trading Strategies
Peter is a professional trader, Paul is not. Peter has a tested, proven, written trading plan that he follows each time he enters a trade, Paul does not. Peter has agreed to meet with Paul to help Paul become a more successful trader.Paul was early for his first appointment to... Read More
Dont Buy Stocks based on P/E Ratio alone
I use the P/E ratio as a secondary indicator for buying and selling stocks but I don't use the ratio in the same a manner as many value investors teach. I will explain the difference in my methodology for using the P/E ratio to your advantage.Many value investors will pass... Read More
Paddle Your Canoe
At some time in your life you have been on a river in a canoe and hopefully you had a paddle. You know about being up the creek without one.You quickly learned that paddling up stream is much harder than paddling down stream. The lesson of going with the flow... Read More
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?Fears Only Enemy Is Action?
What a great statement!I just heard someone use it in... 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
Catnip of the Stock Market
I have watched my cat play with a bag of... Read More
Analyzing Growth Stocks: An Important Focus For Any Investor
Analyzing growth stocks is an important focus for any investor.... Read More
Stock Market Investments
If there is one term over-used when talking about making... Read More
Trading Systems
To become a successful trader you must have some kind... Read More
How Covered Calls Turned a Trader Around
Sidney felt sick as she looked at her latest OptionsXpress... Read More
Stops Make Money
During the day I watch CNBC-TV, the stock market channel.... Read More
Managing Investing and Stock Market Risks
Reduce your investing and stock market risks by:Setting your sights... Read More
How to Pick Winning Stocks
There is nothing more exciting than finding an undervalued stock... Read More
Market Timing?
The recent criminal fiasco in the mutual fund industry is... Read More
Municipal Bonds
Because there are so many stocks that are NOT paying... Read More
What is a Mutual Fund?
Ever wondered what is a mutual fund? A mutual fund... Read More
How Commodity Trading Differs from Stock Trading
There are major differences between trading stocks and trading futures.... Read More
Does Japan Matter?
For the last 12 years we have seen the Japanese... Read More
Protectionism
First let's see what protectionism is. According to Mr. Webster... Read More
Enron Cure
Let's hope you did not have any of the Enron... Read More
Invest, Be Wrong, and Make Money in the Stock Market
I have been trading for several decades and was an... Read More
The POWER of a Proven Stock Investment Plan
When you invest in the stock market for ever-increasing cash... Read More
Price to Earnings Ratio - P/E
After finding the price of a particular stock, usually the... Read More
Where Is The Rabbit?
We need a rabbit!This was a pretty horrible week for... Read More
9 Deadly Trading Mistakes!
The following are a list of nine things you want... Read More
Market Globalization
Just 30 years ago the stock market was a shadow... Read More
Traders, Defend Against the Dreaded Death Spiral.
It has often been said that there is only two... Read More
Starbucks Stock is Up
Starbucks earnings are up again and so is their stock... Read More
Pamplona, the Wild Investment Bulls
You remember (they show it on TV every year) the... Read More
Economists
In today's volatile and confusing stock markets everyone is searching... Read More
Dividends
When is a dividend not a dividend?The latest thing "conservative"... Read More
When Should I Sell?
People are always asking me when should I sell my... 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
E-mini Day Trading - Day Trading for Beginners - Stock Market Timing Software
I mean it when I say that. While plastic silverware... Read More
How to Maximize Your 401k Mutual Fund Returns
When it comes to 401k's there is an overabundance of... Read More
The Shadow
The Shadow knows. There used to be a radio program... Read More
Investing in the Stock Market
From the book 'The Stockopoly Plan' by the author Charles... Read More
Cash
How many people went to a cash position this week?... Read More
Overvalued & Underbought
With all the bad news that has been dumped upon... Read More
Evaluation II
As I said in Part I everyone in the insane... Read More
Long Term Financial Vehicles
Investing in long-term financial vehicles give you the most gains... Read More
Forecasting the Stock Market
Every day I see in the financial section of newspapers... Read More
Online Broker Trade History Not Doing the Job
Let me start by saying that...Most online brokers do not... 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
Humpty Dumpty the Stock Market Falls Down
Humpty Dumpty had a great fall and all the King's... Read More
Trading For A Living - Part 1
There can't be many traders who haven't at least considered... 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
Is Active Trading The Answer?
One of the main reasons many of us get into... Read More
The I Word is Coming to a Town Near You
Hello Inflation, it has been awhile, I see you on... Read More
Rebalance And Diversify
The stock market has not been very kind to your... Read More
Bargain Basement - Finding Stocks That Go Up
Have you been listening to the talking heads on CNBC-TV?... Read More
Making a Stock Watch List
I am taking the time to help others learn the... Read More
Online Trading Strategy: Collecting Cash when Stocks Go UP - It PAYS to Know More than Others
When it comes to stock market trading it PAYS to... Read More
Stock Trading Secrets?
How often have you come across an advertisement or e-mail... Read More
Different Types of Mutual Funds
This is a guide to the different types of mutual... Read More
It Cant Be Done
Wouldn't it be nice if you were only in the... Read More
Stocks & Oil, Sat Jun 18th, 2005
Both the stock market and oil prices rallied recently, which... Read More
Whos Calling?
Its dinnertime and the phone rings. It's Joe Noname with... Read More
Stuff
I continually hear from economists, talking heads, other market letter... Read More
Psychology ? How to Reduce Negative Thoughts Relating to Trading?
The thinking process of the brain relating to the... Read More
Never Fall In Love!
Recently I watched my favorite football team lose a vital... Read More
Stock Market Investments
If there is one term over-used when talking about making... Read More
Series 7 Exam
What is the Series 7 Exam? If you... Read More
VooDoo Training For the Stock Market
If you go to Haiti or other places in the... Read More
Successful Trading ? Taking Profits - Part 2
Suppose your position has made a big move and you... Read More
Mr. Market
I constantly hear the talking heads on CNBC-TV, the radio... Read More
Mutual Funds are Dead
You may have wondered why your mutual funds have been... Read More
No Load Mutual Funds: Boost Your Portfolios Returns
Investors who exclusively use broadly diversified, no load mutual funds... Read More
Investment Lawyers and Trash Stocks
The trash business in its efforts to cook their books... Read More
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