How To Beat The Mutual Fund Companies At Their Own Game
You'd have had to be living on a desert island with no TV, newspaper or internet connection to have missed hearing about the great mutual fund scandal of 2003.The issue was that some mutual fund companies allowed certain hedge funds to engage in after-hours trading, sometimes incorrectly referred to as... Read More
Why This Bear?
People are constantly asking me why is the stock market going down. What is causing this bear market? It is relatively simple so don't ask an economist. He will give you a 200-page answer that is undecipherable. Can you understand Mr. Greenspan?Let's first realize what it is that makes a... Read More
Small-Cap Stocks: The Beginning of the Journey
When an individual investor wants to roll up his sleeves and do some research in the pursuit of the next big winner in the stock market, the place many start is in the small cap sector.As with the other capitulation sizes (capitalization is a stock's market value), no one can... Read More
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Stock Market
On the 40 year journey through the turmoil of a volatile stock market I've noticed "P/E Ratios," "Consensus Estimates," " Bull and Bear Markets," stock ratings of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, star ratings of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. Also, stock ratings of "buy," "strong buy," "sell," "hold;" stock... Read More
10 Tips For Creating Wealth From the Stock Market
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 many collecting load fees, management fees, commission fees, operating and advertising fees. Diversity is important, but just... Read More
Your Trading Objective: Why is that so Important?
You've decided to try your luck at trading stocks or commodities, but so called experts tell you that you need to determine your trading objective. What exactly does that mean and why is it so important? Well, it's really a question of your trading philosophy. A trading objective basically identifies... Read More
Two for the Money
Look back over the years and try to remember how many different stocks and mutual funds you have owned. Suppose you had owned only 2 different equities during that entire time. One when the market was going up and the other when the market was going down.And you always make... 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
Starbucks Stock is Up
Starbucks earnings are up again and so is their stock slightly. It appears they are exporting America's weakness to caffeine and sugar around the world. This seems to serve the company's profits well and nations like China have quite an emerging population to sell to. Think of the exporting of... Read More
Patterns
The Law of Chaos is the theory of random unpredictable action applied to the cosmos, mathematics, mechanics, almost everything. Those who believe it will definitely think the stock market is in chaotic state at this time. Don't you believe it.When I was a floor trader people would ask me how... Read More
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Selling
The stock market has been going up for more than... Read More
Oil Stocks CHK WLL - What Is Their Worth?
(1) CHK stock price $16.74, NAV $32.5CHK is my favorite... Read More
The Shadow
The Shadow knows. There used to be a radio program... Read More
Dont Fight The Fed
One of the great truisms of Wall Street is "Don't... Read More
Trading Tips No 8: Picking the Best Stock Market Price
Carefully thinking through your goal as a trader is of... Read More
What is a Mutual Fund?
Ever wondered what is a mutual fund? A mutual fund... Read More
Low Expense Ratio
One of the big advertising kicks today from mutual funds... Read More
Attitude Is [Almost] Everything
I often play a little game with myself when I... Read More
Never Lose Money
Never lose money in the stock market again. Yeah, I... Read More
What Does it Take to be a Stock Trader?
It takes a total mental commitment to the task. It... Read More
How to Evaluate Load vs. No Load Mutual Funds
If you have been dealing with mutual funds for any... Read More
Price to Earnings Ratio - P/E
After finding the price of a particular stock, usually the... Read More
Shorting Stocks ? The Basics, Part I of II
What does it mean to short a stock?This means that... Read More
Choosing An Investment Stock Broker
If you want one.And I don't recommend any broker with... Read More
10 Tips For Creating Wealth From the Stock Market
1. Do not spread your money too thin.My friend has... Read More
How We Eluded The Bear Of 2000
The date October 13, 2000 will forever be embedded in... Read More
Why Is The Macedonian Stock Exchange Unsuccessful?
The Macedonian Stock Exchange (MSE) is not operating successfully. True,... Read More
Why the Majority Fail at Stock Investing
The gleam and bright lights of Wall Street lure in... 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
Humpty Dumpty the Stock Market Falls Down
Humpty Dumpty had a great fall and all the King's... Read More
The I Word is Coming to a Town Near You
Hello Inflation, it has been awhile, I see you on... Read More
Zero Sum Game
Most people think the stock market is a zero sum... Read More
This Market Is Different
All of the talking heads have been telling us that... Read More
Successful Trading ? Taking Profits - Part 1
So you're started trading, you bought some positions with your... Read More
No Load Mutual Funds or Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs)?
If you are fed up with early redemption charges and... 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
Stock Valuation using the SMP Model
Disclaimer: Please note that I do not necessarily purchase, own,... Read More
Dont Lose All Your Money
That sounds like good advice doesn't it? Don't lose all... Read More
Investment Research - The Dalbar Study
Very few people, even professionals, have heard of the Dalbar... Read More
How to Read an Annual Report
Every publicly traded company is required by the SEC(Securities and... Read More
Moving Averages
Every day on CNBC-TV they show a 200-day moving average... Read More
Duck
Duck! No I don't mean a quack, quack. I meant... Read More
Roller Coaster
I love roller coasters. The steeper the better. High and... Read More
The Skinny on Mutual Fund Investing
Mutual fund investing is a lot like Thai cooking. Everyone... Read More
Planning Your Dive and Diving Your Plan ? Trading!
A colleague of mine just returned from a scuba diving... Read More
What To Buy Now
I am sure that if you have a brokerage account... Read More
Low Expense Ratio
One of the big advertising kicks today from mutual funds... Read More
Inverted Interest Rates
Inverted interest rates? What's that? Who cares? Even if you... Read More
Rebalance And Diversify
The stock market has not been very kind to your... Read More
Evaluation II
As I said in Part I everyone in the insane... Read More
Chart Reading
As an investor you will want to check out any... Read More
Successful Trading ? Establish Your Risk Level
Before you embark upon a journey of trading stocks or... Read More
What Are You Waiting For?
Do you own any mutual funds? In an IRA or... Read More
My Neighbor Got A New Car
I don't know what kind it is, but I saw... Read More
Complacency
During the month of January the Dow Jones Industrial Average,... Read More
The Stock Market Investor?s Worst Enemy
Every stock market investor faces one primal enemy. An enemy... Read More
Investing in Trash Company Stocks
Refuse is a serious issue in any society, about as... Read More
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Stock Market
On the 40 year journey through the turmoil of a... Read More
Why the Majority Fail at Stock Investing
The gleam and bright lights of Wall Street lure in... Read More
Market Success
Who are the successful investors?There are those who follow the... 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
Mutual Fund Honor Roll ? Buy High, Sell Low by Chasing Performance
Buy high and sell low -- It's not a typo.Millions... 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
How To Make, And Keep, Money Trading Stocks
If you are serious about making and keeping money by... Read More
What Our Investment Advisor Wont Say Off The Bat
Most advisors will tell you they can beat the market.... Read More
Stock Market Insanity
Let's first define insanity. It is doing the same thing... Read More
Stocks Options Trading
Let's assume that you want to make some serious money... Read More
Will the Stock Market be Lower in October?
The stock market often closes a week in the middle... Read More
It Cant Be Done
Wouldn't it be nice if you were only in the... Read More
Forces that Move Stock Prices
Among the largest forces that affect stock prices are inflation,... Read More
KISS Formula
There are formulas for just about everything, but it has... Read More
Ignore Stock Market Talking Heads
You should ignore analysts on TV, the radio, the newspaper... Read More
No Load Mutual Funds: Investment Hype vs. Investment Help
With the internet such a huge part of our daily... Read More
Protectionism
First let's see what protectionism is. According to Mr. Webster... 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
Dont Lose All Your Money
That sounds like good advice doesn't it? Don't lose all... Read More
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