Using Divergences to Keep Out of Bad Trades

The American Football season just came to an end with my team getting close to the championship but falling short again. I am a big fan of the Indianapolis Colts and we keep having a groundhog day season year after year but it is still fun to watch. We have... Read More

Investing In Sons Business Could Cause A Real Family Feud

Q: My youngest son wants to borrow $5,000 to start his own business. My wife is afraid to tell him no. She thinks we should just give him the money and not expect anything in return. I disagree. He doesn't have a very good track record with money, so I'm... Read More

Approaches to Investing

Here is a small summary of the three major approaches to investing:1. Fundamental AnalysisTruly superior companies exist, are sometimes undervalued by markets, and can be identified by mostly financial research. Earnings and dividends, stock prices and markets can be adequately forecasted. All these can be identified by analysis of their... Read More

Bad News - Why The Financial News Media Can Cost You Money!

The communication innovations we have around us today like the internet, financial newspapers, and special interest television channels focused on investing like CNBC are a high speed pipeline of nonsensical chatter. All these sources of information mean that there is no shortage of media people trying to answer our questions... Read More

Investors: Avoid These 5 Common Tax Mistakes

For many investors, and even some tax professionals, sorting through the complex IRS rules on investment taxes can be a nightmare. Pitfalls abound, and the penalties for even simple mistakes can be severe. As April 15 rolls around, keep the following five common tax mistakes in mind ? and help... Read More

Looking For a Safe Investment? Try a Certificate of Deposit

If you are looking for a safe investment and you have between $100 -$1,000 to invest, you should consider a certificate of deposit or CD. When purchased through a bank, CD's are federally insured up to $100,000.When you invest in a certificate of deposit, you are lending your money to... Read More

Why You Need To Buy and Sell Gold Coins (Part 5)

Grading coinsThe condition of a coin is commonly summarized by a grade. Because the value of collectible coins often varies dramatically with grade and overly generous grading is not uncommon, reasonable grading proficiency is an important skill for collectors. The material presented here is intended only as an introduction to... Read More

401(k) Plans

I've been in and interested in the stock market so long (one year shy of forty years) I can remember when the mutual fund pages in my home town paper were just one page! Now it looks like there are more mutual funds then there are stocks listed on the... Read More

Finding the Perfect Company

The perfect company - it's the holy grail of the investment world. The company that will make its initial investment hundreds of times over. It's what everyone shoots for. To have bought Microsoft when it first went public... It's how fortunes are made. What does make "the perfect company"?The search... Read More

Success Trading: Some Basic Terminology for New Traders

The world of trading can get very complex because the financial markets are complex. There thousands and thousands of successful traders out there today. The amazing thing is that they all have carved their own niches and approach the markets in a unique way. This should be wonderful news for... Read More

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The Perfect Mutual Fund

The Perfect Mutual Fund is the one you build yourself!The... Read More

Making Your Investment Dollars Work for You

Investments are scary for some people, especially those who have... Read More

Almost Anyone Can Open A Roth IRA!

The Roth is kind of weird until you get used... Read More

The 8 Biggest Mistakes When Designing Portfolios - and How To Avoid Them

Are you as good an investor as you think? Do... Read More

Have You Ever Seen A Map of the World Turned Upside Down?

For those accustomed to viewing things a certain way, it... Read More

Diversify!

The best way to avoid being hit hard by a... Read More

5 Things To Know About The Stock Market

50% Of U.S. Households Invest In The Stock Market Individuals... Read More

The Differences Betweeen the Wealthy and Everyone Else

I recently received an e-mail from a young lady who... Read More

It Must Be Joe Cockers Market

Agonizing displays of poor theatrics failed to entertain my mind... Read More

The Cost of Green Eggs and Ham

Young readers know that March 4th is the birthday of... Read More

Preholiday Trading

The Light Crude Continuous Contract closed at $66.13 a barrel... Read More

Investing and Understanding What You Buy

"There is nothing more frightful than ignorance in action!" Johann... Read More

Volatile Range

The stock market fell sharply Thu and Fri before and... Read More

Short Selling for Investors

Shorts. Let's see. If there are shorts there must be... Read More

Chile Leads the Latin Pack

Everyone's talking about China. Don't miss the opportunities in the... Read More

Investing: The Art Of Making Your Money Work For You

There is a lot to know about investing. It all... Read More

Reasons For Joining An Investment Club

Whether you're a novice investor or an experienced stock picker... Read More

Gold and Silver Maple Leafs Get New Packaging

Gold Maple Leafs and Silver Maple Leafs are receiving packaging... Read More

Annuity Help

Many people today are looking for annuity help. The biggest... Read More

Foreign Investing - US Investors Still Missing Out?

Investors are still too slowly realizing what the academics have... Read More

Introduction To FOREX

The Foreign Exchange Market, better known as FOREX, is a... Read More

Powerful Hidden Techniques Mystery Formula - The Covered Call Option Trading Buy-Write Strategy

For better or worse, most option trading investors purchase stocks... Read More

Basic Options Terms

Options are good investing and speculative instruments. But options terminology... Read More

Investing and Asset Allocation

Sometimes you spend sleepless nights worrying about which stocks to... Read More

The Arrow-Debreu Contingent Claims Model of Investment

Throughout the discussion of speculation and stability, we emphasized that... Read More

Investing As A Sport?

I said last week that money doesn't generally buy happiness,... Read More

Mutual Fund Returns May Not Be As They Seem!

Arthur Levitt, during his tenure at the SEC, experienced many... Read More

Playing With Money - And Making More

Ready to start playing with your money? Not interested in... Read More

When NOT to Invest

Unfortunately, many investors who are seduced by the lure of... Read More

A Safe Port For Mutual Funds But Not You!

Soft dollars, a form of legal kickback, is a sly... Read More

Protecting the Tax Advantage of Your Deferred Compensation

The American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 imposed strict new... Read More

The Basics of Tax-Free UK Financial Spread Betting

Financial Spread Betting (or Trading) offers a tax free method... Read More

Trading For A Living - Part 2

In part 1 of this article I started to look... Read More