Perfect Storm
Having lived aboard a sailboat for 2 years I was stricken when I saw the movie "PERFECT STORM". I know these are things you want to avoid at all costs. Even little storms can play havoc with your life style on a boat.From a world view it looks like we... Read More
Size Counts!
What the heck am I talking about?It is often said that to grow mentally, spiritually, emotionally and personally that you have to stretch and move out of your comfort zone. I definitely believe in this concept, however... When it comes to day trading, swing trading or position trading stocks, futures,... 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 Great Stock Market Secret
When the stock market is going up and all your stocks and mutual funds are making money you feel like a genius. It is too bad that some folks don't remember what happened in 2000. Of course, right now we are in one of those genius phases.Your broker and financial... 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 market orders designed to allow you to limit your losses.When you place a stop loss you are instructing the spread betting company or stock broker to cut your position when it reaches a certain loss level (or in some cases,... Read More
Whitewater Stock Market
Ever done any whitewater rafting or canoeing? Long periods of tranquil river followed by short periods of terror. Suddenly the water grips your vessel and you are pushed and shoved by massive currents over which you have no control. Missing boulders you paddle as hard as you can. You almost... Read More
Commoditizing the world
Let's discuss commodities; with the latest Enron situation, it is important to understand the way things work. A commodity is anything useful, especially a transportable agricultural product or mining product. This comes from the Latin word "commoditas" meaning roughly advantage, convenience. So then what is a commodity? Well we consider... Read More
Trading Tips No 2: The Big Lie in the Stock Market
It is commonly reported that the stock market averages about 10% per year return over the long term (decades). So the investor that buys and holds a diversified portfolio of stocks or mutual funds is led to believe that their portfolio will grow by 10% per year on average. You... Read More
A Penny for Your Stocks
According to Investopedia Inc. the penny stock market has seen phenomenal growth this past decade. From '94 to '03, the Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board trading volume increased an astounding 8900%, equaling a total of 63% of the NASDAQ and 78& of the NYSE share volumes. Many an investor has succumbed to... Read More
Robert Rodriguez Weathers the Stock Market
Robert Rodriguez likes to buy stocks at their lows. When there are not enough stocks hitting new lows, he closes his fund and piles up cash. This is what he has been doing lately. His moves deserve attention for good reasons, his $1.7 billion FPA Capital Fund has averaged an... Read More
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Who Knows?
The Shadow knows. Remember him? It seems a shadow has... Read More
Different Types of Mutual Funds
This is a guide to the different types of mutual... Read More
Shorting Stocks ? The Basics, Part II of II
After the publication of the first part of this two... Read More
How To Pick A Mutual Fund
Mutual funds by definition are a mixed bag of stocks,... Read More
Buy and Hold Investment Strategy
"Buy and hold" is one of the most heralded investment... Read More
Jack and Jill
Jack and Jill went up the hill to fetch a... Read More
Humpty Dumpty the Stock Market Falls Down
Humpty Dumpty had a great fall and all the King's... Read More
Its A Bull, Its A Bear, Its Suptertrader!
The higher the market goes the more confusing are the... Read More
Lights of the Stock Market
There are red lights, green lights, blue lights and spot... Read More
Good Stock Market Tip; Good Return!
Forget making a profit; instead focus on the income provided... Read More
Attitude Is [Almost] Everything
I often play a little game with myself when I... Read More
Stock Chart Reading
As an investor you will want to check out any... Read More
Stock Market Volatility
In my opinion, due to the volatility of stock market... 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
Acapulco - The Stock Market Dives
There is a famous cliff on the ocean in Acapulco... Read More
Trading Baskets II: The Crapolio, A Roll of the Dice in the Stock Market
In a previously written article, we expanded the use of... Read More
401K-itis
Are you one of those many people who dread reading... Read More
Roller Coaster
I love roller coasters. The steeper the better. High and... Read More
Inertia
One of the basic laws of physics is that a... Read More
What Are You Waiting For?
Do you own any mutual funds? In an IRA or... Read More
Economists
In today's volatile and confusing stock markets everyone is searching... Read More
Cash Is A Position
I go to the Money Show every year to visit... Read More
Which Way The Market
I am hearing predictions by brokers, financial planners, talk show... Read More
Why Is The Macedonian Stock Exchange Unsuccessful?
The Macedonian Stock Exchange (MSE) is not operating successfully. True,... Read More
Why Technical Indicators
The fight continues to rage among traders who use technical... Read More
Value Investing: Selecting From The Bargain Bin
Picking a beaten-down stock requires a different kind of selection... Read More
Patterns
The Law of Chaos is the theory of random unpredictable... Read More
You Don?t HAVE To Be Trading
As a novice trader, you'll often feel the need to... Read More
Protect Your 401K
Checked your 401K lately? Going back to about a year... Read More
Trading vs Investing
I often hear from people, "I don't trade. I invest.... Read More
Perfect Storm
Having lived aboard a sailboat for 2 years I was... Read More
The 1% Solution
You probably know the story of Sherlock Holmes and the... Read More
Overvalued & Underbought
With all the bad news that has been dumped upon... Read More
Is the Stock Market for You?
Many people would like to diversify their portfolios to expand... Read More
Investment Lawyers and Trash Stocks
The trash business in its efforts to cook their books... Read More
Evaluation II
As I said in Part I everyone in the insane... Read More
Dispelling Illusions of the Stock Market
How can you dispel an illusion unless you look directly... Read More
Emotional Trading
The single most expensive stock market trades are those made... Read More
Defining a Long-Term Investment in the Stock Market
For some "long term" would mean holding a stock position... Read More
Bad News is Good News
For weeks, no, months we have been bombarded with nothing... Read More
Jack and Jill
Jack and Jill went up the hill to fetch a... Read More
Chart Reading
As an investor you will want to check out any... Read More
Forces that Move Stock Prices
Among the largest forces that affect stock prices are inflation,... Read More
Investing in Stocks and The Game of Monopoly
To begin, you might look at playing the stock market... Read More
Municipal Bonds
Because there are so many stocks that are NOT paying... Read More
Attitude Is [Almost] Everything
I often play a little game with myself when I... Read More
Protect Your 401K
Checked your 401K lately? Going back to about a year... Read More
The Information Age
It is wonderful to be alive in the information age.... Read More
The Right Mutual Funds For Baby Boomers
If you are a baby boomer, time is not on... Read More
No Load Mutual Funds: Investment Hype vs. Investment Help
With the internet such a huge part of our daily... Read More
Outsourcing
It's about time someone spoke the truth concerning outsourcing. The... Read More
Stock Options Trading Strategies - Lean
Professional stock options traders use the term lean to refer... Read More
Investing in Dividend Paying Stocks
I was recently interviewed for a press release through a... 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
KISS Formula
There are formulas for just about everything, but it has... Read More
The Holy Grail (of Investment)
Every year I go to the Money Show in Orlando,... Read More
Two for the Money
Look back over the years and try to remember how... Read More
Trading Baskets II: The Crapolio, A Roll of the Dice in the Stock Market
In a previously written article, we expanded the use of... 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
Investing Basics - Stocks, Mutual Funds, Real Estate & Online Investing
Have you ever thought of investing? Do you have a... Read More
Nest Eggs and Omelets
Do you have a nest egg? You know, a place... Read More
Performance Funds
Mutual funds are doing more and more to discourage investors... Read More
Option Trading Basics
Options trading can increase the profits you make when trading... Read More
A Stock Market Investment Strategy
I feel that an investment strategy in the stock market... Read More
Are You A Stockaholic?
Today's society gives special recognition to alcoholics, sexaholics, binge-aholics, shopaholics,... Read More
Peer Groups
Whenever I see mutual fund comparisons in the trade publications... Read More
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