Market Success
Who are the successful investors?There are those who follow the advice of their brokers and financial planners or those who choose to use their own good judgment? If you care to compare the results of the past 4 years from 2000 to now I believe you will see who as... Read More
Shadow Bull
As one of my regular readers you know I have been a stock market bear for the past 2 years and have encouraged everyone to put their money into a money market account or a short-term no-load bond fund and for the more adventurous what is called a bear mutual... Read More
?Fears Only Enemy Is Action?
What a great statement!I just heard someone use it in the context of personal and financial success and it struck me as a brilliant summary of an issue we raise in the SMG Tutorials.Fear is a huge issue with a lot of traders. And interestingly, not just fear of failure... Read More
Rebalance And Diversify
The stock market has not been very kind to your investments lately. Your broker knows this so you may have received a call from him suggesting it is time to 'rebalance and diversify' your portfolio.What does this really mean? He wants you to sell some of your holdings and buy... Read More
What is a Trading Plan ? and Why You Need One?
How do you make money without picking tops and bottoms?I am glad you asked...Successful trading is similar to a successful business. You see, every successful business has a business plan so do successful traders. The astute reader knows that, successful traders have a systematic way they approach the market.The definition... Read More
Trading Stocks ?Never Forget About A Past Trade
We all know that emotions control every decision that an investor makes in any type of money related vehicle. Whether is be the stock market, real estate, art work or antiques, emotions ultimately set the final price on both sides of the transaction. Some investors have greater control over their... Read More
Frog In The Pot
You remember the story about the frog that was put into a pot of cold water on the stove. He was not concerned. Someone lit the burner and the water began getting warm, the frog was very comfortable and as the water became warmer he was so relaxed and complacent... Read More
Quality Investment Information: Standing Firm In the Face of Opposition
THERE'S SOMETHING TO BE SAID FOR standing firm in the face of opposition. Interestingly, most of the best stock decisions have come at times when the mainstream is saying precisely the opposite. Predictions like these can be valuable if one is to build an investment strategy around their view of... Read More
A Good Fund Manager
Every Wall Street analyst, financial planner and broker will tell you that the right way to pick a mutual fund is find a good money manager of a fund that has a long time record.Yes, I believe that too, but it is amazing that when you go back in time... Read More
Market Timing
Every broker and financial planner will tell you that you cannot time the stock market. I saw John Bogle, the great seer of Vanguard, on CNBC saying it can't be done. Of course, it is easy to understand why he and every other mutual fund manager would say that as... Read More
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What is a Mutual Fund?
Ever wondered what is a mutual fund? A mutual fund... Read More
Social Insecurity
Just about everything you have been told about Social Security... Read More
Its A Bull, Its A Bear, Its Suptertrader!
The higher the market goes the more confusing are the... 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
Duck
Duck! No I don't mean a quack, quack. I meant... Read More
Selling Strategies - Setting a Stop Loss
Sometimes the best way of lowering exposure to risk is... 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
3 Components Needed for Beating the Market
Time to look back2004 is over, now we are in... Read More
Frog In The Pot
You remember the story about the frog that was put... Read More
Stock Options Trading Strategies - Lean
Professional stock options traders use the term lean to refer... Read More
Trading Stocks ?Never Forget About A Past Trade
We all know that emotions control every decision that an... Read More
What To Buy Now
I am sure that if you have a brokerage account... Read More
Municipal Bonds
Because there are so many stocks that are NOT paying... Read More
The Stock Trading Plan - Why You Must Have One To Trade Successfully
This is the continuing story of our two imaginary traders,... Read More
Dividend Reinvestment Plans: Investing on Automatic Pilot
If you're like many investors who squander those small dividend... Read More
How to Maximize Your 401k Mutual Fund Returns
When it comes to 401k's there is an overabundance of... 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
Choosing An Investment Stock Broker
If you want one.And I don't recommend any broker with... Read More
How Covered Calls Turned a Trader Around
Sidney felt sick as she looked at her latest OptionsXpress... Read More
VooDoo Training For the Stock Market
If you go to Haiti or other places in the... Read More
The Bottom?
Every day I hear someone on CNBC proclaim that "this... Read More
Market Success
Who are the successful investors?There are those who follow the... Read More
Swing Trading Strategies
Using Swing Trading Strategies and Technical Analysis when Trading Stocks... Read More
Tips to Finding Other People?s Simple Trading Plans
Did you know you can make money (and a lot... Read More
Invest, Be Wrong, and Make Money in the Stock Market
I have been trading for several decades and was an... Read More
DIY Portfolio Management
Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) are growing. Investors are choosing low... Read More
Why Investors Use Financial Planners
Do you have a financial planner? Does one of your... 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
Investing in the Stock Market - When To!
Is really not as important as to how you invest... Read More
Dividend Paying Stocks
I would like to share with the reader an article... Read More
Inertia Syndrome
When it comes to buying a stock or mutual fund... Read More
A Common Misconception about Stock Prices
I cringe every time I hear a novice investor tell... Read More
Invest In The Stock Market For The RIGHT Reason, Using The RIGHT Choices
Invest in the stock market for the RIGHT reason, using... Read More
Online Investing & Online Stock & Share Trading: Difficulty in Taking Stop Losses in the Market
This is an extract of an article which was first... Read More
Traders, Defend Against the Dreaded Death Spiral.
It has often been said that there is only two... Read More
Your Job
There are so many kinds of work that needs to... Read More
China Syndrome
There has been great condemnation recently because China has been... Read More
Why Buy and Hold?
Since I can remember, and that's a long time ago,... Read More
Which Way The Market
I am hearing predictions by brokers, financial planners, talk show... Read More
This Market Is Different
All of the talking heads have been telling us that... Read More
Smart Day Trading Strategies to Help You Make Money in the Stock Market
Stock trading can be a very profitable activity. You can... Read More
One Way Street
Ever turn down a street, get half way and suddenly... Read More
Basics of Stock Market
Financial markets provide their participants with the most favorable conditions... Read More
The Stock Trading Plan - Why You Must Have One To Trade Successfully
This is the continuing story of our two imaginary traders,... Read More
Investment Research - The Dalbar Study
Very few people, even professionals, have heard of the Dalbar... Read More
Parachute Investing
Ever jumped out of an airplane? It's OK if you... Read More
A Stock Market Investment Strategy
I feel that an investment strategy in the stock market... Read More
The Surgeon General
The Surgeon General of the United States says that smoking... Read More
Fake Money
Reach in your pocket and take out that big roll... Read More
Patterns
The Law of Chaos is the theory of random unpredictable... Read More
Choosing An Investment Stock Broker
If you want one.And I don't recommend any broker with... Read More
Maximizing a Stock Market Investment
Maximizing a stock market investmentThere are several factors an investor... Read More
VIX
No, this is not a symbol for some Latin number.... Read More
The Bottom?
Every day I hear someone on CNBC proclaim that "this... Read More
Advantages and Disadvantages of Mutual Funds
Outlined below are some of the advantages and disadvantages of... Read More
Trading Stocks ?Never Forget About A Past Trade
We all know that emotions control every decision that an... Read More
Box Of Chocolates
Ever have one of those sample boxes of candy? Each... Read More
How To Make, And Keep, Money Trading Stocks
If you are serious about making and keeping money by... Read More
Dividends
When is a dividend not a dividend?The latest thing "conservative"... 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
Rebalance And Diversify
The stock market has not been very kind to your... Read More
Trading Tips No 5: Stock Trading Curve Drawdown and Commitment
All stock trading and investing methods must deal with the... Read More
Planning Your Dive and Diving Your Plan ? Trading!
A colleague of mine just returned from a scuba diving... 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
Choosing a Stock Broker
If you were to find that you had some severe... Read More
Take The Time
You must take the time once a month to review... Read More
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