Picking Mutual Funds to Outperform the Market

With over 6,000 mutual funds available, it may be tempting to pick funds from a popular star or index rating system. Savvy investors, however, balance multiple factors in their selection process. Ratings represent only the historical performance of funds and cannot predict the future. Performance consistency, management skill, and expense... Read More

Inertia Syndrome

When it comes to buying a stock or mutual fund most people act pretty quickly. There are some who will take the time to get a report from Morningstar (it is worthless) or get reports from their broker (also worthless) or even do a search on the Internet (if you... Read More

The POWER of a Proven Stock Investment Plan

When you invest in the stock market for ever-increasing cash dividend income, verses trying to make a buck in the stock market, your mindset will change. There will no longer be a fear of losing money in the stock market. With the right type of investment plan and investment choices... Read More

Take The Time

You must take the time once a month to review your investment portfolio. It won't take long - less than one hour, maybe 15 minutes.I don't believe the average working person or business owner should own anything but mutual funds because these are the easiest to buy and evaluate. However,... Read More

Oil Stocks As A Long Term Investment

The demand for world oil is increasing while world reserves are decreasing. This is a known fact. The current price of oil can certainly confirm this statement. Consensus also agrees that we will never see $25.00 oil again. The logical conclusion to our above statement is oil stocks should be... 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

Investing in Trash Company Stocks

Refuse is a serious issue in any society, about as serious as cleaning the water and air, even more so to some degree, especially if you study your history with regards to the plague. This is why it is considered one of the better long-term hold stocks to have in... Read More

Is the Stock Market for You?

Many people would like to diversify their portfolios to expand their holdings. Making it big in the stock market has been a dream for many people who want to strike it rich. Many movies and books have been made portraying the ins and outs of the stock market, for some,... 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

Finding A Good Stock

One of the things people are always asking me is how can I find a good stock. The answer I give does not please them. I say, "You are not qualified to pick stock. You don't know how so don't try. Put your money in a no-load mutual fund that... Read More

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Trading Systems

To become a successful trader you must have some kind... Read More

Starbucks Stock is Up

Starbucks earnings are up again and so is their stock... Read More

Take The Time

You must take the time once a month to review... 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

A Common Misconception about Stock Prices

I cringe every time I hear a novice investor tell... Read More

Does Japan Matter?

For the last 12 years we have seen the Japanese... Read More

Inertia Syndrome

When it comes to buying a stock or mutual fund... Read More

The Golden Goose is Sick

It is finally catching up with them. The brokerage companies... Read More

War Market

There is no question that the stock market is being... Read More

Mutual Fund Ball and Chain

The broker told me not to sell because the mutual... Read More

Its Snowing

The Winter Games for the Olympics are coming up soon... Read More

Using Sector Funds to Construct Diversified Mutual Fund Portfolios

'Sector funds are too risky.' 'I doubled my money with... Read More

Analyst Reports

When you become interested in a stock or mutual fund... Read More

Stock Trading Diversification

This is the continuing story of our two imaginary traders,... Read More

Stops Make Money

During the day I watch CNBC-TV, the stock market channel.... Read More

Its Better

Question: How does it get better when it gets worse?Last... Read More

The Secret Method to Selecting a Winning Trading System

Every successful trader has a winning system. There are of... Read More

Stocks Options Trading

Let's assume that you want to make some serious money... Read More

It Cant Be Done

Wouldn't it be nice if you were only in the... Read More

Stock Investment Advice

Stock investment advice is easy to find. Do you get... Read More

Lies, Damn Lies and Mutual Fund Returns

How many times has this happened to you? You're at... Read More

No Load Mutual Funds: Boost Your Portfolios Returns

Investors who exclusively use broadly diversified, no load mutual funds... Read More

Shadow Bull

As one of my regular readers you know I have... Read More

My Neighbor Got A New Car

I don't know what kind it is, but I saw... 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

Hedge Funds

You read and hear a lot about hedge funds. Unfortunately,... Read More

Stock and Fund Dividends

When is a dividend not a dividend?The latest thing "conservative"... 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

Selling

The stock market has been going up for more than... Read More

The Elephant

Four blind men were asked to give a description of... Read More

How to Evaluate Load vs. No Load Mutual Funds

If you have been dealing with mutual funds for any... Read More

Again With the Bubbles?

A few years back ? it seems like an eternity... Read More

Is Your Garage Full Of Junk?

I have a 2-car garage. There are nice shelves on... Read More