How Covered Calls Turned a Trader Around
Sidney felt sick as she looked at her latest OptionsXpress trading statement. In just 8 months, she had managed to turn her $120,000 account balance into less than $70,000.Tears welled up in her eyes as she realized that the financial freedom she so desperately sought was slipping uncontrollably out of... Read More
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
Using Sector Funds to Construct Diversified Mutual Fund Portfolios
'Sector funds are too risky.' 'I doubled my money with Fidelity Select Technology in 12 months!' 'Avoid sector funds.' If all of this sounds confusing, you are not alone. Sector funds are among the more misused and misunderstood investments. So, how should you use sector funds?Before looking at one of... Read More
Hold Em and Fold Em
When most analysts, financial planners, fund specialists and investors try to decide whether to buy a particular stock they immediately go to the financial statements to determine the growth potential of the company. Numbers and more numbers. Then management analysis and industry speculation. Unless you are an experienced financial analyst... Read More
No Load Mutual Funds: Investment Hype vs. Investment Help
With the internet such a huge part of our daily lives, many investors have access to a wide range of instant investment information.Whether you're into stocks, bonds, mutual funds, futures or options, there are tons of electronic investment newsletters offering to turn your small stake into a giant fortune. All... 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
The Big Bad Bear
The big bad bear is stirring again. So far he has stretched, yawned and peaked out of his cave. After his almost year-long nap he is hungry. A nice big steak would hit the spot.That steak comes from cattle and not too far from his den there is a fat... Read More
No Load Mutual Funds: Boost Your Portfolios Returns
Investors who exclusively use broadly diversified, no load mutual funds for their stock investments often lose out on opportunities to increase the reward potential of their portfolios. This article looks at two methods investors may use to enhance the performance of their portfolio of diversifed, no load mutual funds.Diversify, diversify,... Read More
Direction
It is difficult to make money in a bull market, but what do you do when you are in a bear market? In what direction should you go not only to make money but to protect what you have from loss?Almost immediately investors think what should I buy that will... Read More
Which Way The Market
I am hearing predictions by brokers, financial planners, talk show hosts and the talking heads on TV that the market is going back to its old highs - DOW 11,700 and NASDAQ 5000 here we come.It seems to me that in 2000 I heard these same people saying there was... Read More
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Dont Buy Stocks based on P/E Ratio alone
I use the P/E ratio as a secondary indicator for... Read More
Boiler Room 7/17/00
On Friday or Saturday evening my wife gets a movie... Read More
Trading For A Living
How many times have you said to yourself, "I'd like... Read More
Mutual Fund Expense Lies
When purchasing mutual funds we are cautioned to read the... Read More
Overvalued & Underbought
With all the bad news that has been dumped upon... Read More
Lifestyle Funds Provide Greater Security?
With the stock market stubbornly refusing to settle down and... Read More
Successful Trading ? Taking Profits - Part 1
So you're started trading, you bought some positions with your... Read More
Buy and Hold: How to Perpetuate Your Investment Losses
A recent cartoon in my daily newspaper showed two guys... Read More
Oil Stocks CHK WLL - What Is Their Worth?
(1) CHK stock price $16.74, NAV $32.5CHK is my favorite... Read More
Selling Strategies - Setting a Stop Loss
Sometimes the best way of lowering exposure to risk is... Read More
The I Word is Coming to a Town Near You
Hello Inflation, it has been awhile, I see you on... Read More
Ignore Stock Market Talking Heads
You should ignore analysts on TV, the radio, the newspaper... Read More
Stock Market Course .... Day Trader Online Seminar ... Can You Generate Profits Trading from Home?
When it comes to stock market trading it PAYS to... Read More
Price to Earnings Ratio - P/E
After finding the price of a particular stock, usually the... Read More
Trading vs Investing
I often hear from people, "I don't trade. I invest.... Read More
Fools Gold
The stock market has been in an up trend for... Read More
Stock Market Insanity
Let's first define insanity. It is doing the same thing... Read More
Is The Bear In The Cage?
For the last few weeks we have seen the stock... Read More
How to Maximize Your 401k Mutual Fund Returns
When it comes to 401k's there is an overabundance of... Read More
Analyzing Growth Stocks: An Important Focus For Any Investor
Analyzing growth stocks is an important focus for any investor.... Read More
Rebalance And Diversify
The stock market has not been very kind to your... Read More
The Secret Art of Backtesting
If you have not back tested your trading system, you... Read More
Stock Valuation using the SMP Model
Disclaimer: Please note that I do not necessarily purchase, own,... Read More
Its Snowing
The Winter Games for the Olympics are coming up soon... Read More
Inverted Interest Rates
Inverted interest rates? What's that? Who cares? Even if you... 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
The Information Age
It is wonderful to be alive in the information age.... Read More
Acapulco - The Stock Market Dives
There is a famous cliff on the ocean in Acapulco... Read More
Patterns
The Law of Chaos is the theory of random unpredictable... Read More
Stuff
I continually hear from economists, talking heads, other market letter... Read More
Psychology ? How to Reduce Negative Thoughts Relating to Trading?
The thinking process of the brain relating to the... Read More
Exchange Traded Funds Primer
Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) are a group of passive index... Read More
Stock Loans
Hedge current portfolio positions and gain access to capital resources... Read More
What Does it Take to be a Stock Trader?
It takes a total mental commitment to the task. It... Read More
The Great Stock Market Secret
When the stock market is going up and all your... Read More
Emotional Maturity
If you are going to be a winner in the... Read More
Downdraft
For the year 2000 we have seen hundreds of mutual... Read More
Market Globalization
Just 30 years ago the stock market was a shadow... Read More
Hedge Funds
You read and hear a lot about hedge funds. Unfortunately,... Read More
Cash
How many people went to a cash position this week?... Read More
Some Good News for A Change
Before we get into all the good news out there,... Read More
Price to Earnings Ratio - P/E
After finding the price of a particular stock, usually the... Read More
Long-Term Investment In Todays Market?
The stock market is very unstable at this time going... Read More
Trading Tips No 2: The Big Lie in the Stock Market
It is commonly reported that the stock market averages about... Read More
The Secret Method to Selecting a Winning Trading System
Every successful trader has a winning system. There are of... Read More
Mindset
In 1960 an engineer working for a watch company in... Read More
Buy and Hold: How to Perpetuate Your Investment Losses
A recent cartoon in my daily newspaper showed two guys... 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
E-mini Day Trading - Day Trading for Beginners - Stock Market Timing Software
I mean it when I say that. While plastic silverware... Read More
Investment Lawyers and Trash Stocks
The trash business in its efforts to cook their books... Read More
The Three Little Pigs Went to the Stock Market
Three little pigs went to the market to stock up... Read More
Two for the Money
Look back over the years and try to remember how... Read More
Gold Fever
Right now there doesn't seem to be any "gold fever".... Read More
Mutual Fund Commissions
You have heard about a particular mutual fund from a... Read More
Political Investing
We have two candidates for president that have really different... Read More
Peer Groups
Whenever I see mutual fund comparisons in the trade publications... Read More
Its A Duck
If it walks like a duck, quacks like a duck... Read More
China Syndrome
There has been great condemnation recently because China has been... Read More
Stops Make Money
During the day I watch CNBC-TV, the stock market channel.... Read More
Zero Sum Game
Most people think the stock market is a zero sum... Read More
Traders, Defend Against the Dreaded Death Spiral.
It has often been said that there is only two... Read More
Choosing An Investment Stock Broker
If you want one.And I don't recommend any broker with... Read More
Making a Stock Watch List
I am taking the time to help others learn the... Read More
How To Make, And Keep, Money Trading Stocks
If you are serious about making and keeping money by... 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
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