So, What is This Stock Market Thing Anyway?

We've all heard of the stock market and probably have a general idea of what it is and how it works either from high school economics classes, television financial reports, and the countless film depictions of what happens on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. But how does... Read More

The Stock Market is a Roller Coaster: Prepare for the Ups and Downs

IT'S REMINISCENT OF THE OLD children's tale about an old Chinese farmer who tells his friends his story, and they enjoin with "That's good" or "That's bad" on alternating lines:Farmer: My horse ran away.Friends: That's bad.Farmer: She came back with a majestic stallion by her side.Friends: That's good.Farmer: My son... Read More

Again With the Bubbles?

A few years back ? it seems like an eternity today ? the U.S. stock market experienced a severe bubble burst. Legitimate stocks rose beyond reasonable valuations and ideas merely in the germination stage sold for prices far beyond those of real proven companies. When the bubble burst, billions of... Read More

Stock and Fund Dividends

When is a dividend not a dividend?The latest thing "conservative" brokers are preaching these days is to buy stocks that pay dividends. Everyone likes dividends. I know I do, but when Wall Street tells me something I am automatically suspicious because they lie to me every day. Is this a... Read More

Inverted Interest Rates

Inverted interest rates? What's that? Who cares? Even if you don't understand what Mr. Greenspan is saying (and almost nobody does) it is important to you because it could mean you might lose you job next year or have to cut back on some of the things you want to... 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 make big amounts of cash in a short period of time. The problem is, that if you don't know what stocks to look for and how to approach them and leave everyting to chance, you could end up wasting money... 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

Stops Make Money

During the day I watch CNBC-TV, the stock market channel. Fortunately, I keep the sound muted or I would be hollering at the dumb "experts" being interviewed. The experts seem to know all about the market except they don't know how to protect their capital.Every few minutes there is a... 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

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

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How Much Money Can I Make With Trading? What Account Size Do I Need To Start?

What account size do I need?How much money can I... Read More

Protectionism

First let's see what protectionism is. According to Mr. Webster... Read More

8 Penny Stocks to Avoid

There are many good penny stock investments available, which could... Read More

Evaluation II

As I said in Part I everyone in the insane... Read More

Managing Investing and Stock Market Risks

Reduce your investing and stock market risks by:Setting your sights... Read More

Leverage - Margin Debt

What is leverage?Here is a definition of leverage from an... Read More

Discipline

One of the great "secrets" of successful people is discipline... Read More

Oil Stocks As A Long Term Investment

The demand for world oil is increasing while world reserves... Read More

Inertia

One of the basic laws of physics is that a... Read More

When Should I Sell?

People are always asking me when should I sell my... Read More

Hedge Funds

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

Evaluation I

An insane person cannot evaluate an insane evaluation system.As you... 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

Mr. Market

I constantly hear the talking heads on CNBC-TV, the radio... Read More

Boiler Room 7/17/00

On Friday or Saturday evening my wife gets a movie... Read More

Where Is The Rabbit?

We need a rabbit!This was a pretty horrible week for... Read More

Will the Stock Market be Lower in October?

The stock market often closes a week in the middle... Read More

Whos Calling?

Its dinnertime and the phone rings. It's Joe Noname with... Read More

Investment Attorneys and Garbage Stocks

How is it possible that trash Companies are posting less... Read More

Market Globalization

Just 30 years ago the stock market was a shadow... Read More

How We Eluded The Bear Of 2000

The date October 13, 2000 will forever be embedded in... Read More

Enron Cure

Let's hope you did not have any of the Enron... Read More

No Load Mutual Funds: Boost Your Portfolios Returns

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

Traders, Defend Against the Dreaded Death Spiral.

It has often been said that there is only two... Read More

Understanding Stock Market Indexes

A stock market index is a statistical measure of changes... Read More

Good News?

As the man said, "I've got some good news and... Read More

Two for the Money

Look back over the years and try to remember how... Read More

This Market Is Different

All of the talking heads have been telling us that... Read More

Buying New Issues

Has your broker been calling you recently with the "great... Read More

The POWER of a Proven Stock Investment Plan

When you invest in the stock market for ever-increasing cash... Read More

Nest Eggs and Omelets

Do you have a nest egg? You know, a place... Read More

What Our Investment Advisor Wont Say Off The Bat

Most advisors will tell you they can beat the market.... Read More

Emotional Involvement

I'll bet with almost anyone that has stocks or mutual... Read More