Trading as a Business

What can I expect to make my first year of trading?We get questions like this one quite often. We find that most aspiring traders don't have a clue as to what to expect from the market. Yet here they are, putting up their money. Most are going to learn the... Read More

How to Read an Annual Report

Every publicly traded company is required by the SEC(Securities and Exchange Commission) to provide annual reports to it's shareholders, and the general public as well. These annual reports contain very important financial information, as well of summaries of the companies progress made by the CEO, board members, etc. I use... Read More

The 10 Commandments

Wall Street has been preaching for years and years to investors how and where to put their money. The "experts" have put forth these ideas for so long that they seem to be carved in stone just like Moses did with God's 10 Commandments. The only difference is that what... Read More

Option Trading Basics

Options trading can increase the profits you make when trading Stocks if you understand how to use them and know what you are doing. Options can be a very useful tool that the average investor can use to enhance their returns.This article - Options Trading Basics, looks at what options... Read More

A Stock Market Investment Strategy

I feel that an investment strategy in the stock market can instill in the individual investor not only an assured confidence in all future stock market investments, but also an almost Zen-like sense of peace and well being. A stock market investment strategy spelled out, proven, and instilling within the... Read More

Enronization

Even if you don't own any of their stock or any stock at all you will want to read this.What Enron corporate officers did with their accounting firm is nothing new. It has been going on for years, but recently has become more egregious. Hiding facts from stockholders by showing... Read More

Trade Stocks for Real

I read a comment by a forum member on another site earlier today that suggested that every investor should back test their system for at least twenty years. I disagree and will now tell you why. Back testing and paper trading seem to be the most over emphasized techniques offered... Read More

Trading For A Living

How many times have you said to yourself, "I'd like to quit this job and just make a living trading in the stock market"? Well, maybe you can, BUT...There a few things to consider.First, you have to have enough money to generate the income you need for your daily expenses... Read More

One Way Street

Ever turn down a street, get half way and suddenly realize it is one way and you are going the wrong way? Is that the way you feel when you look at your stock brokerage statement?In either case don't panic. You can get out of that one way street by... Read More

Alfred E. Newman

What! Me worry?Many of you remember the cover of MAD magazine. It was one of my favorites. Alfred's only worry was about his front tooth. You and I have other problems.The one big problem we all have is enough income to support our life style. Those who are approaching retirement... Read More

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My Neighbor Got A New Car

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

Value Investing: Selecting From The Bargain Bin

Picking a beaten-down stock requires a different kind of selection... Read More

Dont Buy Worldcom! A Guide to Wise Bottom Fishing

Over the past few months, several investment professionals have brought... Read More

Dont Lose All Your Money

That sounds like good advice doesn't it? Don't lose all... Read More

Lemmings Are Gathering

Before they go over the cliff to their destruction these... Read More

The 1% Solution

You probably know the story of Sherlock Holmes and the... Read More

Pension Plans

If you have a pension plan at work you will... Read More

Buy and Hold: How to Perpetuate Your Investment Losses

A recent cartoon in my daily newspaper showed two guys... 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

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... Read More

Stock Market Volatility

In my opinion, due to the volatility of stock market... Read More

Eternal Sunshine

There is a current movie entitled "Eternal Sunshine of the... Read More

The Great Stock Market Secret

When the stock market is going up and all your... Read More

Trapeze Artist - Swinging with the Stock Market

When we go to the circus we see a trapeze... Read More

I Love To Lose Money

Well, not really. What I mean is I don't mind... Read More

Getting Even

I know there are a lot of you out there... Read More

Humpty Dumpty the Stock Market Falls Down

Humpty Dumpty had a great fall and all the King's... Read More

Whos Calling?

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

How To Make, And Keep, Money Trading Stocks

If you are serious about making and keeping money by... Read More

Choosing An Investment Stock Broker

If you want one.And I don't recommend any broker with... Read More

Complacency Indicator

If you haven't heard of the technical indicator with the... 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

How (NOT) to Buy Mutual Funds

When it comes to mutual funds, there is a lot... Read More

3 Components Needed for Beating the Market

Time to look back2004 is over, now we are in... Read More

The Right Mutual Funds For Baby Boomers

If you are a baby boomer, time is not on... Read More

Kick The Tires

Before you buy another car you walk around the lot,... Read More

I Love You, Warren Buffet

Sometime around 1980, can't remember exactly, there was a flight... Read More

Market Psychology

Today we are inundated with tons of information about the... Read More

Outsourcing

It's about time someone spoke the truth concerning outsourcing. The... 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

Never Fall In Love!

Recently I watched my favorite football team lose a vital... Read More

What Our Investment Advisor Wont Say Off The Bat

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

Trading as a Business

What can I expect to make my first year of... Read More