Race Horses and Mutual Funds
For years investors have been taught to look into the composition of a mutual funds. In other words the "experts" want you to take the time to analyze the stocks within the mutual fund portfolio, categorize them by industry group and try to understand the objective of the fund manager.... Read More
12 Basic Stock Investing Rules Every Successful Investor Should Follow
There are many important things you need to know to trade and invest successfully in the stock market or any other market. 12 of the most important things that I can share with you based on many years of trading experience are enumerated below.1. Buy low-sell high. As simple as... Read More
Why Stock Is More Risky Than Options!
You probably have been told that options are risky. Even worse, that you can lose your shirt trading them!Well, what is the truth?Let's take a look at stock ownership. What can happen if you buy stock?The price can go up.The price can go down.The price can go sideways.In the first... Read More
Choosing a Stock Broker
If you were to find that you had some severe illness that required surgery, would you attempt to perform that surgery upon yourself? What if your car broke down and needed a valve job? Would you get out the Craftsman tool set you got for Christmas three years ago and... Read More
Stock Trading Diversification
This is the continuing story of our two imaginary traders, Peter and Paul.Peter is a professional trader, Paul is not. Peter has a tested, proven, written trading plan that he follows each time he enters a trade, Paul does not.Peter and Paul have had vastly different Stock trading experiences -... Read More
Cash Is A Position
I go to the Money Show every year to visit with friends who have booths and are speakers. Then when folks are filing out of lectures I listen to their comments on what I know the speaker has been saying.The Money Show is for investors from all walks of life;... Read More
Precision Money Management
This article describes the model of a natural relationship between trading system performance, trade position size, stop loss settings and profit goals. The model consists of algebraic equations that specify the trade size and stop loss settings needed to meet profit goals over a specified time period for any consistently... 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
Stock Market Investing: Knowing When (and when not) to Sell
One of the greatest challenges of investing in stocks is developing a "sell discipline". Some of the most adept investors struggle with the decision of when to sell.First, recognize that there are no absolute formulas to tell us to sell at precisely the right time. Instead, we'll need to consider... 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
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Investing in the Stock Market - When To!
Is really not as important as to how you invest... Read More
Hedge Funds
You read and hear a lot about hedge funds. Unfortunately,... Read More
When Should I Sell?
People are always asking me when should I sell my... Read More
Buying Stocks and the Importance of Correct Timing
An investor can find and research the best stock on... Read More
The Great Stock Market Secret
When the stock market is going up and all your... Read More
The Problem With Hedge Funds
Are hedge funds a suitable investment for you? Hedge funds... Read More
Duct Tape
Did you run out to buy that duct tape yet?... Read More
How Much Information Do You Need?
You have decided to buy some stock or mutual funds,... Read More
Nest Eggs and Omelets
Do you have a nest egg? You know, a place... Read More
The Value of Stocks of a Company
The debate rages all over Eastern and Central Europe, in... Read More
The Secret Art of Backtesting
If you have not back tested your trading system, you... Read More
The Big Bad Bear
The big bad bear is stirring again. So far he... Read More
Value Investing: Selecting From The Bargain Bin
Picking a beaten-down stock requires a different kind of selection... Read More
Option Trading Basics
Options trading can increase the profits you make when trading... Read More
Lifestyle Funds Provide Greater Security?
With the stock market stubbornly refusing to settle down and... Read More
Oil Stocks As A Long Term Investment
The demand for world oil is increasing while world reserves... Read More
I Love You, Warren Buffet
Sometime around 1980, can't remember exactly, there was a flight... Read More
Prosperity
It has fallen upon the consumer to make our economy... Read More
No Load Mutual Funds: Boost Your Portfolios Returns
Investors who exclusively use broadly diversified, no load mutual funds... Read More
Wal-Mart: Discount Store, Discounted Stock?
As GuruFocus updates the stock buys and sells of gurus,... Read More
Intervention
Intervention. Now don't let that big word scare you. The... Read More
Whitewater Stock Market
Ever done any whitewater rafting or canoeing? Long periods of... Read More
The Shadow
The Shadow knows. There used to be a radio program... Read More
Successful Trading ? Taking Profits - Part 2
Suppose your position has made a big move and you... Read More
Historical Briefing: Stocks, Finance and Money
The World Bank claims that some two billion of the... Read More
How Covered Calls Turned a Trader Around
Sidney felt sick as she looked at her latest OptionsXpress... Read More
Bollinger Bands Strategies
The Bollinger Band theory is designed to depict the volatility... Read More
I Love To Lose Money
Well, not really. What I mean is I don't mind... Read More
Your Job
There are so many kinds of work that needs to... Read More
What Can Model Airplanes Teach You About Trading?
I was devastated!I just couldn't believe it. I was 10... Read More
Hot Stock Trader: How to Pick Momentum Stocks with Ease and Simplicity
Most stock traders know that momentum trading can be a... Read More
How To Beat The Mutual Fund Companies At Their Own Game
You'd have had to be living on a desert island... Read More
Stock and Fund Dividends
When is a dividend not a dividend?The latest thing "conservative"... Read More
Gurgle Gurgle
Caught in a whirlpool and being sucked under. No life... Read More
The Holy Grail (of Investment)
Every year I go to the Money Show in Orlando,... Read More
Online Broker Trade History Not Doing the Job
Let me start by saying that...Most online brokers do not... Read More
Basics of Stock Market
Financial markets provide their participants with the most favorable conditions... Read More
Dont Lose All Your Money
That sounds like good advice doesn't it? Don't lose all... Read More
Mindset
In 1960 an engineer working for a watch company in... Read More
NASDAQ 800?
In November of 2000 when the NASDAQ was trading at... Read More
Stock Market Diversification
In one of my previous articles (Investing in the stock... Read More
Your Job
There are so many kinds of work that needs to... Read More
Overseas Investing: Going Against the Mainstream
TOO OFTEN, INVESTORS SIMPLY CHOOSE TO follow the crowd. This... Read More
Gold Fever
Right now there doesn't seem to be any "gold fever".... Read More
Invest, Be Wrong, and Make Money in the Stock Market
I have been trading for several decades and was an... 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
Keep Your Profits
It looks like we have now entered a new bull... Read More
Stock Trading Secrets?
How often have you come across an advertisement or e-mail... Read More
VIX
No, this is not a symbol for some Latin number.... Read More
Rebalance And Diversify
The stock market has not been very kind to your... Read More
Lights of the Stock Market
There are red lights, green lights, blue lights and spot... Read More
Bottoms Ups
If you have talked to a stock broker or financial... Read More
Is The Bear In The Cage?
For the last few weeks we have seen the stock... Read More
Buying Stocks and the Importance of Correct Timing
An investor can find and research the best stock on... Read More
Never Fall In Love!
Recently I watched my favorite football team lose a vital... 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
Bargain Basement - Finding Stocks That Go Up
Have you been listening to the talking heads on CNBC-TV?... Read More
Its Snowing
The Winter Games for the Olympics are coming up soon... Read More
Stocks Options Trading
Let's assume that you want to make some serious money... Read More
Hot Stock Trader: How to Pick Momentum Stocks with Ease and Simplicity
Most stock traders know that momentum trading can be a... Read More
Market Success
Who are the successful investors?There are those who follow the... Read More
Hot Stock Investing ... How to Pick Hot Stocks with Momentum Stock Trading
Profitable day traders recognize that momentum trading is among the... Read More
Complacency
During the month of January the Dow Jones Industrial Average,... Read More
KISS Formula
There are formulas for just about everything, but it has... Read More
Race Horses and Mutual Funds
For years investors have been taught to look into the... Read More
Exchange Traded Funds Primer
Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) are a group of passive index... Read More
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