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- Selection Vs Direction - By : Al Thomas
As I have said many times before in this column it really doesnt make any difference what you buy stocks, funds or indexes - it takes smarts to know when to sell. Direction of the general market
- Never Lose Money - By : Al Thomas
Never lose money in the stock market again. Yeah, I know. Dont buy any stock, but that is not what I meant. There is a clear and easy way to protect your capital what you have now and what you mi
- Pathways - By : Al Thomas
During our travel down lifes path we come to many places where the trail divides and we must make a decision. Some involve psychological (emotional) choices marriage, divorce, leaving home, caree
- I Love To Lose Money - By : Al Thomas
Well, not really. What I mean is I dont mind losing a small amount when I have to sell a stock or mutual fund that is going down or taking away the profit I have made. During this past 3 years I ha
- Mr. Market - By : Al Thomas
I constantly hear the talking heads on CNBC-TV, the radio and other places talking about THE market. Of course, they mean the stock market which actually now is world wide and no longer just concent
- Roller Coaster - By : Al Thomas
I love roller coasters. The steeper the better. High and fast and curvy. Yahoo! Lets go again. But to get to the drop off point you have a slow grind up. Kinda reminds me of the stock market for
- How Commodity Trading Differs from Stock Trading - By : Rob Hall
There are major differences between trading stocks and trading futures. While stories of fortunes made or lost overnight on the futures markets are largely untrue, the futures trader, if using a so
- Cash Is A Position - By : Al Thomas
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 sa
- Stock Valuation using the SMP Model - By : Scott Campanella
Disclaimer: Please note that I do not necessarily purchase, own, or partake of any of the securities or other financial instruments mentioned in this article. I also do not take any responsibility f
- Swing Trading Strategies - By : Tony Spann
Using Swing Trading Strategies and Technical Analysis when Trading Stocks to Make Consistent Trading Profits. This article is one small part of a series of lessons using Swing Trading Strategies a
- DIY Portfolio Management - By : Lyle Wilkinson
Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) are growing. Investors are choosing low annual expense and market return over high annual expense and promised performance. Total ETF inflow is growing faster than Mu
- Investing Basics - Stocks, Mutual Funds, Real Estate and Online Investing - By : Brian M. Gardner
Have you ever thought of investing? Do you have a family that you would like take care of? Does the idea of making money with stocks, bonds, mutual funds and real estate interest you? Investing
- Option Trading Basics - By : Tony Spann
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 u
- Index Fund Trading Using Technical Analysis and Swing Trading Strategies - By : Tony Spann
Index Fund Trading can be one of the most profitable
- The Stock Market - Part 1: Believe It Or Not, Its Always Been Your Best Friend And Always Will Be - By : Geoffrey Cummins
Regardless of the fact that the world's stock markets have shown absolutely no growth between the date of writing this article (Late April 2005) and the late 1990s, they should still be looked at wi
- The Shadow - By : Al Thomas
The Shadow knows. There used to be a radio program called The Shadow where the hero, Lamont Cranston, the Shadow, would overcome the shadowy forces of doom by clouding the vision of those around him
- How Covered Calls Turned a Trader Around - By : Tony Spann
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
- Buying Stocks and the Importance of Correct Timing - By : Chris Perruna
An investor can find and research the best stock on the market, one with huge potential but if the general market indices are negative, it will most likely be the wrong time to buy. A stock with tr
- Struggling Stocks, Booming Commodities - By : Henry Lu
04282005 NASDAQ dropped -12.5% year to date in 2005. S
- Using Sector Funds to Construct Diversified Mutual Fund Portfolios - By : Sam Subramanian
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
- Commoditizing the world - By : Lance Winslow
Lets discuss commodities; with the latest Enron situation, it is important to understand the way things work. A commodity is anything useful, especially a transportable agricultural product or mini
- Stock Trading - Daddy, Why Arent We Rich? - By : Tony Spann
One Saturday morning, while he was sitting at his computer studying the market, David's 7 year old daughter came up, tugged at his shirt sleeve, and said, "Daddy, why aren't we rich?" He looked his
- Why Is The Macedonian Stock Exchange Unsuccessful? - By : Sam Vaknin, Ph.D.
The Macedonian Stock Exchange (MSE) is not operating successfully. True, some of the parameters which we use to measure the success of a stock exchange have lately improved in the MSE. For instance,
- Trading Tips No 2: The Big Lie in the Stock Market - By : Bill Poulos
It is commonly reported that the stock market averages about 10% per year return over the long term (decades). So the investor that buys and holds a diversified portfolio of stocks or mutual funds i
- Mutual Fund Expense Lies - By : Al Thomas
When purchasing mutual funds we are cautioned to read the prospectus, look at past performance, check out the fund managers record and see what their expense ratios have been. We are also told th
- Stock Trading Diversification - By : Tony Spann
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 h
- Successful Trading Taking Profits - Part 1 - By : Chuck Cox
So youre started trading, you bought some positions with your online broker, youve set some reasonable stop-losses to protect your account and all of a sudden one of your positions move strongly i
- Your Trading Objective: Why is that so Important? - By : Chuck Cox
Youve decided to try your luck at trading stocks or commodities, but so called experts tell you that you need to determine your trading objective. What exactly does that mean and why is it so impo
- Successful Trading Establish Your Risk Level - By : Chuck Cox
Before you embark upon a journey of trading stocks or futures, and before you make any trades, you MUST determine and establish your risk level. Traders that fail to do this are usually doomed from
- What is a Mutual Fund? - By : John Mussi
Ever wondered what is a mutual fund? A mutual fund is a pool of money run by a professional or group of professionals called the investment adviser. A mutual fund is a company that pools money f
- Successful Trading Taking Profits - Part 2 - By : Chuck Cox
Suppose your position has made a big move and you moved your stop to your purchase price as recommended. Then lets say your stock continues to make a big move and now were asking again the questi
- Different Types of Mutual Funds - By : John Mussi
This is a guide to the different types of mutual funds. When it comes to investing in mutual funds, investors have literally thousands of choices. Before you invest in any given fund, decide wheth
- Advantages and Disadvantages of Mutual Funds - By : John Mussi
Outlined below are some of the advantages and disadvantages of mutual funds. Every investment has advantages and disadvantages. But it's important to remember that features that matter to one invest
- Zero Sum Game - By : Al Thomas
Most people think the stock market is a zero sum game because there is a buyer for each seller and seller for each buyer so each cancels the other and everything is equal. Not quite. There are los
- Price to Earnings Ratio - P/E - By : Ioannis - Evangelos Haramis
After finding the price of a particular stock, usually the next number everyone looks at is the PE ratio. PE is the ratio of a company's share price to its per-share earnings. A PE ratio of 1
- You Wont Like This - By : Al Thomas
Why? Because I am going to shatter your conventional wisdom as I have many times in previous columns about the lies that Wall Street continues to tell you. This time we are going to go deeper into t
- Why Buy and Hold? - By : Al Thomas
Since I can remember, and thats a long time ago, the Wall Street brokerage companies, mavens and mutual fund managers have been exhorting the mantra of Buy and Hold for all your investments. There
- Whitewater Stock Market - By : Al Thomas
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 curren
- When Should I Sell? - By : Al Thomas
People are always asking me when should I sell my stock or mutual funds? There are some relatively easy answers to this. In fact, so simple that you won't believe them, but they are things I have
- Trading For A Living - By : Al Thomas
How many times have you said to yourself, Id like to quit this job and just make a living trading in the stock market? Well, maybe you can, BUT
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