The Beauty of Stocks

An introduction of stocks (equities) as a core asset class and why any long-term investors should embrace them when building their investment portfolios.

My Ten Commandments of Trading: Part II

When the Ten Commandments were brought down from the mountain top, it was noted by several onlookers that they were engraved on stone tablets. Granted paper wasn't in great supply nor were there any Bic pens on hand. It was also noted that these weren't suggestions. They were commands from the almighty. In Part I, we looked at the first five. Here are the rest.

The Basics Of Mutual Fund Classes

In order to get the most out of your returns, without paying a high fee, you need to be aware of the different classes of mutual fund stocks and their advantages and disadvantages.

Stock Market Movements - Short Term vs. Long Term

The movements of the stock market can be hard to interpret and figure out. Why do stock prices move up and down? What is the difference between short term and long term market movements?

Will The Wii and PS3 Make a Buy for GameStop?

As both Sony’s PS3 and Nintendo’s Wii will be released this month (November 2006), you might be interested in purchasing shares of this relatively new company, GameStop (GME) on the basis of increasing sales and revenue from selling these systems. While such a deduction may make sense for a fruitful appetite of purchasing shares, there may be some limitations to the success you may enjoy.

Stock Trading For A Living – Don't Quit Your Day Job

There comes a time in almost every stock trader's life when they entertain the idea of stock trading for a living. Many of us look upon the life of a stock trader as one of great flexibility and freedom. We may see ourselves trading from some remote location or even our own private yacht.

The Different Types of Stock Markets

There are many different stock markets in the US. In most circumstances, the main markets that you will hear of are the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), the American Stock Exchange (AMEX) and the NASDAQ.

Stock Market Basics

Stock markets represent and portray the commercial and economical strength of a country. The economy of a country relies on the stock market to a great extent, since they trade in the stocks of major companies.

Barnes and Noble: A Buy or Sell?

As Amazon recently reported its quarterly results, which, not only did I predict right on, but surprised many other experts and analysts awaiting a more negative outcome, one of its competitors, Barnes and Noble (BKS), which typically utilizes similar methods in achieving its respective businesses will be reporting earnings shortly as well. With such similar trends and data, you, as a shareholder of this stock should expect to gain similar capital after this recognized bookstore reports its earnings in about two weeks. While the parallelism is perceived as obvious, the truth may actually be a bit surprising.

Order Types

There many different order types used to buy and sell stock. There three primary ones are market orders, limit orders, and stop orders.

Stock Tips

There are numerous services on the internet that provide discussions about specific stocks. The intention of these boards is to provide a forum where people can exchange information and rumors about a company in order to educate themselves.

How Trading Works & Common Terms

How a system that can facilitate one billion shares trading in a single day works is a mystery to me, so I thought I’d do a little digging and see if I could come up with the general process on how stock trading works. Here is what I found.

Tax Smart Investing Strategy

Tax smart investing strategy: Combining tax laws with stocks to achieve optimum results.

Money Management for the Futures Trader

The most important factor in successful futures trading is money management. The ability to take a loss and trade another day is the key to survival--and ultimate success-- in the futures trading arena.

Scalp Trading by Day Traders

Scalp Traders look to take advantage of very short term trading opportunities. By entering and exiting a trade within a minute or two, develops confidence for the beginner trader, trading consistently without fear and without big drawdowns.