Investing Articles

Finance » Investing | By James Woolley @ Monday, 1st December 2008 @ 10:54 PM

Most people who have an interest in stocks and shares have probably come across stock market forums and bulletin boards at some point. They can be used for talking about individual companies or investing in general and can have their benefits, but there are also a few drawbacks as well. Lets discuss the drawbacks first of all starting with the obvious one and that's the fact that they are a haven for rampers. These are basically people who post positive information about a company th... more...

Finance » Investing | By Wincent Loh @ Monday, 1st December 2008 @ 10:16 PM

Online stock trading has opened up an entire new world for any trader. Traders do not have to be professional, watching the market the entire day. Online stock traders can fit trading into any type of schedule. People can trade from any location in the world with just an internet connection. Online stock trading is also open to any experience level, with loads of information and tips available for the beginner up to the savvy investor. As a novice stock trader you will want to find an... more...

Finance » Investing | By Jordan McPelt @ Sunday, 30th November 2008 @ 7:15 PM

For many starter businesses the venture capital is just not there to start up a new business. Just because a business person does not have the funds to begin the business does not mean the idea should be washed and the business venture forgotten. Angel investors are available to help produce the capital needed to start up that new business. But, these investors are in the business of providing capital for more than just the love of the game. The Angel Investor There are two differ... more...

Finance » Investing | By James Woolley @ Tuesday, 25th November 2008 @ 12:23 PM

With stock markets tumbling all around the world, 2008 has been a truly awful year for stock market investors. However a lot of people, myself included, think that this is now a good time to slowly start snapping up some bargains, with the focus being on quality shares. I would define quality shares as being shares in large, well-established companies that consistently grow their profits and their dividend payouts every single year. Furthermore in this credit crunch that we are all now wi... more...

Finance » Investing | By Karl Hopkins @ Sunday, 23rd November 2008 @ 3:03 AM

Italy, a founder member of the EU, is a relatively young country which was only unified as a nation in 1861. It has land borders with Austria, France, San Marino, Slovenia, and Switzerland while the Vatican City is a separate state within Rome. The country's long coastline, stretching some 7,600km, has contributed to problems with immigration control. Besides deep rooted problems, such as the need to import most raw materials, the country is also plagued by corruption and crime. <... more...

Finance » Investing | By Karl Hopkins @ Sunday, 23rd November 2008 @ 1:46 AM

Exotic Morocco, located on the north coast of Africa facing Spain and Gibralta, shares a border with Algeria (which is closed) and with the disputed territory of Western Sahara. Its main cities include myth-inspiring Marrakech, Casablanca, Fez, Agadir and Tangiers. At the gateway to the Mediterranean, the country has a cultural blend of Arab, Berber, and African influences. As Morocco was a French protectorate from 1912 to 1956, there is also still a distinctive French and European influe... more...

Finance » Investing | By Karl Hopkins @ Saturday, 22nd November 2008 @ 10:42 PM

At the heart of the EU, Germany is a federal republic comprising 16 'Bundeslander' (states). Re-united in 1990 after 45 years of separation into the Soviet controlled East Germany and West Germany, the country has borders with Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Poland and Switzerland. It also has a North Sea coastline to the north west, and Baltic Sea coastlines to the north east. To the south are the Bavarian Alps. Almost a ... more...

Finance » Investing | By Karl Hopkins @ Saturday, 22nd November 2008 @ 9:23 PM

Hungary became a Christian Kingdom around 1000 A.D. and for many centuries acted as a bulwark against Ottoman Turkish expansion into Europe. The country eventually evolved to become part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, which fell apart during World War One. And then fell under Communist rule after World War II. During the leadership of Janos Kadar in 1968, Hungary began to liberalize its economy. Hungary had its first multiparty elections in 1990 and started a free market economy... more...

Finance » Investing | By Karl Hopkins @ Saturday, 22nd November 2008 @ 9:13 PM

India is a vast country (3.3m square kilometres) with a vast population (1.1bn people), two thirds of which lines in rural locations. Bounded by the Himalayas to the north, it occupies a natural subcontinent. India shares common borders with China (Tibet), Bhutan and Nepal to the north, Pakistan to the north-west, and Burma to the north east. To the east, almost surrounded by India, is Bangladesh. Near India's southern tip, across the Palk Strait, is Sri Lanka. The country ha... more...

Finance » Investing | By Sean Wheller @ Saturday, 22nd November 2008 @ 4:37 PM

"You either have the time or you have the money". This old saying still stands true for property investing. Most people either have the time or they have the money. People that do not have the money to invest in so called easy investments such as the many off plan properties and townhouses of 400,000 and more, they have to find the time to dig deep and search long and hard for the correct properties that fit their investment profile. In a times when property prices ... more...

Finance » Investing | By Kris Koonar @ Saturday, 22nd November 2008 @ 2:54 PM

If you plan to start a heavy equipment business, you have a good prospect to earn huge profits. Even in tough times, the need for heavy equipment for the construction industry can never be downsized. There is always a demand for new equipment for new construction projects. To run a heavy equipment business, you need to have a sound capital to invest. But, the returns on these investments would be manifolds. One of the areas of good investment is buying used equipment from the local marke... more...

Finance » Investing | By Nir Dotan @ Saturday, 22nd November 2008 @ 5:52 AM

Getting involved in the stock market can be very rewarding. However, it is a fact that not all stocks are affordable. That is why the price factor of stocks has produced three levels of stock investments to accommodate investors. These levels are the large cap stocks which involves multi-billion companies, the medium cap stocks which have noteworthy assets in respect to their capitalization, and there are the small cap stocks which are commonly known as penny stocks. The term penny basica... more...

Finance » Investing | By Nir Dotan @ Saturday, 22nd November 2008 @ 5:41 AM

You,ve probably heard of the term OTC stock or penny stock from a water cooler discussion. OTC stocks were called as such because decades ago, that was how US investors actually bought and sold stocks over the counter at their local broker's office. To fully understand OTC stocks, let's look at how they fare side by side with regular stocks. Where the money rolls An over-the-counter (OTC) stock is also known as unlisted stock meaning it is not listed in traditional stock exch... more...

Finance » Investing | By Nir Dotan @ Saturday, 22nd November 2008 @ 5:36 AM

Due to the subjective nature of human beings, it can be said that everyone has a misconception. It is normal for people to have misconceptions about things that they do not fully understand. The best example would be first impressions. A person may have predetermined impressions about somebody whom they don't know that much. Most of the time, once they eventually get to know the person better, their first impressions are proven wrong. This same misconception is usually appli... more...

Finance » Investing | By Nir Dotan @ Saturday, 22nd November 2008 @ 5:33 AM

A Pump and Dump scheme is a form of fraud that artificially increases the price of a stock by means of false and deceptive positive statements (pump), in order to sell the cheaply purchased stock at a higher price than its original value (dump). Penny stocks are often used by fraudsters in scam operations. This is because the shares are not traded in the major stock markets, and can be acquired inexpensively at pre-pump prices and eventually sold over the counter. Since these stock... more...

Finance » Investing | By Nir Dotan @ Saturday, 22nd November 2008 @ 5:30 AM

Penny stocks trading functions on a very simple principle. You buy shares from a small cap company; you stock it and wait for its prices to go up. When the price goes up, you cash out your profit. It may appear simple, but once you're in actual trading, everything becomes a little more taxing. Important decisions will have to be made within minutes. Money that has been invested must be properly supervised. A mistake will automatically mean losing funds. Everything begins ... more...

Finance » Investing | By Nir Dotan @ Saturday, 22nd November 2008 @ 5:30 AM

A person who would like to purchase, or sell, or otherwise trade in securities known as over the counter (OTC) Stocks could look for such stocks at the Over the Counter Bulletin Board, also known as the OTCBB. The OTCBB is a regulated electronic quotation service that displays quotes, sale prices, and volume of sale information of OTC Stocks. The OTC Stocks include warrants, US-company issued stocks, and shares of foreign company stocks. The OTCBB has over 5,000 companies that hav... more...

Finance » Investing | By Nir Dotan @ Saturday, 22nd November 2008 @ 5:24 AM

Nowadays, with the power the connecting power of the internet, there will be online communities that have the same line of business as yours. Usually these online communities exist to help and support you. If you are involved in penny stocks investment, then a penny stocks forum would be the right community for you. In forums, you will be able to see who are currently online, who are joining and posting in the threads (this is where the topics are located), and how many members there are... more...

Finance » Investing | By Nir Dotan @ Saturday, 22nd November 2008 @ 5:24 AM

Once you start on penny stocks trading, it is important to decide how much you are willing to invest. Always keep in mind that penny stock trading is risky and may cause you to lose all of your money, so be sure to invest an amount that you can afford to lose. After you have decided on the amount that you are willing to invest, regardless of whether it is $1,000 or $10,000, always avoid the temptation to invest all of it on one or two stocks. Why? In the first place, the whole purpose of... more...

Finance » Investing | By Nir Dotan @ Saturday, 22nd November 2008 @ 5:13 AM

Bre-X turned from being a penny stocks company to a billion dollar corporation in just four years, thanks to a hot tip that spread like wildfire among thousands of Canadian investors. Fool's gold Bre-X Minerals Ltd., a member of the Bre-X group of companies, was a mining company based in Calgary. It did not make significant profit until 1993, when geologists John Felderhof and Michael de Guzman reported that a gold deposit with approximately 2 million ounces in resources was found... more...