Stock Market Investing Articles

Finance » Stock Market Investing | By Amit Kheterpal @ Friday, 4th July 2008 @ 4:23 AM

As an investor in the turbulent world of stock markets you always will be tempted to sell your stock and book profits. That strategy definitely works fine but you may lose out on further upswing in the stock if the market is on an upswing. That is why there are pros and cons to a buy and hold strategy. If you ask any investor a beginner or a veteran they will have conflicting views and opinion about this strategy. Then there is one famous investor of this generation by the name of Warren... more...

Finance » Stock Market Investing | By Amit Kheterpal @ Friday, 4th July 2008 @ 4:16 AM

There is not shortcut to making money in the real world. That holds true for the stock markets as well. You will keep hearing all the get rich quick schemes for making money in the stock markets. They usually promise a lot but there are underlying if and buts to each of these schemes. If you are in the stock markets for long term then the solution is to follow a few golden rules which will help achieve your objective of making money from the stock markets as well as avoid any pitfalls on... more...

Finance » Stock Market Investing | By Steve Selengut @ Wednesday, 2nd July 2008 @ 1:15 PM

Value stocks are those that tend to trade at lower prices relative to their fundamental characteristics than their more speculative cousins, the growth stocks; they have higher than usual dividend yields and lower P/E and P/B ratios. So when all stock prices are down significantly, have they all become value stocks? Or, based on the panicky fear that tends to overwhelm media and financial experts alike, haven't they all taken on the speculative characteristics of growth stocks? Well... more...

Finance » Stock Market Investing | By Amit Kheterpal @ Wednesday, 2nd July 2008 @ 2:43 AM

Start investing by putting the money away into some avenue where you can actually get some returns out of this money. Look around and there are a couple of options that will do this for you. There is the stock market which is known as the biggest wealth generator of all. Next come the mutual funds which can give you good returns which may be close to what stock markets can give over a period of time. Mutual funds cannot beat the stock market in returns for sure but they have several advan... more...

Finance » Stock Market Investing | By Philip Birchley @ Tuesday, 1st July 2008 @ 10:30 PM

There are many phrases passed around about trading such as 'buy low, sell high,' but how many traders actually understand how 'fear and greed' drive the markets? The surprising truth about fear and greed: The pros and cons of simulated trading and the essentials of money management will both be discussed due to these aspects being related to the emotions of fear and greed in trading. Basically the aim of this article is to shed some light on emotions in trading... more...

Finance » Stock Market Investing | By Bruce Lipski @ Tuesday, 1st July 2008 @ 4:50 PM

It is important to understand that good investment strategy is ownership of a stock which represents ownership in a business, not just a ticker symbol and a price. It is the same as owning a stake in any business and you must act like an owner. Your stock buying and selling decisions should be based on the fundamentals of the company and not how you think the market will perform in the future. If you focus on the companies strengths and weaknesses, you can remove all other unimportant inf... more...

Finance » Stock Market Investing | By Amit Kheterpal @ Tuesday, 1st July 2008 @ 2:35 AM

The best suggestion that you are going to hear over and over again when you are contemplating the investing of your hard earned money is that it is never too late to start investing and secondly there is no ideal scenario, instrument or product to invest. It all boils down to a few factors that I am going to talk about in this guide to investing for the future. The first and the foremost thing that you need to sit down and ponder over your goals for the future. These goals are not your c... more...

Finance » Stock Market Investing | By Amit Kheterpal @ Friday, 27th June 2008 @ 4:19 PM

If you are tired of keeping track of your stocks and also need some professional help managing your portfolio of stocks then your best bet is to turn to mutual funds. In simple language mutual funds are large companies who take money from each investor and then pool that money and buy stocks in the market. There is a mutual fund manager who is an expert in the stock market and he is in charge of delivering good returns on your money. The basis of a mutual fund is that it relieves you the ... more...

Finance » Stock Market Investing | By Amit Kheterpal @ Wednesday, 25th June 2008 @ 1:58 AM

People make money in the stock markets based on the information they get from all available sources such as the newspaper, internet, TV and of course the company itself. These companies publish their annual reports and also release information to the analysts from time to time. Based on that information investors act and either buy or sell a stock. But there is one set of stocks that is particularly not investor friendly when it comes to dissemination of information. These companies are c... more...

Finance » Stock Market Investing | By Amit Kheterpal @ Tuesday, 24th June 2008 @ 1:26 PM

As you begin your journey in the rough and tumble of the stock market there are a few lessons and virtues you need to imbibe. These lessons will help a novice get through with confidence and will also help you in the long term to be focused. If you are a faint at heart and get disheartened then the stock market is not for you. What I mean is that if you lose heart when you are losing money then you should not be in the stock market for money. Your best bet then is to put your money in fix... more...

Finance » Stock Market Investing | By Jeff Goodman @ Saturday, 21st June 2008 @ 7:02 PM

How do you define what is a penny stock? There is no official definition. Some say any stock under two dollars, some say under five dollars. I call a penny stock any stock that trades under one dollar. Most of the stocks I trade are under .05 and I trade a lot of sub-penny stocks. A sub-penny stock is any stock that trades under one penny. (.001-.01) A sub-sub penny stock or super sub are those stocks trading in the .0001-.0009 range or hundredth of one penny. There are different m... more...

Finance » Stock Market Investing | By Uchenna Ani-Okoye @ Saturday, 21st June 2008 @ 6:31 PM

The forex market is all about trading between countries, the currencies of those countries and the timing of investing in certain currencies. The FX market is trading between counties, usually completed with a broker or a financial company. Many people are involved in forex trading, which is similar to stock market trading, but FX trading is completed on a much larger overall scale. Much of the trading does take place between banks, governments, brokers and a small amount of trades will ... more...

Finance » Stock Market Investing | By Uchenna Ani-Okoye @ Saturday, 21st June 2008 @ 6:21 PM

So you want to learn about the Forex market and trading internationally. But, you are risking your personal wealth if you jump in before knowing all about how trading takes place. Online, you will find many games and simulations while learning the methods involved in forex market trading. The forex markets include countries from around the world, where all countries involved are using different currencies, and when faced against each other are worth more or less than the original valued ... more...

Finance » Stock Market Investing | By Amit Kheterpal @ Friday, 20th June 2008 @ 6:44 AM

If you are new to stock market then you definitely need to know about Warren Buffett. He is the best known stock market guru and his theory of the long term buy and hold has been legendary and well known. Well now no longer is he the guru of stock market but also owns and manages several companies within his portfolio via his holding company called Berkshire Hathaway. The person Warren Buffet lives in a town called Omaha and has been investing now for over 40 years now. When he began the ... more...

Finance » Stock Market Investing | By Amit Kheterpal @ Thursday, 19th June 2008 @ 2:35 AM

In this world of global economy it is essential to understand what is happening in the stock markets in other parts of the world. These new financial markets may not impact us in any which way but definitely represent an opportunity to invest your money in those stock markets. The stock markets of the world are of two types one where the economy is mature and not very thriving for example the stock market on England called the FTSE or the London Stock Exchange and several other countries ... more...

Finance » Stock Market Investing | By Amit Kheterpal @ Wednesday, 18th June 2008 @ 4:26 AM

Stock markets world over are considered to be the best earner of the returns on the money. That said not everybody who invests in the stock markets becomes rich like Warren Buffet . However millions of people have become rich to some extent by the stock markets or at least they have earned above average returns on the money they invested.Yes there are risks involved in the world of stock marekts but those risks can be less if you have a long term view as opposed to a short term view. Next... more...

Finance » Stock Market Investing | By Bruce Lipski @ Tuesday, 17th June 2008 @ 10:01 PM

Did you know that you don't always have to pay a commission to buy stock? Some companies will allow you to buy and sell their stock directly from them and if you choose this method, you will not have to pay any commission to a broker. This is not something that every company allows though, and so you will need to do some research to find out if the comapny you wish to invest in offers this plan. This is great for beginners and anyone who just wants to buy a few shares. Many America... more...

Finance » Stock Market Investing | By Bruce Lipski @ Monday, 16th June 2008 @ 6:05 AM

Is the stock market gambling? That is a question that gets asked from time to time and when you buy a stock and it immediately goes down it sure seems like gambling. When you buy stocks, you can lose all your money. So, what then, is the difference between gambling and the stock market. Are the two really that much different? Sometimes it may seem that you can lose just as easily at the stock market as you can at the blackjack table. Ask anyone who has lost money in Enron how they felt a... more...

Finance » Stock Market Investing | By Nicholas Swezey @ Friday, 13th June 2008 @ 2:26 PM

Dollar Cost Averaging, or DCA, is a technique where you purchase a fixed dollar amount of your favorite investment at regular intervals, such as once per month. When prices are down, you will receive more shares. When prices are higher, you will receive fewer shares. The idea is that you will be able to take advantage of dips in the prices but also minimize buying at higher prices. In the long run your average share price will be somewhere between the highs and lows throughout that ti... more...

Finance » Stock Market Investing | By Gerald Greene @ Tuesday, 10th June 2008 @ 12:24 PM

Stock trading is one of the last true meritocracies. All that matters for your investment success are your own decisions. Stock trading is a precision-based activity and one tiny mistake in judgment could send you plummeting right to the bottom and result in a huge loss. Likewise, the opposite could happen. You may make a great buying decision that will put you on the path to riches. Traditional stock trading is done at stock exchanges, which are places where buyers and sellers meet and ... more...