Stock Market Investing Articles

Finance » Stock Market Investing | By Alex Ola @ Monday, 3rd March 2008 @ 4:49 AM

The art of speculating on asset prices has been around for centuries. From the days of the Dutch Tullip to the more recent internet stocks boom and bust, people have been willing and able to place bets on the outcome of financial events and fluctuations in the prices of stocks and shares, bonds, currencies, and the various commodities including gold and oil. While the actual process of buying and selling financial instruments remains largely the same as it has always been, the instruments... more...

Finance » Stock Market Investing | By Nicholas Swezey @ Friday, 29th February 2008 @ 9:48 PM

There are actually a few ways to make money in a bear market but the main one we will discuss here is called Short Selling. Short selling is a technique that many stock brokerages allow. It allows you to Sell High then Buy Low, which is the opposite order of the traditional Buy Low, Sell High technique. First, you will need to apply for a margin account with your trading brokerage. Having margin gives you the ability to buy more stock than the cash you have available by borrowing... more...

Finance » Stock Market Investing | By Holly Franklin @ Wednesday, 27th February 2008 @ 10:17 AM

Financial spread betting is easier to understand than many believe. This simple ten point guide offers you the tools to enter the financial spread betting market with more understanding. It can be applied to currency trading too. 1. Practice makes perfect If you are a novice then the world of financial spread betting is full of dangers. I would suggest opening up a "demo" account. There are plenty of companies that will allow you to do this. They usually give you up to $10,... more...

Finance » Stock Market Investing | By Holly Franklin @ Wednesday, 27th February 2008 @ 10:08 AM

There is a new way to bet on the stock market. It is financial spread betting. Many people are asking what is financial spread betting? People are interested in this new concept is that it allows people to speculate on the movement of the market and make large profits but without the actual initial large out lay of buying shares. Instead of buying shares with this type of investemnt you are betting on individual financial markets form the FTSE to the price of gold. The way you play... more...

Finance » Stock Market Investing | By Phillip Hatley @ Wednesday, 27th February 2008 @ 6:33 AM

I have been approached by many people wanting to get into day trading. I would say 95% of the people I talk to do not have the funds available to meet the day trading requirements. A minimum account of $25,000 is required at most brokerages. There is a way for someone to experience day trading without having to come up with a large amount of cash. E-Mini future trading allows you to trade with amounts as low as $1,000. Most firms though require you to have at least $2500 to fund the acco... more...

Finance » Stock Market Investing | By Warren Wong @ Wednesday, 27th February 2008 @ 6:19 AM

While we all wish we could be Warren Buffet, the truth is that most investors are best served just parking their money in a mutual fund or ETF. What is the difference between these two types of investment options and which one is for you? Both mutual funds and ETFs allow the investor to achieve diversification. Each invests in a basket of stocks, so the investor generally does not have to worry that one individual stock will radically alter his or her returns. Both also give the investor ... more...

Finance » Stock Market Investing | By Warren Wong @ Monday, 25th February 2008 @ 12:38 PM

As we go into 2008, let us recap some of the common mistakes we all make and strive to avoid making them in 2008. 1. Trading too often. This largely depends on the size of your asset base. If you only have $10,000 to invest, making about 50 trades a year at $10 a trade is $500, or 5% of your asset base! That is just about one trade a week, but it takes up 5% of your money. So even if you make 12% returns (beating the historical returns of the market), you will only make 7%, well below the... more...

Finance » Stock Market Investing | By Steve Selengut @ Monday, 25th February 2008 @ 8:04 AM

For most individual investors, trading is approached in a totally speculative manner. Stock trading, in its more popular forms (Day Trading, Swing Trading, etc.) includes none of the elements that a conservative investment strategy would contain: little if any attention is given to the Quality of the equities selected; Diversification is determined by chance alone; no attempt is made to develop an increasing and dependable stream of Income. But stock trading by individual investors doesn't ... more...

Finance » Stock Market Investing | By Wincent Loh @ Monday, 4th February 2008 @ 2:40 PM

The future option trading has set a new trend that is drawing more and more investors to the stock market. The stock promoters and other parties involved play an efficient supportive role to the traders who are active participants in the stock market. It also allows you to trade in a number of items like cotton, gold, bond to name a few. Stock indexing is another concept that is gaining popularity and is today a much sought after practice. With future option trading brokers can connect b... more...

Finance » Stock Market Investing | By Steve Selengut @ Monday, 4th February 2008 @ 2:48 AM

Uno. Asset Allocation is an investment planning tool, not an investment strategy... few investment professionals understand the distinction. Investment strategies are used to implement the asset allocation formula that investment planning produces. Many investors incorrectly believe that investment planning and financial planning are one and the same. Financial planning is the broader concept, one that involves such non-investment considerations as: Wills and Estates, insurances, budgeting, trus... more...

Finance » Stock Market Investing | By Sam Perdue @ Monday, 4th February 2008 @ 2:22 AM

If you are just getting into stock option trading, then you are beginning to explore something that could make you a lot of money with just a little up front investment on your part. You can get your feet wet in the stock market without ever buying a stock, but be careful - stock option trading is actually more complicated than stock trading is, and can be a difficult game to play for seasoned veterans, to say nothing of beginners to the field. If you are interested in pursuing this fa... more...

Finance » Stock Market Investing | By James Woolley @ Friday, 1st February 2008 @ 3:20 PM

Most so-called market experts will tell you that you need to have a well-balanced share portfolio. They will probably trot out the old sayings such as having 'not having all your eggs in one basket' and 'spreading your risk', but is this really a good strategy? Well of course there is no question that when investing in shares, you certainly should not be investing in just one or even a couple of companies. Why? Well because unless you are 100% confident about a specifi... more...

Finance » Stock Market Investing | By Scott Johns @ Wednesday, 30th January 2008 @ 1:09 AM

The ideology of the stock investment is to gain a lot of money. So do not lose money is the popular mantra in the world of stock investment. It sounds very nice but no one can predict about the stock investments. The investors confront with high risks involved while investing and trading in stock market. Sometimes, even seasoned investors suffer heavy loss in stock investment. However, the investor can minimize the risk of loss and access great profits in stock investments by avoiding the follo... more...

Finance » Stock Market Investing | By Mark Plummer @ Friday, 25th January 2008 @ 3:19 PM

If you've heard of commodities trading, you might be interested in knowing more about it. Commodities are products of commerce that are traded in commodity markets. These are materials such as financial investments, foreign currencies, agricultural products, metals and petroleum. When commodities markets began, they were used as agricultural trade platforms for local communities, utilized for agricultural products. Today, commodity markets have gone global, with country barriers broken down... more...

Finance » Stock Market Investing | By Jimmy Cox @ Wednesday, 23rd January 2008 @ 9:24 PM

The first step toward an anxiety-free, dollar-and-cents investing plan is to recognize the motives which impel you to buy common stocks and to differentiate between economic and emotional aims. Here is an equation which offers an investor peace of mind. $ plus P equals Serenity The "$" stands for all the economic factors in your life. The "P" stands for all the psychological factors, favorable and unfavorable. How does this apply to you as an investor today or in the f... more...

Finance » Stock Market Investing | By Sam Perdue @ Wednesday, 23rd January 2008 @ 2:16 AM

The first thing that you have to do when you are looking to begin trading in stock options is to read everything that you can find on the topic. Stock options are not stocks, and trading in stocks does not qualify you to trade in options by default. If you want to be successful, see what others have to say about the subject and learn as much as you can from as many diverse sources as you can. This means doing internet research, talking to people who trade in stock options, reading boo... more...

Finance » Stock Market Investing | By Scott Johns @ Sunday, 20th January 2008 @ 1:01 PM

A lot of work and time is put into selecting the right stock to invest in but it can be quite difficult, and frankly nerve racking to decided when to sell a stock. This is especially true if youre a new investor and investing in Penny Stocks. Much money can be lost by pulling out at the wrong time or holding onto a stock longer than you should have. Now logic would say that should probably sell the stock if it is about to drop in price and your broker, if you have one, may even say the sa... more...

Finance » Stock Market Investing | By Scott Johns @ Thursday, 17th January 2008 @ 2:50 PM

Being familiar and sticking to your own style of investing will help you make more methodical choices instead of taking unnecessary and uncalculated risks. It really boils down to three different styles of investing and those styles describe your risk tolerance. The three investment styles are conservative, moderate, and aggressive. If your risk tolerance is low then you will probably be sticking around the conservative or moderate risk investments. If you dont mind taking higher risks th... more...

Finance » Stock Market Investing | By Scott Johns @ Wednesday, 16th January 2008 @ 7:02 PM

I can remember when the word penny stock was not such a taboo word. It seems like the advent of the internet has really given penny stocks a bad rap. It also seems so difficult to find the best penny stocks when there is a ton of competing information and promotions. An honest perspective of penny stocks would include the words research and analysis, which simply means that penny stocks can be a great investment if done with care and education. I suppose this principal applies to anything... more...

Finance » Stock Market Investing | By Scott Johns @ Tuesday, 15th January 2008 @ 5:01 PM

Those who pick stocks are not always accurate but over time the average is usually a positive one. There are so many opportunities to jump on hot stock picks throughout the years. Learning which ones to jump on at the right time will translate to wealth. Unwisely jumping on the wrong picks at the wrong time can cost you a lot of money. Penny stocks are definitely risky and that is a factor when deciding what picks to recommend. Great effort is made to minimize risk as much as possible but... more...